New state-of-the-art Bessbrook sporting facility receives funding boost

A £56,000 funding boost has been given towards a multi-use games area at Cloughervan, Bessbrook. The county Armagh sports facility, which...

Rates re-evaluation will close petrol stations and pubs, warns MLA

Small businesses across Newry and Armagh will be forced to close unless Finance Minister Simon Hamilton takes urgent action to overhaul the...

After court closures Minister plans levy on legal aid payments

A temporary levy of 15% is to imposed on legal aid payments to lawyers. The proposals had been discussed behind closed doors in...

£1.2 million museum and library plans for Servite Priory

A £1.2 million development will see a library and museum of rare and historical books, archives and artefacts – collected over centuries and...

Armagh punters gamble a whopping £22m on ‘crack cocaine’ betting machines

Armagh punters risked a whopping £22 million in a single year on betting machines dubbed the “crack cocaine” of gambling. However that...

Three released on bail following drug raid on Portadown house

Three people arrested following the discovery of £4,000 worth of cannabis in Portadown have been released on bail. Two men aged...

Bad weather left rural elderly residents without vital assistance

Elderly residents were left without assistance in parts of county Armagh following the recent spell of bad weather. Carers were unable...

Armagh Observatory helping construction of world’s biggest telescope costing $344M!

Armagh Observatory and Queen’s University Belfast have secured a role in the construction of the world’s biggest and most revolutionary solar...

Planning Service to remain in Craigavon – but it’s only temporary!

Planning Service functions for the new ABC Council are to remain at Marlborough House in Craigavon – for now! But the...

January sunnier but cooler than average, Observatory reports

January 2015 was sunnier than average, but cooler and slightly wetter than average, Armagh Observatory has reported. The number of hours...

Pipe-laying to lead to month long road closures in Lurgan

Road closures are scheduled in the Lurgan area from next Monday, February 16, as part of NI Water’s pipelaying works as...

PSNI get ‘keep safe on nights out’ message across to SRC students

Officers from the Armagh Neighbourhood Policing Team have visited Southern Regional College to deliver focused presentations to students on keeping safe...