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Tue, May 21, 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
ARMAGH Magistrates' Court has heard a 22-year-old Markethill man assaulted another male who had been taunting him about ...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
A 100-YEAR-OLD Tandragee man who celebrated his milestone birthday recently has failed to gain official recognition from...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
Coming into the summer months is the opportune time to remind us of the importance of looking after our pets and to prom...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
ARMAGH suffered a further jobs blow on Friday with the closure of well known fast food outlet, Burger King.The popular f...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
MARKETHILL High School is introducing a new GCSE this year which will connect pupils with the land and encourage them to...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
THE son of murdered TA officer Trevor Elliott led the tributes at Killeen Orange Hall, describing his late father as a m...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
A CUSHER councillor has responded to concerns from residents in Markethill who had previously expressed concern at the c...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
A DERRYNOOSE man's poem was recited in front of hundreds of mourners last week as Hillsborough campaigner Anne Williams ...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
AN Armagh Councillor has expressed fears that CCMS proposals to close St Brigid's High School in the city will "not be i...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
"THE dumping of fuel waste is really getting out of hand and must be tackled." That was the view of SDLP Councillor Thom...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
THE GAA fraternity has been plunged into mourning following the tragic death of a former Tullysaran Gaelic stalwart in a...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
ARMAGH hockey legend George Compston has passed away at the age of 75.The well known ex-Ireland player and manager, who ...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
A 100-YEAR-OLD woman has spoken of her fear of "dying on the pavement" if health chiefs go ahead with plans to close Clo...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
A MAJOR cross-border summit will be held in Armagh this week as all of the statutory agencies battling against the dumpi...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
ULSTER Gazette deputy editor Richard Burden is usually involved in writing the news - but this week he was making the ne...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
THREE Armagh school principals have come together to signal their support for the creation of a new 'educational village...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
A TANDRAGEE man was among seven members of a crime gang jailed last Friday for their involvment in a £2.5 million drugs ...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
A YOUNG actor - a member of the Ballymacnab Youth Dramatic Group - has scooped a top award for his talents!Ryan McKenna ...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
Is this the rail price? Is this just fantasy? Caught up in land buys No escape from bureaucracy!THERE have been a number...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
A MARKETHILL mother has spoken of her eight-year-old son's lucky escape after he was struck by a hit and run driver a sh...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
HUNDREDS of people attended the funeral yesterday (Monday) of a well known and respected former Dean of Armagh, who pass...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
EDUCATION Minister John O'Dowd has sparked anger by turning down a development proposal to increase capacity at Orchard ...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
YOUNG people from Middletown and Derrynoose have just completed an eight-week cultural diversity programme. Held in part...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
RELATIVES of the 10 men shot dead in the Kingsmills Massacre are calling for the original RUC investigation into the kil...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
A DISABLED man is set to make history later this year when he swims the full length of Lough Neagh in a bid to help a Lo...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
THE Portadown and Armagh Railway Society (PARS) have released a statement saying they are heartened to see the Departmen...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
THROUGHOUT the Armagh City and District Council area, both hoe owners and businesses have been receiving their rates bil...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
CONCERNED parents and past pupils have joined forces in Clady in a last ditch attempt to 'Save St Michael's Primary Scho...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
HEARTLESS thieves have stolen a local woman's dog and threatened to stab it if she doesn't pay a £3000 ransom. Armagh c...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
ARMAGH'S £25 million luxury hotel development on the site of the historic former Gaol is expected to be given the go-ahe...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
AN Armagh woman is hoping to raise awareness of cot death when she steps out for a fundraiser - 25 years after losing he...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
LOCAL politicians have vowed to 'fight tooth and nail' to overturn a decision by Danske Bank to close its branches in Ma...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
THREE schools in the Armagh Council area have been earmarked for closure and the spotlight is set to focus on a further ...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
A DECISION to formally review the length of time a dog will be held by the Council's Dog Warden after it has been picked...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
THE completion of the College Street Scheme will be great news for business owners and residents of Armagh. That is the...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
A LOUGHGALL family has been given fresh hope that a cure will be found in the near future for their nine-year-old daught...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
A CLADY cancer survivor and her family have raised over £8,000 to help others battling the disease. Sinéad Savage - who...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
KILLEAVY Castle in South Armagh is set to undergo major restoration after the dilapidated building was sold at auction f...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
