Stories By Richard Burden
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Dungannon
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 4 weeks 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
/ 1 month 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...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoSkydive first for Patrick as he takes leap of faith to help turn Armagh green for St Patrick’s Day
An Armagh man is preparing to take a leap into the great unknown – and will, literally, be walking on air!...
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Tandragee
/ 1 month ago‘Gareth is with the Lord’: Father’s heartbreak as missing Tandragee man ‘found dead’
The family of a Tandragee man who had been missing since the weekend have confirmed the worst possible outcome this evening...
