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Athletes, fun runners and active families are being urged to lace up their running shoes and register for the annual Craigavon Lakes 10K race, 5K run or 1K fun run taking place on Wednesday 7th June 2023! Organised by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council, and sponsored and supported by Tesco, McKeever Sports and […]
Police in Lurgan have charged two men following a report of a sectarian hate crime in the Ashleigh Crescent area on Sunday 30th April. The men, aged 34 and 37, are charged with attempted criminal damage and attempted theft and are expected to appear before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday, 31st May. As is usual […]
Officers investigating a reported hate crime in the Ashleigh Crescent area of Lurgan on Sunday 30th April have made an arrest. A video has circulated on social media were the home of a young single mother was subject to harassment. A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of attempted criminal damage. He was later bailed […]
DUP MP Carla Lockhart has expressed her delight at securing a commitment from the Department for Infrastructure to resurface a significant stretch of Pines Park in Lurgan. 300m of the Park will be resurfaced as part of the Avenue Road resurfacing scheme scheduled for July/August. Carla Lockhart said: “It is ten years since I first […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has met with representatives of DART, the local community transport provider, to discuss uncertainty with their funding for the next financial year. After the meeting, Carla said: “DART provide an essential service to many people locally, particularly those who have no other means of getting around. This can be the […]
Lurgan resident Norah McCorry makes a donation of £500 in total to the Lord Mayor’s chosen charities, Southern Area Hospice and B Positive, thanks to sales generated by a local poetry and songbook. Compiled by Norah and her brother Paul Carville in collaboration with David Weir of Lurgan Townscape Heritage Scheme, the local anthology book […]
Officers from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s International Policing Unit have arrested a man, aged in his 40s, who is wanted in Romania to serve a 3 year sentence for multiple driving offences including no driving licence and using forged documents. The man was detained in the Portadown area this morning (Wednesday 26th April) […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said the announcement by Portadown based The Deluxe Group of a £1.5m expansion and the creation of fifty jobs is a welcome boost for the area, and an example of how local industry is making a mark worldwide. Carla Lockhart said: “This is fantastic news for The Deluxe Group […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart called with the ladies at St Mark’s Portadown on Friday, at the Friday Café initiative. The DUP representative was joined by local Councillor Margaret Tinsley. Speaking after the visit, Carla Lockhart said: “Across Upper Bann so many churches are serving the local community in a variety of ways, offering support […]
DUP MP for Upper Bann Carla Lockhart has been out and about in the constituency over the weekend, supporting groups with fundraising endeavours. The local representative attended Portadown Ex-Servicemen Lodge Big Breakfast, and a Coronation Coffee Morning at Scarva Street Presbyterian Church in Banbridge. Speaking after attending the events, Carla Lockhart said: “It wouldn’t be […]
The SDLP has nominated councillor Eamon McNeill as its Portadown candidate in the upcoming local government election. Councillor McNeill has submitted his nomination forms to Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood said he was delighted to have a candidate of Councillor McNeill’s calibre contesting the election. Foyle MP Mr Eastwood said: […]
Last week Lord Mayor Greenfield visited Banbridge Town Centre as the first project under the £1.1 million borough-wide Empty to Occupied Programme officially got underway. Funded by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council and the Department for Communities, the innovative regeneration Programme will help transform a total of 11 derelict or vacant properties across […]
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