Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoLarge-scale search operation after reports of woman in River Blackwater
Emergency services are currently conducting a large-scale operation in Moy this afternoon. The area around the River Blackwater, at the Charlemont...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoCouncil ordered to hand over secret Masterplan ahead of judicial review into £30m college plan
An order to furnish campaigners with the South Lake Masterplan has been welcomed as a judicial review into planned development is...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoChildren find rat on play park slide as authorities accused of ignoring residents’ pleas for help
Residents of an Armagh housing estate are begging the powers-that-be to take action after an infestation of rats – the most...
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Property
/ 5 years agoFormer pub among properties set for demolition as Tandragee supermarket plans expansion
A row of buildings – including a former pub – could be demolished to make way for a major extension to...
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Craigavon
/ 5 years agoNew criteria to limit civic receptions in borough as council told ‘demand outweighs supply’
Fewer civic receptions will be held in the borough as council cannot keep up with demand. The ABC Council has been...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoWhat volunteering means to Armagh man Dermot Mooney
Volunteers’ Week 1 – 7 June is an annual UK wide campaign which recognises the contribution volunteers make to our communities...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoLead and electrical cable taken during latest burglary at new-build housing development
Burglars have once again targeted a new-build housing development. The latest incident happened overnight (Tuesday) at Ashgrove Avenue in Newry. Police...
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Entertainment
/ 5 years agoConcert in Armagh for retiring conductor and trustee Roger Jarvis
The South Ulster Sinfonia and the Drake Project NI are co-hosting a concert in Armagh for Roger Jarvis their retiring Conductor...
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Newry
/ 5 years agoAlliance claims party bid to ‘silence’ minorities as motions on suicide and climate change deferred
An Alliance councillor has accused Sinn Fein of trying to “silence” minority parties and independents after two notices of motion brought...
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Lurgan
/ 5 years agoHuhtamaki supports increase in recycling for ‘My House’ initiative
Lurgan based global packaging firm Huhtamaki along with two other local businesses are helping provide a lifeline for young people across...
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Portadown
/ 5 years ago‘Unfair allocation’ of nursery places forcing ‘distressed’ parents to consider not returning to work
Fresh calls have gone out for a “fairer allocation”system for nursery school places after claims parents had once again been left...
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Armagh
/ 5 years agoCharity plans Armagh ‘pop-up shop’ to feed ‘chronically hungry children’ in schools across the world
An Armagh-based charity – which works to help give children living in poverty around the world a better life – is...