Council agrees to rates increase but points to ‘significant investments’ planned for borough

Ratepayers in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council are facing a 1.96% increase in the next financial year. It will...

SRC breaks new ground with £15m Banbridge campus

The Southern Regional College (SRC) has broken ground on a major project to construct a new, state-of-the-art campus in Banbridge, which...

‘Budget concerns not good enough’ when dealing with safety of children in Culloville

“Budget concerns are not a good enough excuse” for failure to implement road safety measures in Culloville. SDLP Councillor Pete Byrne...

Money awarded to help Armagh County Museum make improvements for visually impaired

Displays at Armagh County Museum are to be made more accessible for people with a visual impairment. Armagh City, Banbridge and...

Work begins on accident blackspot which claimed life of young Co Armagh woman

Work on an accident blackspot in Richhill, which claimed the life of a young Co Armagh woman, has begun this week....

Lithuanian in breach of deportation order hid in bushes after losing control of car

An Armagh man who was found by police hiding in bushes after losing control of his car and landing in someone’s...

BMW driver involved in head on collision with Mini on wrong side of road

A Craigavon man who collided head-on with another vehicle because he was on the wrong side of the road has been disqualified...

Woman carrying oxygen tank slapped with parking fine after ticket slips down dash

A woman carrying an oxygen tank was slapping with a parking fine in Portadown after her ticket slip down the dash....

‘Ireland’s largest adventure playground’ to be built at Gosford after huge cash windfall secured

Ireland’s largest adventure playground is to be built inside Gosford Forest Park as a huge cash windfall has just been secured....

Lorry on fire on main road at Markethill

A lorry is on fire on the Gosford Road at Markethill. The picture was taken within the past half hour. Emergency...

Road closed following discovery of ‘suspicious object’ in Newry

A road has been closed in Newry following the discovery of a “suspicious object”. A section of Commons School Road and...

Next phase of £400,000 Portadown Road resurfacing to begin Saturday

The next phase of work on the £400,000 resurfacing scheme on the A3 Portadown Road, Armagh at Castledillon will start on...