‘Very distressing’ scene after body found on shore in Warrenpoint

A body has been found on the shore outside Warrenpoint this morning (Thursday). Police say they are currently in attendance at...

Three males arrested after car set on fire on Newry’s Camlough Road

A number of hedges and a car were set alight within a few hundred meters of each other in Newry on...

Newry busker defiant in face of council bid to remove him from Hill Street

A Newry busker has hit out at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council after an official told him to stop busking...

Approval of Newry’s new civic centre and theatre subject to 11th hour deferral

An 11th hour planning submission has deferred the approval of Newry’s new civic centre and theatre. Over £40m worth of investment...

From cafe clubs to Christmas, Newry’s Caring Coins continue to cost-effectively cater for community

A Newry-based charitable organisation that began five years ago with “a bucket at the front door” using “kitchen tiles as a...

USPCA seeking forever home for blind puppy – Bumper

A blind puppy is looking for a very special home with owners who can help him to navigate the world.  Bumper,...

Two men in hospital after attack by gang outside bar in Newry

Detectives are appealing for information following the report of an assault at Trevor Hill, Newry, in the early hours of Sunday,...

Trust’s cervical screening review of 17,500 women reveals no cases of cancer

A major review into the smear test results of more than 17,000 women in the Southern Trust area has found no...

Land of the pothole! Council chairperson raises crisis with Department

A council chairperson has criticised the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) for a failure in road repairs leaving his district “with the...

Tributes to ‘beautiful and kind’ Killeavy mother-of-two who passed away after long battle with illness

Tributes have poured in following the sad and untimely passing of a south Armagh mother-of-two this week. Lisa Owens, from Seafin...

Newry playground named after IRA hunger striker left out of Council’s development plans

A Newry playground named after an IRA hunger striker has been left out of development plans by the local council. A...

‘Staff sickness absence’ causes diversion of maternity patients from Daisy Hill to Craigavon

Ongoing staff sickness absences has result in the periodic diversion of maternity patients from Daisy Hill Hospital to Craigavon in recent...