THE A1 is fully operational once again following a collision on the road this afternoon.

Loughbrickland District Orange Lodge held a “Big Breakfast” in Loughbrickland Church hall on Saturday February 18.

THE weekend’s arson attack is the latest in a long line of incidents of anti-social behaviour in and around Scarva Walk, residents have said.

RESIDENTS of Scarva Walk have spoken of their terror after having to be evacuated from their homes when one of the flats nearby was deliberately set alight.

Police in E District are warning local retailers to be wary of bogus telephone calls.

UPPER Bann MP David Simpson has highlighted the benefits for young people who complete an apprenticeship course.

SINCE last September, around three hundred 18-30 year olds have been joining together on the third Sunday evening of each month at Banbridge Baptist Church to learn about God’s plan for their lives.

BREAKING NEWS: Sharon Wootton has been cleared of perverting the course of justice in relation to the investigation into the murder of Banbridge Police Constable Stephen Carroll.

A ROOKIE NASCAR driver is set to benefit from the expertise of a local fitness instructor when he begins his campaign.

DESPITE a December meeting on the matter, there has been no further progress on plans for a bus station in Banbridge town centre, according to the DUP.

THE Education Minister has given the go-ahead for 26 part-time nursery units at Drumadonnell Primary School.

Police in Banbridge have arrested a 16-year-old boy on suspicion of burgling Banbridge High School in the early hours of this morning.

A FATHER-OF-FIVE was crushed to death by a slurry tanker because it had no identified jacking point from which to change a wheel, an inquest has found.

POLICE in Banbridge have recovered the remains of a badger in a field at Lisnaree bridge.

CONCERN has been raised that there is a “blank spot” in the CCTV coverage in Banbridge town centre.

THE family of a 61-year-old woman, hit over the head by burglars who broke into her Banbridge home, has said the pensioner has been left shaken by the incident.

IT will cost almost £4,000 to erect and light a beacon in Banbridge in honour of the Queen’s Jubilee this June, it has emerged.

More than 250 Housing Executive homes in the Laurencetown and Loughbrickland areas are benefitting from a £450,000 housing scheme which is currently underway.

A FRESH plea for the public to offer up their views on plans to close Dromore Police Station has come with an announcement that the last nine months saw crime in E District consistently decrease, with clearance rates on the up.

THE son of Scarva artist John Connery, who passed away last summer after a four-year battle with cancer, will fulfill his father’s ambition to take part in the Ulster Cancer Foundation’s (UCF) annual maracycle.