Pay dispute escalates in Newry, Mourne and Down District as unions implement work-to-rule agenda

A pay dispute between Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and trade unions has today (Monday) escalted with the implementation of...

2020: It may be a year to forget but it wasn’t all bad news and brought out the best in people

2020 may be a year to forget, but as it comes to a close we have taken a look back at...

Armagh’s Jemar Hall talks football, family, racism and new ventures

It was a year like no other, but with 2020 behind us, we can only look forward to a bright tomorrow...

Newry’s ‘Black Santa’ John Dalzell awarded OBE having raised close to £2m for Southern Hospice

A Bessbrook man who has raised hundreds of thousands of pounds for the Southern Area Hospice Services in Newry has been...

Drink driver who failed to stop after passenger fell out of his car must await sentence

A Silverbridge man who failed to stop after a passenger fell from his vehicle whilst drink driving will learn his fate...

County Armagh hardest hit for Covid cases as three postcodes among five worst infected areas in NI

There have been 14 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Tuesday). Thirteen of these occurred in the...

Year-round fly-tipping problem is a real Christmas scourge in south Armagh

It may be a year-round problem, but Christmas sees a concentration of fly-tipping incidents across the county, none more-so than in...

Man arrested in south Armagh as police raid three properties in ‘dodgy’ TV box clamp down

A Co Armagh man was arrested after detectives raided three properties as part of a clamp down on the illegal distribution...

Tributes to Newry father-of-two who passed away suddenly at his home this week

Tributes and messages of support have been pouring in for the family of a young man who died suddenly at his...

Teenager who drove into a bush with cannabis in his system disqualified for 12 months

A teenager who drove into a bush with cannabis in his system has been handed a 12 month disqualification. The 18-year-old’s...

Newry council workers to stage second 24-hour strike and begin work-to-rule over pay dispute

Trade unions have confirmed plans to escalate industrial action at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council after mediated talks collapsed due...

Lorry skids sideways off road in Killeavy as car ends up on its roof as freezing conditions cause chaos

Lorries, vans and cars all ended up in ditches across Co Armagh and further afield this morning following the first big...