All NI students in final year of study to receive grades based on school professional judgments

All students who are in their final year of study and due to progress to the next stage of learning or...

Suspended sentence for man who stole bicycle outside Tesco in ‘really mean and nasty offence’

A Lurgan man who stole a bicycle parked up outside a supermarket has been sentenced to three months in prison suspended...

Edenvilla Play Park in Portadown set for £100,000 revamp

Edenvilla Park in Portadown is to receive an investment of £100,000 to upgrade the children’s play park – with work due...

More than 330 alcohol-specific deaths in NI in 2019 – highest on record

Latest figures published today by NISRA show that the number of alcohol-specific deaths in 2019 was the highest on record, with...

Suspected drink driver who refused to give breath, blood or urine samples was ‘taking the Michael’

A Craigavon man who failed to give police a sample of breath, blood or urine after being suspected of drink driving...

Major mixed-use plans for shop, creche and workshops at former abattoir site up for approval

A major project to redevelop the site of a former abattoir in Dungannon – creating a shop, workshops, creche and petrol...

Tandragee Spar shop extension given go-ahead despite objectors’ protests over traffic concerns

A Tandragee family-run Spar shop is to undergo a major extension after plans for the development were approved. The Henderson Group...

Man who stole Tyson Fury book and plant pots with friend in clown mask gets three months jail

A man who stole a Tyson Fury autobiography and plant pots whilst accompanied by a man in a clown mask has...

Major £230,000 road improvement scheme for Newtownhamilton estate after years of campaigning

A £230,000 carriageway resurfacing scheme in Dungormley Estate, Newtownhamilton will begin in two weeks time – after years of campaigning by...

Eleven further Covid-related deaths as positive cases continue to drop across NI

There were 11 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Monday). Today’s stats – according to the official...

Topshop in Armagh, Craigavon, Newry and Portadown to close after ASOS buys brand but closes stores

Topshop stores in Armagh, Craigavon, Portadown and Newry are set to close permanently after ASOS confirmed the purchase of the brand...

Newry motion calls for dedicated ‘Big Spring Clean Up’ day for community to wage war on rubbish

A district-wide ‘Big Spring Clean Up’ could be held across Newry, Mourne and Down to tackle the heightened levels of rubbish...