Stories By Richard Burden
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Banbridge
/ 6 days agoScheme to close up junctions on notorious A1 ‘kept viable’ but remains ‘on hold’ pending A5 High Court appeal
The second phase of a multi-million pound scene to close up all gaps along the notorious A1 carriageway is to be...
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News
/ 7 days ago‘Please don’t shatter our hopes and dreams’: Closure step closer for Caledon school despite multiple objections
A formal proposal to close St Joseph’s Primary School in Caledon has now been made, despite objectors imploring: ‘Please do not...
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Armagh
/ 7 days ago‘It’s been a long road’: Building work on Vibe Church community hub on Scotch Street ‘to start this year’
Work on a new community hub on the site of the former Calverts Tavern and Spiders Niteclub on Scotch Street in...
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Newry
/ 1 week agoSolar-powered CCTV tech could be used to target illegal dumping in south Armagh hotspots
Solar-powered CCTV cameras could be employed in south Armagh in a bid to catch those responsible for an increase in illegal...
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Newry
/ 1 week agoMulti-storey car park was ‘considered’ for Daisy Hill – but idea flatlined due to critical cost
The idea of building a multi-storey car park at Daisy Hill Hospital has been “considered” – but the train of thought...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoBooze blamed for over 105,000 crimes in past five years as MLA flags ‘drain on public finances’
Booze has been blamed for being behind 105,000 crimes committed in Northern Ireland over the past five years – a “devastating”...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoTwo-day closure for Orchard Leisure Centre as ‘essential maintenance works’ planned
The Orchard Leisure Centre in Armagh will be closed next weekend for essential maintenance works. The centre, at Folly Lane, will...
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Armagh
/ 1 week agoSkydive first for Patrick as he takes leap of faith to help turn Armagh green for St Patrick’s Day
An Armagh man is preparing to take a leap into the great unknown – and will, literally, be walking on air!...
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Tandragee
/ 1 week ago‘Gareth is with the Lord’: Father’s heartbreak as missing Tandragee man ‘found dead’
The family of a Tandragee man who had been missing since the weekend have confirmed the worst possible outcome this evening...
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Tandragee
/ 2 weeks agoThat would be a mechanical matter: Demolition plans for vacant Parochial House in Tandragee
The former Parochial House in Tandragee could be demolished under fresh plans drawn up for the town centre site. Outline planning...
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Lurgan
/ 2 weeks agoSearch to find artist to craft Great Famine Memorial for Lurgan begins seven years after debate
The first real steps towards erecting a monument to those who died in the Great Famine in Lurgan are finally being...
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Markethill
/ 2 weeks agoMarkethilll woman voices ‘serious accident’ fears after wrecking wheel on back-to-back potholes
A young Markethill woman has warned someone will be seriously injured on the pothole-plagued Newtownhamilton Road unless urgent action is taken....
