Road improvement scheme for Ballyronan Road, Ballyronan

A £180,000 resurfacing scheme on the B160 Ballyronan Road, Ballyronan is due to commence on Monday 31 October 2022.




Coronavirus (Covid-19) Infection Survey, Northern Ireland: Weekly Report

The Department of Health today published the next in the series of weekly results from its COVID-19 Infection Survey (CIS). The findings set out in this report relate to modelled positivity estimates for NI for the week up to the 17 October 2022. The aims of the CIS are to estimate how many people have the infection and the number of new cases that occur over a given time as well as estimating how many people have developed antibodies to COVID-19.




Friends of Wighton latest update

Latest Friends of Wighton update from Sheena Wellington about a recital taking place this Saturday in the Wighton Heritage Centre at the Central Library :

On Saturday 29th October at 11am we have a very special and rare treat – a harpsichord recital by Mark Spalding.


The Wighton Harpsichord is a French double-manual instrument after the C18 maker Nicholas Blanchet, built by Mark Stevenson, Cambridge 1983. 

Mark Spalding is a first class player who has been tending the instrument with loving care.

All welcome!



O’Dowd meets pupils at St John the Baptist PS

Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd today met with pupils from the School Council at St John the Baptist Primary School in Portadown.




The appointment of six independent members to the Policing Board – Long

The Justice Minister Naomi Long has announced the appointment of six independent members to the Northern Ireland Policing Board