Quick-thinking locals rescue child who got into difficulties while canoeing...
Air Ambulance was tasked to the scene of an incident in Tandragee when a child experienced difficulties whilst canoeing. The incident happened in the Glebe Hill Manor area of the town shortly before...
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Mum ‘forever indebted’ to father and son heroes who saved her 7-year-old boy...
A grateful Co Armagh mum says she will be forever indebted to the father and son who risked their lives to pull her stricken seven-year-old boy from the Cusher River in Tandragee on Sunday. Elaine...
View ArticleConditional discharge for trio who assaulted neighbour in act of ‘thuggery’...
A Co Armagh trio who assaulted a male after he challenged a child about kicking a ball at his property have been conditionally discharged for 18 months. Sentencing the defendants, the deputy district...
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Wind and rain causing havoc on Co Armagh roads
High winds and heavy rain is causing disruption to motorists across County Armagh this afternoon (Tuesday). Drivers are being urged to to take extra caution, especially on the main Armagh to Keady...
View ArticleCouncil to request urgent meeting with PSNI over ‘horrendous’ parking...
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is to request an urgent meeting with the PSNI to seek a solution to the “horrendous” parking situation at the borough’s forest parks. The matter was...
View ArticleMarkethill Road in Tandragee closed following two vehicle collision
Emergency services are currently dealing with a serious two-vehicle collision in Tandragee this evening (Friday). The Markethill Road, at the junction with Cooly Hill in Tandragee, is closed following...
View ArticlePodcast: Aviator Raphael O’Carroll on loss of daughter to brain cancer and...
Looking at the world from a different perspective is something Raphael O’Carroll believes everyone should do at least once in a lifetime. That perspective is from the sky, where Raphael and his fellow...
View ArticleTandragee play park ‘not a drinking and drugs den’ as parents aghast at...
A long-standing anti-social problem at Tandragee Recreation Centre Play Park reared its head once again this week. Cusher DUP representative Alderman Gareth Wilson has spoken of his concerns at the...
View ArticleRoad closed in centre of Tandragee after two vehicle collision
Mill Street in Tandragee has been closed in both directions. It follows a serious two vehicle road traffic collision – one of them a motorcycle – this afternoon (Sunday). Emergency services are at the...
View ArticleMotorcyclist dies following two-vehicle collision in Tandragee
A man has died following a two-vehicle collision in Tandragee on Sunday afternoon. Police confirmed that a motorcyclist died following the collision on Market Street. Inspector Gordon said: “Shortly...
View ArticleLaurelvale man found over the limit after leaving scene of collision handed...
A Laurelvale man who was found to be over the limit after leaving the scene of a collision has been handed an 18 month disqualification. The 59-year-old’s barrister told court that his client, who had...
View ArticleCommunity events space, pillar clock, new seats, lights and pavements to...
Tandragee town centre looks set to be on course for a new look with proposals drawn up for a major environmental improvement scheme. Two separate areas of the town will benefit from the changes which...
View ArticleTiny Co Armagh village earmarked for 20 new homes with significant housing...
A tiny Co Armagh village could shortly see a major housing boost. There are plans in place to build a total of 20 new houses at Clare, near Tandragee. And according to Construction Information...
View ArticleSchoolboy Sean (7) rescued from Tandragee river to scale heights for Air...
A seven-year-old County Armagh schoolboy, who diced with death in a Tandragee river just weeks ago, is stepping up to the challenge – quite literally – and fundraising for the Air Ambulance NI. Seán...
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Eight local schools to have 20mph speed limits implemented outside gates
Eight schools in the local area will have a new part-time 20mph speed limit introduced outside their front gates. At each of the schools new road signs will be erected in the form of standard fixed...
View ArticleFuneral held for young Gilford man Ryan Conn – a ‘gentle giant’ who was ‘life...
Mourners at the funeral of a hugely popular young Gilford man have heard a how a “dark cloud” came over the “gentle giant” who was remembered as the “life and soul” of the party. Ryan Conn passed away...
View ArticleMan who stole items from multiple cars in Laurelvale must wait until next...
A Gilford man who stole items from multiple cars must wait until next months to learn his fate. The 45-year-old is said to have stolen items including over £230 in cash, bank cards, purses, a Bluetooth...
View ArticleWith power must come budget: Council call for transfer of regeneration powers...
An Alliance Party motion calling for the transfer of regeneration powers from Stormont to councils in Northern Ireland, has been backed by Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council. The...
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Tandragee housing boost in pipeline thanks to planned £1.2 million investment
Tandragee could be in line for a housing boost with plans in place for a £1.2 million investment in the town. The development is earmarked for a site of vacant land east of Old Mill Race. It is...
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Derelict Tandragee store to be demolished and new shop, offices and apartment...
A derelict store primed in the centre of Tandragee could be demolished and rebuilt to make way for mixed-use retail and office development. Proposals for the property – at 1 Church Street in the town –...
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