Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Lurgan
/ 1 month agoPlans to convert Lurgan off-sales into hot food takeaway shelved
ABC Planning officers have turned down a proposed change of use from an off-sales retail unit to a hot food takeaway,...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoSeventy-eight percent of Southern Trust losses in 2024/25 down to Clinical Negligence cases
A senior Southern HSC Trust officer has revealed that Clinical Negligence cases accounted for 78 per cent of overall losses in...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoFears over negative impact on neighbours sees Armagh development turned down
Planning permission has been refused for two dwellings with detached garages on lands adjacent to Knox’s Hill, Armagh, as ABC planning...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoAlmost 700 children in Southern Trust care system, but recruitment is improving
Director of Children and Young People Services within the Southern Health & Social Care Trust (SHSCT), Colm McCafferty has revealed that...
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Craigavon
/ 1 month ago‘Unplayable’ Portadown pitches ‘like Tyrella beach!’
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council has blamed the dry weather over the summer, and the extensive use of...
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Dungannon
/ 1 month agoCouncil urged for input on increasing sentences for offences against children and vulnerable adults
Councillor Nuala McLernon Sinn Féin has spoken of the importance of ensuring that Mid Ulster District Council fully takes part in...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoUrgent support sought for Lough Neagh fishermen who have lost livelihood ‘overnight’
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Councillor Catherine Nelson has called for a task force to be set up to address pollution...
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Craigavon
/ 2 months agoCouncil urged to push for public inquiry into ‘systemic’ cervical screening misreads
Calls have been made for ABC Council to push for a public inquiry into “systemic” cervical screening misreads which have proved...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoRenewed calls for speedy resolution to staffing crisis at respite facility
Urgent calls are being made to address the staffing crisis at a much-needed respite facility in Dungannon. Sinn Féin Councillor Nuala...
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Banbridge
/ 2 months agoCouncil urged to take decisive action over poor state of Gilford War Memorial
Calls have been made for ABC Council to take decisive action to remove stains from Gilford War Memorial, as the marble...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoCaledon residents call for unused – but loved – red phone box to be saved
The residents of a small community on the Dyan Road, outside Caledon, have until August 14 to find some new use...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoDepartment seeking views on baby loss certificates to grieving parents
Councillor Julie Flaherty has welcomed the ABC Council’s draft response to a Department for Communities (DfC) public consultation document seeking views...
