Stories By Micheal McKenna
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Bessbrook
/ 2 years agoNew phone mast in Camlough-Bessbrook area a ‘game changer’ for residents and businesses
Planning permission has been granted for a new phone mast which will cover the wider Camlough and Bessbrook areas. Approval for...
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Portadown
/ 2 years ago‘My hero’: Son’s tribute at passing of veteran Co Armagh journalist Brian Courtney
County Armagh and far beyond will be saddened to learn of the passing of former Portadown Times journalist Brian Courtney, who...
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoThieves continue to target vehicles overnight in Lurgan
For several nights Lurgan residents have woken up to vehicles being broken into in the area. Police have confirmed to Armagh...
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Bessbrook
/ 2 years agoCo Armagh dad’s desperate plea for someone to help save eight-year-old son’s life
A Co Armagh dad has issued a desperate plea for someone to come forward and save his son’s life. Danny Browne’s...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoEducation Authority exploring alternative sites after Lisanally School summer scheme axed
Alternative sites are being explored by the Education Authority following the axing of the summer scheme at Lisanally Special School this...
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Banbridge
/ 2 years agoOld Banbridge tennis courts and pavilion to be demolished for new coach and car park
The old tennis courts and pavilion in Banbridge are to be demolished to make way for extra parking. Six coach parking...
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Camlough
/ 2 years agoExciting new glamping site for Meigh complete with play area and BBQ facilities
A fantastic new glamping site is being planned for the village of Meigh. The development – on a site on Mulhollands...
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Newry
/ 2 years agoProposals lodged for state-of-the-art, multi-million pound ‘civic hub’ for Newry
A formal planning application has been made for the building of a new multi-million pound ‘civic hub’ in Newry city centre....
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Lurgan
/ 2 years agoLurgan Model Primary on course for integrated school status ‘from September 2024’
Lurgan Model Primary’s long-held dream of winning integrated school status looks set to become a reality from September 2024, Armagh I...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoDecision to cut children’s holiday hunger payments just before Easter ‘outrageous’
A decision by the Department of Education to cut children’s support programmes across Northern Ireland with a single day’s notice has...
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Newtownhamilton
/ 2 years agoNewtown has the worst roads in the county – so bad we had to see for ourselves!
The sheer state of our roads is the single biggest issue residents complain about on a daily basis – and rightly...
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Armagh
/ 2 years agoElderly woman waited over an hour for ambulance after Armagh footpath fall
An elderly lady who slipped on a wet Armagh city centre footpath had to wait over an hour in the rain...