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Adieu to another record breaking year – here's to an even bigger 2024!

20 new jobs in pipeline with plans to re-open 'derelict' Lurgan shopping centre

New multi-million pound Lidl; a £3.5m service station; and former bank to be turned into peace centre...

The Railway Men! Where there's a will there's a way..

The season of good-will is well underway!

What's the worst Christmas present you've ever received?

Christmas a time for family - no matter where in the world they are

'Tis the season...but not for one homeless man in Armagh

Get the trains back to Armagh – cost of claims in ABC borough eye-watering!

Is Gosford Place getting ready for its long mooted makeover?

Big plans for Armagh but what side of the fence are you on?

Butchers are 'sounding board for the community' but now they need a voice

Salvaging the good from the bad news..

Robbing Peter to pay Paul! Do you have any money-making ideas?

Carnage on our roads as untold lives destroyed in blink of an eye!

How Peter McVeigh helped turn a third-generation family shoe business into an online behemoth

Come hell or high water! It was a case high water being the hell..

False face on, turnip carved and apples to 'bob' for

Armagh? Or somewhere more exotic?

Hallowe'en – we either love it or hate it!

You can't keep a good book down!

Is Portadown town centre thriving or declining?

'Beer Never Broke My Heart'... but ticket scams will!

Digital detox: Do phones in schools distract from learning?

Ban the breed or sanction bad owners?

Armagh I Newsletter 🗞️ Tuesday, October 2

Local independent retailers are really struggling

Gone is the customer experience or is it time to checkout yourself?

Overcoming adversity: How Elizabeth Sands built a beauty empire

Arm wrestling, Inline Sled Hockey...foot tennis? What other lesser known sports are we missing?

Are our town centres becoming a cold house for the elderly?

WISE up and go!

It's bad when we're yearning after a roundabout from a bygone era...

Rory Canavan gave up the day job to open a pizza truck and hasn't looked back since

Children bake in the heat + Residents' lucky escape from hurtling car

What's to be done about the old Denny's Factory site..

Child's Play! Co Armagh's very own horror story!

Farewell to a summer but when does the heat go on?

'Your network is your net worth': Deborah Loughran was building a business long before she ever realised

Heartbreak and devastation at loss of four young lives locally

'Cash is King'! Fighting against a cashless society

A business fantasy turned reality: How two school friends built a thriving games café

Tearful mum who lost son Jake says Dungannon assault highlights need for more to be done

Uniforms: Staying in the black as the kids go back

A reawakening! Is Bessbrook set for a boom?

What have our streets become? Shocking assault leaves teenager with serious head injuries...

Fact or fiction? Horse stabbed by dart during 'local' burglary!

Are you not entertained?!

Co Tyrone couple transform family farm into an ice-cream business for their daughter

Are we about to get a slice of the Aldi pie?

Who wants The Arena back?

This couple and their four daughters run a successful drinks business from their kitchen

From Westeros to Banbridge - has it all gone wrong?

Can Richhill Castle please have its gates back?

Talkin' bout an Evolution: From rugby magazines to custom motorcycles

Use them or lose them - support the local economic ecosystem

Tour de Pavement comes to our town centres

McCrackens Brewery: How a home brewing kit one Christmas resulted in a 15,000-litre per month craft brewery

75 years serving the community, here's to the next 75 Happy Birthday NHS

From Street Warriors to Screen Watchers: what happened to the children?

'Tesla for tractors' - meet the entrepreneur using AI to save lives on the farm and on site

What big brand would you like to see in Armagh?

Is there a stigma in using a local foodbank?

Chef forced to give up career on health grounds now cooking up a storm with her own business

Re-imagining Armagh City Centre for the benefit of a railway line

Never feel alone, there's always someone to natter to...

Succession: The daughter who turned dad's 40-year plant hire firm into a thriving business

Can Tandragee Mill weave itself a future?

Water Street: Portadown's forgotten past

This Co Armagh man is using artificial intelligence to revolutionise prosthetic devices

Portadown vs Lurgan: the age old debate

Scarva really getting into the swing of things!

The Business of Art: Why one Co Down teacher gave up a job to follow her dream

Have you been berry curious about the fate of Fruitfield Jam Factory?

250 years young - doesn't The Mall look great for its age!

How three Newry brothers built a multi-million pound waste recycling business

Groups or gangs? We shouldn't tar all young people with the same brush..

Bring Humpy the Camel back to city centre spot!

How a Co Armagh designer found a niche and built market-leading brand on Etsy

A night at the flicks... a bygone era in Armagh

Lifting up our local litter-picking legends

Does Armagh have a parking epidemic?

Armagh: Time to reinvent the city centre experience?

It's no Banksy - what has 'street art' got to say for itself?

Driven round the bend! Drivers experience a Rush..fear bank holiday!

A City without McDonald's – are we richer for it?

It's a foul problem across Armagh city centre

Plans afoot for 'future-proofed social housing for tenants'

A weekend of heartbreak on our roads

Two decaying leisure centres added to long list of dereliction

Decreasing crime but no thanks to time wasters..

A few clicks could save a little boy's life..

It would appear Lurgan has gone to pot!

Violent crimes on the rise; is our county safe for women?

Bullying is evolving, but how do we stop it?

The mask of anonymity! Friend or foe?

Flatline... is the state of our NHS critical?

Is the Dickson Plan a lesson in itself?

Bring back the students! How could Armagh be best served going forward?

Anti-social behaviour prevention in Portadown and buoy there could be fatal consequences in Banbridge

Price hikes all around us from our rates to our bus fares, how is it affecting you?

How safe is getting home after a night out in Co. Armagh?

South Armagh: The once poor relation now an area thriving following investment

Craigavon, where does it fit in, what happened to the 1960's vision?...

What if Armagh Gaol was to be flattened to make way for free car park?

Did we eat out to help out and who ultimately did we help out?

The great debate: Are town centres a thing of the past?

Teen sexually harassed by boss in Armagh ice-cream parlour awarded £54,000

Six weeks of hell ended with one Armagh I story

The winners are announced...

Not all tip-offs make the news...

End of an era in Portadown

Unions in dispute with Council....again!

Huge investments, but it hasn't gone down well..

A dark cloud hangs over Lurgan community..

A blow for local media...

Death of a great / New primary school plans / Shocking Sunday / Ewes & Pews

What are you getting less of these days but paying more for?

A difficult start to the New Year