“A Scottish National Party MP has been accused of “scaremongering” ahead of an Orange parade in Perth later this month.

“A delegation from the DUP has met with the parades commission to discuss the Tour of the North parade which will be taking place on Friday, June 18.

“A 300-YEAR-OLD ceremonial mace given to Drogheda town by King William of Orange after the Battle of the Boyne, and which had been held together with what appeared to be a roofing nut, has been restored and goes on public display this week.

“The Dromore Hills Legananny Accordion held a successful band procession last Thursday night in south Down.

“PETER Robinson and Martin McGuinness have defended a controversial law which restricts public assemblies.

“A FIRST-HAND account of the Battle of Boyne – penned by one of the soldiers who took part in the fighting – is set to be at the centre of a global bidding war in London this afternoon.

“The Orange Order cannot be airbrushed out of the history of Northern Ireland, Nelson McCausland has claimed.

“THE Orange Order last night defended a decision by two of its lodges to apply to parade past a flashpoint location in Belfast later this month.

“THE granting of the charter and formation of Dunmurry Baker Club, Apprentice Boys of Derry, was held in Dunmurry Orange Hall on November 24, 1936.