Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Banbridge
/ 18 minutes agoPlans lodged for major new farm shop, café and bar complex
A major new farm shop, café and bar complex – complete with fire pit, covered outdoor seating and space for more...
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Dungannon
/ 22 hours ago‘Wild West’ cattle cull: Calls for overhaul after 50 cows shot dead in fields in full view of public
Around 50 cattle were shot dead in fields outside Clogher in a two‑day cull likened to a “Wild West scene”, sparking...
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Armagh
/ 4 days agoResident’s ‘heartache’ as retrospective planning for Armagh campsite being strongly opposed
A planning application for an extension to an existing campsite in Armagh is being strongly opposed by nearby residents who are...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoPlans for major new free-range egg enterprise housing almost 40,000 hens in Armagh
Plans for a major new free-range egg enterprise housing almost 40,000 hens on farmland outside Armagh are out for consultation –...
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Dungannon
/ 2 weeks ago‘Sheep rotting in rivers feeding Lough Neagh’: Councillor demands urgent carcass clean‑up
Dead sheep are being left to rot in rivers flowing into Lough Neagh – which supplies local drinking water – prompting...
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Dungannon
/ 2 weeks ago‘Most ridiculous thing I have ever seen’: Dungannon neighbour’s concern over ‘unsafe’ boundary wall
A retrospective planning bid for a raised patio at a Dungannon home has been put on ice after Mid Ulster councillors...
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Banbridge
/ 3 weeks agoPlans for controversial Rathfriland bedsits withdrawn after 52 objections
A planning application for the change of use of an existing retail unit and garage/store into two bedsits at Caddells Lane,...
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Portadown
/ 4 weeks agoIrish-English street signs in Portadown backed by planning committee despite Orange Order objections
A majority of ABC Planning & Regulatory Services committee members have approved a request for the provision of English-Irish street signage...
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Armagh
/ 4 weeks agoNew mobile unit for Irish-medium and SEN pupils at Armagh primary school
Permission has been granted for the erection of a new modular unit at Christian Brothers’ PS, Keady Road, Armagh, to include...
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Newry
/ 4 weeks agoHairdressing salon in Poyntzpass to be converted into pilates studio
A ground-floor hairdressing salon at 16-18 Church Street, Poyntzpass, is to be turned into a Pilates studio. The planning application was...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoNearly a month lost – per employee – as ABC Council staff absenteeism sparks service strain fears
Almost a full working month – per employee – was lost to staff absenteeism in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoCouncillor one of ‘Ladies with Letters’ as ABC Council slams cervical screening inquiry snub
A Portadown councillor – and mother of three children – revealed during a heated ABC Council meeting that she was herself...
