Portadown now boasts 38 HMOs – 14 in the same street – with council ‘effectively powerless’ to limit numbers

Councillors are “effectively powerless” to control the increasing number of HMOs popping up across the borough, with no fewer than 38...

Dromore martial arts prodigy celebrates two new world titles in Germany

A young Dromore boy is making waves on the world stage after claiming two more world titles at the WKU World...

Bessbrook woman who crashed on A1 before being picked up from scene had been drinking

A Bessbrook woman has been handed a three-year driving ban after crashing her car on the A1 while over the legal...

‘We don’t have the staff’: DfI’s Southern Division vacancies adding significant pressures

The Department for Infrastructure’s (DfI) Southern Division are currently operating at a 27% vacancy rate for staff… which is undoubtedly exacerbating...

Historic home of famous and celebrated polar explorer goes on market

The historic family home of a famous Northern Ireland-born explorer has gone on the market. The Co Down town of Banbridge...

Around 200 collision blackspots in borough – but only one or two a year can be made safer!

There are around 200 identified traffic-collision blackspots in the Southern Division alone, however financial constraints mean only one or two per...

‘History being rewritten’: Heated debate in ABC chamber over motion on ‘innocent’ victims

ABC councillors endured a tense chamber sitting where a DUP motion was passed with an amendment to address the wording of...

Established brand sets sight on opening new shop in Scarva to meet villagers’ day-to-day needs

The award-winning village of Scarva is in line for a new retail store – more than a decade after the previous...

‘Crisis point’: More than 4,000 people waiting for social housing across ABC Borough

More than 4,000 people are currently waiting for social housing across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough – with over two-thirds...

Family behind renowned Loughbrickland restaurant hand over reins after 40 years

The owners of one of the borough’s most popular restaurants have bade their valued customers a fond farewell as they head...

‘Stop and show some respect’: Undertaker in plea to ‘impatient’ drivers who ‘push in’ on funeral cortèges

A Banbridge-based funeral director has appealed to motorists to show consideration to grieving families as they prepare to lay loved ones...

Gymnastics continues to RISE at Dromore Community Centre

Dromore Community Centre has been awarded the Official Delivery Partner Venue of the Year award at the recent British Gymnastics Northern...