Stories By Richard Burden
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Lurgan
/ 2 months agoNine-bedroom HMO on ‘historic’ Lurgan street up for approval despite objections
A nine-bedroom HMO on an ‘historic’ street in Lurgan is being recommended for approval – despite numerous neighbours’ fears over anti-social...
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Armagh
/ 2 months ago‘We’re absolutely devastated’: Cerebral palsy latest diagnosis for little Eliseo as family renew appeal for help
A young County Armagh couple have been left “devastated” after learning their son – already fighting multiple medical conditions – has...
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Craigavon
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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...
