Chief Executive admits Trust’s estate not the ideal location for treatment and containment of Covid-19

The Southern Trust’s estate is not the ideal location for treatment and containment of the virus, it has been revealed. The...

Man (20) who caused death of friend in fatal RTC spared prison

A Banbridge farmer who was a teenage R driver when he killed one friend and seriously injured another because he was...

Disgust after businesses – including long-standing bakery – vandalised in Newry

A number of business premises in Newry were targeted in what has been described as a mindless act of vandalism. Maura...

Service station, restaurant and commercial units plan gets go-ahead on Dublin Road in Newry

Plans to build a new service station, convenience store and restaurant on the outskirts of Newry have been given the go-ahead....

Council workers set date for strike action in row over pay and conditions

Workers at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have set a date for strike action in their row with management over...

Newry council workers to stage ‘hugely disruptive’ industrial action over pay and conditions

Workers on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council have voted “overwhelmingly” for industrial action in protest over pay and conditions. And...

Woman’s body found at house in Newry – police treating death as suspicious

A woman’s body has been discovered in a house in Newry this evening (Friday). Police and crime scene investigators are currently...

‘Very high reading’ for Newry man caught drink driving in ‘morning after case’

A Newry man who was caught driving whilst over twice the legal limit in a “morning after case” has been handed...

Man who collided with another vehicle whilst three times legal limit given 12 month ban

A Warrenpoint man who collided with another vehicle whilst driving at three times the legal limit has been handed a 12...

Man accused of assaulting and disclosing private sexual photos of female appears in court

A Newry man who is accused of assaulting a female and disclosing private sexual photos of her has appeared in court....

WHO would classify virus as ‘out of control’ in our three council boroughs, says Southern Health Trust chief

The Chief Executive of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has said the level of Covid-19 in the local community...

Three year ban for drink driver who collided with traffic lights in Newry

A woman who collided with traffic lights whilst over twice the limit has been given a three year ban for her...