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

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

VISITORS to Dromore could be forgiven for thinking the town has gone to the dogs, if the car park next to the Gospel Hall at Cross Lane is anything to go by.

BIG names in local business will be out in force this Thursday for a night of celebrating all that is good in the world of business across the district.

PEOPLE living in the Banbridge District are being offered an exciting opportunity to get involved in a groundbreaking healthy living initiative called ‘Give it a Go!’.

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.

AN urban design lecturer has hailed Dromore as a place with a rich heritage and enormous potential.

ONE of the key architects of the successful campaign to save Skeagh House has joined the police station debate by suggesting effective local policing may not, in fact, depend on the Dromore, base staying open at all costs.

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

DROMORE’S thriving Friends of the Cancer Centre support group is forging ahead with fresh fundraising plans, having last year raised an amazing £13,334 for vital services.

A MUSICAL chairs feel to the launch of consultation on the proposed closure of Dromore Police Station has struck a sour note locally and raised fears of a poor turnout by a confused public.

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.

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.

DROMORE’S Thornhill Community Association this week stressed that a recent assault in the estate was in no way typical of an area that had made great strides and led the way in strengthening relationships with police.

DROMORE residents will soon have the chance, at two face-to-face meetings with the PSNI later this month, to hammer home their opposition to the planned closure of the town’s police station.

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.

THERE has been yet another change to the date and venue for the first public consultation meeting to discuss the proposed closure of Dromore Police Station.

THE District’s reputation as an animal cruelty hot-spot came to the fore once again last week when a dog with severe facial injuries was rescued following raids in the Gilford and Lawrencetown areas.

HOMEOWNERS face another rise in household rates after Banbridge District Council agreed on a 2.9 per cent increase for the next year.

AN elderly woman was hit on the head after two males prised open the door of her home in Forthill Green.