Teen found in car park after assault

POLICE in Lurgan have issued an appeal for witnesses to a serious assault on a teenager in the town at the weekend. The...

Jonesborough fuel laundering plant raided

MORE THAN 14 tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from a diesel laundering plant in Jonesborough. The plant, capable of...

South Armagh chemical dumping ‘vile’

CHEMICAL waste residue – the byproduct of illegal fuel laundering – has once again been dumped in South Armagh.  The latest discovery of...

Green light for gas network extension

THE Utility Regulator has approved the extension of FIrmus Energy Ltd’s natural gas network to the electoral wards of Bessbrook and Camlough....

Minister calls for feedback on new welfare system

SOCIAL Development Minister Nelson McCausland has called on those with an interest to air their views on a new system of...

Increase in pay for agricultural workers

The Agricultural Wages Board (AWB) for Northern Ireland has announced proposed changes to pay for agricultural workers. Following a meeting on...

Man dies in Armagh crash

A 26-year-old man has died following a one-vehicle road crash on the Monaghan Road, Armagh last night. The man was driving...

Manhole thieves ‘put lives at risk’!

NI WATER has described the recent theft of manhole covers in Portadown as a “direct attack on the local community”. Manhole covers...

Fake cash used in car sale

FAKE money was used to buy a car in Newry, with two men arrested. The owner of a Toyota Avensis met...

Woman’s body found in pond

POLICE have confirmed that a woman’s body has been found in  Bessbrook Pond tonight (Thursday). It is understood a group of...

NI Water fined after river sewage find!

NORTHERN Ireland Water has been fined £750 and ordered to pay £28 court costs after a pollution incident at Bessbrook. NIW...

Red diesel stolen from farm

POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of red diesel from a farmyard at Brootally Road in Killylea. Some 900...