Stories By Francois Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter
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News
/ 1 month agoRathfriland one step closer to medical village after major planning hurdle cleared
A major planning hurdle has been cleared towards the construction of an integrated medical village on land fronted by 87 –...
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Dungannon
/ 1 month agoResidents’ relief as 25 years of confusion at an end with street name change
As was expected, all eight households surveyed in ‘Laural Drive’, Aughnacloy, have now elected to have their street renamed ‘Laurel Drive’...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoOrange Hall in Armagh to be razed and new venue built in its place
Planning permission has been granted for the demolition of Ballynahonemore Community Hall on the Hamiltonsbawn Road, in Armagh, and for a...
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Banbridge
/ 2 months agoSeconds out! Permission granted for new building to house borough boxing club
An exciting community project will soon become reality, with planning permission having been granted for a brand-new building to house a...
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Keady
/ 2 months agoPermission granted for 11 new houses close to high school in Keady
Planning permission has been granted for the construction of 11 dwellings close to the high school in Keady. However, it was...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoMature trees protected as new 36-home Portadown development gets thumbs up
ABC Planning officers have given the go-ahead to plans for 36 new dwellings on lands in the vicinity of 25 Dungannon...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoFormer Council office in Dungannon to be transformed into 13-bedroom HMO
A planning application for a house of multiple occupation (HMO) to accommodate 13 bedrooms, in a mid-terraced property once owned by...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoVacant Caledon hotel set for new lease of life as restaurant and brewery
The vacant Caledon Arms Hotel is set to enjoy a new lease of life, with the listed building to be turned...
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Keady
/ 2 months agoFunding hopes for Carnagh Forest Park
Speaking at the January 27 meeting of Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon (ABC) Borough Council, Cllr Thomas O’Hanlon asked for detailed...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoDeceased infants still being transferred from NI to Liverpool for post-mortems
Deceased infant children are still being transported to Liverpool for post-mortem due to a lack of local paediatric pathologists. Addressing her...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoRemoval of street lighting in rural areas to improve health and safety ‘a bit rich’
A number of councillors rejected Department for Infrastructure (DfI) Minister John O’Dowd’s contention that street lighting was being removed in some...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoCouncil to lobby NIE for compensation ‘gesture’ for those hit by prolonged Storm Éowyn power cuts
Customers who suffered power loss as a result of Storm Éowyn should see “some type of gesture” in terms of compensation...
