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Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart recently hosted Isabel Vaughan-Spruce on a visit to Parliament. Isabel was arrested for silently praying near an abortion facility in Birmingham and subsequently searched, interrogated, arrested and charged for breaking a Public Space Protection Order censorship zone (or “buffer zone”) four times. Carla Lockhart said: “The arrest and subsequent charge […]
John O’Dowd has described the announcement of a multi-million pound investment and job boost in Lurgan as ‘excellent news’ for Upper Bann. Commenting after County Armagh plastics manufacturing company Radius Plastics announced its planning of a huge multi-million redevelopment of its Lurgan base, the MLA said: “It is excellent news that this move at the Halfpenny Valley […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has said we need to ensure that the needs of young carers are being recognised and met as far as possible. The Upper Bann MLA was speaking after the launch of a Young Carers in Education Report from Action for Children. Mr Tennyson said: “Right across our community there are thousands […]
A 26 year old man has been sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court today, Tuesday 31st January, following an explosion in the Enniskeen area of Craigavon in 2020. Ryan Treanor was sentenced to nine years in total; four years and six months imprisonment and four years and six months on license after pleading guilty to causing […]
Detectives investigating the murder of Natalie McNally in Lurgan on 18 December 2022 have today, 31st January, arrested a 32-year-old man in the Lisburn area. He was previously arrested on December 19th. He has been taken to Musgrave Serious Crime Suite where he is currently being questioned by detectives. ENDS
Changes to the Housing Selection Scheme in Northern Ireland come into effect this week. The Housing Selection Scheme and Common Waiting List governs the allocation of all permanent social housing in Northern Ireland. It has been in place for more than 20 years and changes are now being introduced to ensure that those in greatest […]
Sinn Féin MLA John O’Dowd has said that the British Government continues to deny nurses and public sector workers a fair pay rise and that it has learned no lessons after a decade of austerity. The MLA said: “The Tory austerity over the past decade has decimated public services. The most vulnerable people have been […]
The BIG Apprenticeship events are being held this year on Tuesday 7 February in SRC’s Newry West Campus and on Thursday 9 February in Craigavon’s Civic Centre. Both events are from 5:30pm – 7:30pm and are part of The Department for the Economy’s Apprenticeship Week. The BIG Apprenticeship Events will provide attendees with information on […]
Southern Regional College are the proud recipients of a formal accreditation status from The Royal Society of Chemistry. The College is the only Further Education College within Northern Ireland to achieve this accolade, and one of six Further Education providers in the UK with permission to use The Royal Society of Chemistry’s crest! The College […]
As part of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s February campaign Get Future Ready, a special employability and skills conference is taking place on Thursday 23 February. Hosted by Wendy Austin, this event is open to all local employers, citizens and community representatives as well as stakeholders from across education, training and employment organisations. […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has called for greater clarity on arrangements for the pupils of the Lurgan campus of Craigavon Senior High School. It follows a recent announcement from the Department of Education’s permanent secretary Dr Mark Browne that the Kitchen Hill campus in Lurgan will move to operate on the Portadown campus site from […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Major Investigation Team have today made a renewed appeal for information about the murder of Natalie McNally. Natalie, who was 32 years old, was fatally stabbed on the night of Sunday 18 December in her home in Silverwood Green in Lurgan. Detective Chief Inspector Neil McGuinness said: […]
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