Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Portadown
/ 1 week agoCouncillor one of ‘Ladies with Letters’ as ABC Council slams cervical screening inquiry snub
A Portadown councillor – and mother of three children – revealed during a heated ABC Council meeting that she was herself...
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Dungannon
/ 1 week agoConcerns over capacity in post-primary schools for children transferring from Eglish primary
Councillor Gael Gildernew has expressed serious concerns over what she sees as inadequate local capacity in post-primary schools for children transferring...
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Keady
/ 3 weeks agoGreen light for upcycled glamping-style units on edge of Co Armagh village
Planners have given the green light for three new glamping-style units made from upcycled containers on the outskirts of a Co...
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Dungannon
/ 3 weeks ago‘End of 120 years of Catholic education’: Parents warn Caledon will be ‘left without a school’ if St Joseph’s closes
Campaigners have warned that closing St Joseph’s Primary School in Caledon would “effectively remove Catholic education from the village” and deal...
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Portadown
/ 3 weeks agoBilingual street signs approved for Portadown streets with concerns raised over proximity to Orange Hall
Plans to erect English-Irish street signs at Corcrain Gardens and Ballyoran Hill in Portadown have been approved by ABC Council –...
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Tandragee
/ 3 weeks agoHousing boost as 18 new homes outside Tandragee given green light
A new housing development comprising 18 two-storey homes is to be built outside Tandragee. The scheme, on the Clare Road in...
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Dungannon
/ 1 month agoCalls for tougher action on Aughnacloy littering and illegal dumping of animal carcasses in waterways
Councillor Mark Robinson has called for tougher action to tackle littering in the Aughnacloy area and the illegal dumping of carcasses...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoShocking discovery was ‘like animal graveyard’ – councillor
Just days after coming across the truly harrowing sight of remains of farm animals dumped in a field, Mid Ulster councillor...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months ago‘Like a Graveyard’: Councillor horrified by dumped animal carcasses
A Mid Ulster councillor says he was left reeling after stumbling upon what he could only describe as “a graveyard” of...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoCarrickblacker House in Portadown to be replaced with larger Georgian-style home
Planning approval has been granted for the erection of a two-storey replacement dwelling and garage on the footprint of Carrickblacker House,...
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Lurgan
/ 2 months agoEmpty Lurgan bookshop to be reborn as seating for bustling café
A long–empty shop on Lurgan’s High Street is set for a new lease of life – as extra space for a...
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Banbridge
/ 2 months agoDistinctive gate lodge to be turned into physiotherapy clinic
Loughbrickland’s Gate Lodge, a distinctive building fronting Scarva Street/Old Newry Road within the historic Whyte’s demesne, is to be converted from...
