Stories By Kellie Bird
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Banbridge
/ 2 months agoBanbridge man’s tragic death – aged 20 – leads to launch of new peer-led mental health charity
A peer-led suicide prevention charity is set to launch in Banbridge in honour of a much-loved and popular young man who...
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Banbridge
/ 2 months ago‘We want our dad back’: Family desperate to get Dromore man with huge hernia ‘life-saving surgery’
The family of a Dromore man living with a “debilitating” hernia are pleading for public support to help secure “life-saving” surgery...
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Employment
/ 2 months agoThree opportunities arise in eCommerce and Marketing with award-winning Armagh manufacturer
Recognised as one of The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2026, Linwoods is a leading manufacturer and supplier of healthy...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoArmagh parishioners call for public opinion on accessibility issues at St Patrick’s cemetery
Concerned members of the public are being asked to join forces with a group working to improve accessibility at an Armagh...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoYet another vandalised Portadown play park closed to children over summer
Yet another children’s play park has been closed due to vandalism over the school summer holiday period. Rectory play park in...
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Dungannon
/ 2 months agoCoalisland tot endured 10 days of pain before Kawasaki disease diagnosis
A Coalisland mum whose 11-month-old son endured ten days of listlessness, fevers and pain before being diagnosed with rare but serious...
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Banbridge
/ 2 months ago‘Incredible human being’ and avid Co Down hiker killed in mountain accident in Wales
Tributes have been paid to an “incredible human being” and avid Co Down hiker who tragically lost his life in a...
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Armagh
/ 2 months agoHurricanes, flooding and death: Councillors lament lack of decision-making powers for emergency situations
ABC Councillors have unanimously scoffed at the Department for Communities’ enforcement of legislation that demands they provide three days’ notice of...
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Craigavon
/ 2 months agoOxford Island – once rated as the second most visited tourist site in NI – but café closed twice a week
Fifteen years ago, Oxford Island – a designated National Nature Reserve situated on the southern shores of Lough Neagh – was...
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Portadown
/ 2 months ago‘Local government is about burying dead and emptying bins – neither of which we do efficiently’
A local councillor, who refuses to drop the issue of maintenance in Portadown and Lurgan’s cemeteries, told members in a recent...
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Portadown
/ 2 months agoAnnaghmore moss fire which covered ‘equivalent of five football pitches’ being treated as arson
Firefighters are treating a ‘moss fire’ in Annaghmore as arson, with reports suggesting a caravan may have been deliberately set ablaze....
