ABC Council – Armagh I

3 days ago

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...

3 days ago

On target: ‘Fantastic’ efforts to tackle bowling green complaints despite serious staff shortages

High praise has been heaped on staff who have been working hard to address concerns over the state of local bowling...

4 days ago

Co Armagh hotel refused permission to retain entertainment balcony after complaints by residents

A Co Armagh hotel has been refused permission to retain a 'first floor balcony entertainment area’ - used as a smoking...

1 week ago

Frustration in ABC chamber as blocked gullies issue raised for yet another year

Blocked drains and flooded streets have once again sparked frustration at council level – with Alderman Mark Baxter hitting out at...

1 week ago

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...

2 weeks ago

‘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...

2 weeks ago

Councillors left in the dark over lighting upgrades for popular Tandragee walkway

Cusher Councillors are collectively challenging the Department for Infrastructure’s refusal to adopt a well-used but poorly lit stretch of Tandragee footpath…...