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...

Family’s heartache as cousin of A1 crash victim Karl is killed in motorbike accident in Galway

A County Down family have been plunged into mourning for a second time after another tragic road traffic collision. Conor Quinn,...

Modern Tyres to invest £5.6m and create 23 jobs at new Newry manufacturing facility

Newry-based Modern Tyres is creating 23 jobs as part of a £5.6million investment to diversify its commercial products and services offering....

Life-time ban from keeping animals for man convicted of causing suffering to dog

A Newry man has been banned from keeping animals after he was convicted of causing unnecessary sufferin to a dog. Newry,...

New 40-bedroom hotel with restaurant, gymnasium and coffee shop up for approval in Newry

A new 40-bedroom hotel in Newry city centre – costing in excess of £2 million – looks set to be given...