Stories By Richard Burden
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Craigavon
/ 4 weeks agoYear-long programme to help tackle paramilitary ‘influence and control of vulnerable people’ in Craigavon and Lurgan
A programme to tackle addictions, mental health and help reduce the “number of people vulnerable to paramilitary influence and control” is...
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Newry
/ 4 weeks agoNew business and industrial units at Newry to see close to 50 staff on site daily as go-ahead given
Dozens of new jobs could be created with plans for a new mixed-use commercial and industrial development now approved on the...
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Armagh
/ 4 weeks agoColm’s decades-old bedtime stories for sons spawns new time-travelling Benburb-based book series
A former Benburb man is igniting children’s interest in the village’s past – thanks to the time-travelling exploits of a boy...
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Newry
/ 4 weeks agoNewry City Park: Contractor sought to deliver £16m ‘world-class’ facility at the Albert Basin
A contractor is now being sought to build a new ‘world-class’ £16 million ‘Newry City Park’. It is almost a year...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoDouble parking ‘headache’ at ancient Armagh site returns despite repeat calls for solution
Parking on both sides of the narrow surrounding roads is blocking access around Navan Fort in Armagh with fears emergency vehicles...
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Markethill
/ 1 month agoMLA presses Minister directly on domiciliary care waiting lists and ‘withdrawal’ of services in rural areas
Health Minister Mike Nesbitt has admitted that bolstering the workforce will be key to addressing shortfalls in health and social care...
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Armagh
/ 1 month agoThey’ll do it Moy way: Pothole repair crews to start resurfacing one of borough’s worst hit roads
One of the borough’s worst pothole-plagued roads is finally to be resurfaced. Confirmation has come that the Moy Road in Armagh...
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Loughgall
/ 1 month agoParents petition for more pre-school places at Loughgall as families fall victim to ‘flawed and unfair’ system
Parents denied places at Loughgall Playgroup due to what they describe as a “deeply flawed” allocation process by the Education Authority...
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Armagh
/ 1 month ago‘Get them in here!’: Trust bosses face roasting by council as over 800 wait on domiciliary care packages
Southern Trust chiefs are to be hauled over the coals by ABC Council who are demanding answers after it was revealed...
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Markethill
/ 1 month ago‘He was so brave’: Friend to run Belfast Marathon in memory of young Markethill man cruelly taken by cancer
Alex Ruddy’s family and friends were left heartbroken when the young Markethill man passed away last autumn following a brave battle...
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Craigavon
/ 1 month agoWheel look into it! Council to explore options for ‘safe and supervised’ area for e-scooter and e-scrambler users
Council is to investigate the possibility of dedicating land as a safe and supervised venue for e-scooters and scramblers in the...
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Tyrone
/ 1 month ago‘A warrior and little hero’: GAA family unite to remember ‘bright light’ Odhrán (8) after bravest of battles
The County Tyrone GAA family has been plunged into mourning following the passing of eight-year-old Odhrán McGirr, who will be remembered...
