Portadown: First dual English-Irish street sign request in borough approved at Woodside Hill

A request for English-Irish street signage at Woodside Hill, Portadown, has finally been approved. Woodside Hill had been the first street...

Patient who sexually assaulted female paramedic is ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work

A patient who sexually assaulted a female paramedic after being taken to Craigavon Area Hospital has been ordered to do 100...

Pipelaying to get underway at Seagoe in Portadown with disruption expected until April

Pipelaying is due to get underway in the Seagoe Road area of Portadown next week as part of a programme of...

6,000 sq ft storage and distribution centre with trade counter planned opposite Asda in Portadown

A new 6,000 sq ft storage and distribution centre – complete with trade counter – is being planned close to Asda...

Co Armagh: Can you get an HMO licence without planning approval?

Since Armagh I began looking into the issue of licenced and unlicenced HMOs in the Co Armagh area back in August...

Near miss outside Portadown school highlights importance of Speed Limit Review

All members of ABC Council have been urged to take part in a public consultation regarding a review of speed limits,...

Feasibility studies to explore ways to drain rain from train lines and keep local Enterprise service on track

Feasibility studies are being carried out to investigate how best to prevent flooding hampering the Newry to Belfast train service. Several...

Students from six schools secure a share of £9,000 for chosen charities

The vital work of six different charities has been boosted by the presentation skills of students from schools in Portadown, Lurgan...

Six year driving ban for Portadown man with ‘appalling’ record

A motorist with an "appalling" record of 91 previous convictions has now been caught driving whilst disqualified without insurance and making...

Jail term for Portadown man sentenced for 39th drugs conviction

A man caught with cocaine – his 39th conviction for drugs – has been jailed for two months. Caolan Shields (37),...

Accused allegedly threatened to kill pregnant woman and told police: ‘I don’t give an F about any judge or court’

A woman suspected of breaking a man's finger and threatening to kill a pregnant woman allegedly told police: "I don't give...

Portadown man with ‘abhorrent attitude to police’ bit and punched officer

A man bit a police officer and punched him in the eye in Portadown. Conor James McConville (33), of Portmore Street...