Residents in border counties across Ireland told ‘no action needed’ over UK emergency alert

RESIDENTS living in border counties across Ireland have been told not to be concerned if they receive an emergency alert warning on their mobile phone this weekend. The UK Government is testing its emergency alerts service across the UK on Sunday, September 7, including in Northern Ireland. First launched in Britain and Northern Ireland in March 2023, when the alerts service … [Read more...] about Residents in border counties across Ireland told ‘no action needed’ over UK emergency alert

THE public has been warned to be vary of fake websites and adverts with ‘personal development’ offers after a recent scam saw a man lose £20k. Police in the Ards and North Down area of Northern Ireland have issued a public notice, warning people to be “cautious of fraudulent websites and online advertisements claiming to offer personal development courses, language courses and … [Read more...] about Public warning after man loses £20k to ‘personal development’ scammers

A BELFAST man who threatened a council worker with a hammer has been sentenced after pleading guilty to assault. Thomas Trevor Gordon, of Ina Street, Belfast was sentenced on August 29, having previously pleaded guilty to common assault of a council officer in an incident on April 3, 2025. He was found guilty of possession of an offensive weapon with intent to commit an … [Read more...] about Man sentenced for assault and threatening council worker with hammer

MOST people in Ireland are committed to the nation’s European Union (EU) membership, a new survey has revealed. Findings of the European Parliament’s latest Eurobarometer survey, for spring 2025, show 91 per cent of Irish citizens believe the nation benefits from being part of the EU. Thomas Byrne, Ireland’s Minister of State for European Affairs and Defence, has welcomed the … [Read more...] about Survey shows Irish people remain committed to EU membership

CANNABIS worth an estimated £1m was seized when a large factory was discovered in a Co. Antrim industrial estate. PSNI officers found a “substantial amount” of cannabis plants at the site when they searched the premises earlier this week. “At approximately 11.20am on Tuesday, September 2 officers conducted a search of a unit within an industrial estate in the Steeple Road … [Read more...] about Cannabis worth £1m found in ‘highly sophisticated’ factory at industrial estate