Castlewellan

Flooding scenes in Downpatrick as businesses damaged. Picture By: Arthur Allison: PacemakerPress.

Saturday Update: The full list of roads currently closed following flooding

There have been "apocalyptic scenes" in Downpatrick, County Down, as flooding continues to cause disruption, an assembly member has said. Picture By: Arthur Allison: PacemakerPress.

Afternoon Update: The list of roads closed in NI on Friday November 3

Flooding on Sugar Island in Newry Town, Co Down. Flooding was reported in parts of Northern Ireland, with police cautioning people against travelling due to an amber rain warning. The Met Office warning for Northern Ireland is the second highest level and covers Counties Antrim, Down and Armagh. Picture date: Tuesday October 31, 2023. PA Photo. See PA story WEATHER Rain. Photo credit should read: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

LATEST Traffic & Travel: Here is a full list of road closures on November 2

Parts of Newry in County Down are under water after the city's canal burst its banks on Monday

Tuesday Update: Full list of the roads currently closed in Northern Ireland

Bernard Sloan of Whitewater Brewery in Castlewellan has produced a portfolio of award-winning beers and collaborated with Hinch Distillery on innovative whiskeys and stouts

Top NI brewery and whiskey distillery toast success through innovation

TS Food’s David Steele, operations director, Ann & Tony Steele, founders and Joanne Molloy, managing director celebrate the company turning 45 this year. Established in 1978, TS Foods is one of NI’s leading frozen and chilled food producers, employing over one hundred people in the Castlewellan area

NI firm TS Foods celebrates 45 years in business having started in 1978

Peter Óg Morgan, 15, is competing in the World Sheepdog Trials this week in Dromore, Co Down
Photo: Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Peter hopes to clinch crown in World Sheepdog Trials

Laura Thompson from Henderson Group with Niamh Clarke (left) and her daughter Dotty to launch the 2023 Community Coffee Morning with Eurospar and Vivoxtra for Cancer Fund for Children.

Why Niamh is backing Cancer Fund for Children's community coffee mornings

Arianna Bell, from Comber, won the sheep young handlers' class at Castlewellan Show 2023

Former UFU president highlights importance of agriculture at Castlewellan Show

John O'Neill, managing director at Cooptical Group, has launched Northern Ireland’s first independent optical cooperative for opticians throughout NI, the Republic of Ireland and Great Britain

NI’s first optical cooperative sees success

The hoarding in Castlewellan

Hoarding in Castlewellan ‘an effort to lay claim to town by pro-united Ireland e...

Peter Hannan of Hannan Meats in Moira has 11 products including new sausage rolls and meat pies at Blas this year

Irish National Food Awards honours NI firms

Bann Road closed after collision

NI road closed after single vehicle collision

Image of child seen wandering on Castlewellan

Girl last seen walking through NI town at 5am 'located safe and well'

Marc Quinn died in an early morning crash on the Newcastle Road in Castlewellan

Co Down crash victim Marc Quinn ‘unassuming and polite young man’

Talented chef Paul Cunningham will be creating original foods during two-hour cruise on the picturesque Carlingford Lough

Chef Paul to cook up tasty foods for Carlingford cruisers
Celebrity chef Paul Cunningham is aiming to introduce more local people and visitors to the rich flavours of Carlingford Lough, including oysters regarded as among the world’s best, during a summer food cruise.

Lennon's Spar Castlewellan

'Loveliest soul' Sarah (39) latest reported NI Covid fatality

Those who must take a test will be contacted via post tomorrow.

More new outbreaks of Delta variant detected in Northern Ireland

Bernard Sloan, founder and managing director of Whitewater Brewery in Castlewellan

Silver times for Bernard as Whitewater marks 25th

Michael Crealey, Buying Manager at Tesco NI and Stephen McNeice, Account Manager at TS Foods

TS Foods secures a tasty Tesco listing worth £150k

New vegan friendly range of Whitewater hard seltzers

Whitewater Brewery launches vegan friendly hard seltzer range to drive exports

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: From the News Letter of January 1931

Saintfield Mart: Fat ewes sell to a record price of £163

South Down MP Chris Hazzard's advice centre in Castlewellan

IRA victim’s anger at Sinn Fein MP’s ‘disrespect’ for Parliament

South Down MP Chris Hazzard's advice centre in Castlewellan

Parliamentary watchdog’s questions for Sinn Fein over ‘offensive’ signage

New Marketing Executive, Jemma Dougherty with Fibrus Head of Recruitment, Gillian McCarter pictured in Ballynahinch where Fibrus full fibre broadband is now live

Fibrus continues its recruitment drive

A general view of Newcastle

Co Down shops close after staff test positive for coronavirus
Two shops in Co Down closed temporarily after members of staff tested positive for coronavirus.

Ellie Murphy, Rachel Roberts (8), Elaine Roberts, Rebecca Cully (10), Emma Moffett and Maureen Green at the Castlewellan Agricultural Show on Saturday. Picture: Diane Magill

1928: First successful Castlewellan Show

In a two mile long procession, bright with banners and bands, thousands of Ulsters Orangemen had walked over Dollys Brae near Castlewellan to commemorate the centenary of the opposed march which had been held there in 1849, reported the News Letter on this day in 1949

THROUGH THE ARCHIVES: Defiant words as Orangemen march on Dolly’s Brae to mark c...

Bernard Sloan of Whitewater Brewery in Castlewellan

Relief for top brewer Bernard as taps open again on European business

Police have appealed for witnesses

Man dies following motorcycle accident in Co Down

The fire service are currently dealing with a gorse fire

Road closed as emergency services battle gorse fire

A policeman pictured in Belfast city centre. Some PSNI officers have simply made up – and then enforced – their own law

Sam McBride: The police’s made-up Coronavirus law ought to unsettle anyone who u...

Joanne Molloy.

Gearing up for busiest time of yearwith new look for festive favourite

Fatal accident