Minister unveils new cash support package for businesses hit by latest Covid-19 restrictions

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has unveiled a new support scheme to help businesses affected by the current Covid-19 restrictions. The Minister...

‘Covid-19 has taken over our lives’ says chair of Southern Trust

The Southern Trust may have to consider meeting more frequently to discuss pressures being placed on the organisation by the coronavirus...

Farmer fined £100 for allowing his sheep to wander into neighbour’s field

A Newtownhamilton farmer has been ordered to pay a fine of £100 after allowing his sheep to wander into a neighbour’s...

Masked men armed with sledgehammers break into and assault woman in Portadown home

Police are appealing for information following the report of an aggravated burglary at a property in the Oakwood Place, Portadown last...

Five further Covid deaths and long tailbacks at Newry border as Gardaí enforce travel restrictions

There have been five further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Thursday). Four of those deaths occurred in...

Woman passes away in hospital following Monday night house fire

A woman has died following a house fire outside Dungannon on Monday night. The woman, in her 50s, passed away in...

Almac lodge plans for new office at Co Armagh headquarters

A Craigavon-based pharmaceutical company has submitted a planning application to add a new office area to an existing warehouse. The application...

Distressed residents report youths letting off fireworks in letterboxes

A number of distressed residents along a stretch of road in Newry have reported fireworks being let off in their letterboxes....

Health Minister self-isolating after receiving Covid-19 exposure notification via app

Health Minister Robin Swann is self-isolating after receiving an exposure notification on Wednesday evening from the StopCOVID NI proximity app. Mr...

Jail for man who spat and kicked officers arresting him after dispute with neighbour

A Lurgan man who spat and kicked officers who arrested him following reports of a neighbour dispute has been handed a...

Borough ‘bouncing back’ as council told of ‘strong trading conditions’ and footfall on rise again

Shoppers are ‘bouncing back’ to the borough with reports that footfall here is higher than the Northern Ireland average. And there...

Armagh cyclist who was repeatedly abusive to police and refused searches gets suspended sentence

An Armagh man who refused to be stopped or be searched by police on three occasions has been handed a suspended...