Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Banbridge
/ 5 years agoNew £30m medical village and nursing home given go-ahead in borough town
A £30 million medical village which, together with a 14o-bedroom nursing home, will create 300 jobs can be built in a...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoPlans to relocate Post Office branch from McAnerney’s supermarket get stamp of approval
Plans to relocate the Post Office from McAnerney’s Supermarket in Armagh to the Spar at Killylea Road have been approved. No...
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Banbridge
/ 5 years agoCall for harsher penalties for retail attacks made at Westminster after armed raid at rural store
Harsher sentences should be introduced for those who carry out attacks on retail workers and commercial premises. That was the argument...
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Northern Ireland
/ 5 years agoEducation officials asked to analyse links between 24/7 online bullying and mental health crisis
Department of Education officials have been asked to bring forward an analysis of the links between online bullying of young people...
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Loughgall
/ 5 years agoCouncil sinks call by carp anglers for up to £50,000 more to be spent stocking Loughgall Lake
Loughgall Lake is to be restocked with £12,000 worth of carp this month – but local anglers believe it still falls...
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Portadown
/ 5 years agoBig changes proposed at Co Armagh school with 200 extra pupil places and inclusion of Key Stage 4
A Co Armagh college – where pupils currently must leave at the age of 14 – could shortly be allowed to...
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Markethill
/ 5 years agoPlans on track to open new mountain bike hire facility at Gosford Forest Park
A mountain bike hire facility has been given the go-ahead at Gosford as part of the plans to create a five-star...
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Markethill
/ 5 years agoFly-tippers pitch household rubbish in Markethill stream just 500 yards from recycling centre
How is this for lazy? Rubbish blatantly dumped in Markethill with no thought or concern for local residents or business people....
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Banbridge
/ 5 years agoEmergency services on scene of A1 crash near Banbridge
Emergency services are currently on the scene of a collision on the A1 this afternoon (Friday). Motorists are being advised to...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoAnger as dead goat dumped in full public view near popular beauty spot
A dead goat has been dumped at the side of the road at a popular local beauty spot. The animal had...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoFlooding nightmare for Armagh motorists as heavy rain blocks roads
Heavy rain overnight has caused problems on local roads this morning (Thursday). We’ve been getting reports of really bad flooding in...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoCraigavon trim trail vandalism bill expected to top £20,000 to replace equipment destroyed
A bill to replace equipment vandalised at Craigavon Lakes last month is expected to hit the £20,000 mark. The trim trail...