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TUV Urges Anti-Protocol Unionists to Increasingly Stand Together

Speaking at the annual dinner of Newry & Armagh TUV on Saturday evening, Jim Allister reached out to all who continue to stand firm against the Protocol, urging strength and structure in the common cause of necessary opposition to the Protocol and any unionist implementation of it through Stormont. In the course of his remarks […]

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McKeevers Chemist Offering Private Blood Testing Service

McKeevers Chemist are excited to announce they will be offering private blood testing service in two of their branches. Monaghan Street, Newry and English Street, Armagh.  According to McKeevers Chemist. The process is very straightforward: ➡Book your appointment online or call our store using the numbers below. ➡One of our trained Pharmacists will take your […]

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ABC Events Support Streamlined

By François Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council spends £1.6m annually on events throughout the borough, and as there are several Council bodies supporting these, a ‘one-council approach’ will now ensure that Council involvement is streamlined, and that no part of the borough is ‘events deprived’. The  council hosts and […]

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ABC Arts Outreach Plans

By François Vincent, Local Democracy Reporter A recommendation to approve the issue of service-level agreements (SLAs) to three local arts organisations, for the purpose of delivering community arts engagement, was approved at a recent ABC Economic Development & Regeneration Committee meeting. In the coming months, the Tourism, Arts & Culture (TAC) Department of Armagh City, […]

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Controlled Explosion Carried Out on WW2 Mortar In Richhill

A security alert in Richhill has ended. Inspector Browne said: “At around 7.45pm on Sunday evening, 21st January, police received a report of a suspicious object which was discovered in the Woodlawn Heights area of Richhill. “Local officers attended and held a scene overnight. Ammunition Technical Officers (ATO) attended this morning, Monday, and following examination, […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh

Detectives Investigating Assault In Ballynahone Crescent Area of Armagh

Detectives investigating an assault in the Ballynahone Crescent area of Armagh on Tuesday afternoon, 16th January have charged a man to court. The 40-year-old has been charged with assault on police and grievous bodily harm with intent. He is due to appear before Newry Magistrates’ Court on Thursday morning, 18th January. As is usual procedure, […]

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1830s ‘Fever Hospital’ Conversion Plans In Armagh Turned Down

By François Vincent A planning application for the conversion of a former schoolhouse into a dwelling in Middletown has been turned down, in part because the 1830s building was once a ‘Fever Hospital’ where many would have died, making it a site of major archaeological value. The application was for the conversion of the derelict […]

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Solution needed to parking at Dalton Road – O’Kane

Sinn Féin councillor John Óg O’Kane has said that a solution must be found to the parking issues on the Dalton road in Armagh. The Armagh City Councillor said: “The Dalton road is one of the busiest roads in Armagh, but at school pick up times in particular it becomes extremely congested.  “This congestion is […]

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“Loughbrook Businesses Must Be Supported”: McNulty

SDLP Newry & Armagh MLA Justin McNulty has said that businesses at Loughbrook Business Park must be supported.  Mr. McNulty was speaking after a fire devastated the Business Park last week. “It was shocking to see up close the scale of the damage at Loughbrook Business Park. I was on the ground on the morning […]

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Take £500+ Applications Are Now Open For Your Chance to Receive Up to £1000!

Applications for the Tak£500+ project are now open and groups can receive up to an incredible £1000 for a project to benefit their area! This Participatory Budget Fund encourages local residents within the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon borough to apply for funding for a project that they think will have a positive impact on their […]

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£22,000 Worth of Suspected Drugs Seized In Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon

Police in Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon conducted 13 searches across the district on Thursday, 7th December targeting those involved in the supply of controlled substances. Inspector Adam Ruston said: “During the searches, over £22,000 worth of suspected drugs were seized during the proactive policing operations. “Four people were arrested for drugs offences, one person was reported […]

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Armagh Community Constituency Crime Newry and Armagh

Hit-and-Run RTC at Moy Road Area of Armagh

Police are appealing for information following a hit-and-run road traffic collision in the Moy Road area of Armagh last night, Saturday 9th December. It was reported  that a man had been knocked down at around 10.35pm last night. The man, aged in his 30s, was taken to hospital by the ambulance service, for treatment to […]