New dementia café praised as Councillors asks for roll out across ABC borough

A Craigavon councillor has praised an initiative in Rathfriland for those suffering from dementia and asked if similar schemes are available...

Tandragee company to create 15 new jobs with expansion plans

Tandragee-based electrical engineering company, Rapid Power Generation is creating 15 jobs in efforts to meet global demand for its generator sets....

New £2m lab for testing construction materials opens in Portadown

The Department for Infrastructure has opened a new £2 million construction materials testing laboratory at Carn in Portadown. The purpose-built laboratory...

Armagh teenager who handed stolen goods from city burglary given probation

An Armagh teenager who received stolen goods following a burglary has been given a six months probation order. The case of...

Leah O’Rourke talks Derry Girls, growing up in Newry and Dancing with the Stars Ireland

While Leah O’Rourke may have found her fame in the North West, she still continues to hold Newry close to her...

Man threatened to burn mother of his child out of home before lighting fire yards from oil tank

A man who threatened to burn the mother of his child out of her Newtownhamilton home before setting the contents of...

Newry Council to keep ‘close eye’ on situation after 30% surge in staff sick days

A “close eye” is to be kept on a Northern Ireland council’s sick day levels after an audit report found an...

Man extradited from USA appears in Armagh court on drugs charges

A man has appeared in court on drugs charges after being extradited from the USA. Anthony Gerard Maguire, of Bearna Park,...

Latest attack on Altnaveigh Orange Hall ‘extremely depressing’

The latest attack on an besieged Orange Hall in Newry has been described as “extremely depressing”. Ulster Unionist Councillor David Taylor...

Newry Parish in ‘considerable deficit’ as it defends new wedding and funeral charges

Newry Cathedral Parish has defended its decision to introduce additional surcharges to couples looking to get married and for families looking...

Armagh woman who appeared on First Dates Ireland reveals how mum tried to set her up at wake

An Armagh woman who appeared on a TV dating programme revealed how her mother went to great lengths to find her...

Teens in Portadown ‘creating havoc’ with reports of criminal damage and assault on staff

A “particular group of teenagers” are “creating havoc” in the Meadows area of Portadown over the last few days, it has...