Concern at intention to close Residential Home

COUNCILLORS have expressed his concern about the announcement by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust that it plans to close...

‘Poots destroying NHS ethos’ – Bradley

NEWRY and Armagh MLA Dominic Bradley is accusing Health Minister Edwin Poots of allowing the ethos of the NHS to be...

Pair charged with drug offences

POLICE in Armagh have arrested two men on drugs charges. Officers on patrol observed a white van swerving and driving slowly...

‘School buses axed as budgets slashed!’

A MASSIVE cut in local school bus provision spending of £1.2 million will leave many families across Armagh with dire dilemmas...

Bottle assault treated as ‘hate crime’

AN attack in Portadown – where a man was hit in the face with a plastic bag containing a bottle –...

Markethill sheep trade steady

SHEEP trade was steady at Markethill yesterday (Wednesday) April 24,  for a smaller entry. Heavy hoggets sold to £102.50 each with several pens...

O’Hanlon praises Darkley School 80th birthday celebrations

CROSSMORE Councillor Thomas O’Hanlon has congratulated the staff, parents and management of Darkley School on its ‘outstanding’ 80th birthday celebrations held...

Sheep carcass dumping branded ‘despicable’

THE ORCHARD Councillor Gerard Paul White has branded those responsible for dumping a sheep carcass near a waterway as ‘thoughtless individuals’....

Police appeal after Gosford Forest theft

POLICE in Armagh are appealing for information following the theft of items from a vehicle in Gosford Forest Park. On Tuesday,...

Demand in all rings at Markethill cattle sale

AN entry of 520 cattle at Markethill sold in a steady demand in all rings last night (Tuesday), April 23. The 20...

Big-hearted Kaytlin to have chop for charity

A BIG-HEARTED 9-year-old Armagh girl is raising money for a children’s cancer charity in an unusual way – by having 19...

Man arrested on suspicion of fraud

POLICE in Armagh are thanking the public for their help in the arrest of a 24 year old male on suspicion...