All posts tagged "Upper Bann"

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  5 years ago

  Newly-elected MP Carla Lockhart thanks Upper Bann voters and vows to ‘repay their faith in me’

  Newly-elected Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has thanked the electorate of the constituency for coming out in their thousands and voting...

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  5 years ago

  Sinn Fein’s Mickey Brady holds Newry and Armagh while DUP’s Carla Lockhart takes Upper Bann

  Sinn Fein’s Mickey Brady has reclamed his seat as the MP for Newry and Armagh. He beat the DUP’s Willie Irwin...

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  5 years ago

  How the race is heating up in Co Armagh for one of the coldest General Elections in history

  The General Election campaign is in its final throes for the candidates, and with less than 48 hours to go until...

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  5 years ago

  SDLP selects Dolores Kelly in bid to oust sitting Upper Bann MP David Simpson

  With the countdown now on to a December election the SDLP has confirmed its candidate in Upper Bann. Veteran MLA Dolores...

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  5 years ago

  Policy to be reviewed on vehicle access to town centres during parades after Drumcree incident

  Policing at Drumcree is to be stepped up after a PSNI officer and civilian were struck by a vehicle during a...

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  5 years ago

  MLA to meet Housing Executive bosses over office closures plan branding it ‘a step too far’

  An Upper Bann MLA has described any attempt to close Housing Executive offices as a “step too far”. And the DUP’s...

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  5 years ago

  ‘Unfair allocation’ of nursery places forcing ‘distressed’ parents to consider not returning to work

  Fresh calls have gone out for a “fairer allocation”system for nursery school places after claims parents had once again been left...

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  6 years ago

  Shocking figures show suicide loss equal to ‘a life a week’ in Southern Area over past five years

  Fresh calls for action to stem the rising number of deaths by suicide have been sounded after the shocking and tragic...

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  6 years ago

  Universal Credit roll-out blamed for forcing families to turn to food banks for help

  The roll-out of Universal Credit has been blamed for a sharp spike in the number of local people forced to turn...

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  6 years ago

  Summer mission as Alyson and Lauren to work with young people of Uganda

  Two Co Armagh girls will be embarking on a mission to bring aid to the young people of Uganda later in...

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  7 years ago

  ‘Bubbly’ two-year-old Ella’s tumour treatment drives MLA to raise money for children’s cancer charity

  An Upper Bann MLA – whose cousin’s two-year-old daughter has undergone treatment after a tumour was discovered on her kidney –...

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  7 years ago

  Southern Trust efforts to give major funding lift for suicide and self-harm prevention charities

  Charity efforts to prevent suicide and self-harm are to be boosted through a new joint partnership. The Southern Trust Board has...