Daily closure for £267,000 road improvement scheme in Maghery

A £267,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme on Derrylee Road, Maghery is due to commence on Monday, March 8. This improvement scheme, which...

USPCA offer £500 after mutilated dog remains discovered in Newry

A £500 reward is being offered for the conviction of those responsible for a downright heinous and horrific mutilation of a...

Plans for ‘safe zone’ to protect open water swimmers at Oxford Island

Plans are afoot to create a safe zone for open water swimmers at Oxford Island. The proposal will be tabled presented to Armagh...

South Armagh and Newry residents to see rates increased by 1.59%

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council agreed its budget for the next financial year (1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022)...

‘One of the best goalkeepers to ever come from Newry’ passes away days after brother

Glowing tributes have been paid to a man described as ‘one of the best goalkeepers to ever come from Newry‘. Martin...

Minister urged to back ‘relaxation of school uniform policy’ as parents face financial strain

Education Minister Peter Weir has been asked to back a “relaxation of school uniform policy”. Given the fact that uniforms have...

Pair accused of handling car and cigarettes stolen in the Republic of Ireland granted bail

Two Castleblaney men who are accused of handling a car and cigarettes which were stolen in the Republic of Ireland have...

Armagh mother and daughter walking length of UK to raise money for Huntington’s Disease

An Armagh mother and daughter are currently walking  the distance from Land’s End to John O’Groats, a total of 874 miles,...

Man and woman plead guilty to causing death of Karl Heaney on A1 in 2018

A grieving mum who campaigned for an upgrade to the A1 carriageway after her son was tragically killed was in court...

Two more Covid-related deaths as publication of Stormont exit plan delayed

There were two further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health in Northern Ireland today (Monday). According to the official...

Bank of Ireland to close its branches in Banbridge, Crossmaglen, Keady and Portadown

Bank of Ireland has announced it will close branches in Banbridge, Crossmaglen, Keady and Portadown by the end of this year....

Armagh Athletics Club on right track with mammoth task for Women’s Aid NI

The Armagh Athletics Club have set themselves a mammoth and tiring task in order to raise money for Women’s Aid NI...