Storm Frank: Travel, flooding and powers cuts and some useful telephone numbers…

Emergency services are advising the public to be prepared for the fallout from the extreme weather conditions which are due to...

Cruel thieves swoop to steal child’s playhouse from back garden

Cruel thieves failed to take a break over the Christmas period – choosing instead to steal from children! A child’s playhouse has...

Date set in March for all-out smoking and e-cig ban at local hospitals and health facilities

A date has been set for an all-out ban on smoking anywhere on Southern Health Trust properties. The policy will be...

State-of-the-art play area, MUGA and floodlighting plan at Markethill Primary

Plans are currently under consideration for a major sporting and play development at a County Armagh primary school. Markethill Primary, on...

CCTV footage to be handed over after trouble flares during Mid-Ulster derby

Glenavon Football Club is to hand over CCTV footage to the PSNI after reports of trouble flaring during the Boxing Day...

Substantial damage caused and money taken during another Cricket Club burglary

Substantial damage has been caused during another burglary at the Armagh Cricket Club premises on the Mall. Numerous windows were smashed...

PSNI and Garda step up patrols to tackle increase in local burglaries

Policing patrols have been increased in south Armagh following an increased number of burglaries. The PSNI in Newry and Mourne say...

Newry detectives in appeal to track movements of young man found dead at home

Detectives in Newry investigating the sudden death of a young man have issued an appeal to track his movements. Twenty-four-year-old Padraig...

Funding approved for Armagh’s new Irish language centre

Funding to the tune of £750,000 has been awarded for the new Irish language centre in Armagh. The money has been...

Weather warnings for severe gales and prolonged rains in countdown to 2016

Motorists are being advised to exercise extreme caution on the roads due to flooding in many areas. The Met Office has...

Car parks to be left ungritted due to lack of money, machinery and manpower!

Car parks across the borough will NOT be gritted. The cost of undertaking the work is too high and will provide...

Man dies after being struck by lorry at roundabout

A man has been killed after being struck by a lorry on a roundabout off the M1 near Moira. The pedestrian was...