Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Craigavon
/ 2 months agoNew £9m Craigavon Lidl store approved – as supermarket giant considers two other sites in borough
ABC Planning committee members have approved plans for a £9m Lidl store next to Rushmere Shopping Centre, Craigavon, in lieu of...
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Tandragee
/ 2 months agoUp to 53 homes earmarked for Mullavilly as residents lodge their concerns
Outline planning application has been granted for a housing development which will include up to 53 dwellings on land to be...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoThree more residential areas in Portadown to have English-Irish street signage installed
Three more residential areas within the ABC Borough will soon have bilingual English-Irish street signage, namely Andre Close, Ashley Close, and...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoListed status imminent for 170-year-old former railway bridge in Portadown
ABC councillors have endorsed Department for Communities (DfC) plans to list Clontylew Bridge, a former railway bridge on the Clontylew Road,...
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Craigavon
/ 2 months agoRetention of holistic wellness centre allowed but residents are not happy
Planning permission has been granted for the retention of a holistic wellness centre at Hazelbank Mill, 5 Hazelbank Road in Lawrencetown,...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoCouncil blessing for new graveyard in Portadown
Planning permission has been given for a new graveyard adjacent to Tartaraghan Presbyterian Church, Portadown, to include 179 plots, an internal...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoAttacks on Southern Trust migrant health workers condemned
Chief executive of the Southern HSC Trust, Steve Spoerry, and chair of the Trust board, Eileen Mullan, have spoken out to...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoSouthern Trust children’s social workers’ morale ‘at an all time low’
Proceedings at Thursday’s (June 26) board meeting of the Southern HSC Trust were interrupted unexpectedly, as staff working in the field...
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Keady
/ 2 months agoOngoing legal disputes must be plugged for leaky TMAC roof to be fixed
Councillor Thomas O’Hanlon has urged the ABC Council to urgently resolve ongoing legal disputes, so that the leaking roof of the...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoCouncillors query whether Caledon has been ‘left out’ of village improvement plans
Mid Ulster District Council Chair, Councillor Frances Burton has appealed to Mid Ulster District Council (MUDC) and partner organisations to fast-track...
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Lurgan
/ 3 months agoNew dawn for Lurgan college as ambitious sports hall and fitness suite plans approved
Planning approval has been granted for the erection of a sports hall and fitness suite with associated ancillary accommodation at Lurgan...
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Portadown
/ 3 months agoThree more bilingual signage requests approved for Portadown
Three requests for bilingual English-Irish street signage in various residential areas of Portadown have been approved. The residential areas in question...
