Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Lurgan
/ 8 years ago‘Lady Diana of Travellers’ to be laid to rest in County Armagh
Described by her son as the ‘Lady Diana of Travellers’, huge crowds are expected in Co Armagh later this week for...
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News
/ 8 years agoTrust employs 11 new nurses from Italy to ‘ensure safe staffing levels on wards’
Eleven new nurses from Italy have taken up employment in local hospitals. The move comes as part of an international recruitment...
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoTourism expert says penalty could make Milford and Armagh ‘global attraction’
A world expert on tourism has floated an idea which could give Armagh and Milford a unique selling point as a...
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoDebt collectors chasing eye-watering £200k in unpaid ‘pay and display’ fines
Debt collectors are chasing almost £200,000 in penalties chalked up by motorists who failed to ‘pay and display’ in local car...
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Lurgan
/ 8 years agoPolice put on show explosive device as four charged in dissident investigation
Police have charged four men arrested in Lurgan last week as part of an investigation into dissident republican terrorist activity in...
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoMajor disruption ahead as Armagh sewer works to start up again on the Mall
Armagh can brace itself for further major disruption as it can be confirmed that work on a sewer-laying programme will be...
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Craigavon
/ 8 years agoTrial opens for man and woman accused of Owen Creaney murder
The trial has started in Belfast of a man and woman accused of murdering a County Armagh man in what was...
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News
/ 8 years agoFriends of Daisy Hill donate emergency clothing to help those in need
The Southern Health Trust has been able to purchase a supply of new nightwear and warm jogging suits to help those...
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoFamilies’ fears after Japanese knotweed found ‘feet from their homes’
A regional programme could be brought forward in a bid to eradicate Japanese knotweed – an invasive alien plant which has...
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Armagh
/ 8 years agoGangs ‘with links to wider criminal network’ stealing guns across Armagh area
County Armagh has witnessed a surge in thefts of legally-held firearms in recent weeks. In one incident, a family was threatened...
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Banbridge
/ 8 years agoJail warning to man accused of disorderly behaviour at Craigavon Hospital
A man accused of breaking a window at Craigavon Area Hospital has been warned that he could go to prison if...
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Banbridge
/ 8 years agoTribute to legends: Roald Dahl movie screenings part of jam-packed Autumn Arts
A special celebration of the work of Roald Dahl – held in a year which marks the centenary of his birth...