[ad_1] Lisa Dorrian Detectives investigating the disappearance and murder of Bangor woman Lisa Dorrian have arrested a 48-year-old man in the Craigavon area. The man was detained earlier this morning (Thursday), March 5, by detectives from the PSNI’s Major Investigation Team. He was arrested on suspicion of murder, assisting offenders and preventing a lawful and…
[ad_1] The planned closure of the Royal Mail Post Office at Rushmere Shopping Centre in Craigavon has come as a “significant shock” to the local community and staff – and Sinn Féin councillor Catherine Nelson has requested an urgent meeting with Royal Mail bosses. Cllr Nelson said she had already spoken with Rushmere Centre management,…
[ad_1] PARCEL FORCE: Kincraig’s beloved postbox seems to be all wrapped up. A Badenoch village is awaiting with trepidation the arrival of a new style postbox after decades of treasuring, maintaining and decorating theirs with local craftwork. One of the concerned villagers, Toni Vastano, who runs Kincraig’s Old Post Office Cafe and Gallery opposite the…
[ad_1] The EIS has urged Scotland’s teachers to grasp their last chance to vote in the current statutory industrial action ballot on teacher workload, which closes on Wednesday of next week. With growing concern over the pace of postal deliveries across the country, the EIS is urging all teachers who are eligible to vote to…
[ad_1] The second phase of a scheme which aims to provide “further safety improvements along the A1 dual carriageway between Hillsborough and Loughbrickland” has been extended into 2027, according to the Infrastructure Minister. The scheme was announced in January 2021 by the then Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon following two years of public consultation and inquiry….
[ad_1] Members at a recent full meeting of Council were in full agreement that representatives from Royal Mail should be brought before ABC Council to discuss ongoing issues with late and misdelivered post. Concerns were first raised with Armagh I five months ago, when a resident of a rural area on the outskirts of the…
[ad_1] YOUR VIEWS: Readers on the stories making the headlines. A previous public meeting on the Essich Road housing plans was well attended. Picture: Highland Council Housing plan has major traffic implications The proposal to dump a 400 house development at Essich Road needs examined critically from several perspectives, and not the least with regard…
[ad_1] A request for English-Irish street signage at Woodside Hill, Portadown, has finally been approved. Woodside Hill had been the first street in the Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council area to meet the criteria for such provision – namely two thirds of residents in favour of bilingual signs. But a majority of councillors…
[ad_1] Drugs dog Bravo after previous busts in Lerwick and Scalloway. Photo: Police Scotland Drugs worth almost £40,000 have been recovered in Lerwick – thanks to help from a trained sniffer dog. Shetland officers, alongside specialist teams from the Aberdeen Operational Support Unit and Dogs Against Drugs, carried out a routine search at the Royal…
[ad_1] Delays and non-deliveries of Royal Mail post are causing ‘real and tangible consequences’ for Inverness businesses (stock image). “Real and tangible consequences” are befalling Inverness businesses because of repeated delays and non-delivery of urgent mail. That’s the warning of Inverness Business Improvement District (BID) after calling for Royal Mail bosses to engage with local…