Teen appears in court charged with sexual activity with child under 16

A teenager has appeared in court charged with sexual activity with a child under the age of 16. The 19-year-old’s solicitor...

Planning permission granted for a 40-bedroom hotel in Newry city centre

Planning approval has been granted for a new 40-bedroom hotel in Newry city centre – costing in excess of £2 million....

Counter-protests at ‘under siege’ Daisy Hill with kids’ favourites to ‘distract from graphic images’

Volunteers of the Supporting Women Newry group have taken to dressing as favourite children’s movie characters during ‘counter-protests’ outside Daisy Hill...

Man dies and woman taken to hospital following tragic south Armagh house fire

A man tragically passed away in a south Armagh house fire on Friday, Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service have confirmed....

Man who made false report of being stabbed by wife fined £200 for wasting police time

A Mayobridge man who made a false report to police that he had been stabbed by his wife has been ordered...

Man who struggled with police and headbutted officer fined £250 and ordered to pay compensation

A man who struggled with police as they tried to arrest him and headbutted one officer in the chin has been...

Police welcome as man sentenced for shooting dead ‘much-loved’ pet dog

Police have welcomed the conviction of a man for shooting a dog without lawful excuse. Appearing at Newry Magistrates’ Court, Alan...

Woman driving wrong way on A1 over twice legal limit replied ‘blah, blah, blah’ to caution

A woman who was found to be over twice the legal drink drive limit after travelling the wrong way down the...

Planned canal locks repair would bring famous waterway step closer to carrying boats

Stonework is to be repaired on locks along the historic canal in Co Armagh which would bring the famous waterway a...

The WELL-Bean Café – a new mental health and well-being project launched in Newry

Suicide prevention charity, PIPS Hope and Support, officially launched a new pilot WELL-bean Café project to support the mental health and...

Fifty bottle and can banks to be removed from Newry district as blue bins hailed huge success

‘Redundant’ bottle and can banks are to be removed from 50 locations across Newry, Mourne and Down District. Following a recent...

Newry man accused of multiple assaults on same female to face Crown Court

A Newry man who is accused of assaulting a female on multiple occasions will face Crown Court proceedings next month. The...