Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Armagh
/ 57 minutes agoPlans approved for sixth form extension at Royal School Armagh
A single-storey extension is to be built at the Royal School in Armagh to provide an additional sixth form area, a...
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Portadown
/ 21 hours agoPermission granted for extension to graveyard at Portadown church
Planning permission has been granted for an extension to the existing graveyard on lands adjacent to St. Aidan’s Parish Church of...
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Banbridge
/ 24 hours ago‘Possible breakthrough’ in ongoing issue of slippery footpaths in Waringstown
Councillors have hinted at a possible breakthrough in relation to the ongoing issue of slippery footpaths in Waringstown. ABC Deputy Lord...
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Banbridge
/ 1 day agoPlanning approval granted for 18 houses on steep site in Dromore
Planning approval has been granted for the erection of 18 dwellings on a steep strip of land adjacent to Barban Hill,...
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Portadown
/ 2 days agoTwo mid-terraced properties in Portadown to be turned into HMOs
Two mid-terraced houses in Portadown are to be turned into houses of multiple occupancy. A planning application for 35 Carleton Street...
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Dungannon
/ 2 days ago‘Loud explosion’ prompts police investigation into damaged bus shelter outside Dungannon
Reports of a “loud explosion” has prompted a police investigation after significant damage was caused to a bus shelter outside Dungannon....
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Armagh
/ 4 days agoLate Queen’s portrait – saved from storage – to be displayed in Armagh Primate’s Chapel
The Queen’s portrait will not be archived, after all, as ABC councillors have elected to have it displayed in the Primate’s...
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Banbridge
/ 4 days agoDromore storage building to be turned into children’s wellbeing centre
A building used for storage space at 9-13 Princes Street, Dromore, is to be turned into a children’s wellbeing centre for...
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Portadown
/ 5 days agoPortadown filling station’s desire to retain footbridge refused planning permission
The owner of Lavery’s filling station at Obins Street in Portadown has been refused planning permission for the retention of a...
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Portadown
/ 5 days agoFormer Chinese restaurant in Portadown to be converted into four apartments
A former Chinese restaurant in Portadown is to be converted into four self-contained apartments with associated works to the front and...
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Newry
/ 7 days agoPermission for former hotel in Rathfriland to be retained as hostel
Permission has been granted for the former Old George Hotel, 3 Caddells Lane, Rathfriland, to be retained as a hostel –...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoCouncil given £10,000 to safeguard future of Armagh gaol
ABC Council has accepted a £10,000 grant offer from HED’s Historic Environment Fund, towards a conservation management plan designed to safeguard...
