Amazing 200 borough residents complete first virtual Couch to 5K programme

An amazing 200 residents from right across the borough persevered through the cold, wet weather and some sore feet to graduate...

Tributes to ‘beautiful and bubbly’ Banbridge woman after courageous battle with breast cancer

Tributes have been paid to a “bright and bubbly” Banbridge woman who sadly lost her battle with breast cancer this week....

With power must come budget: Council call for transfer of regeneration powers from Stormont

An Alliance Party motion calling for the transfer of regeneration powers from Stormont to councils in Northern Ireland, has been backed...

Window of Dromore house smashed and fire damage caused to curtains

Police investigating a report of criminal damage caused to a property on Church Street in Dromore, County Down, are appealing for...

Funeral held for young Gilford man Ryan Conn – a ‘gentle giant’ who was ‘life and soul of the party’

Mourners at the funeral of a hugely popular young Gilford man have heard a how a “dark cloud” came over the...

Disgust as graveyard wreaths set on fire next to church doors in Donaghcloney

A number of wreaths were taken from graves and set on fire next to church doors in Donaghcloney over the weekend....

Eight local schools to have 20mph speed limits implemented outside gates

Eight schools in the local area will have a new part-time 20mph speed limit introduced outside their front gates. At each...

Power of regeneration! Calls for Council to take over control at time of economic crisis

Calls are being made for Stormont to have over control of local regeneration powers to Councils who have “demonstrated their competence”...

Sinister posters erected in Banbridge ‘no political aim other than to intimidate residents’

A series of “sinister” and “tasteless” banners, threatening violence over the NI Protocol, have been erected in Banbridge. The placards, placed...

Council to write to Secretary of State as ‘negatives outweigh benefits’ of NI Protocol in ABC borough

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is to send a letter to the British Government and the EU about the...

Council looks set to run ‘fantastic’ scheme for children with disabilities this summer

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council looks set to run a summer scheme for children with disabilities this year –...

Man facing catalogue of charges including inciting child and five women to become prostitutes

A Co. Down man has denied a catalogue of charges accusing him of trafficking for sexual exploitation and controlling prostitution. Appearing...