Funeral director Alan has been on-call for the past 30 Christmases

As the old adage goes ‘the only certainty in life is death’ and, while Christmas is a time for family and...

Hospice chef recalls recreating Christmas Day at home for young ill mum and her family

For patients in Southern Area Hospice, the Christmas holiday may be the last one they spend with family, so staff make...

Free children’s toys and food parcels gifted to struggling Newry families

Free children’s toys and food parcels have been gifted to struggling Newry families ahead of Christmas. And that’s why heart-warming partnerships...

Neighbour who intervened in domestic incident found man strangling wife, court told

A forty-nine-year old man has been remanded in custody accused of strangling his wife during an alleged incident and refused to...

Pictured: Elf on the Shelf dad Alan – and Mr Jingles – go above and beyond for daughter Darcie!

T’was the night before Christmas and all was quiet – well, at least it’ll be in the Hooks’ household in Portadown....

Family of Co Armagh farmer who died in tragic accident hand over £3,000 to Air Ambulance

The family of a well-known Co Armagh farmer have donated £3,000 to the Air Ambulance NI in his memory. Seamus Conroy...

Council spend thousands on thermal packs for most vulnerable this Christmas

A local council has spent thousands of pounds on thermal clothing packs to help the vulnerable across the district keep warm...

Keady man who placed sister in ‘choke-hold’ given suspended sentence

A Keady man who placed his sister in a “choke-hold” after an argument over a taxi fare has been handed a...

Man accused of ‘ripping’ monitoring unit from wall whilst on bail remanded in custody

A Lurgan man who is accused of “ripping” a monitoring unit from the wall of his home whilst on bail has...

Covid round-up: Cases soar, hospital numbers drop as Executive agree hospitality funding package

There has been one Covid-related death reported in Northern Ireland in the last 24 hours. The total number of deaths now...

Housebound patient’s carer told to collect flu vaccine despite vital requirement to keep it cool

The Southern Health and Social Trust has rowed back after rejecting claims that carers and family members of housebound patients were...

Armagh family’s distress as beautiful Christmas feature stolen from loved ones’ grave

An Armagh family have been left deeply distressed after cruel thieves stole a beautiful festive feature and flowers from the grave...