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Staycation Awards NI 2022

Two gongs for Gosford Forest Park at Holiday at Home Staycation Awards NI 2022

Gosford Forest Park, which attracts over half a million visitors a year and is one of NI’s most popular destinations for outdoor recreation, has...
Cafe incredABLE

Council welcomes incredABLE as new hospitality provider

Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council appoints leading social enterprise and local service provider – incredABLE – to operate the café and hospitality...
Pictured front row L-R: Nicola Wilson (ABC Council); Lord Mayor Councillor Paul Greenfield; Dana McKenna (Armagh Business Centre); and Niall McKevitt (CIDO). Back row L-R: Ciaran Cunningham (Banbridge Enterprise Centre); Alderman Ian Burns (Chair of council’s Economic Development and Regeneration Committee); Adrian Ballantine (Brownlow Ltd.); and Brendan McKenna (Mayfair Business Centre).

Lord Mayor Launches Enterprise Week Programme!

Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Paul Greenfield has today (Wednesday 26 October) launched this year’s Enterprise Week programme aimed at...
Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards - Gilfresh

McCracken’s Brewery and Gilfresh Produce scoop gongs at the Irish Quality Food and Drink...

Two local food and drink producers have picked up four awards between them at the prestigious Irish Quality Food and Drink Awards! McCracken’s Brewery in...
Lord Mayor of Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon, Councillor Paul Greenfield pictured alongside contractors, elected members and council officials at the official opening of Oxford Island Play Park this week.

Lord Mayor Officially Opens Oxford Island Play Park

The brand new, state-of-the-art, and truly unique play park at Oxford Island was officially opened last week with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony by Armagh...
P4 pupils from Abercorn PS enjoying themselves at the new Cline Road Play Park.

Local Children Enjoy Official Openings of Four New Play Parks in Banbridge!

The celebrations were certainly in full swing across Banbridge as four fully refurbished play parks were officially opened last week! Joined by around 100 local...
pet safety at halloween

Keep your pets safe and calm this Halloween

Halloween is an exciting time of year for children (and grown ups!) – but for our pets, it can be an extremely anxious and...
Retailer of the Year Awards

Local businesses take home top accolades at prestigious UK awards!

Three businesses within the Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon borough recently scooped top awards at the highly prestigious Retail Industry Awards – with a...
A picture of a pumpkin with the top cut off it and someone scooping out the seeds from inside.

Think ‘green’ this Halloween!

Did you know, Halloween costumes are often made up of 90% plastic? And that a very scary seven million of these costumes are thrown...
The Lord Mayor is pictured with his daughter dressed as Harry Potter and pet dog with a pumpkin saying the word boo.

Lord Mayor encourages residents to have a safe and happy Halloween!

As the spooky decorations go up, children get their ghoulish costumes ready and trick or treat goodies are prepared, the Lord Mayor of Armagh...