Phone first before going to the Craigavon and Daisy Hill Emergency Department

A new ‘Phone First’ service is being trialled at Daisy Hill and Craigavon Area Hospital Emergency Departments and South Tyrone Minor...

Vital £160,000 flood alleviation scheme to protect 27 homes in Newry

A £160,000 flood alleviation scheme at the Greenan Road, Newry has commenced. Once completed the scheme will reduce the flood risk...

Mother and daughter left ‘very distressed’ after home is attacked in Newry

A mother and young daughter were left “shocked and very distressed” following an attack on their home on Friday night. This...

Proposals to transform disused Newry quarry into ‘one of the best rock climbing sites in Ireland’

Plans are afoot to transform a disused quarry in Newry into “one of the best rock climbing sites in Ireland”. Mountaineering...

Man accused of aggravated burglary armed with claw hammer refused bail

A Newry man accused of aggravated burglary armed with a claw hammer has been denied bail. Court heard that the 28-year-old...

Man with 120 previous convictions gets three month jail term for assaulting police officer

A Newry man with 120 previous convictions who assaulted a police officer has been sentenced to three months in prison. The...

Chief Executive admits Trust’s estate not the ideal location for treatment and containment of Covid-19

The Southern Trust’s estate is not the ideal location for treatment and containment of the virus, it has been revealed. The...

Man (20) who caused death of friend in fatal RTC spared prison

A Banbridge farmer who was a teenage R driver when he killed one friend and seriously injured another because he was...

Disgust after businesses – including long-standing bakery – vandalised in Newry

A number of business premises in Newry were targeted in what has been described as a mindless act of vandalism. Maura...

Service station, restaurant and commercial units plan gets go-ahead on Dublin Road in Newry

Plans to build a new service station, convenience store and restaurant on the outskirts of Newry have been given the go-ahead....

Council workers set date for strike action in row over pay and conditions

Workers at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have set a date for strike action in their row with management over...

Newry council workers to stage ‘hugely disruptive’ industrial action over pay and conditions

Workers on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have voted “overwhelmingly” for industrial action in protest over pay and conditions. And...