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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoCovid concerns raised over ‘unworkable’ Council planning office
Concerns have been raised over the size of ABC Council’s Planning Office with staff fearing their ability to social distance in...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoControversial arrangement to employ private security firm at council sites ‘ended this week’
A controversial arrangement by ABC Council to employ a private security firm to help man facilities ended this week, it has...
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Armagh
/ 4 years ago‘Urgent’ meeting called to discuss plan to end ‘task and finish’ for refuse collection staff on July 6
An “urgent” meeting of ABC Council’s Covid-19 working committee is to be called next week to discuss plans to end the...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoMulti-million pound housing plans to get green light on site of former linen factory
Plans for a multi-million pound redevelopment of a former factory site in Banbridge – to provide social housing and special accommodation...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoWoman breached bail by asking alleged assault victim for ‘cigarettes and drink’
A Gilford woman breached bail by asking another woman she is alleged to have assaulted for “cigarettes and drink”, court has...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoCouncil rejects request to light buildings purple in support of Black Lives Matter campaign
A request to light up civic buildings in the borough in support of the Black Lives Matter has been refused. A...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoPopular restaurant The Halfway House to cease trading citing ‘economic viability’
A popular borough restaurant will cease trading despite the imminent lifting of strict lockdown measures citing “economic viability”. The Halfway House...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoContinental style café culture ‘could increase footfall in our towns and city’
A continental style café culture across “could increase footfall in our towns and city”, according to the Council’s chair of of...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoDrink driver caught ‘high reading for three o’clock in the afternoon’ handed 14-month ban
A woman was caught driving whilst over twice the legal limit in the afternoon in a next day detection. The 26-year-old’s...
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Banbridge
/ 4 years agoNew £6m Marks & Spencer plan at Banbridge will bring 70 new jobs to the borough
Plans are in the pipeline for a new £6 million Marks and Spencer store at Banbridge. The development, earmarked for a...
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Armagh
/ 4 years ago‘We can’t be left behind’: Council need to be more proactive in promoting cycling
A surge in cycling across Northern Ireland has prompted calls for the ABC Council to be more proactive in facilitate this...
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Armagh
/ 4 years agoMinister asks Councils to take ‘flexible’ approach to on-street seating for cafes and bars
Councils have been asked to temporarily take a flexible and pragmatic planning approach to the use of on-street seating for cafes...