Illegal dumping has cost ratepayers thousands!

THOUSANDS of pounds has been spent by Craigavon Borough Council already this year to clean up illegal dumping. The revelation comes...

Business admits polluting waterway

A LOUGHGALL business has been given a two year conditional discharge at Armagh Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to a pollution...

Craigavon rates rise ‘lowest in 16 years’

CRAIGAVON  Borough Council has struck a new rates rise of a 1.59 per cent – the lowest increase in 16 years! But SDLP Councillor...

Crackdown on rogue dog breeders

ROGUE commercial dog breeders will face tougher sanctions for operating in sub-standard conditions following the announcement of new legislation today. The...

Jobs Office closure would have ‘devastating effect’

CONCERNS have been voiced at the increased pressures which will be put on the Citizens Advice Bureau office in Crossmaglen if...

Mullahead Ploughing Match cancelled – again!

THE 99th annual Mullahead Ploughing Match has been cancelled again. It had been due to take place on February 23 but,...

Reward offered after trailer theft

  A FARMER is offering a monetary reward for help in recovering a tractor trailer stolen last month. Police in Armagh are...

Children, 8, find stun gun in Lurgan

POLICE are warning people to avoid suspicious or unknown objects after two children were found playing with a stun gun they...

Trio arrested in cannabis raid

THREE men have been arrested following the discovery of cannabis factory in the Camlough area today. Plants and equipment worth an...

Portadown youth club gets £880,000 facelift

SAINT Mary’s Youth Club, Portadown, will undergo a £880,000 refurbishment project, it was announced today. Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland and...

Meat tests ‘could cost £300 a time’!

A LURGAN Assemblyman has revealed that tests on meat products could cost up to £300 each. Sam Gardiner – in the wake...

Armagh I’s guide to The Anti-Valentine’s Day

IT splits opinion more than any other day of the year but Valentine’s Day is almost upon us and nobody wants...