South Armagh man given suspended jail term for waste offences

A south Armagh man has been given a suspended jail sentence for breaching waste management legislation. Fifty-three-year-old Bernard Hughes, of Culloville...

‘Hostile crowd’ forces fire crews to withdraw from Newry call-out

Fire crews had to withdraw from call-outs in Newry and Rostrevor overnight due to “hostile crowds”. And in Coalisland, Northern Ireland...

Public given first glimpse of major blueprint for exciting developments in Markethill

The former farmers mart and police station in Markethill are expected to be converted into new enterprise facilities. And the town’s...

Decision time tomorrow as councillors to consider banning dogs from play parks

A recommendation has been made to approve a consultation exercise on plans to ban dogs from almost 100 children’s play parks...

Work due to start within months on new £4.7m Killeavy Castle boutique hotel

Work will start early in the New Year on the new Killeavy Castle Hotel at a cost of almost £5 million....

Welcome as £200,000 road scheme completed at Northway

A £200,000 resurfacing scheme on the Northway, Portadown, has been completed. Work on the 250 metre scheme began in the middle...

Service of Thanksgiving for Barnardo’s NI held in Armagh

St Patrick’s Church of Ireland Cathedral in Armagh recently held a service of Thanksgiving to commemorate the children’s charity Barnardo’s 150th...

Third Co Armagh primary school to benefit from 20mph speed limit cut

A new temporary 20mph speed limit is to introduced outside a south Armagh primary school. Clonalig Primary School, at Concession Road...

Southern Trust hosts reception to recognise sterling work of short breaks carers

The Southern Health Trust has hosted a reception in the Armagh City Hotel to recognise the work of its Short Breaks...

Drama as man forced to jump into canal to escape chasing youths

A man had a lucky escape after being forced to jump into Newry Canal to escape a gang of youths giving...

South Armagh-born MP Conor delivers beautiful baby daughter on living room floor

A south Armagh-born MP has shown he is Labour through and through – after delivering his own baby daughter on the...

Monaghan-Middletown greenway work ‘to start early in 2017’ as funding approved

Work is expected to begin early in the New Year on a new cross-border greenway linking Counties Monaghan and Armagh. At...