Stories By Richard Burden
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Armagh
/ 3 months ago‘Very disappointing’: Administrator saddened by sickening scenes of dumping in Armagh cemetery
Parishioners have been left sickened and disgusted after bags of rubbish were callously dumped in the grounds of St Patrick’s Cemetery...
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Keady
/ 3 months agoTributes to Keady bus driver John McSorley who passed away after ‘heroic’ actions in school bus crash
Tributes have been paid to Keady man John McSorley, the bus driver who has been hailed a hero after his actions...
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Dungannon
/ 3 months agoOwner predicts ‘100 jobs’ for Dungannon as work starts on site for new supermarket and filling station
Work has started on a major mixed-use development – including a new supermarket and petrol filling station – which the owner...
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Portadown
/ 3 months agoFeasibility studies to explore ways to drain rain from train lines and keep local Enterprise service on track
Feasibility studies are being carried out to investigate how best to prevent flooding hampering the Newry to Belfast train service. Several...
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Banbridge
/ 3 months agoBanbridge: Two-vehicle collision leads to council closing nearby recycling centre
Emergency services are currently at the scene of a collision on the Scarva Road in Banbridge. Police say they received a...
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Banbridge
/ 3 months agoScheme to close up junctions on notorious A1 ‘kept viable’ but remains ‘on hold’ pending A5 High Court appeal
The second phase of a multi-million pound scene to close up all gaps along the notorious A1 carriageway is to be...
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News
/ 3 months ago‘Please don’t shatter our hopes and dreams’: Closure step closer for Caledon school despite multiple objections
A formal proposal to close St Joseph’s Primary School in Caledon has now been made, despite objectors imploring: ‘Please do not...
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Armagh
/ 3 months ago‘It’s been a long road’: Building work on Vibe Church community hub on Scotch Street ‘to start this year’
Work on a new community hub on the site of the former Calverts Tavern and Spiders Niteclub on Scotch Street in...
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Newry
/ 3 months agoSolar-powered CCTV tech could be used to target illegal dumping in south Armagh hotspots
Solar-powered CCTV cameras could be employed in south Armagh in a bid to catch those responsible for an increase in illegal...
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Newry
/ 3 months agoMulti-storey car park was ‘considered’ for Daisy Hill – but idea flatlined due to critical cost
The idea of building a multi-storey car park at Daisy Hill Hospital has been “considered” – but the train of thought...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoBooze blamed for over 105,000 crimes in past five years as MLA flags ‘drain on public finances’
Booze has been blamed for being behind 105,000 crimes committed in Northern Ireland over the past five years – a “devastating”...
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Armagh
/ 3 months agoTwo-day closure for Orchard Leisure Centre as ‘essential maintenance works’ planned
The Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh will be closed next weekend for essential maintenance works. The centre, at Folly Lane, will...
