High Court bid to stop Garvaghy Road parade as Sinn Féin say people will gather in solidarity with residents

Sinn Féin leaders have condemned as “utterly reckless” the Parades Commission’s decision to allow a tightly‑restricted Orange Order parade along Portadown’s...

Parades Commission give green light for highly restricted Orange Order parade down Garvaghy Road

The Parades Commission has given the green light for a highly restricted Orange Order parade to travel down Portadown’s Garvaghy Road...

Banbridge pair who violently assaulted woman at Portadown pub where she worked spared prison

A Banbridge pair have avoided immediate custody after a late‑night assault on a woman working at a Portadown bar left her...

Heartbreak as Portadown woman (40) dies in hospital five days after collision

A Portadown woman has died after a three-vehicle collision in Lisburn at the weekend, police have confirmed. She was 40-year-old Karen...

Senior judge to lead hard‑hitting review of Parades Commission after Drumcree court ruling

A senior judge has been appointed to lead an independent review into how the Parades Commission makes its decisions, the Secretary...

Portadown and Waringstown homeowners ordered to cut back tall hedges in loss of light disputes

Towering garden hedges in Portadown and Waringstown have landed two ABC Borough homeowners before a tribunal – and now both have...

Drumcree Parade: SF urge Orange Order ‘not to reopen old wounds’ as DUP MP accuses party of ‘living in the 1990s’

A Sinn Fein MLA has called on Portadown District No 1 to “stop what they are doing” and “not to reopen...

New Portadown Principal sets out vision for school’s next chapter

The new principal of a Portadown Primary School has spoken of his excitement at taking on the role, describing the school...

Portadown man who crashed into ‘friend’s’ home admitted to driving car in dangerous condition

A Portadown man who crashed his heavily modified car into a "friend's" home has admitted the vehicle was in a dangerous...

Rape accused who was ‘incommunicado’ in custody for three months has all charges against him dropped

A man accused of rape who has been “incommunicado” in custody since July has been released and had all charges against...

Portadown man accused of holding his knee to wife’s throat and throwing her phone in open fire

A Portadown man accused of holding his knee on his wife's throat – restricting her breathing – and throwing her phone...

Sixty-nine businesses across ABC borough to get shopfront makeover thanks to Council grant

Sixty-nine businesses across the ABC borough are set to get a fresh lick of paint – and a financial boost –...