First day of papal conclave ends without agreement

THE first day of the papal conclave has ended without an agreement on the new leader of the Catholic Church. Cardinal...

Business raided in suspected VAT fraud probe

HM Revenue and Customs officials  investigating a suspected £100k VAT fraud have raided a business in Portadown. A husband and wife from Ballymoney...

Windscreen shattered by lorry ice fall!

AN appeal for information has been issued after large pieces of ice fell from a lorry and shattered the windscreen of...

Green light for Middletown Centre for Autism expansion

SINN FÉIN MLA Cathal Boylan has welcomed the announcement by Education Minister John O’Dowd this morning in the Assembly that the...

‘Rogue trader’ warning over sub-standard work

POLICE in Armagh are warning householders to be cautious when approached by door to door traders who call at your home without...

Men held over fuel purchase

THREE men have been arrested on suspicion of fraud after buying fuel with a woman’s credit card in Armagh. The men,...

Armagh director agrees to disqualification

Barry Curran (27) of Blackwatertown Road, Armagh was disqualified in respect of his conduct as a director of Bannview Limited. The...

Councillor speaks out against thieves

A  LEADING councillor has spoken out against  those responsible for the ongoing thefts throughout the countryside. Agitated Sinn Fein Cllr Colman...

Duathlon launched at Loughgall Country Park

LORD Mayor Councillor Sharon Haughey-Grimley launch the Loughgall Country Park Off Road Duathlon along with partners Tuna Triathlon Club, Cycleology and...

Minister welcomes European visitors to Ceara

Education Minister, John O’Dowd, joined Ceara Special School in Lurgan today as it welcomed visitors from schools across Europe. The teachers...

Media slammed for ‘vile reporting’ of sludge dumping

ELEMENTS of the media have been slammed for their “vile reporting” of the ongoing scourge of fuel waste dumping across South Armagh....

Laundering plant hidden behind hay bales

MORE than one-and-a-half tonnes of toxic waste were removed from a cattle farm in Cullyhanna after the discovery of a diesel laundering...