Stories By Richard Burden
-
Banbridge
/ 3 months agoRecruitment to address lifeguard shortage at local leisure centres nets ‘over 100 successful candidates’
It’s a case of from famine to feast for lifeguard provision across local leisure centres. For three months after decrying a...
-
Banbridge
/ 3 months ago‘We’ll do it ourselves’: Council questions external count showing festive switch-on numbers fell
ABC Council is to adopt an ‘if you want a job done do it yourself’ approach to counting Christmas visitors in...
-
Tandragee
/ 3 months agoBlake’s Lasting Legacy: Tandragee teen’s family launch drive to help others in memory of ‘our beautiful son’
The family of a Tandragee teenager who passed away in January have launched a fundraising drive in his memory to help...
-
Armagh
/ 3 months agoLondon calling: St Paul’s High drums to star in city’s St Patrick’s Parade before returning for Armagh event
Last year they took a bite out of the Big Apple. This year they’ll be drinking in the atmosphere in London....
-
Richhill
/ 3 months agoCash injection as Richhill Health Centre plans for new consultation rooms and offices approved
Plans to develop Richhill Health Centre to add to accommodation and extend services available on site have been given the go-ahead....
-
Armagh
/ 3 months agoConchita’s Camino walk ‘thank-you’ to Evora Hospice who cared for mum in final days after cancer diagnosis
A Middletown woman is planning a very personal and poignant pilgrimage as she prepares to walk the Camino de Santiago in...
-
News
/ 3 months agoChristmas gift to Portadown traders with promise of ‘no full road closure’ on lights switch-on day
Portadown traders left fuming after the town centre was closed to traffic ahead of the Christmas lights switch-on in December have...
-
Armagh
/ 3 months agoCalls for investment in Folly Glen as perfect canvas for National Gallery art installation project in Armagh
There have been renewed calls for works at the Folly Glen in Armagh to create an asset for visitors to enjoy....
-
Armagh
/ 3 months agoCouncil ‘splashes’ out on pool and leisure centre extras after recreation budget ‘underspend’
ABC Council has been able to ’splash’ out on a range of added extras for local swimming pools and leisure centres....
-
Armagh
/ 3 months agoArmagh to host ‘world’s biggest literary festival’ with series of events lined up
Armagh is set to host the world’s biggest literary festival. The Jaipur Literature Festival will arrive on these shores in May, and ABC Council’s...
-
Armagh
/ 3 months agoLife-sized reproductions of world-famous artworks to be installed across Armagh in National Gallery link-up
Life-sized reproductions of some of the world’s most famous works of art are to be installed in Armagh as part of...
-
Camlough
/ 3 months agoAll systems ‘Go’ for new filling station and supermarket at Camlough after three year wait
A new ‘Go’ filling station and 5,000 sq ft supermarket has been approved for Camlough. Three years after proposals were first...