Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Portadown
/ 1 day agoPortadown: First dual English-Irish street sign request in borough approved at Woodside Hill
A request for English-Irish street signage at Woodside Hill, Portadown, has finally been approved. Woodside Hill had been the first street...
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Lurgan
/ 2 weeks agoPermission granted for apartments on Lurgan lands zoned for industrial use
Planning permission has been granted for the erection of 18 apartments on lands historically zoned for industrial purposes at 18 Robert...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoVacant listed Armagh building to get new lease of life as apartments
Planning approval has been granted for the retention of three apartments at 23 Dobbin Street, Armagh. As the building is listed,...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoPlans for poultry shed to accommodate 28,000 hens in Middletown
Plans for a free-range poultry shed, which will accommodate 28,000 egg-laying hens 100 metres south-east of 67 Drumahean Road, Middletown, have...
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Dungannon
/ 2 weeks agoCaledon residential development of 24 new homes approved despite strong objection
A mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced dwellings, totalling 24 units, is going to be built on a triangular site at...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoHigh praise for Portadown haemochromatosis exhibition raising awareness of ‘Celtic Curse’
High praise has been heaped on those involved in staging a photographic exhibition, currently on display at the Millennium Court in...
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Northern Ireland
/ 3 weeks agoHandover delays at crisis point with stroke patients ‘waiting two hours 29 minutes’ for ambulance last week
Ambulance handover delays have reached crisis point, with stroke patients having to wait two hours and 29 minutes on average for...
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Craigavon
/ 3 weeks agoIT outage that paralysed Southern Trust electronic care record was down to human error
The root-cause of the major IT outage, which paralysed the new ‘encompass’ electronic care record on last September, has finally been...
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Armagh
/ 4 weeks agoRoads have never been as bad with councillor saying potholes can be ‘a matter of life or death’
The issue of potholes throughout the ABC borough was high on the agenda at Monday’s (January 26) meeting of the local...
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Dungannon
/ 1 month agoMid Ulster Council has received additional £15,000 to support vulnerable minority groups
Mid Ulster District Council’s head of Community Development, Claire Linney ,has revealed that the local authority is living up to its...
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Dungannon
/ 1 month agoPlight of distressed constituents having to wait weeks to access mental health and debt advice services
The Chair of Mid Ulster District Council, Councillor Frances Burton (DUP), has highlighted the plight of distressed constituents having to wait...
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Lurgan
/ 1 month agoFear of ‘ghost estates’ at heart of refusal for Waringstown development
A property developer, who was seeking permission to build dwellings ahead of a method of sewage disposal being agreed by NI...
