County Armagh takeaway raided in overnight burglary
Police in Armagh are appealing for information following a burglary at take away premises in Tandragee. Sometime overnight between Tuesday, 10 November and Wednesday, 11 November, entry was gained to...
View ArticlePolice concerned for welfare of missing girl Agata (16)
Police are appealing for help in finding a teenage girl who has been missing from the Tandragee area since Saturday. Sixteen-year-old Agata Chilczuk was last seen in the town at around 2pm. The PSNI in...
View ArticlePublic consultation launched on ‘air ambulance’ legacy to late Dr John Hinds
The campaign for an air ambulance – launched after the tragic death of ‘flying doctor’ Dr John Hinds in July – has taken another leap forward today (Monday). Health Minister Simon Hamilton has now...
View ArticleListen: Why is Tandragee a hotbed for burglaries?
With burglaries on the increase across county Armagh – and in particular, Tandragee – we asked a local councillor in the area what exactly is being done about the problem, and why it’s a problem in the...
View ArticleJewellery stolen in Tandragee house burglary
Police in Armagh are reminding the public to report suspicious activity and to secure their homes. The reminder follows the burglary of a house on Portadown Road, Tandragee on Wednesday, 25 November....
View ArticleTragic Dr Hinds’ partner, mother and colleague collect posthumous BBC honour
A special posthumous award has been presented by the BBC to honour flying doctor Dr John Hinds for his contribution to sport. The Tandragee medic, who worked at Craigavon Area Hospital, died last July...
View ArticlePolice appeal for help in tracing man after claims of incidents involving...
Police are appealing for help to trace the occupants of a white van after it was reported that a “male stared purposely” towards a young schoolgirl. They believe that it may have been linked to an...
View ArticleInspirational Tandragee boy’s delight at meeting his sporting heroes Bowe and...
An eight-year-old Tandragee boy with a rare genetic disorder had yet another dream come true this week when he met his sporting heroes. Little Blake McCaughey, a pupil at Ceara Special School in...
View ArticleMum made redundant after having a baby settles claim against employer for...
A Tandragee woman who was made redundant following her maternity leave has settled a claim against her employer for £50,000. Finance Manager Ruth Parks took the case with the support of the Equality...
View ArticleYoung woman killed in Richhill RTC named locally
The young woman who died after a tragic road traffic collision at Richhill on Thursday afternoon has been named locally. She was 20-year-old Shannon Weir, who lived in Tandragee. Shannon, who was keen...
View ArticleMan and woman charged over Tandragee burglary
A man and woman have been charged following a burglary in Tandragee, county Armagh Police in Armagh have charged two people following the burglary of an estate agency in Market Street, Tandragee, on...
View ArticleOwner’s appeal for help in finding stolen tractor last seen in Tandragee
The owner of a tractor stolen in Gilford on Thursday night – and last seen being driven through Tandragee – is appealing for help to have it returned. In all three tractors were stolen in the area...
View ArticleUnite to ballot Tayto workforce for strike action over Living Wage
Trade union Unite will ballot employees at Tayto in Tandragee over potential strike action. Sean McKeever, Unite officer for production and packaging workers at the county Armagh firm, has confirmed...
View ArticleTayto says call for strike action is ‘premature’
Tayto have responded to threats from trade union Unite over balloting for strike action among the company’s workforce. Unite announced that they will proceed to ballot members for an increase in pay....
View Article‘Disgraceful’ trend develops as wheelie bins are set on fire overnight
A number of bins were deliberately set on fire in the Tandragee area last night (Saturday). Police have appealed for information in what appears to be the latest in a worrying trend involving vandalism...
View ArticleTayto to mark sixtieth anniversary with loss of 80 jobs, trade union claims
Tayto’s sixtieth anniversary will be marked with large-scale redundancies at Tandragee, trade union Unite has claimed. Sean McKeever, Unite officer for production and packaging workers at Tayto in...
View ArticleNew enterprise park at centre of Tandragee master-plan
Major plans to reinvigorate a county Armagh town have been drawn up and handed to the ABC council for consideration. In a second of three major reports into several towns and villages across the...
View ArticleMajority of Tandragee’s Tayto staff vote against strike action
Staff at the Tayto factory in Tandragee have rejected a call by Unite for strike action. Group Operations Director Martin McElhinney the snack food giant was “delighted” that “only 42 people voted in...
View ArticleUnion accuses Tayto of ‘threatening job security’ ahead of failed strike...
Trade union Unite has said a management letter sent to workers’ homes impacted the strike ballot result at Tayto in Tandragee by “threatening job security”. The the union insists that the Manderley...
View ArticleArmagh PSNI appeal for help in finding missing 15-year-old boy
A teenage boy has gone missing and police are appealing for helping in finding his. Police say they are concerned for the whereabouts of Christopher Dickson. The 15-year-0ld was last seen in the...
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