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Lurgan artist’s ‘willow wedding dress’ is an unbridled success

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Portadown named Champion High Street.

Portadown is Northern Ireland's Champion High Street

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The Building Better Futures fund has provided 850K to 36 groups across Northern Ireland, including the One Eighty Restaurant in Portadown which was facing closure. Pictured with trainee Joanna are Nigel Hampton, Director, Step by Step, Nigel McKinney, Director of Operations, Building Change Trust, and Paula Reynolds, CEO, Belfast Charitable Society.

Community fund gave vital lifeline to One Eighty Restaurant

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Glen Dimplex Craigavon Courtesy of Google

Glen Dimplex workers to stage two 24 hour strikes

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Drunken cyclist weaving on road

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Art exhibition includes a look at old Magheralin

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Meet the million pound maker

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Fire at Tayto warehouse: NIFRS crew tasked to incident

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Alert over three men acting suspiciously

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Jonathan Buckley

Economic ‘miss’ for council

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Sheep causing havoc on A1

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M1 crash causing long delays

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The PSNI closed the section of the M1 on Thursday morning.

Entire section of M1 now closed

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Traffic and travel: improvement works to see nightly closure of major road

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Travel news: Fallen tree partially blocking Co Down road

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Crime More Crime >>

Mark Ward appeal against Marcell Seeley murder conviction thrown out

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PSNI refute claims about ‘internment’

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Sinn Fein's Irish Presidential candidate Liadh N� Riada said she would wear a poppy if elected.

SF snub of Armistice Day ‘a backward step’

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Ulster Bank in Lurgan Photo by Google

Bank staff praised after thwarting £20k scam

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Education More Education >>

Lismore Comprehensive scoops inaugural award

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Birches Primary School Eco Team

School pupils, who led campaign for safer footpaths, win top Eco Award

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Pictured at a bricklaying ceremony at the new Clann Eireann Youth Centre are from left, Derek Baker, permanent secretary, Dept of Education, Grace Crosby and James Beatty, St Ronan's College students, and Dee McKerr, chairman of Clann Eireann Youth Development Committee. INLM42-206.

Work underway on new £2m youth club

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Stephen Creber, principal of Brownlow College. INLM1212-157gc

A caring principal, to teach was his vocation

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Questions have been raised about the future of school crossing patrols

Education Authority offers assurance about future of school crossing patrols

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Glen Dimplex workers to stage two 24 hour strikes

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Mark ONeill from Draperstown, started his business, The Roof Window Specialist, after completing his business plan with the Go For It programme, with support from Workspace Enterprises in Draperstown and Mid Ulster District Council. Mark is now working all over Northern Ireland installing and replacing roof windows and loft ladders and his business is growing from strength to strength

Local entrepreneurs urged to ‘Go For It’ during Global Entrepreneurship Week

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Helen (pictured right) with Melanie Christie Boyle, Chief Executive of Ballymena Business Centre, who provided Helen with expert advice and help with developing a business plan in order to help turn her business idea into a reality

Local mum hails Go For It programme after she achieves life goal of opening her own business

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Some of those involved in Enlighten Portadown's Entrepreneur course

‘Dragon’s Den’ for young people

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SF snub of Armistice Day ‘a backward step’

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Three Northern Ireland councils have written to Chancellor Philip Hammond

Three Northern Ireland councils join forces to pitch for growth deal

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Lurgan War Memorial

‘Disappointment’ at some DUP politicians who failed to attend War Memorial church service where priest participated

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Daniel and Amy McArthur from Ashers Bakery emerge from the Supreme Court in London on Wednesday. (Photo: P.A. Wire)

Social media reaction to Ashers 'gay cake' Supreme Court ruling

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DUP leader, Arlene Foster, believes the Good Friday Agreement could be changed in order to make way for Brexit.

Should the Good Friday Agreement be altered to make way for Brexit?

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Environment More Environment >>

Raw sewage bubbles up into City Park

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Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council is watching irresponsible dog owners with its latest 'watching eyes' campaign. Reminding dog owners of their personal responsibility to clean up after their dog, the campaign will see glow in the dark watching eyes signs installed in various trouble spots across the borough. Acting as a warning, the signs will highlight to thoughtless dog owners that this behaviour does not go unnoticed even in the darker evenings. Lurgan Model Primary School pupils Kaitlyn, Max, Charlotte, Eoghan and Katie along with Principal Neill Campbell joined with Chair of Environmental Services Cllr Keith Haughian, Head of Environmental Health Gillian Topping and Community Engagement Officer Pamela Hanna to launch the campaign. �Edward Byrne Photography

Council keeps an eye on offenders

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The old Bannfoot ferry. LM1310-506con

Councillor ‘disgusted’ as proposal for footbridge over River Bann rejected

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An aerial view of Lurgan

£7m injection to give town centre a boost

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Emergency Departments at Craigavon and Daisy Hill ‘extremely busy’

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UUP MLA Doug Beattie is a former solider who served in Iraq and Afghanistan

Doug Beattie calls on Army veteran to end hunger strike

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Ciara Henderson from Lurgan hands over a cheque for �5,555.00 to MacMillan Cancer Relief. Ciara is pictured with her husband Bradley and their two children Olive aged four and Edith aged seven months as well as Trevor McCann, owner of the Corner House in Derrymacash. Ciara raised the money by holding a Coffee Morning at the Corner House. Ciara had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma earlier this year. She wanted to raise money for MacMillan as they had been very helpful during her treatment.

Young mum Ciara says thanks to Macmillan for their support

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More parking restrictions at Craigavon Hospital

More car parking restrictions at hospital

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Craigavon Hospital - Picture Gavan Caldwell'see story Philip Bradfield

No ‘current’ plans to move breast screening out of Southern Trust area

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