Bessbrook electrician pleads guilty to possessing cocaine worth almost half a million pounds

A Co Armagh electrician has today pleaded guilty to possessing drugs worth close to half a million pounds. Appearing in person...

‘Share one sunrise together’ call to raise awareness of suicide prevention

The Bessbrook/Camlough annual Darkness into Light Walk will take place on Saturday, May 6 in Derramore Forest Park, starting at 4.15am....

Plight of little Olly inspires Boys’ Brigade to raise money to help fight kidney disease

The plight of three-year-old Olly Cartmill, who is waiting on a life-saving kidney transplant, has inspired local Boys’ Brigade members to...

Council and union talks go on as confirmation normal services resumed on Monday

Trade unions and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are said to be “poles apart” on an employment dispute with crucial...

South Armagh GP crisis: Proposals to shut Mullaghbawn surgery ‘utter madness’

Proposals to close Mullaghbawn GP surgery later in the summer and disperse patients to other “in crisis” practices locally have been...

Kingsmills PS: ‘Devastated’ mum says she doesn’t know how to tell children of school’s closure

A heartbroken mother of three young children, who all attend a Co Armagh primary school set to be closed permanently this...

Permanent closure of Kingsmills Primary School confirmed

The permanent closure of Kingsmills Primary School has been rubber-stamped by the Education Authority (EA), Armagh I can reveal. The south...

Bessbrook man supports two charities by hosting concert on his 60th birthday

Bessbrook man Andrew Moore recently celebrated his 60th birthday by hosting a charity concert in the village community centre. Andrew, who...

Owner placed in kitchen as home ransacked while second south Armagh house targeted

The terrified owner of a Forkhill home was placed in the kitchen as men armed with a sledgehammer ransacked it before...

Van stolen and set alight in one of a spate of linked incidents across Bessbrook and Newry

Detectives investigating a series of recent thefts in the Bessbrook and Newry areas are appealing for information and witnesses. Detective Sergeant...

Newry Council dispute results in work-to-rule industrial action from Easter Monday

Trade union members at Newry, Mourne and Down District Council are set to begin industrial action on Monday, citing a loss...

New phone mast in Camlough-Bessbrook area a ‘game changer’ for residents and businesses

Planning permission has been granted for a new phone mast which will cover the wider Camlough and Bessbrook areas. Approval for...