New schools for Lurgan, Portadown and Poyntzpass!

THREE major school building projects in County Armagh look set to proceed after a £220m investment announced today by Education Minister...

Meetings due on Middletown needs

A SERIES of meetings will take place this week in a bid to address the need for traffic calming measures and...

Snowballing ‘putting lives at risk’!

SDLP Councillor Thomas O’Hanlon has condemned those responsible for snowball attacks in Keady which, he says, put motorists’ lives in jeopardy....

Charges follow foiled armed robbery

  DETECTIVES in Lurgan have charged two men – aged 29 and 36 – with robbery, assault on police and resisting police. The 29-year-old...

Minister targets rural telecommunications coverage

by SEAN-PAUL DORAN THE Minister of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is pledging to improve telecommunications services in rural areas across Northern Ireland....

£400,000 roadworks to begin

Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy has announced £400,000 of major resurfacing on Mullabrack and Newtownhamilton Roads in Armagh. Mr Kennedy said:...

Householders urged to ‘Lighten Up’

E District’s Crime Prevention Officers are advising householders to ‘Lighten Up’. Crime Prevention Officer for Armagh and Newry, Paula Crowe, launched the Lighten Up anti-burglary...

Police warn of theft in local area

POLICE in the district are reminding home owners to take steps to prevent the theft of copper and other metals from their homes,...

Fatal crash victim named

THE man who died as the result of a one-vehicle crash at Girvans Bridge has been named this afternoon as 32-year-old Jonathan O’Reilly, who...

Appeal after hit and run

POLICE in Armagh are appealing for information following a hit and run incident at Poyntzpass. Sometime between 8.30pm last night (Saturday)...

Five convicted of benefit fraud

FIVE people have been convicted at Craigavon Magistrate’s Court for claiming benefits to which they were not entitled. Marty Goddard (42), of Thomas Street, Portadown, claimed...

Screwdriver used in pedestrian robbery bid

A MAN was threatened with a screwdriver and assaulted by two men who demanded money in Armagh. The incident happened at...