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,...

Reward offered after trailer theft

  A FARMER is offering a monetary reward for help in recovering a tractor trailer stolen last month. Police in Armagh are...

Bessbrook draw St. Macartan’s in MacRory semi

THE possibility of a MacRory Cup Final derby remains intact after St. Paul’s Bessbrook avoided St. Colman’s Newry in the semi-final...

Children, 8, find stun gun in Lurgan

POLICE are warning people to avoid suspicious or unknown objects after two children were found playing with a stun gun they...

Cross’ fall at penultimate hurdle in history bid

CROSSMAGLEN’S bid for a historic All-Ireland hat-trick ended with a disappointing defeat to St. Brigid’s in Mullingar today. The reigning kingpins...

Armagh quartet in Ulster hurling squad

ARMAGH’S Ryan Gaffney has been named in the starting line up for Ulster’s Inter-Provincial Hurling Championship game with Munster on Sunday....

Trio arrested in cannabis raid

THREE men have been arrested following the discovery of cannabis factory in the Camlough area today. Plants and equipment worth an...

Cullen smashes Road Race record

THE 23rd staging of the Armagh International Road Race saw Sligo’s Mary Cullen smash the Women’s 3 Kilometre race’s course record...

Portadown youth club gets £880,000 facelift

SAINT Mary’s Youth Club, Portadown, will undergo a £880,000 refurbishment project, it was announced today. Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland and...

Meat tests ‘could cost £300 a time’!

A LURGAN Assemblyman has revealed that tests on meat products could cost up to £300 each. Sam Gardiner – in the wake...