SCORES of primary schools across the Southern Board area will learn today (Tuesday) if they are to become the latest vic...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
A MARKETHILL angler has expressed his sadness after it emerged over 6,500 brown trout had been killed in a major polluti...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
A WELL known Armagh butcher passed away recently, just three days after celebrating his 100th Birthday.Mr Thomas (Tommy)...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
AN Armagh based floor company is one of almost 50 businesses across Mid-Ulster hardest hit following the collapse of the...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
PRESSURE is mounting on Armagh Council as calls intensify for the city's annual St Patrick's Day parade to be moved back...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
A KEADY family have slammed the council's stray dog re-homing policy after their Saint Bernard pet had been given a new ...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
A KITCHEN replacement scheme - currently underway in estates in Keady, Armagh and Blackwatertown - will see 23 Housing E...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
PARENTS of pupils who attend St Patrick's Grammar in Armagh have been giving their reaction to the news that the school ...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
A £47.8 MILLION Stormont pay-out will mean ratepayers will not now have to cover the cost of amalgamating local governme...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
A HAMILTONSBAWN mother who has benefited from Family Fund assistance on two separate occasions has expressed her disappo...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
A HARPER Adams University student from Armagh was awarded two prestigious scholarships last week. Lauren Johnston is stu...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
A ROYAL school pupil is preparing for the trip of a lifetime to Africa where she will be tracking the rhino and elephant...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
A NEW community and arts centre - part of a £2.5 million redevelopment package for Keady - has been given the go-ahead. ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
AN Armagh mother has expressed fears for the future of her two sons unless adequate provision is provided by health chie...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
THE family of tragic schoolboy Stuart Wilson have backed calls for stricter legislation for those using coastal waters f...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
UNION officials will meet again today (Tuesday) to review the current situation over the ongoing threat of industrial ac...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
ARMAGH City and District Council has unanimously agreed a 1.7 per cent rates hike. The new rate was struck at a special...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
TEACHING staff at the Southern Regional College are on the verge of walking out amid plans to monitor their performance ...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
HOPES are high that an Armagh man's novel could be hitting the big screen with Hollywood actor Pierce Brosnan at the hel...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
FRUSTRATION and concern is growing amongst residents living along the flooded country road of Drumbeemore Road as confus...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
A MARKETHILL pig farmer has spoken of the current plight being faced by the industry after it emerged 2012 was one of th...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
A NEW website for Armagh Public Library has been launched by Archbishop Richard Clarke, who is chairman of the library's...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Rural area cut off by flood waters. RESIDENTS living along a flooded country road on the outskirts of Armagh are fear...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
Family of murdered policeman speaks out after Adams apology. THE family of a County Armagh policeman murdered...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
THOUSANDS of pounds in benefits are going unclaimed across the Armagh District each week by carers who provide unpaid ca...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
TYNAN and Armagh Hunt Club have donated £1,000 to the Special Care Baby Unit at Daisy Hill Hospital. This generous ...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
AN Armagh restaurant owner has urged the community to work together to combat the threat of burglary after his business ...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
WORK on a number of major developments at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry is about to begin on site. And, with this due...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
JD Hunter buys livestock sales and police station ahead of £1 million upgrade of existing premises. AFTER 60 years of ...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
THE sister of a young Milford man who died tragically after a road accident at the weekend has spoken of her family's ut...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
A PAST pupil of Markethill High School and Portadown College has been honoured at Buckingham Palace with the presentatio...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
A FIERCE opponent of academic selection has been appointed as a coadjutor archbishop, who will eventually replace Cardin...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
THE vice-principal of Markethill High has spoken of the deep sense of shock being felt in the school following the sudde...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
AN Armagh man is in the running for an Academy Award after he was shortlisted for his work on a major Hollywood film. ...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
THE news that the Northern Ireland Housing Executive is set to be abolished following the announcement of a major re-str...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
LOYALISTS in Armagh are planning to hold ongoing protests in the city on a weekly basis in response to the ongoing flags...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
ARMAGH Council has come out in favour of supporting the development of a new multi-million pounds Tesco store at Alexand...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
LOCAL politicians have vowed to fight tooth and nail any threat which may arise over the Ulster Bank in Tandragee - amid...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
A PERMANENT roadside memorial being constructed in memory of the 10 Protestant textile workers who died in the 1976 King...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
