Stories By Richard Burden
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Loughgall
/ 5 hours agoLearning curve: Teacher Stephanie tackles 38 miles for 38th birthday fundraiser doing laps of Loughgall lake
Birthdays come and birthdays go. But a Loughgall school teacher will always remember turning 38, after setting herself the challenge of...
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Armagh
/ 1 day ago‘Despicable’ thieves drain 95-year-old Armagh pensioner’s oil tank as daughter urges vigilance
Callous thieves stooped to a new low this week when they drained oil from the tank of a 95-year-old Armagh woman...
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Banbridge
/ 2 days agoCoroner finds police restraint did not contribute to Banbridge man’s death but flags procedural failings
A Banbridge man who suffered a stroke and passed away in hospital after earlier being arrested and placed in limb restraints...
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Newry
/ 2 days ago‘Temporary’ roof to save fire-damaged historic warehouse from total ruin ahead of £23m Newry redevelopment
An historic Newry building – damaged in a malicious fire last year – is to have a temporary roof put in...
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Armagh
/ 3 days agoCouncil supports scrapping plan application ads from local newspapers but says neighbour notification must remain
ABC Council is supporting an end to a legal requirement to advertise planning applications in local newspapers. But councillors – while...
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South Armagh
/ 4 days agoSupermarket relocation paves way for new coffee shop in Jonesborough
The relocation of a south Armagh village supermarket has paved the way for a new coffee shop on site. Newry, Mourne...
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Markethill
/ 5 days agoMarket-thrill! Swifts Youth sizzle in the sun to lift Barcelona Cup as first town team to compete in European competition
It still hardly seems real for the gifted young players of Markethill Swifts Youth. Hot on the heels of their Barcelona...
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Lurgan
/ 5 days agoWatch: Shocking moment two dogs attack pet in garden moments after grandson (4) was playing there
A Lurgan woman has recalled the terrifying moment when two dogs attacked her own dog in her front garden – just...
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Armagh
/ 5 days agoAir Ambulance tasked to scene after reports of man falling from roof in Armagh
Emergency services raced to the scene after a man fell from a roof in Armagh yesterday (Sunday). The alarm was raised...
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Armagh
/ 6 days ago‘Recovery will take time’: Local road resurfacing for year ahead to be finalised when ‘budgets are confirmed’
Resurfacing schemes across Newry and Armagh for the year ahead will be finalised and presented to local councils “in due course”...
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Newtownhamilton
/ 7 days ago‘Just like a family’: Mum Sandra who lost daughter Jeni at 18 says support of other bereaved parents ‘invaluable’
A County Armagh mother, whose world was shattered after the loss of her teenage daughter on her first night at university...
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Armagh
/ 7 days agoI’ll second that emulsion: £70,000 borough shopfront paint scheme passed – but some say it’s not enough
ABC Council has agreed to launch a new £70,000 shopfront paint scheme right across the borough. While there were no ‘emulsion-al’...
