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...

Capping Morgan’s Run! NTA Award Colin’s latest gong!

ARMAGH actor Colin Morgan walked off with the top acting gong at the National Television Awards in London last night (Wednesday)....

‘Go green’ urges Minister!

by SEAN-PAUL DORAN REGIONAL Development Minister Danny Kennedy is urging motorists to reduce the journeys they make by 1% this year....

Fall in Armagh benefit claimants

by SEAN-PAUL DORAN THE number of people of working age claiming unemployment benefits in Armagh fell marginally last year. While 22...