Sheep ‘steady’ at Markethill

SHEEP prices were steady at Markethill on Wednesday, April 10. Heavy hoggets sold from £97 to £102 each with suitable pens from...

Work begins on new Craigavon mental health unit

THE FIRST sod has been cut in the new £4.7million Phase II development of the mental health unit at Craigavon Area...

High air pollution being monitored in Armagh

HIGH levels of air pollution (particulate matter) are currently being monitored in the Armagh, Newry, Lisburn, Belfast, and Derry/Londonderry areas. In...

Police appeal after Lurgan assault

POLICE in Lurgan are appealing for information following an assault on Charles Street. A 34 year old man suffered facial injuries...

8-year-old child in hit and run collision

POLICE in Armagh are appealing for information after an eight-year-old child was involved in a hit and run collision. At approximately...

Armagh to mark 125th Rail Disaster Anniversary

PLANS are being drawn up to mark the 125th anniversary of the Armagh Rail Disaster, in which 88 people lost their...

Police appeal after Armagh car theft

POLICE in Armagh are appealing for information following the theft of a car from a filling station on Cathedral Road. A...

Electrical goods company creates 37 Portadown jobs

AN ELECTRICAL heating products company is set to create 37 new jobs in Portadown. Glen Dimplex is the world’s leading manufacturer...

GAA Club Notes (Week beginning April 8)

 Ballymacnab FIXTURES Thurs 11/04     Under 16 League Phelim Brady’s v Ballymacnab @ 645pm Sun 14/04       Senior League   Ballymacnab v Killeavy @...

Carrier bag levy comes into force

SHOPPERS will now have to pay for plastic carrier bags after the introduction of a new tax today. The Single Use...

Vegetable growers ‘deserve assistance’

NEWRY and Armagh DUP MLA William Irwin has said he will raise what he described as the “valid concerns” of vegetable...

Knife attack on dog walker

POLICE are appealing for help in tracing two men who held a knife to the face of a dog walker in Portadown....