Urgent appeal to reduce water use as fears grow supply could be lost and hand-washing prevented

NI Water is calling for urgent action from everyone to reduce their water usage immediately to ensure no loss of supplies...

Three charged after police operation which saw over £70,000 of suspected cocaine seized

Police have charged a number of men after a car contained a substantial quantity of drugs was stopped on the Armagh...

Three men arrested after seizure of eight million cigarettes

Three men have been arrested after eight million suspected illicit cigarettes were seized during a Joint Agency Task Force (JATF) operation...

Trails, play areas and picnic areas to be installed as part of major plans for ‘Derrymore Woods’

Plans to create a fun-for-all-the-family experienced at Derrymore Woods at Bessbrook should be completed by November. In place will be a...

Man suspected of ramming police in cross border chase was wanted for three years, court hears

A man appeared in court this week after he allegedly rammed two PSNI vehicles when he led police north and south...

Council take steps to prevent ‘shocking scenes’ witnessed in Warrenpoint

Shocking scenes of hundreds of people strewn tightly along a pier in Warrenpoint has prompted Newry, Mourne and Down Council to...

Two men suspected of carrying £60,000 worth of cocaine arrested outside Armagh

Detectives from the PSNI’s Organised Crime Unit have arrested two men and seized a quantity of suspected illegal drugs following a...

Tandragee family tell of heartbreak as mum dies of cancer after treatment halted due to Covid-19

A Tandragee woman who sadly succumbed to cancer after her treatment was halted due to Covid-19 has been remembered by her...

Four Newry Catholic grammar schools scrap selection test for 2021

Five Catholic grammar schools – four of them in Newry – have opted to scrap the selection test for next year....

Chancellor extends furlough scheme but ‘tapering off’ will see employers contribute from August

The Government’s furlough scheme to support workers on 80 per cent of their way is to be extended. But there will...

Bus passenger spat at police officers and told them he had Covid-19

A man spat at police officers and told them he had Covid-19 after they were called to deal with an incident...

Three more Covid-19 deaths reported as Belfast International Airport announces staff cuts

There have been three more Covid-19 deaths in Northern Ireland, according to the Department of Health (DoH) statistics released today (friday)....