1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (631+ words) A Co Armagh lake set for major leisure investment has been closed to the public over blue green algae blooms ahead of an annual water festival. Camlough lake has been earmarked for a £4.6million water sport facility with builders awarded a…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (292+ words) Plans for a major new free-range egg enterprise housing almost 40,000 hens on farmland outside Armagh are out for consultation – with all 592 tonnes of annual manure earmarked for export to Scotland as organic fertiliser. The planning application was lodged on behalf…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (579+ words) Dead sheep are being left to rot in rivers flowing into Lough Neagh – which supplies local drinking water – prompting calls for an urgent multi-agency clean-up Councillor Kevin McElvogue has accused authorities of “passing the buck” over a growing environmental and…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (357+ words) Council have committed to investigating maintenance concerns within the Palace Stables grounds after an Armagh I reader said the landscaped gardens appeared “unkept”. The rear of the Palace Demesne in Armagh boasts a series of beautifully landscaped and planted gardens…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (293+ words) An environmental conservation trust has branded vandalism on the side of rocks at the summit of Wee Binnian “absolutely disgraceful”. A tag reading “Up Armagh” was sprayed in red paint across the rock formation at one of the most popular…...

4+ week, 21+ hour ago   (611+ words) Solar panels could be installed at the Old Courthouse in Markethill in a bid to ensure the “long-term sustainability and viable community use” of the historic building. Listed building consent is being sought for the move, with proposals lodged with…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (691+ words) Calls have been made for ornate gates at Seagoe Cemetery – which have not been painted or restored in close to two decades – to receive a little bit over long-overdue TLC. From Kernan Cemetery to Seagoe Cemetery, concerns over maintenance and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (526+ words) Residents campaigning against the development of a Heat to Power Plant near Benburb village have launched a public petition following a recent meeting. The collective known as Residents Against Incineration (RAIN), was established off the back of plans to develop…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (394+ words) ABC Council has agreed to engage with local residents as they aim to construct a half mile ‘looped walk’ close to the Loughgall Road in Armagh. And a local athletics club had also backed the initiative, as they felt it…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (286+ words) Plans have been submitted for four striking “barn-like” homes in Scarva in a scheme that has been described as a “sensitive response to the content of the Mullaghglass Road, utilising sympathetic materials detailing and forms which respect those found in…...