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A local Alliance Councillor has welcomed the beginning of construction work for a nature boardwalk and associated ten space car park in Montaighs Moss Nature reserve near Aghagallon. Plans for the works were previously approved by Armagh, Banbridge and Caigavon Council in 2021 however works were delayed due to the beginning of bird nesting season. The Montiaghs Moss Area of Special […]
Alliance MLA Eóin Tennyson has said the people of NI deserve better than stop gap financial measures, as he again appealed for the DUP to stop stalling and get back to work. Tennyson was speaking after it was revealed that with no set budget agreed and in place, a top civil servant had been put […]
Local MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed the completion of resurfacing in Mulberry Crescent in Banbridge, following engagement with the developer and Roads Service. Commenting, Carla Lockhart said: “It is great to see the new surface throughout Mulberry Crescent, and I know this will make a huge difference to homeowners living in this really nice development. […]
Local MP Carla Lockhart has welcomed submission of a planning application for a new play park at Robinstown in the Birches area. The application was submitted following consultation and approval from the Northern Ireland Housing Executive. Commenting, Carla Lockhart said: “With a planning application now submitted, this long standing project has reached another milestone to […]
A local Alliance MLA has called for urgent repair work to be carried out to the cycle path network in Craigavon. The Craigavon cycle path network, known locally as the ‘Black Paths’, consists of over 40km of segregated cycle paths that extend between Lurgan and Portadown and is well used by local residents for commuting […]
Ten local rural communities throughout Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon turn village plans into reality thanks to nearly £2 million in funding from the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 – funded by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and the European Union, and delivered by the Southern Organisation for Action in Rural […]
Police are appealing for witnesses following an incident which occurred in Gilford on Saturday 13th August. Inspector Peters said: “At approximately 8:30pm, it was reported that several males were involved in an altercation with a motorist and a number of pedestrians in the Moyallan Road area. “Enquiries are continuing in relation to this incident we […]
Local MP Carla Lockhart and Portadown Councillor Margaret Tinsley have secured a range of improvements in the Bocombra and Drumnacanvy areas of Portadown, further to a number of issues being raised my members of the local community. Updating residents on the works carried out, Carla Lockhart said; “As public representatives both Margaret and I are […]
Local MP Carla Lockhart has said the much deserved and anticipated new playpark for Gilford will soon be under construction, as it was confirmed that the project will go before the September meeting of the Planning Committee of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Council. Commenting, the DUP representative said: “Alongside my Council colleagues Cllr. Paul […]
Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart and Cllr Margaret Tinsley have slammed Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd for his decision to proceed with a feasibility study on a proposal to spend thousands of pounds of taxpayers money on a footbridge at the Bannfoot. The proposed bridge would cross the River Bann between Charlestown village and Columbkile. The DUP […]
Police are appealing for information following a report of arson at derelict premises at the Kitchen Hill area of Lurgan on Friday 26th August. Sergeant Stewart said: “Shortly before 12pm, it was reported that a fire had started at a derelict building in the area. Colleagues from Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service attended and […]
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough (ABC) Council’s fun-filled All Stars Summer Scheme brings smiles to the faces of 41 local young people once more. Organised and delivered by ABC Council’s Sports Development team and supported by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust, the All Stars Summer Scheme brings together young people with disabilities […]
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