Adieu to another record breaking year – here's to an even bigger 2024!
Good morning, and welcome to our final newsletter of 2023! It has been another year – our 11th so far, of bringing you news from right across the Orchard County and beyond. And for the eleventh straight year we have seen our visitor numbers to the website grow. Thank you to our readers for your loyalty.
2024 will be another big year and already we have plans in the pipeline to improve our coverage – there are still many, many things we want to do. We’re full of ideas; sometimes I need to be reined in but nonetheless it will be a year where we push new projects – some may be better than others but we’re excited for what’s in store.
As always, thanks so much to you, our newsletter readers, for allowing us into your inbox – it’s not a privilege we take for granted. We also have ambitions to make this newsletter even better (how is that even possible you ask!) so stick with us for all that. We’re always open to feedback, so don’t be shy!
We’re also going to increase the output on our Entrepreneur NI newsletter in 2024; we already have the first newsletter of the year lined up and (almost) ready to go. You can sign up to that particular newsletter here.
For now, myself (Micheal), Kellie and Scott wish you a very happy New Year and we look forward to a very prosperous 2024 for all!
Headlines
State of Orchard Leisure Centre ‘unacceptable’ as council accused of ‘neglecting’ Armagh venue
New community alcohol detox service launches at Daisy Hill Hospital
Portadown firm Ulster Carpets record £11m turnover in 85th year following significant investment
Man in 20s suffers serious injuries after being struck on head during Newry ‘altercation’
Multi-million pound sports hall and extension plan to be unveiled at Lurgan College
Cathal’s delight as he lands dream feature film role in Belfast movie Kneecap
Redrock Orange Lodge Tractor Run raises over £7,500 for Air Ambulance
Indian takeaway closed after 20 years in Keady just weeks after zero food hygiene rating
Woman who accepts role in Katie Simpson’s suspected murder cover-up offers to assist PPS
Armagh drink-driver fined after crashing into fence in Newtown estate
Bereaved Armagh mum’s candlelit walk shines light on stillbirth stigma
Fears Co Down towns could see ‘chronic anti-social behaviour’ after CCTV upgrade
Portadown Amazon staff help deliver 25 extra special Jake’s Ladybird Bags to Blossom Unit
Mother hits out as Co Armagh man who sexually assaulted teenage girls walks free from court
Heartbreak as woman (56) dies from injuries eight days after three car crash on A1
Odhran Kelly murder: Woman caught carrying body in ‘wrong place, wrong time, potentially’
Natalie McNally murder accused Stephen McCullagh to enter plea next month
Moy man accused of perverting justice in Charlotte Murray murder returned for trial
Armagh Jobs
✅ Building Completion Testing Services require a Graduate Building Surveyor and Junior/Graduate Trainee Air Tightness Tester/Acoustic Tester.
✅ Linwoods require a Brand Marketing Executive.
🆕 Armagh City Hotel are seeking a Human Resources Advisor.
✅ First Stop Property require a Skilled Property Maintenance Technician.
✅ Linwoods require a Cleaner.
🆕 Armagh City Hotel require a Fitness Instructor.
✅ P.I.P.S. Hope and Support require an Administrative Officer / Receptionist.
✅ Mount Charles require several Cleaning Operatives for various clients.
✅ MT McKeown Bus and Taxi Hire require Drivers and Telephone Operators.
✅ Linwoods require a pool of Casual General Operatives.
🛎️ If you have a job and want to advertise it to 40,000 daily users on www.armaghjobs.com and www.armaghi.com, as well as more than 8,000 people on this newsletter and our 100,000 social media followers, get in touch.
Instagram
Did you notice? A few weeks ago we unexpectedly lost our Instagram account. Unbeknownst to us, the fickle folks (or bots!) at Meta swooped in, in the early hours and stole it away, with over 11,000 followers in tow. They didn’t even give us a chance to appeal the decision… and believe us… it was unwarranted.
Whilst it hurt at the time, it wasn’t the end of the world. This newsletter community is where we have our true following and it’s why the newsletter is so important to us. We aren’t at the mercy of the platform here. So, thank you for subscribing.
You can’t keep a good thing down - and it’s also probably also a small act of rebellion on our part - but we started a new Instagram account and we would be ever grateful if you could give us a follow if you haven’t already.
