3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (913+ words) Mid Ulster District Council officers have responded to a ‘Tobacco and Vapes’ public consultation on packaging, with a clear recommendation that all tobacco products, including vapes, should be sold in plain packaging. The matter was listed for discussion at the…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (402+ words) Ulster Unionist Deputy Leader Diana Armstrong has highlighted domestic abuse as a hidden challenge facing victims in rural communities during Rural Crime Week NI. Speaking as part of Rural Crime Week NI Ms. Armstrong described how the issue is not…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (643+ words) Diana Armstrong has hit back at claims she is a “lame duck” on South West Acute Hospital, insisting she was the person who brought the new Health Minister through its doors. The Ulster Unionist MLA was responding to criticism from…...

3+ week, 18+ hour ago   (1065+ words) Police officers at the scene (Owen Humphreys/PA) One of two police officers killed in a crash that also took the lives of five members of the public was a football coach looking forward to teaching his son, his club…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (383+ words) An overnight break-in at Drumhaw Day Centre in Lisnaskea has forced the facility to close for the day, disrupting a vital service for older people in the local community. The centre provides respite five days a week for some of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (218+ words) Unite the Union’s Donal O’Cofaigh has claimed “repressive tactics” are being used to deny striking workers in Enniskillen. Mr. O’Cofaigh says he had his name taken by the PSNI, as did some of the workers who were striking. It comes…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (203+ words) Ulster Unionist MLA Robbie Butler is to be announced as the new Health Minister. The appointment follows Mike Nesbitt’s resignation on Tuesday (August 20) after Mr. Burrows publicly said in a town hall meeting that he would ‘never agree’ to removing…...