Co Armagh teen Jack wows judges by creating ‘healthy’ app to get gamers walking

A Portadown teenager has been awarded second place in a prestigious coding competition run in association with Queen’s University, Belfast. Jack...

Penalty points for ‘low impact, low-speed urban crash’

A Portadown man has been handed three penalty points for what a judge described as a “low impact, low-speed urban crash”....

Man with penis exposed during band parade told police: ‘I did not do anything wrong’

A man who was caught short at a band parade has been handed a suspended prison sentence. Ronan McFarland, Ballynahaye Road,...

Man accused of having sex with 13-year-old girl says he is in love with her

A man accused of having sex with a 13-year-old girl he met through Facebook claimed to be in love with her....

Woman who lent brother-in-law her car ‘totally unaware’ insurance was not in order

A Portadown woman who let her brother-in-law borrow her car “was totally unaware” the vehicle was uninsured. That was stated by...

Woman told she cannot continue to use drugs and work with vulnerable people

A Portadown woman has been told that she cannot continue to use drugs and work with vulnerable people. Alexandra Moore, 19,...

Condemnation as car burned out in Portadown town centre

Condemnation has followed the burning of a car in the centre of Portadown. The incident happened during the early hours of...

Year long driving ban for man who drove over three times legal alcohol limit

A Portadown man has been banned from the roads for a year after being caught driving whilst over three times the...

Defendant accused of cupping woman’s breasts in bar told ‘tears don’t work’ by judge

A Romanian man who allegedly “cupped” a woman’s waist and breasts at a Portadown bar has appeared before Magistrates. Sergiu Ciprian...

Man threatened family with nine-inch knife and warned he would not see 30th birthday

A Portadown man who threatened to harm himself and his family with a nine-inch bread knife has been warned by a...

Man involved in collision after celebrating wife’s birthday over three times drink drive limit

A Portadown man who was out celebrating his wife’s birthday and was involved in a car crash was found to be...

Man’s relationship with child was ‘relatively new’, court hears

A man charged with involving himself in sexual activity with a child has been denied bail at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Friday...