Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoLeisure centre staff across ABC borough facing growing tide of abusive behaviour from customers
Leisure centre staff across the ABC borough are facing a growing tide of abusive and “unreasonable” behaviour from customers, councillors have...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoCaledon’s traditional red phone box set to be retained – but without the phone!
There is good news regarding the traditional red phone box on the Dyan Road, Caledon, as a Building Preservation Notice has...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoAmbitious Dungannon regeneration scheme sees former nightclub making way for apartments and shops
The former Fort Bar and Salt nightclub in Scotch Street, Dungannon, is going to be knocked down along with several adjacent...
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Banbridge
/ 2 months agoTables turned as former pool hall to be transformed into restaurant in Rathfriland
A gaming area and part of a pool hall above paint shop ‘Rustic Decor’, 3 Church Square, Rathfriland, is going to...
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Lurgan
/ 2 months agoClub bowled over as Waringstown Cricket get go-ahead for exciting new proposals
Waringstown Cricket Club has been the given the go-ahead for impressive new facilities. A new building will accommodate four indoor cricket...
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Lurgan
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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...
