Person in distress rescued from river in freezing temperatures

A person was rescued from the River Bann by police officers as temperatures dipped over the weekend. The person, who had...

Staff at six Co Armagh schools joining lunch-time pickets against ‘insulting’ pay

Teachers from six County Armagh schools will join with colleagues in staging lunch-time pickets tomorrow (Tuesday). They will be taking the...

Justgiving page set up after passing of ‘amazing girl who touched lives of so many’

A fundraising initiative to raise money in memory of much-loved mum-of-four Tanya Nesbitt has got underway. A justgiving page has been...

Council to discuss free parking across borough to boost Christmas trade

A proposal has gone forward to offer free Saturday car parking in all local car parks in the borough in the...

Search for contractor as Armagh’s £25m college campus goes out to tender

Armagh’s new £25 million college campus plan has gone out to tender, Armagh I can reveal. The Department of Finance is...

Inconsistent approach from traffic wardens in Armagh ‘vexing’

Inconsistent approaches from traffic wardens across Newry and Armagh was an issue raised during a debate in the Assembly this afternoon....

Farmer distraught as tractor belonging to late son stolen overnight

A tractor of huge sentimental value to its owner was stolen in Poyntzpass, county Armagh overnight. The tractor, which belonged to...

Free parking for up to 30 minutes in town centres to be debated

Motorists should be allowed to park for free for up to 30 minutes, according to MLAs calling for changes to town...

Borough joins operation to target dodgy food supplements and ‘fat burning’ products

Random testing of food supplements and so-called ‘fat burning’ products is to be carried out across the borough as part of...

Wife’s desperate appeal to find husband missing from taxi in early hours

A wife has made a desperate appeal to find her husband after he went missing from a taxi in the early...

MLA presses Minister for additional resources for more gritting in Newry & Armagh

A Newry and Armagh MLA has said he intends to continue to press Infrastructure Minister for extra resources to ensure more...

Kind-hearted SRC students make ‘care packs’ for charities to distribute to homeless

Kind-hearted students at the Southern Regional College have been doing their bit to ‘help the homeless’. The Princes Trust Team programme...