Portadown man who crashed into fence ‘underestimated’ damage caused before leaving scene

A Portadown man who damaged fencing after spinning 180 degrees has been handed five penalty points. The 29-year-old’s solicitor told court...

Top marks for vice-principal Johnny as he releases song written in just 45 minutes

Follow your passion. That’s what Portadown vice-principal Johnny Guy tells his pupils – and now he has led by example by...

PSNI in ‘evidence-gathering operation’ as hundreds gather for un-notified protest parade in Portadown

Police said they undertook an evidence-gathering operation in Portadown on Saturday afternoon as hundreds gather in protest over the NI Protocol....

Minister calls for furlough extension for aerospace industry after Thompsons sheds 180 jobs

Economy Minister Diane Dodds has called for an extension of the furlough scheme for the aerospace industry. She was speaking after...

Man convicted of biting ‘sizable chunk of flesh’ from officer’s arm to appeal prison sentence

A man who was convicted of biting a “sizable chunk of flesh” off a police officer’s arm is to appeal against...

Red letter day for Portadown as doors open on new £6m Lidl store

It has been a real red letter day for Portadown with the official opening of a new Lidl store. The development...

Portadown pensioner pushed to ground and robbed in home shortly after lifting cash from ATM

A man in his 70s was robbed in his own home in Portadown shortly after lifting cash from an ATM. Detectives...

‘Devastating blow’ as up to 180 jobs to go at Thompson Aero Seating in Portadown and Banbridge

Almost 200 jobs are to be axed at Thompson Aero Seating sites in Portadown and Banbridge. The major Northern ireland manufacturer...

Portadown woman who punched grandchild’s father must await sentence

A Portadown woman who punched her grandchild’s father, over alleged contact issues, must wait until next month to learn her fate....

Man caught driving whilst disqualified twice in little over a week given suspended sentence

A Banbridge man who was stopped by police twice for driving whilst disqualified and without insurance in little over a week...

18 month ban for woman who thought providing breath sample was no ‘big deal’

A Portadown woman who thought providing a breath sample to police after being suspected of drink driving wasn’t a “big deal”...

Full steam ahead as licensed restaurant on former mill building site gets big thumbs-up!

Plans for a new licensed restaurant on the site of a former mill on the Bleary Road in Portadown have been...