Stories By Richard Burden
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoLongstone residents seek council help to steer ‘looped walk’ ambition along road to reality
A new ‘looped walk’ could be constructed at an Armagh housing estate to “increase health and safety opportunities” of local residents....
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoCouncil seeks ‘urgent meeting’ with PSNI on e-scooter and e-scrambler ‘blight’ before lives are lost
ABC Council is to seek an urgent meeting with PSNI amid growing fears that someone will be killed unless action is...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoMarket Street library could be living on ‘borrowed’ time as ‘consolidated’ Armagh facility cited
The potential to develop a “consolidated library facility” for Armagh is back on the cards – a full decade after it...
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Camlough
/ 2 weeks agoTree-mendous news as local forests to see restoration work over year on from Storm Éowyn destruction
Hundreds of trees felled by Storm Éowyn at Loughgall and Darkley are finally to be cleared and moves made to replace...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoSolution sought as disabled rowers and boat users struggle with jetty access on River Bann
Meetings are to be arranged to discuss ways to improve facilities for disabled rowers and boat users who are struggling with...
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks ago‘Dun’ deal: Plans to open new Dunelm store at Rushmere given go-ahead by ABC Council
Retail giant Dunelm’s plan to open a new store at Rushmere in Craigavon has been given the seal of approval by...
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Killylea
/ 2 weeks ago‘Car wrecker’ Killylea potholes still not fixed over five months after first reported
Major “craters” on a County Armagh road are still claiming their fair share of vehicular victims over five months after being...
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Armagh
/ 2 weeks agoCo Armagh pre-school launches fundraising drive after mobile unit home deemed ‘unfit for purpose’
A County Armagh playgroup has launched a fundraising drive to “secure our future” after its accommodation was deemed “unfit for purpose”....
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoCouncil backs motion seeking new policy to combat ‘continued proliferation’ of HMOs across borough
ABC Council has backed a notice of motion calling for a specific planning policy to combat the “continued proliferation” of HMOs...
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Craigavon
/ 2 weeks agoMcDonald’s drive-thru at Rushmere to be demolished to make way for car parking
McDonald’s drive-thru restaurant at Rushmere in Craigavon is to be demolished – to make way for car parking. Meanwhile, a new...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks ago‘Frightened’ Birches PS pupils petition for 20mph speed limit after accident close to school gates
Pupils of a Co Armagh primary have taken it upon themselves to lobby for a new 20mph speed limit after a...
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Portadown
/ 2 weeks agoPreviously-approved Irish-English street signs request put back after 11th hour objections
A previously-approved bid by residents of a Portadown housing estate to erect dual Irish-English street signage is to be referred back...
