Stories By Richard Burden
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Banbridge
/ 1 week agoMatalan fans rejoice as homes and fashion retail giant plans ‘flagship’ Banbridge store
Home interiors and fashion retail giant Matalan is planning to open a new flagship store at Banbridge. At close to 45,000...
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Portadown
/ 1 week ago‘We’re here for the long term’: Wright family all set to ‘break ground’ on £2m EuroSpar extension and five new shops
Spanning four generations, one hard-working family is now looking further into the future – with an investment of up to £2m...
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Markethill
/ 1 week agoMinister visit to ‘scope out possibilities’ for footbridge over busy Gosford Road at Markethill
Hopes for a new pedestrian footbridge on the main Newry to Armagh road at Gosford have been raised on site with...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoHuge £50m ‘ballpark’ figure for new Planetarium and Observatory plans with hint library could move there too
A new Armagh Planetarium and Observatory could cost in the region of £50 million to deliver – one of the biggest...
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks agoLauren plans motorbike ‘lap of the lough’ fundraiser for teams who saved her life after horrific accident
A County Tyrone woman who suffered horrific injuries in a motorcycle accident almost two years ago is now organising a very...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoFrom Tandragee to Coleraine: Football fan Simon in charity walk to all 12 NIFL Premiership stadiums
A County Armagh football fan is currently walking to all of Northern Ireland’s Premiership League stadiums – with fundraising for two...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoLetter of the law: Irish street sign vote put back on legal advice after email ‘typo’
A decision to approve dual Irish and English language street signs at a Portadown housing estate has been deferred after it...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoBrazen thief steals two charity boxes from Portadown fast food outlet as owner offers reward
The owner of a Portadown fast food outlet has offered a reward for information to find the brazen thief who stole...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks ago‘A very special man in our community’: Tributes follow passing of former Armagh GP Dr Garry O’Reilly
Tributes have been paid following the passing of a former Armagh GP whose family have provided – and continue to provide...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoGlobal stage beckons after Portadown schoolgirl Zara (10) takes Junior Miss Diamond Ireland crown
A County Armagh schoolgirl is living her dream as she prepares to represent Ireland at the Global Icon pageant in the...
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Lurgan
/ 2 weeks ago‘Hotel-like’ nine-bedroom HMO aimed at ‘young, professional types’ approved for Lurgan street
A nine-bedroom HMO – described as one of the largest in the ABC borough and located in a “predominantly residential” area...
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks ago‘Lean on us’: All invited as life-saving Just A Chat charity to open new Craigavon community hub tomorrow
Saturday will be a red letter day for the people of Craigavon and beyond with the official opening of a new...