New plan to cut MOT backlog with thousands of cars granted one-year exemption

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd has announced the introduction of one-year Temporary Exemption Certificates (TECs) for some private cars to help reduce...

Southern Trust chair: Cancer waiting times ‘appalling’

A system that has too little money, too few staff, and is trying to see more and more patients who are...

Ambitious plans to boost historic Newry market in wake of ‘steady decline’ of city asset

Ambitious plans are in the pipeline for an historic Newry market as the local authority looks to boost footfall in the...

Rathfriland Boxing Club hoping to open new training and fight venue

A Co Down boxing club is hoping to open a new training and fight venue which will also serve as a...

PSNI officer facing unlawful personal data access charges

A PSNI officer facing charges of unlawfully obtaining or disclosing personal data on two sets of occasions, one of which allegedly...

Jeffrey Donaldson appears in court charged with historic sexual allegations

Jeffrey Donaldson has had his bail conditions relaxed following a court appearance today (Wednesday) in relation to historic sexual allegations. He...

Student victim of sexual assault will have to live with ‘mental scars’ for rest of her life

A student, who was forced to leave university following a sexual assault at a house in the Holylands of Belfast, says...

Unprecedented surge in dog abandonment and neglect cases reported by USPCA

The USPCA in Newry have dealt with two serious and distressing cases of neglect in abandoned dogs this week alone. The...

New to market: Four stunning properties with array of benefits

These four properties are new to the market with both Joyce Clarke and Digney Boyd estate agencies. Each home comes with...

Newry’s Damien Rooney ‘turns up pressure’ on fifth World Record chin-up attempt

A personal trainer and retired professional martial artist from Newry is ‘turning up the pressure’ ahead of his fifth Guinness World...

Treasurer who stole £50,000 from parish church to fuel alcohol and gambling addiction spared jail

A man who stole £50,000 from a Co Down parish church to fuel an alcohol and gambling addiction has been allowed...

Midwifery continuity of carer model expanded to Daisy Hill Hospital

A new way of working which provides mothers-to-be with complete continuity of care and midwives they know has expanded to the...