Stories By Adam Morton, Local Democracy Reporter
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Dungannon
/ 5 months agoIrish language roll call response causes friction in Mid Ulster council chamber
There has been a call for the Irish language to be respected after an apparent “difficulty with understanding” by the chair...
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Armagh
/ 5 months agoSouthern Trust needs to find £47.3m just to break even
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust’s budget for the 2023/24 financial year will leave it in an “extremely difficult” position,...
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Armagh
/ 5 months agoSouthern Trust pay out more than £8 million as a result of clinical negligence last year
The Southern Health and Social Care Trust paid out more than £8 million as a result of clinical negligence in the...
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Craigavon
/ 5 months agoABC Council to set aside £30,000 over next three years to part-fund safeguarding campaigns
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council looks set to set aside £30,000 over the next three years to part-fund six...
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Craigavon
/ 6 months agoChatty Café proposal to help ease loneliness and social isolation
A scheme to encourage conversations between people in cafés looks set to start in the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough...
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Portadown
/ 6 months agoBroken play park ‘causing a lot of upset with residents’ in Portadown
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s Lord Mayor has asked for an update on the redevelopment of Portadown playpark. Speaking...
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Dungannon
/ 6 months agoRefurb plans for Dungannon convent vacated more than 11 years ago
More than 11 years after the Sister of Mercy left the Dungannon convent they had called home for over a century,...
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Armagh
/ 6 months agoState of Orchard Leisure centre in Armagh branded ‘unacceptable’
The current state of Orchard Leisure Centre has been branded “unacceptable” by an Armagh councillor during a meeting of Armagh City,...
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Armagh
/ 6 months agoSoaring costs leaves Council’s water refill station proposal high and dry
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s officers have told a committee “restricted budgets” mean a motion initially adopted by the...
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Armagh
/ 6 months agoOne tree planted for each of the 362 lives lost in borough to Covid
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council’s environmental services committee has backed plans for a lasting tribute to those in the...
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Armagh
/ 6 months agoCouncil need to ‘get a grip of the situation’ as concerns raised over environmental services
Councillors from across Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council have expressed concern at the number of targets missed by the...
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Armagh
/ 6 months agoMaximum fine of £400 for fly-tipping across ABC borough expected from August 1
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council looks set to impose a £400 fixed penalty notice on those caught fly-tipping within...