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Community Cathedral
The city of Armagh has paid tribute to Deirdre White, whose decades of church, Scout and community service included creating ceremonial garments for senior Church figures and inspiring young people through the 1st Armagh Scout Group.
Community
Residents and groups across the Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon council area can now view facilities, check availability and submit booking requests through a new online platform.
Community
Families will be able to explore emergency vehicles, watch live demonstrations and enjoy children’s entertainment at a free Emergency Responders Day at Gosford Forest Park on Saturday 19 September.
Community Cathedral
Norwegians gathered at churches and cathedrals for memorial services after the death of King Harald V, while his son, the newly crowned King Haakon VIII, promised to lead with the same dedication.
Community Keady
The Southern Health & Social Care Trust has identified £42.4 million in savings for 2026-27, while warning that finding more could affect frontline services, staffing and patient access. The plan falls £5.1 million short of the full savings requirement, and an independent review is under way.
Community Tassagh
Armagh friends Michelle McDonald and Aine Canavan are preparing for the final two events in The Big Ribbon Fundraiser’s 2026 programme, after a series of successful community events raised money for three cancer charities.
Community Keady
Alderman Paul Berry says Armagh-area businesses linked to Food Heartland hampers have lost promotional opportunities, and has asked ABC Council to revisit how local products are promoted and used as gifts.
Community Keady
Glenn Chapman and his long-time friend Jason have begun running 40 half-marathons in 40 consecutive days to raise money for the Lighthouse Charity and remember family members lost to suicide.
Community The Mall
Armagh fundraiser Willie Nugent has published a book marking 40 years since he stood motionless in a Piccadilly shop window for 13 hours, with proceeds going to Little Heroes at the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children.
Community Blackwatertown
iCare Charity has launched its 2026 Destination Anywhere raffle, with a £3,000 holiday or cash prize and every £10 ticket supporting Air Ambulance Northern Ireland and Make-A-Wish Ireland.
Community
A volunteer transport service is helping older people in rural South Armagh reach hospital appointments that would otherwise require lengthy journeys by bus and taxi.
Community
Armagh fundraiser Willie Nugent’s dog Maisie has turned 16 while helping prepare the eighth book in their charity series, which is due out in early November and has already helped raise £21,000 for selected charities.
Community
Newry and Armagh MLA Gareth Wilson has urged newly appointed Health Minister Robbie Butler to make domiciliary care an immediate priority, warning that families and care workers are under growing pressure across the Southern Health and Social Care Trust area.
Community
An Armagh pensioner says two men fled his Desart Lane land after he disturbed them, damaging a seven-foot gate as they escaped. Police are appealing for information about the alleged attempted burglary.
Community Loughgall
A four-month refurbishment and extension programme is planned for St Luke’s Hospital in Armagh, but the Southern Health and Social Care Trust has declined to explain the proposed work while procurement is under way.
Community
Co Armagh content creator Anna Crawford has spoken about experiencing distressing postpartum mental health symptoms after the births of both her daughters, urging new mothers not to suffer in silence and saying more information and support are needed after leaving hospital.
Community
Sinn Féin councillor Martin Hearty is preparing a proposal to add “South Armagh” to the name of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council, saying the issue concerns both practical recognition and local identity.
Community
The families of Paddy Mackin and Eamon MacMahon continue to challenge the original account of their murders, saying other republicans were involved in the killings.
Community
Co Armagh harpist Niamh Noade has spoken about her pride at performing at the Fleadh closing ceremony after reaching the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent.
Community Navan
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council has published a series of August 2026 updates covering digital inclusion, culture, creative businesses, family activities, community relations and a major event at Navan Centre & Fort.
Community City Centre
Natural World Products welcomed 40 children, parents and carers to a Family Gardening Workshop at its No-Dig Garden at Kinnego Bushcraft Centre, Oxford Island, Craigavon. The event included bug hunting, seed-ball making, vegetable harvesting and hands-on activities promoting peat-free compost. Further horticultural workshops are planned for autumn.
Community Tassagh
Tributes have been paid to Paddy McGleenon, the former North Armagh GAA Board secretary from Tassagh who spent more than 30 years supporting Gaelic games and youth development before his death in Lurgan.
Community
Crowds gathered at Armagh Observatory and Planetarium as 93% of the Sun was obscured during Northern Ireland’s deepest partial solar eclipse since 1999, with experts saying a comparable event will not be seen until 2090.
Community Richhill
CAFRE students William McMahon from Armagh and Rosie Jennings from Richhill joined a study tour of innovative farms in England, examining sustainability, diversification, technology and renewable energy.
Community
Armagh-based businesses have helped raise £13,069.94 for Pulmonary Fibrosis NI at a charity golf day held in memory of Dungannon man Paul McBride, who died aged 59 after living with the terminal condition.
Community
A bright yellow Chatty Bench on Banbridge’s Riverside Walk has been defaced with substantial graffiti, prompting condemnation from a local councillor and concern for an initiative designed to reduce loneliness and isolation.
Community
Patients at Craigavon Area Hospital and Daisy Hill Hospital have faced discharge delays of up to 131 days because homecare packages were unavailable, figures released in response to an Assembly Question have shown.
Community Blackwatertown
Eamonn Donnelly and John Gribbin are expected to complete their 1,000km-plus ‘Home from Home’ charity walk in Blackwatertown on Wednesday, August 12, after nearly 40 days on the road from Essex.
Community Cathedral
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday, shaking parts of Colombia and neighbouring Ecuador. Officials reported injuries and serious damage in Choco, while footage showed buildings collapsing in several cities.
Community
A £2.4 million refurbishment of Armagh’s Orchard Leisure Centre has moved closer after ABC Council opened a tender process for the work. Construction is expected to begin in November, although the centre’s closure arrangements and likely disruption will not be known until a contractor is appointed and a programme agreed.
