Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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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...
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks ago‘This is a scandal’: Farmers uprooted in Craigavon as Invest NI branded ‘not fit for purpose’
Most of the land available for industry in Craigavon remains unused to this day, and none more so than in Mandeville,...
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks agoIndustrial land in Craigavon owned by Council – for decades – is still lying unused
Invest NI came in for criticism at a recent ABC Economic Development & Regeneration Committee meeting, over the statutory body’s perceived...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoABC Council in £709,800 ‘green funding’ bid for borough’s parks
ABC Council is hoping to secure £709,800 in grant funding from the Nature Towns and Cities Fund to create vibrant and...
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Tandragee
/ 2 weeks agoHopes for funding to secure ‘much-needed’ upgrade works to Clare Glen
ABC Council is hoping to secure funding from the Department for Infrastructure’s Active Travel Unit, to deliver much-needed upgrade works to...
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Dungannon
/ 3 weeks agoOrchestrated or accidental? Mid Ulster Councillors debate damage of over 200 bilingual road signs
Two thirds of incidents involving bilingual street signs being damaged in the past five years were recorded in Mid Ulster, according...
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Armagh
/ 3 weeks agoArmagh’s Navan Centre fails to secure £5m regeneration grant despite popularity
Despite strong footfall figures showing that the Navan Centre in Armagh is a very popular destination, it was revealed at a...
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Dungannon
/ 3 weeks agoFrustration builds as Dungannon two-hour parking request pushed into 2025
Mid Ulster Councillor Barry Monteith has expressed frustration over the fact that a request for a change of policy, which would...
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Banbridge
/ 4 weeks agoFrustration as F. E. McWilliam Gallery omitted in new A1 road signs
Councillors have expressed frustration that new A1 road signs outside Banbridge have omitted all references to the popular F. E. McWilliam Gallery...
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Craigavon
/ 4 weeks agoApproval granted for eight new homes in Craigavon
Planning approval has been granted for the erection of eight detached dwellings with detached garages in the vicinity of No 2...
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Tandragee
/ 4 weeks agoPlanning approval granted for housing development on vacant factory site in Tandragee
Planning permission has been granted for a major housing development at 10 Old Gilford Road, Tandragee, in lieu of a former...
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Craigavon
/ 1 month agoCouncil’s frustration as new IT system causing ‘reputational damage’
Much frustration was aired at last Monday night’s (December 16) ABC monthly meeting, in relation to a new IT system which...
