ABC towns among those shortlisted for ‘Let’s Celebrate Towns’ UK-wide showcase

A number of towns in the ABC Council area have been shortlisted as part of a nationwide showcase celebrating the hundreds...

Council plans to introduce fixed penalties for landlords of private tenants

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s environmental services committee has given its backing to proposed fixed penalty levels for offences...

Rathfriland road closed in both directions after traffic collision

The Loughbrickland Road in Rathfriland is closed in both directions. It follows a road traffic collision between the Tullyquilly Road and...

Life expectancy on the rise in ABC Council area

Men and women in the ABC Borough Council area are living longer, research from the Department of Health shows. The average...

Neighbour councils hail millions for ‘exciting’ Camlough and Banbridge attractions

Both Armagh and Newry Councils have welcomed multi-million pound pay-outs from the Levelling Up Fund which will help enhance both areas....

Trees to be felled and others cut back at local beauty spot to ensure public safety

A number of tree will have to be felled and others pruned back at a local beauty spot in the interests...

New £2.8m first-class leisure and recreation centre to be built at Camlough Lake

A new first-class leisure and recreation centre is to be built at Camlough Lake at a cost of £2.8 million. The...

‘Overgrown’ eyesore near Gilford could be turned into allotments with coffee kiosk

Residents of a County Down village could soon be growing their own with plans for a new allotments development on the...

‘Hiking for Little Heroes’ reach peak of Kilimanjaro in memory of little Adam Watson

A Banbridge-based collective who have raised over £250,000 for children’s cancer charities have reached the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro to complete...

Two men flee scene after police seize £25,000 of drugs after Banbridge car chase

Police have seized a quantity of suspected class A controlled drugs with an estimated street value of £25,000 following a search...

Gilford man who ‘kicked off’ in hospital given 120 hours community service

A Gilford man who engaged in disorderly behaviour in Craigavon Area Hospital has been hit with 120 hours of community service...

Woman kept animals in squalid condition in house soaked in urine and faecal matter

A woman who, along with a co-accused, lived alongside a range of animals in squalid conditions at a property in Gilford...