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Friday 30 October 2026 A man has sadly died following a collision involving a lorry on the Falls Road in west Belfast in the early hours of Friday. Police received a report shortly after 1am of a collision involving a male pedestrian and a lorry. The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The Falls Road was closed while officers examined the scene but has since reopened. Investigation and appeal for footage Detective Inspector Stewart, from the PSNI’s Collision Investigation U

A busy A29 through Cookstown Tuesday 27 October 2026 Plans for a £100.1 million bypass around Cookstown have taken a significant step forward, with the Outline Business Case for the long-awaited road scheme receiving formal approval. The proposed A29 Cookstown Bypass would provide approximately 4km of new carriageway, helping to divert traffic away from the town centre, reduce congestion and improve journey times along one of County Tyrone’s key transport routes. The Outline

Monday 26 October 2026 Mid and East Antrim councillors have been given details of millions of pounds spent on road improvements across the borough during the last financial year, alongside plans for further resurfacing, maintenance and street lighting upgrades in 2026/27. Presenting the Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) annual roads report to the council’s Neighbourhoods and Communities Committee at The Braid in Ballymena last week, Alan Keys, Divisional Roads Manager for

Monday 26 October 2026 A man aged in his 80s has died in hospital more than three weeks after a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A1 near Newry. The man was driving a grey Citroën C3 involved in a collision with a red Renault Clio at the junction of Derrycraw Road on Thursday 1 October. Police confirmed that he died in hospital on Saturday 24 October. Three people were taken to hospital following the collision, which was reported to police at approximately 11.30am. Po

Belfast City Centre Monday 26 October 2026 Plans for a major overhaul of transport across Belfast and its surrounding metropolitan area have been unveiled, including a city centre-wide 20mph speed limit, new Glider routes, expanded cycling infrastructure and measures to reduce through-traffic. The proposals form part of the draft Eastern Transport Plan (ETP) 2035, which has been opened for public consultation by Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins. They could change how resid

Monday 26 October 2026 Northern Ireland is facing another spell of potentially disruptive weather, with the Met Office issuing two yellow wind warnings covering Monday evening and much of Tuesday, just days after Storm Boelo brought strong winds across the region. Gusts of up to 65mph are forecast along exposed coasts and over high ground during the first warning, with heavy rain also expected at times. County Antrim is included in both warnings, meaning Ballymena and surroun

Sunday 25 October 2026 Motorists are being warned of road closures across Northern Ireland after Storm Boelo brought down trees, blocking major routes and disrupting journeys to Belfast International Airport. Police have highlighted two particularly significant closures, including the Ballyrobin Road near the airport and the Glenshane Road, where fallen trees have made sections impassable. Drivers are being urged to exercise caution, allow additional travelling time and avoid

Saturday 24 October 2026 Northern Ireland is bracing for potentially damaging winds from Storm Boelo this weekend, with gusts reaching 80mph in exposed coastal areas, as the Met Office issues a further weather warning for Tuesday. An amber wind warning covering County Antrim and County Londonderry will be in force from 9pm on Saturday until 10am on Sunday, with widespread disruption possible as the strongest winds sweep across the region overnight. The latest forecast indicat

Saturday 24 October 2026 A woman in her sixties has died following a road traffic collision involving a car in Aghagallon, County Antrim, on Friday afternoon (23 October). The collision, involving a female pedestrian and a white Audi Q3, occurred on the Lurgan Road and was reported to police at approximately 2.50pm. Police officers and colleagues from the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service attended the scene, but the woman died at the scene. A 34-year-old man, who was driving

An Amber weather warning has been issued for parts of Northern Ireland as Storm Boelo approaches, with winds potentially reaching 80mph in exposed coastal areas and an increased risk of disruption over the weekend. The Met Office has escalated its warning for parts of Counties Antrim and Londonderry, while a separate Yellow wind warning has been extended to cover all six counties from Saturday morning. The latest forecasts indicate that strong winds will arrive earlier than p

