Middletown lorry driver caught using phone fined £680 for range of motoring offences

A Middletown lorry driver caught using his phone behind the wheel has been fined £680 for a range of motoring offences....

Armagh-based Taekwondo British Champion has sights set on international trophy

An Armagh woman who has been crowned British champion in her group in Taekwondo has spoken about why she has a...

Portadown Cares renews appeal as ‘heartbreaking’ stories laid bare

A Portadown charity which helps people who are struggling has received more than double the amount of applications for help this...

Newry woman who assaulted ambulance staff told her life since 2017 has been ‘a horror story’

A Newry woman who assaulted ambulance members who came to her house to help her has avoided prison. Laura Joan Fitzpatrick,...

‘Passionate’ calls to put South Armagh on the tourist map

A council has been accused of being “intransigent, divisive and dismissive” in promoting South Armagh as a tourist destination. The criticism...

Coalisland to showcase its brand-new look Christmas tree as switch-on staged for Sunday

Newry’s ‘Black Santa’ John Dalzell gears up for 31st annual Christmas Hospice Sit-Out

Christmas wouldn’t be Christmas in Newry without the sight on John Dalzell and his famous fundraising cart in aid of the...

Council provides safe locations for anyone affected by domestic violence    

A council has introduced 14 ‘Safe Place’ locations for people affected by domestic and sexual violence. Newry, Mourne and Down District...

Newry man caught ‘red-handed’ with over £11,000 of cannabis

A Newry man who was caught “red-handed” with over £11,000 of cannabis and paraphernalia at his house has been sentenced to...

Man who slapped pregnant woman and rammed fingers into ribcage of Armagh chemist worker jailed

A man who slapped a pregnant woman and pointed his finger – shaped as a gun – in the face of...

‘Viable pipe bomb’ device confirmed as Banbridge security alert ends

The security alert in Brookfield Avenue, Banbridge, has now ended. Police and Ammunition Technical Officers attended the scene following the discovery...

Police renew appeal to find killers of ‘much-loved husband and father’ in Newry

Detectives investigating the murder of Mark Lovell in Newry on Thursday are continuing to appeal to the public for their assistance...