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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Construction work on a major multi-million pound expansion and upgrade of the F.E. McWilliam Gallery & Studio in Banbridge will commence today (Monday 12th May). The award-winning accredited museum will continue to host exhibitions and remain open and accessible to the public throughout much of the 15-month contract period. Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council […]
By Paul Higgins An alleged pervert allegedly told a 14-year-old girl he could not stop messaging her “until he finds the strength to stop or is convicted,” a court heard today (fri). Craigavon Magistrates Court also heard claims that 46-year-old Ross Paul Rodwell told the teenage schoolgirl he was trying to set up a website […]
Appeal for information after man dies following two vehicle collision in Portadown. The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm that 18 year old Morgan Henry, from the Tandragee area, has died following a two vehicle road traffic collision in Portadown, in the early hours of Sunday 6th April. Roads Inspector Cherith Adair, from the […]
Launched in 2022 the Employ Me programme has had a massive impact on community residents within the Newry, Mourne and Down District, and Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon District Councils. At the celebration event on Southern Regional College’s Newry campus on Tuesday 27th March, programme partners and guests came together to celebrate the vast impact of the […]
Ebony Murtagh, aspiring butchery apprentice from Portadown has been crowned Apprentice of the Year at the Department for the Economy’s 2025 Apprenticeship Awards. The prestigious ceremony took place on Wednesday 26th March. Ebony describes her education journey as turbulent. After leaving secondary school with no formal qualifications, Ebony made the courageous decision to return to education […]
Music lovers make a date in your diary as the line-up has been announced for the concert bands playing in beautiful Scarva village each Sunday from 6th April until 28th September. The magnificent Victorian bandstand on Scarva Green will play host to the finest bands from the borough and beyond from 3pm to 4pm each […]
Detectives from the Police Service of Northern Ireland’s Public Protection Branch have charged a man to court following a serious domestic assault in Magheralin on Friday, 14th March. The man, aged 29, has been charged with attempted murder and domestic abuse. He is due to appear before Lisburn Magistrates’ Court on Monday, 17th March. As […]
Education Minister, Paul Givan has announced that more than 8,000 young people from nine schools across Northern Ireland will participate in a phone-free pilot. The pilot, which will begin in September 2025, will examine the benefits of restricting the use of mobile phones during the school day. Paul Givan said: “Since becoming Education Minister, I have […]
Police have arrested a 16-year-old male following a series of vehicle thefts and attempted vehicle thefts in the Lurgan area, which occurred sometime overnight, between Friday 21st February and Saturday 22nd February. Sergeant Bigger said: “It was reported that a driving licence and a bank card were taken from a vehicle in the Richmount Gardens […]
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