Car seized by police in the Ballymena area Thursday 22 October 2026 Police carrying out proactive vehicle checkpoints across Ballymena have seized an uninsured vehicle and detected further driving offences during two nights of road safety operations. Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s (PSNI) Ballymena D Section conducted checks at multiple locations on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 October, targeting motorists driving without valid insurance or licences and

Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins is pictured at Dromintee Primary School with Ailish McNaughton and pupils from the School Council. Thursday 22 October 2026 Two primary schools in the Ballymena area are among 34 schools across Northern Ireland set to benefit from new part-time 20mph speed limits aimed at protecting children travelling to and from school. Knockahollet Primary School, on Knockahollet Road near Dunloy, and St John Bosco Primary School, on Culbane Road in the

Northern Ireland is bracing for a weekend of severe weather after the Met Office named Storm Boelo, with winds potentially reaching 75mph in exposed areas and disruption possible across all six counties. A Yellow weather warning for wind has been issued for the entire region, taking effect at 6pm on Saturday 24 October and remaining in place until 3pm on Sunday 25 October. The clocks go back one hour overnight, meaning the warning begins in British Summer Time (BST) and ends

Wednesday 21 October 2026 Plans for a new petrol filling station and retail outlet on Ballycraigy Road in Antrim have been unanimously approved by councillors, with a condition requiring a zebra crossing following concerns over pedestrian safety. Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s Planning Committee granted reserved matters approval at its meeting in Mossley Mill on Monday evening (19 October). The development, proposed by Solo Direct Ltd, will include a petrol filling

23-year-old Dylan McCann who sadly died following a road traffic collision in Co Armagh Tuesday 20 October 2026 A 23-year-old man who died following a four-vehicle road traffic collision in Newry on Monday morning has been named by police as Dylan McCann from the Cookstown area. The collision occurred at approximately 6.30am on Monday 19 October, at the junction of Armagh Road and Church Road. Two other people remain in hospital receiving treatment for serious injuries follow

Monday 19 October 2026 A man in his 20s has died and two other people have been seriously injured following a four-vehicle road traffic collision in Newry on Monday morning (19 October). The collision happened at approximately 6.30am on the Armagh Road, at its junction with Church Road, and involved a lorry, a van and two cars. Police confirmed that the driver of a blue BMW was pronounced dead at the scene despite medical treatment being provided. Two people taken to hospital

DUP North Antrim MLA Paul Frew Saturday 17 October 2026 Residents of a housing development in Broughshane have seen road surfacing work completed following complaints about the condition of roads and footpaths in their neighbourhood. North Antrim DUP MLA Paul Frew said the work at Knowehead Close followed his intervention with the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Roads and NI Water after residents raised concerns about delays in completing the surfaces. The MLA welcomed th

Thursday 15 October 2026 A heavy goods vehicle has been seized by police in the Ballymena area after officers discovered it was displaying cloned registration plates and being driven by a company director whose HGV licence had been revoked on medical grounds. The roadside stop also uncovered a series of other issues, including no vehicle insurance, no valid operator’s licence and a goods vehicle certificate that had expired nearly three years earlier. Cloned registration plat

Leyland Road roundabout in Ballycastle Wednesday 14 October 2026 Motorists travelling through Ballycastle are being advised to plan ahead as a £238,000 road resurfacing scheme gets under way next week, bringing daytime closures and diversions around Leyland Road Roundabout. The Department for Infrastructure has confirmed that work will begin on Monday 19 October, with road closures operating daily from 9am to 4.45pm until Thursday 29 October. The scheme will cover approximate

21-year-old Josh McKnight, who sadly died following a road traffic collision near Bannridge Saturday 10 October 2026 Police have named the young man who died following a road traffic collision near Banbridge on Friday morning as 21-year-old Josh McKnight from the Loughbrickland area. Josh died at the scene of a single-vehicle collision involving a Polaris Ranger on Old Mill Road on Friday 9 October. The collision was reported to police shortly after 5.50am, with officers and