Co Armagh student who slashed victim’s ear in street brawl spared prison

A Craigavon student who slashed the ear of another man with a knife during a street brawl has been spared jail....

Police scour Lough Neagh in drug-related operation

Police crews scoured the waters around the southern tip of Lough Neagh in an ongoing battle against drug-related criminality. Officers in...

Council to explore Coronation Bursary to ‘help young people’ but SF and SDLP object

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is to explore the possibility of creating a bursary in honour of King Charles...

Councillor accused of ‘despicable’ comment in row over Council meeting transparency

An Alliance Party proposal to bring an item of confidential business into the public domain was rejected by Armagh City, Banbridge...

Decision to cut children’s holiday hunger payments just before Easter ‘outrageous’

A decision by the Department of Education to cut children’s support programmes across Northern Ireland with a single day’s notice has...

‘Home run’ for Tandragee dad as 100K British Isles Championships comes to Co Armagh

When Gareth King,42, lines up for the Anglo Celtic Plate 100K British Isles Championships at the South Lake Leisure Centre, Craigavon...

Man accused of robbing vulnerable adult at knifepoint claimed to be member of IRA, court hears

A Craigavon man accused of kidnapping and robbing a young vulnerable adult at knifepoint, while claiming to be a member of...

Former Armagh Alliance candidate joins SDLP ahead of May’s council election

An Armagh schoolteacher, who has represented the Alliance party candidate since 2016, has switched allegiances to the SDLP. Jackie Coade quit...

Two males – 22 and 17 – charged with kidnapping and robbery to appear in court

A man and a teenage boy have been charged following a series of incidents – including kidnapping and robbery – in...

Questions asked over council-backed HGV training as only six secure jobs to date

ABC councillors have questioned the wisdom in continuing with an HGV training programme that has resulted in just six people gaining...

Waringstown home to be demolished to make way for five new houses

An outline planning application has been lodged with Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s planners seeking permission to build five...

Motion seeks annual local ‘Pride’ event and ABC Council joining big Belfast Pride Parade

ABC councillors are to discuss a notice of motion calling for an annual event to be established to mark ‘Pride’ in...