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The Mount Royal Cougars, dubbed the Cinderella team of the U Sports 2023 women’s hockey championship, are the new golden gals. Emma Bergesen scored at 11:10 of overtime on Sunday as the Cougars defeated the Concordia Stingers 4-3 in a dramatic finish to a superb game. The Stingers led 3-2 …

Royal Mail sorting office in Newry A Royal Mail whistle-blower has alleged “a second class service is being provided for first class postage” saying “staff overtime work is being banned”. The angered Newry worker raised their concerns as they say bags of mail are being brought back to the office …

A Milltown woman has said she is disappointed that a traditional red postbox will no longer be in use in the area. The postbox, which was located in a stone pillar, has not been operational since the pillar was accidentally hit and damaged by a lorry in February. The woman, …

The TUV has accused Royal Mail of an “orchestrated attempt to disrupt” its election campaign in Newry and Armagh amid claims that party literature has not been delivered to a large number of homes. The accusation has  been levelled by TUV leader Jim Allister and his party’s candidate for the …

Royal Mail is adding special barcodes to stamps, making it possible for people to watch videos, messages and other information, The Guardian reported. The move from Tuesday follows a successful trial, with the aim of connecting a letter with the digital world. Customers can scan the barcodes in the Royal …

Essential services – including carers and postal deliveries – have been unable to ‘access all areas’ in the borough during recent wintry weather conditions because of a failure to keep grit boxes topped up. And those with authority have been accused by one local councillor of allowing this “shambolic situation” …

It was a grim day for the UK retail sector as beleaguered department store chain Debenhams was set to be liquidated following failed rescue talks with JD Sports, just hours after Philip Green’s Arcadia retail group went into administration. Debenhams said on Tuesday that it will continue to trade through …

Deta Hedman will celebrate her 61st birthday before making her PDC World Championship debut Deta Hedman is a darting pioneer – instrumental in putting women’s darts on the map. Later this year, Hedman will become the second oldest debutant in PDC World Championship history and you’d struggle to find anyone …

An injured dog treated by an Armagh vet last year Concerns have been raised over the number of dog attacks that happen each year in the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough. An average of 165 incidents involving dogs take place each year, which has caused “significant concern” for one local …

Analysts at Berenberg upgraded their rating on hotel operator Whitbread from ‘hold’ to ‘buy’ on Friday, stating the current price of the stock left the group undervalued given its real estate portfolio. Berenberg said that following Whitbread’s recent weakness, it believes that the risk-reward balance on the company had shifted …