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Community Constituency Crime Lurgan Upper Bann

Lurgan Man Sentenced For Sex Offences Against Six Children Over Course of 10 Years

Thursday 4th September, at Craigavon Crown Court, 40 year old Patrick Lavery from Lurgan, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment, half to be served in custody and the remaining half on license for; four counts of gross indecency with a child, two counts of indecent assault on a female child, two counts of indecent […]

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Community Constituency Craigavon Health Newry Newry and Armagh South Down Upper Bann

78% of Southern Trust Financial Losses in 24/25 Due to Clinical Negligence

78 PER CENT OF SOUTHERN HSC TRUST LOSSES IN 2024/25 WERE DUE TO CLINICAL NEGLIGENCE A senior Southern HSC Trust officer has revealed that clinical negligence cases accounted for 78 per cent of overall losses in the financial year ending March 31. Presenting her annual Statement of Losses and Special Payments for the year ending […]

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Community Constituency Health Portadown Upper Bann

Jill Wins Student Nurse of the Year Award

The Southern Trust is proud to announce Jill Vogan as the winner of the Nicola Tallon Student Nurse of the Year Award. This special award was launched in memory of our esteemed colleague Nicola who had worked in our Home Treatment Crisis Response team within the mental health division and passed away in June 2021. […]

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Banbridge Community Constituency Crime Upper Bann

27 Yr Old Arrested For Banbridge Arson

Detectives investigating an arson attack on a car in the Castlewellan Road area of Banbridge on Tuesday 19th August, have arrested a 27 year old man on suspicion of arson. The man was arrested in the Banbridge area this afternoon (Wednesday 20th August) and currently remains in custody. Detectives continue to appeal to anyone who may have […]

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Community Constituency Crime Lurgan Upper Bann

20 Yr Old Man With Shining or Directing a Laser Beam Towards a Vehicle

Police have charged a 20-year-old man with shining or directing a laser beam towards a vehicle, endangering the safety of a vehicle, and shining a light to dazzle or distract a pilot, after a laser beam was reported to have been directed at a police helicopter in the Victoria Street area of Lurgan at around […]

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Community Constituency Downpatrick Government Health Housing Kilkeel Newcastle Newry Newry and Armagh South Armagh Stormont Upper Bann Warrenpoint

Over £6 Million Spent on Temporary Housing By Housing Executive In Newry, Mourne and Down In 5 Years

Northern Ireland is facing a housing emergency of historic proportions. With homelessness rising, social housing waiting lists surging, and affordability worsening, families and individuals are struggling to find safe and permanent shelter. Housing Demand Soars As of 31st March 2025, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) waiting list reached 49,083 households an increase of around 25% since […]

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Community Constituency Crime Lurgan Uncategorized Upper Bann

Lurgan: House Fire Treated as Arson

Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a fire at a property in Lurgan in the early hours of this morning, Saturday 19th July. Detective Sergeant Lewis said: “Shortly after 1am, we received a report that a house was on fire in the Windsor Avenue area of the town. “Officers along with colleagues […]

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Armagh Business Community Constituency Government Infrastructure Lurgan Newry Newry and Armagh Politics South Armagh Stormont Upper Bann

O’Dowd Ignoring Crumbling Water Infrastructure: McNulty

The Finance Minister has his head in the sand over his refusal to even acknowledge that there is a problem with the funding of Northern Ireland Water, Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said. It comes after clear warnings from the independent Fiscal Council. In the Assembly on Monday, the Finance Minister John O’Dowd refused […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Craigavon Downpatrick Infrastructure Newry Newry and Armagh South Down Upper Bann

The MOT Centres in NI With The Worst Pass Rates

By Compare NI New figures have revealed the MOT test centres with the worst pass rates across Northern Ireland. The car insurance experts at CompareNI.com have ranked which Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA) test centres motorists are least likely to pass. Over the past year, Coleraine had the lowest pass rate for private cars out of all […]

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Agriculture Community Constituency Government Lurgan Politics Upper Bann Westminster

Open Farm Weekend an Opportunity to Experience Life Beyond Farmgate

As a strong advocate for all things farming in Northern Ireland, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart is encouraging members of the public to support the Bank of Ireland Open Farm weekend – commencing on Saturday, 14th June. “Launched in 2012, the free on-farm experience is a showcase for the province’s vibrant farming industry. The two-day event […]

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Community Constituency International Louth Lurgan Newry Newry and Armagh Politics Upper Bann

March From Lurgan to Omeath For Palestine

More than just imposed mass starvation, innocents are being lured by the prospect of aid shipments and gunned down. Crowds are concentrated into pens to be fed. Aid is being weaponised but figuratively & literally. Palestine activists across Armagh and beyond have arranged a march focused on complicity of our own & other western governments […]

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Community Constituency Craigavon Crime Upper Bann

Man Admits Outraging Public Decency By Masturbating In Multiple Clothing Stores

By Paul Higgins A man has admitted outraging public decency by masturbating in multiple clothing stores.  Standing in the dock of Craigavon Crown Court on Thursday, 34-year-old Paul O’Neill entered guilty pleas to three of the four charges against him. O’Neill, from Barrack Street in Coalisland, admitted that on 2 May last year he committed […]