Stories By Richard Burden
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Lurgan
/ 2 months agoSearch to find artist to craft Great Famine Memorial for Lurgan begins seven years after debate
The first real steps towards erecting a monument to those who died in the Great Famine in Lurgan are finally being...
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Markethill
/ 2 months agoMarkethilll woman voices ‘serious accident’ fears after wrecking wheel on back-to-back potholes
A young Markethill woman has warned someone will be seriously injured on the pothole-plagued Newtownhamilton Road unless urgent action is taken....
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoNew Northway link road mooted as major housing and industry plans to be unveiled for Portadown
A huge multi-million pound mixed use development – covering industrial and residential – is being planned for the Mahon Road area...
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Lurgan
/ 2 months agoNo winter gritting on cards for rural road despite school bus skidding off and putting lives at risk
There are no plans to add the Bannfoot Road to winter gritting schedules – despite a double decker bus carrying school...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoGoing postal: Three weeks without mail as Killylea woman blasts local delivery ‘shambles’
A Killylea woman has branded the local postal service a “shambles” after going three weeks without mail. The woman, who did...
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Armagh
/ 2 months ago£1.8m Orchard Leisure upgrade could start in autumn – but no decision if venue will close during works
A £1.8m upgrade of the Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh is expected to get underway in the autumn at the earliest....
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Lurgan
/ 2 months ago‘Par-ful’ boost for village as £1.5m golf club extension and restaurant plans to create 15 jobs
A village golf club is in line for a ‘par-ful’ boost with plans for a £1.5 million extension which will deliver...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoSeagoe Primary chalks up approval for ‘much-needed’ new classrooms and sensory provision
Plans to provide “much-needed” additional classroom space at Seagoe Primary School have been given the go-ahead. An application for proposals for...
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Northern Ireland
/ 2 months agoRaft of school closures expected as Minister sharpens axe for unprecedented cuts
A raft of schools are expected to be recommended for closure under plans to bridge a funding crisis within education in...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoRequest to host big top does belly flop as Kernan circus bid rejected on multiple grounds
A request to stage a circus at Kernan in Portadown for a week in May has been turned down amid fears...
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Armagh
/ 2 months ago‘Our son’s fight for a future’: Family’s drive to help baby boy plagued with multiple medical challenges since birth
A young County Armagh couple have launched a fundraising drive to help give their son – who has already undergone 13...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoCouncil juggle decision to close Portadown pitches for week as request to host circus received
Football pitches at Kernan in Portadown could be closed for a week in May if ABC Council agrees to a request...
