Newry man sent his own mum ‘grossly offensive’ text asking her to come into his bedroom

A Newry man sent a “grossly offensive” sexual text message to his own mother asking her to come into his bedroom...

Newry and Crossmaglen playparks most recent to benefit from investment programme

Newry, Mourne and Down District Council is continuing with its investment programme to refurbish and enhance play parks across the district....

Jen’s Journey: Co Armagh woman’s niggling ‘mouth ulcer’ turned out to be stage four cancer

A Co Armagh woman is urging the public to be more aware of head, mouth and neck sores after her niggling...

Newry farmer has animal cruelty conviction overturned on appeal

A Newry man who had been given a suspended jail sentence for causing unnecessary suffering to cattle has had his conviction...

Stolen Landcruiser was involved in collision with school bus near Silverbridge

On Tuesday (April 28) Police in south Armagh where alerted by a member of the public that their Toyota Landcruiser, cattle...

Former Newry clergy building that ‘may have once housed TB patients’ could become apartments

A prominent red-brick building in Newry that was once regarded as a “centre of parish life”, possibly housing patients suffering from...

Urgent inspection call on sudden riverbank collapse in Newry

A collapsed Newry riverbank has stirred fears of unknown public dangers prompting an urgent call for safety inspections. Emergency repairs to...

Serial domestic abuser with 70 convictions denied bail again over ‘egregious’ attacks

A serial domestic abuser with 70 previous convictions has been remanded in custody after a judge refused him bail for a...

Major step forward as £20m Newry City Park land to be officially dedicated

Dedication of land for Newry’s £20m City Park is to be officially signed and sealed to release Stormont funding. The long-awaited...

Council’s ‘world class’ plan to develop forest parks and coastline with funding from failed gondola proposal

A “world-class” plan to develop 100 miles of UNESCO forest parks and coastline has been given cross-party backing as councillors move...

‘Temporary’ roof to save fire-damaged historic warehouse from total ruin ahead of £23m Newry redevelopment

An historic Newry building – damaged in a malicious fire last year – is to have a temporary roof put in...

Gothic ‘high heritage risk’ Jonesborough church approved to become sandwich bar

A 19th century church of “high heritage risk” has been approved for development into a sandwich bar. Plans for the Church...