- Cannabis found during house search
- Man arrested following robbery
- Man charged over ammunition find
- Concern over school toilet training
- Man, 21, arrested in murder probe
- Republic 'should join Commonwealth'
- Policeman injured in knife attack
- Maze group chairman to be appointed
- Court cases to face time limits
- Ailing Paisley in intensive care
- Man held over Royal Mail van hijack
- Ex-barracks to be Valentine venue
- Police recover suspected firearms
- Man shoots himself at hairdresser's
News
Amenity staff sacked
THREE employees dismissed by Craigavon Borough Council on fraud allegations are due to lodge an appeal against the decision.
Ulster Carpets have it covered at Queen’s
PORTADOWN firm Ulster Carpets have donated £10,000 of top quality floor coverings to Queen’s University Belfast’s new Graduate and Executive Education Centre at Riddel Hall.
Town charity is chosen to climb highest peak to mark the Jubilee
PORTADOWN-based charity Fields of Life will be one of four charities looking down on the rest of the UK in June as part of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, writes Richard Hampton.
UUP in move to save borough’s museum
A ‘SAVE Craigavon Museum’ notice of motion is being tabled at the borough council on Monday night - but it could not have been tabled had the Portadown Times not highlighted the issue last week.
Items bring memories flooding back to residents at Edenderry
AN eye-catching wall of memories now greets visitors to Edenderry Day Centre in Portadown, after the completion of a successful arts project involving a number of elderly people.
Sport
Player’s decision opens the door for other lads to step up
“I FEEL I must start this week’s column with a mention of Shane McCabe following his decision to depart from the club.
Fairgreen men into last four
SNOOKER PLAY in the County Armagh Snooker League-backed Adams Cup recently reached the quarter-finals.
Perfect for Paget
MATTHEW Paget picked the perfect time to open his Portadown account – with the young midfielder’s midweek brace helping revitalise the Carling Premiership title push.
Malone issues warning to squad
LOUGHGALL manager, Colin Malone (pictured), has promised a reshuffle and move towards his younger players unless the experienced Villagers can mount a turnaround in fortunes.
McFall’s praise for young guns
RONNIE McFALL was delighted not only with the result on Tuesday night but also how his young guns stepped up under difficult circumstances.
Video
RBS Six Nations Preview - Ireland ready for Wales test video
Preparations are almost complete for Ireland’s opening game of the Six Nations Championship which is a rematch of the World Cup quarter-final defeat against Wales
Lifestyle
Male Voice Choir set to perform with soprano
PORTADOWN Male Voice Choir will perform with internationally renowned soprano Margaret Keys at Belfast’s Ulster Hall on Friday, February 2 in support of Age NI’s Spread the Warmth campaign.
‘Beast’ panto is a real beauty!
THE annual Portadown pantomime is now behind us (oh, yes it is!) with the Gateway Theatre Group having staged the final night of the 13-show sell-out run at the Town Hall on Saturday.
Bennett’s the backdrop for Microlip’s new video
THE Beatles wrote that they get by with a little help from their friends and Portadown’s own Microlip could now pen a similar anthem after shooting their first music video in the town.
Table quiz in Poyntzpass
POYNTZPASS Silver Band is holding its 17th annual table quiz in the village’s community hall on Wednesday, February 8 at 8pm.
Trust to give key advice with winter warmth tips
ADVICE on keeping warm in the winter will be available at two events which are being held for older people, carers and those with a disability.
Community
Devoted wife and mother
A PROFOUND sense of sorrow and disbelief is widespread in the Portadown and Tandragee districts over the tragic death of Tracy Forde as the result of a road traffic accident.
Week to show ‘there’s more to church than the Sunday services’
THOMAS Street Methodist Church is gearing up for its Love Your Church Week which starts this Sunday.
Man to tell how he turned life around
A MAN with a colourful past will be the guest speaker at Cross Road in Edenderry tomorrow (Saturday).
Stephen’s fund nears the £70,000 mark
THE money keeps mounting up in memory of Portadown teenager Stephen Lyness who died suddenly in his sleep in December 2004 from the condition SADS (Sudden Arrythmia Death Syndrome).
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Weather for Portadown
Tuesday 07 February 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 4 C to 7 C
Wind Speed: 15 mph
Wind direction: South east
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 3 C to 6 C
Wind Speed: 17 mph
Wind direction: South
