Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Craigavon
/ 12 months agoCouncil’s legal bill for failed SRC campus at Craigavon Lakes cost ratepayers £1.3m
A botched planning application for a new Southern Regional College campus at Craigavon Lakes – and its subsequent legal battle –...
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Armagh
/ 12 months agoNew driving examiners to help tackle test backlog to be in place from later this month
New full-time driving examiners to help reduce the backlog for tests are to be allocated to centres – including Craigavon and...
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Keady
/ 12 months agoWell known pubs in Keady and Gilford go on the market
A long-established pub in Keady town centre has gone on the market. The Close – previously The Sportsman – which has...
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Portadown
/ 12 months agoCo Armagh care home set to double in size with plans for multi-million pound extension
A County Armagh care home looks set to double in size – and bring much-needed jobs – with plans for a...
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News
/ 12 months agoMinister committed to including deaths by suicide in domestic homicide reviews
A specialist consultant in domestic violence awareness has welcomed a commitment from the Minister for Justice, Naomi Long, to bring Northern...
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Armagh
/ 12 months agoCo Armagh mechanic says there are better ways to cut MOT waiting times…
We posed the question on Friday – should MOTs in NI be privatised”? To which 76% of our readers, who responded...
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Lurgan
/ 12 months agoUlster Bank to offer community pop-up in Lurgan for next 12 weeks
Ulster Bank will be providing a community pop-up facility in Lurgan Town Hall every Friday for the next 12 weeks. The...
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Richhill
/ 12 months agoThree people taken to hospital after car collides with digger in Richhill
Three people were taken to hospital after a car collided with a digger in Richhill this afternoon (Monday). Emergency services –...
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South Armagh
/ 12 months agoNew south Armagh glamping site would ‘bring employment and economic spin-off’ to area
A new glamping site is being planned at Mullaghbawn. Proposals have been submitted to Newry, Mourne and Down District Council for...
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Lurgan
/ 12 months agoFormer Lurgan First Trust Bank base back for sale again after ‘abortive negotiations’
Lurgan’s former First Trust Bank premises are back on the market after plans to bring it back into productive use fell...
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Killylea
/ 12 months agoPlans to demolish Orange Hall in Killylea for new state-of-the -art community sports hub
The Orange Hall at Main Street in Killylea could be demolished and rebuilt as a new state-of-the-art community sports hub, Armagh...
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Craigavon
/ 12 months agoProgress made as new bridge to span Bannfoot plan now at ‘detailed design stage’
Plans for a new bridge to span the Bannfoot area of the River Bann are to progress to detailed design stage....