Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoPlanners’ green light to convert historic 250-year-old Armagh property into apartments
ABC Planning officers have approved a planning application for the change of use of a listed four-storey dwelling at 52-54 Castle...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoHamiltonsbawn 5G mast to meet home workers’ needs
A planning application for a 20-metre-high telecommunications tower and cabinet, to replace a 15-metre one in the vicinity of 179 Marlacoo...
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Lurgan
/ 1 week agoFirst-ever Irish street signs outside Portadown in ABC Borough
For the first time ever in Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council, a request for bilingual English-Irish street signage...
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Gilford
/ 2 weeks agoGilford, Keady and Rathfriland ‘priority’ areas for Place Plan reviews
Gilford, Rathfriland and Keady have been identified by ABC Borough Council as priority localities for Place Plan reviews, to be followed...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoLeisure centre staff across ABC borough facing growing tide of abusive behaviour from customers
Leisure centre staff across the ABC borough are facing a growing tide of abusive and “unreasonable” behaviour from customers, councillors have...
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Dungannon
/ 2 weeks agoCaledon’s traditional red phone box set to be retained – but without the phone!
There is good news regarding the traditional red phone box on the Dyan Road, Caledon, as a Building Preservation Notice has...
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Dungannon
/ 3 weeks agoAmbitious Dungannon regeneration scheme sees former nightclub making way for apartments and shops
The former Fort Bar and Salt nightclub in Scotch Street, Dungannon, is going to be knocked down along with several adjacent...
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Banbridge
/ 3 weeks agoTables turned as former pool hall to be transformed into restaurant in Rathfriland
A gaming area and part of a pool hall above paint shop ‘Rustic Decor’, 3 Church Square, Rathfriland, is going to...
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Lurgan
/ 3 weeks agoClub bowled over as Waringstown Cricket get go-ahead for exciting new proposals
Waringstown Cricket Club has been the given the go-ahead for impressive new facilities. A new building will accommodate four indoor cricket...
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Lurgan
/ 3 weeks agoPlans to convert Lurgan off-sales into hot food takeaway shelved
ABC Planning officers have turned down a proposed change of use from an off-sales retail unit to a hot food takeaway,...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks agoSeventy-eight percent of Southern Trust losses in 2024/25 down to Clinical Negligence cases
A senior Southern HSC Trust officer has revealed that Clinical Negligence cases accounted for 78 per cent of overall losses in...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks agoFears over negative impact on neighbours sees Armagh development turned down
Planning permission has been refused for two dwellings with detached garages on lands adjacent to Knox’s Hill, Armagh, as ABC planning...
