Stories By Kellie Bird
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News
/ 2 months agoDfI place ‘hold’ on planning approval notice for controversial changes to Tandragee landfill site
The Department for Infrastructure (DfI) has stepped in to place a “hold” on planning approval granted to a controversial landfill site...
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Newry
/ 2 months agoNewry mourns passing of ‘adopted son’, founder of Matt D’Arcy Whiskey Michael McKeown
Tributes have been paid to Newry’s adopted son and passionate local historian and businessman, Michael McKeown. Perhaps best known as the...
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South Armagh
/ 2 months ago‘Ad-hoc inspection’ of south Armagh road to be carried out to check for subsidence
A road in south Armagh is to be checked on an “ad-hoc” basis to determine the “appropriate course of action” in...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoDungannon businessman takes ‘scrap’ mini across Ireland in memory of mum
A Dungannon businessman is taking a 2004 Mini Cooper on a three-day road trip around Ireland in memory of his mum...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoWho will take up reins on former Armagh saddler’s store?
A former saddler’s store which has laid empty on Armagh’s highstreet since its closure more than 20 years ago is now...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoUnderground, overground wombling free, the Wombles of Armagh we want to thank thee!
Most are but only stirring awake in the dusk of an Armagh city morning, when a special few are already up...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoPunk rockers, placards and pints: Armagh’s ‘Honest Berny’ spills the tea on life at Rafferty’s Bar
Every pub has its stories. They tend to be steeped in history, folklore and tradition. Especially in the Orchard county where...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoPrincipal of Royal School Dungannon says redundancy situation ‘is not of our making’
The Principal of the Royal School Dungannon has issued a statement in response to recent news of redundancies among non-teaching staff,...
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News
/ 2 months agoPlans for three cafés near Portadown Starbucks could be replaced by single drive-thru
Plans have been lodged for the development of a drive-thru restaurant beside Starbucks in Portadown… making it the elevnth drive-thru in...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoGirl goal-getters wanted! Benburb-based football team on hunt for fresh talent
The football season has officially kicked off and one rapidly growing Co Tyrone club are seeking a new cohort of young...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months ago‘Tea and sympathy is not enough’: Shock as Dungannon grammar move towards redundancies
A Co Tyrone grammar school are expecting to lay-off six members of staff under a redundacy scheme amid what is understood...
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Keady
/ 2 months agoDerrynoose cycling sensation refuses to have Elite Gravel Championship dreams dashed
Derrynoose cycling sensation, Gabrielle Fox, has recently felt the harsh reality of the old adage, “success breeds its own problems”. The...
