Youths questioned over sponsor sheet!

POLICE are advising the public always to ask for ID if somebody calls at their door claiming to be collecting for...

Rotting carcass in drinking water supply!

THE bloated and rotting carcass of a cow floats in Lough Ross – the main drinking water source for the whole of South...

Shots fired, car burnt in Cullyhanna

POLICE are appealing for information after several shots have been fired near a house in Cullyhanna, Co Armagh. A dark coloured...

£200,000 resurfacing for Armagh Road

REGIONAL Development Minister Danny Kennedy has announced £200,000 of major resurfacing on Armagh Road, Portadown. Road works are due to start...

Jobs Office fight goes to Stormont!

THE battle to retain the Jobs and Benefits Office in Crossmaglen has gone to the Assembly, where a Sinn Fein delegation...

Jewellery taken in house burglary

POLICE have issued an appeal for help after the theft of a quantity of jewellery during a burglary at Knock Road in Portadown....

Illegal dumping has cost ratepayers thousands!

THOUSANDS of pounds has been spent by Craigavon Borough Council already this year to clean up illegal dumping. The revelation comes...

Business admits polluting waterway

A LOUGHGALL business has been given a two year conditional discharge at Armagh Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to a pollution...

Craigavon rates rise ‘lowest in 16 years’

CRAIGAVON  Borough Council has struck a new rates rise of a 1.59 per cent – the lowest increase in 16 years! But SDLP Councillor...

Crackdown on rogue dog breeders

ROGUE commercial dog breeders will face tougher sanctions for operating in sub-standard conditions following the announcement of new legislation today. The...

Jobs Office closure would have ‘devastating effect’

CONCERNS have been voiced at the increased pressures which will be put on the Citizens Advice Bureau office in Crossmaglen if...

Mullahead Ploughing Match cancelled – again!

THE 99th annual Mullahead Ploughing Match has been cancelled again. It had been due to take place on February 23 but,...