Portadown man in hoax ‘suicide vest’ threatened to ‘blow up police’ before pouring all over himself

A man who threatened to “blow up police” with a hoax suicide vest during a dramatic stand-off with an armed unit...

Two men arrested in Armagh after drugs worth in excess of £21,000 seized

Officers from Armagh Neighbourhood Policing Team have seized a large quantity of class, A, B and C drugs worth in excess...

Unions hit out against private consultants at £850,000 per year as Council urge Unions to reconsider strike

In a letter to its members three unions, which are set to strike on Monday, have hit out at the chief...

Councillor forced to try to clean ‘vile and racist graffiti’ at borough play park

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has condemned the vandalism that has taken place at least twice this summer at...

Tandragee nurse Elizabeth a real ‘star’ as she wins award for ‘compassionate’ care

A Tandragee nurse has been awarded a Cavell Star in recognition of her work in caring for older people. Elizabeth Henderson...

Another record swim for Chris as he aims for triple open water crown

A Portadown man has smashed an Irish and British swim record, and narrowly missed the world record by just one minute....

Armagh man became irate at police inaction over disorderly neighbours

An Armagh man who resisted police and engaged in disorderly behaviour at 2am amidst a neighbour dispute has been fined £350....

Sally McNally’s £40 voucher winners announced – get involved this week

Sally McNally’s have been giving away a pair of £40 vouchers each week for the last fortnight and it’s been going...

Re-Gen Waste chief queries reduction in recycling rates across Northern Ireland

The head of Newry’s Re-Gen Waste, Joseph Doherty, has looked at the provisional Northern Ireland local authority collected municipal waste management...

‘Our hearts are totally broken’: Armagh business community pay tribute to Tony Hughes

Tributes have been pouring in following the sudden death of renowned and respected Armagh businessman Tony Hughes.  Tony passed away unexpectedly...

Move to build new drive-thru cafe on site of Portadown car wash

Portadown folk could be set to have even more choice for where to go for a bite to eat on the...

Council outline ‘severe disruption’ as four week strike begins on Monday

The three Trade Unions; NIPSA, GMB, and Unite the Union, have issued Council with notification of industrial action commencingMonday, August 15...