'Shoot me!' Drama in Armagh takeaway
Plus, £3.5m supermarket and filling station given green light
Good morning readers. Our newsletter leads with the rather extraordinary events in Armagh on Tuesday evening whereby a chip shop on Barrack Street – just down from our own offices – was held up by a 19-year-old who demanded police to “shoot him”. Details of the incident, which included a suspected arson attack on the house he was residing, were relayed in court. The man, originally from Somalia, requested bail. To the surprise of nobody, the judge rejected it out of hand.
It’s good news for Loughgilly as a new £3.5m supermarket and petrol station has been given the green light. This will be a huge economic boost to the area and will also lead to the creation of some new jobs, both in the construction phase, and when it’s up and running.
Front page
⚖️ Man demanded police ‘shoot him’ during terrifying Armagh takeaway ordeal
⛽ Thumbs up for new £3.5m supermarket and petrol station on Gosford Road
🧨 Family with 90-year-old lady tortured by thugs throwing fireworks at house
🚔 Man beaten with baseball bat by masked thugs in Keady
🔨 Victim of Newry burglary attacked by men armed with hammer and machete
🎃 Keady man’s spooky short film ‘The Pumpkin Boy’ recognised at AI horror contest
🧑🦽 Portadown woman and wheelchair-bound father ‘break barriers’ at Dublin Marathon
🚓 Man shot in the arm as he sat in his car in middle of Coalisland
Headlines
🏃♂️ ‘We did it’: Newry’s fastest man’ breaks previous record 43 years to the day
👮♂️ PSNI cannot show if convictions have been wrongly removed from criminal records
😡 Man who admitted leaving woman with life-changing facial injuries – not prosecuted!
🛣️ New road layout coming soon to Downshire Bridge in Banbridge
🤔 Richhill Women’s Institute told to remove recently installed PVC windows for timber
🍦 ‘Tough call’ as owners put ice cream business in Lurgan on the market
Competitions
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And a massive congratulations to Karen Mathers who is the winner of our Rapunzel Giveaway for two family passes to see the pantomime at Market Place Theatre, Armagh!
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125th Ibrox anniversary service with Marvin Andrews | November 3 | 4pm | Thomas Street Methodist Church, Portadown.
Coffee Morning | November 16 | 10.30am - 12.30pm | Thomas Street Church Wesley Hall, Portadown | In aid of the Glenanne Breast Unit and the Mandeville Unit | Music by the Kilbroney Handbellery.
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Armagh welcomes The Little Orchard: A new ‘purpose built’ and after-schools daycare
A new daycare has opened in Armagh with a unique ‘family-centred approach’ that has convenience and quality care at its core.
Owned and managed by Armagh mum-of-four, Julie Morton The Little Orchard is a daycare that thinks about its parents just as much as its children.
The apple county-inspired centre, based at Formation Works on the Edenaveys Road, takes a holistic approach to childcare.
Armagh Jobs
🆕 Linwoods require Factory/Industrial Cleaner and General Operative.
🆕 Mamo Building Services require Tendering and Digital Design Manager, Yard Operative and Accounts Administrator.
✅ Armagh City Hotel require Day Porter.
✅ Re-Gen Waste require HGV Trailer Mechanic.
✅ Noel Conn and Company wish to recruit a Qualified Accountant, Payroll Administrator and Accounts Administrator.
✅ Sunnymead Residential Living are looking for a Chef / Cook.
✅ IT Hub require an IT Technician to join their team.
✅ Dumfries Freight require a HGV Class 1 Driver to join their haulage team.
✅ Freeburn Transport require Transport Administrator, Trailer Mechanic and Accounts Payable.
✅ Avolon Blinds require Bookkeeper / Office Administrator and Blinds and Curtains Sales Advisor.
✅ Industrial Temps require Office Administrator for Portadown.
✅ Mount Charles have a number of full time roles across Armagh and beyond.
🆕 Armagh City Hotel require a Fitness Instructor and Temporary/Seasonal Food Service Staff and Bar Staff.
🆕 County Armagh Golf Club require an Office Administrator.
✅ Noel Conn and Company wish to recruit a Qualified Accountant, Payroll Administrator and Accounts Administrator.
✅ Wylie Ruddell require Administrative Specialist
✅ Mount Charles require Cleaning Operatives and Catering Assistants.
🛎️ 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 9,000 people on this newsletter and our 100,000 social media followers, get in touch.
PS. If you want to see how seriously Kellie and Caoilinn take their jobs here at Armagh I, have a peek at this Hallowe’een nonsense below. I wasn’t allowed to share it on Facebook – for obvious reasons.
