Stories By Adam Morton, Local Democracy Reporter
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoDebate expected on bumping dog fouling and littering fines up to a hefty £200
The penalty for littering or allowing your dogs to foul and failing to clean up could increase to £200. Consideration is...
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Portadown
/ 2 years agoThree big races and over 500 runners as Portadown to host ‘running festival’ next month
A running festival is to be held in Portadown next month. The event, to be organised by Portadown Running Club, is...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoSinn Féin councillor confirms complaint over ‘sexist remark’ in UDR debate after no apology
A Sinn Fein councillor has confirmed she will make a formal complaint over alleged sexist language directed at her during a...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoConcern over Mid Ulster council plan to close recycling centres
Several councillors from across Mid Ulster have expressed concern about proposals to close five recycling centres, including one at Coalisland. At...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoSouthern Trust set to record a deficit ‘considerable growth in service and staff sickness’
Despite predictions it would manage to break even this financial year, the Southern Health and Social Care Trust is now expected...
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Portadown
/ 2 years agoState-of-the-art play park plans granted for tiny Co Armagh village
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s planning committee has approved an application seeking permission to bring a new play area...
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Craigavon
/ 2 years agoPlanners agree to see White’s Speedicook relocate from Tandragee to Craigavon
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has approved plans for a porridge and granola firm synonymous with Tandragee – White’s...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoCalls for urgent update on stretch of M1 where two people killed in past two years
Mid Ulster District Council’s vice-chair has called on the local authority to seek an urgent update on the safety of the...
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Craigavon
/ 2 years agoCouncillor ‘disgusted’ at debate over Craigavon Senior High’s Lurgan campus future
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has unanimously backed a proposal calling on the local authority to express its “deep...
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Craigavon
/ 2 years agoSinn Féin councillor alleges ‘sexism’ and demands apology as UDR Greenfinch motion wins
A Sinn Fein councillor threatened to make an official complaint to the Ombudsman over remarks made during an ABC Council debate...
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Dungannon
/ 2 years agoDungannon ‘closed’ as roadworks in gridlocked town branded ‘a disgrace’
Two Dungannon councillors have hit out at roadwork schemes that have left the town at “gridlock” and given the impression that...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoLife expectancy on the rise in ABC Council area
Men and women in the ABC Borough Council area are living longer, research from the Department of Health shows. The average...
