Swing your hook! Vandals told ‘stay away’ as damaged play park re-opens in time for summer

A Lurgan play park – forced to close as a result of sickening vandalism – has now reopened ahead of the...

Man is accused of fraud by abuse of position and theft of ‘£120,000’ from airsoft centre

A man has appeared at Craigavon Magistrates' Court charged with fraud by abuse of position and theft of '£120,000' from The...

Armagh woman blamed ‘unknown female’ for crashed car before airbag forensics proved otherwise

A 26-year-old Armagh woman has been banned from driving for 18 months after crashing her car into a ditch on the...

Judge warns Newry man it’s ‘touch and go’ for jail after late‑night rampage and assaults on police

A Newry man has been warned he is “touch and go” for jail after admitting a raft of offences including driving...

Golden ticket moment for Keady school as Irish language ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ wins All-Ireland drama award

Pupils of a County Armagh primary school unwrapped a real ‘golden ticket’ when their Irish language version of Charlie and the...

Harps trio take on Ireland’s four highest peaks in fond memory of ‘wonderful man’ Sean Murphy

Three friends of a “wonderful man” known as ‘Belfast Sean’ will be hiking the four highest peaks in Ireland this month...

Suspended prison term for south Armagh woman who wrongly claimed over £35,000 in benefits

A south Armagh woman who fraudulently claiming over £35,700 in benefits has been given a suspended prison term. Yvonne Hoey (56),...

SRC breaks ground on £14.5m Newry Innovation Centre

Southern Regional College, together with officials from Department for the Economy, Felix O’Hare and Co. Limited and McAdam Design marked the...

Armagh woman tried to intervene on behalf of her partner arrested for assault on police

An Armagh woman who shoved a police officer as he arrested her partner has been fined after admitting disorderly behaviour, resisting,...

No public inquiry on cervical screening scandal ‘insult to women’ but campaigners say: ‘Fight is far from over’

A decision not to hold a public inquiry into the cervical screening scandal in the Southern Health Trust area has been...

Car stopped in early morning search contained ‘large quantity’ of copper wiring, tools, torches and gloves

Police responding to reports of suspicious behaviour stopped and searched a vehicle in the Portadown area only to find it contained...

Whitecross pensioner left shotgun cartridge at man’s door before ‘bullet through the eyes’ threat in Newry café, court told

A 72-year-old south Armagh man has appeared in court charged with harassment and breaching post-charge bail conditions after allegedly leaving an...