A LOUGHGALL mother whose young son suffers from a serious heart condition has criticised two leading health figures foll...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
THERE was a total of 48 road deaths in Northern Ireland last year, meaning 2012 saw the lowest number of fatalities sinc...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
THREE Portadown women, who are local human resource professionals, had their professional training and development achie...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
NEWRY man John Fearon has pledged to raise a minimum of £3,700 to tackle a demanding trek in the Canadian Rockies. T...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
TEN years ago, 51 highly-trained nurses left the Philippines to come to work in Craigavon Area Hospital.In doing so, the...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
A TANDRAGEE principal has described as 'vague' plans outlined by the Southern Education and Library Board which aim to i...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
A MINISTERIAL cash boost of over a quarter of a million pounds for Armagh city centre will 'pave the way' for the comple...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
A POIGNANT reception in memory of people who lost their lives to cancer has been hosted at the Palace by the Lord Mayor ...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
THE generous and kind people of Richhill are helping to support charity organisation the Fields of Life as they aim to c...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
TWO community organisations in the Armagh District are celebrating an early Christmas present after receiving energy eff...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
RICHHILL man Richard Dunn is this year's 'Aptamil Growing Up Milk Dad of the Year', after being presented with the award...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
THE jury in the murder trial of Kevin Fletcher have heard police interviews with the accused with a detective saying: "E...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
A FURTHER protest was due to be held in Armagh yesterday evening (Monday) to show opposition at the removal of the Union...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
IRISH language enthusiasts have received an early Christmas present following last week's announcement that a new £1.5 m...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
ARMAGH'S newly appointed Archbishop and Primate of All Ireland has spoken exclusively to the Ulster Gazette, ahead of hi...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
THE first director of the Armagh Planetarium has died, aged 89.Sir Patrick Moore was appointed Director in 1965 and held...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
THE family minister of an Armagh teenager, who was tragically killed in a road accident a short distance from his home o...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
THE President of Tandragee Royal British Legion has expressed his disgust after a Nazi SS flag was erected on an electri...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
THE family of an 11-month-old Armagh boy who suffers from a rare congenital heart defect are hoping he will be able to u...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
THE Navan Centre was the venue recently for the formal launch of the latest edition of Seanchas Ard Mhacha, the annual j...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
OVER six tonnes of toxic waste have been removed from a private address in South Armagh. It follows the discovery of...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
ARMAGH Council's decision to host next year's St Patrick's Day parade on a Sunday - for the first time ever - was back i...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
AN Armagh family is demanding answers over the care allegedly meted out to a frail 94-year-old pensioner after he was ad...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
THE 21-year-old former Armagh student who died after a road accident at Portadown last week has had her liver donated to...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
OVER 12,000 responses have been received across the Southern Education Board area in response to a radical overhaul on t...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
ARMAGH'S new multi-million pound Tesco store appears to have moved a step closer after it emerged a planning application...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
AN Armagh businessman has welcomed a decision taken by the Regional Development Minister to 'freeze' parking charges at ...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
A LOUGHGALL woman wept as she recalled the brutal killing of her husband which mirrored the sick slaying of prison offic...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
A RESTORATION project of more than £500,000 is set to begin on a unique part of Armagh's history, it has been announced....
Thursday, 8 November 2012
CHILDREN from three separate areas across the District look likely to benefit from new state-of-the-art play facilities ...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
A LOUGHGALL family has made an impassioned plea to Ulster Gazette readers in a bid to help raise the £70,000 needed for ...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
THE wife of missing Armagh man Trevor James McMurdie has spoken to the Gazette following the disappearance of her husban...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
ARMAGH Public Library and its associated museum at No 5 Vicars' Hill have been awarded a prestigious four-star grade in ...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
OVER 700 students from schools across Armagh watched a hard-hitting drama as part of efforts to get young drivers to tak...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
THOUSANDS of people from across the district have outlined their views on the possible merger of three post-primary scho...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
OLYMPIC ambassadors from St Catherine's College in Armagh have set up a local committee of young sports people to try an...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
EDUCATION Minister John O'Dowd commended everyone involved in achieving success at Clea Primary, during a visit to the K...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
TWO of Armagh's leading supermarkets may need to leave the city centre if the Tesco store is built on the Fane Valley si...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
ANY hopes of an eleventh hour reprieve to save frontline health services in Armagh were cruelly dashed as Southern Trust...
