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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoDrink driver caught ‘high reading for three o’clock in the afternoon’ handed 14-month ban
A woman was caught driving whilst over twice the legal limit in the afternoon in a next day detection. The 26-year-old’s...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoNew £6m Marks & Spencer plan at Banbridge will bring 70 new jobs to the borough
Plans are in the pipeline for a new £6 million Marks and Spencer store at Banbridge. The development, earmarked for a...
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Armagh
/ 4 years ago‘We can’t be left behind’: Council need to be more proactive in promoting cycling
A surge in cycling across Northern Ireland has prompted calls for the ABC Council to be more proactive in facilitate this...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoMinister asks Councils to take ‘flexible’ approach to on-street seating for cafes and bars
Councils have been asked to temporarily take a flexible and pragmatic planning approach to the use of on-street seating for cafes...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoCouncil sets sights on rescuing summer tourism season by calling on people to ‘holiday at home’
Council is looking at ways to exploit opportunities to bring tourists to the borough this summer season as most people look...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoCall for ‘leeway’ for hard-hit hospitality providers as re-opening may come sooner than first thought
All accommodation providers in the ABC borough have been given advice and contacted in the very possible event reopening dates could...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoRevealed: Number of furloughed workers and its cost in our two council boroughs
A total 45,600 people have been furlough in the two council districts covering Co. Armagh. Figures released by HMRC today (Thursday)...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoCouncil to ask Stormont for special fund similar to England to aid high street traders’ recovery
Stormont is to be asked to consider establishing a ‘high street recovery fund’ similar to that introduced in England as businesses...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoReassurances given that £24m Game of Thrones attraction still very much on despite Covid-19 delay
Plans to open a £24 million Game of Thrones attraction in the borough have been severely impacted due to the Covid-19...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoCouncil to seek Stormont talks amid fears 500 Thompson Aero Seating job losses will not be last
A cross-party delegation is to seek a meeting with Stormont ministers to discuss the fall-out of the Thompson Aero Seating jobs...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoConcerns raised over shops opening this Friday with pedestrianisation of town centres possible
Pedestrianisation, staggered opening hours and evening trading, canopies, gazebos and outdoor heaters in the event of bad weather and one-way systems...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoPoliticians seek support for 500 staff facing axe from Thompson Aero in ‘devastating blow’
Council officials have been asked to engage with Thompson Aero Seating to see what support can be offered employees after it...