Banbridge

The main US and European stock markets suffered historic falls followed by record rises after Trump suspended many tariffs for 90 days

Letter: Trade war is more than just an economic crisis

Brendan McDowell, founder and CEO of BPerfect Cosmetics

Beauty boom: BPerfect to open its first ever outlet store in Northern Ireland

Programme managers from representative Employ Me partners. Pictured (L-R): Jude Keenan (Clanrye Group Employ Me Project Manager), Sinead Mc Kinley (SRC Employ Me Programme Manager), Mairead Hearty (Women’s Aid Support Services Manager)

Employ Me Programme marks milestone with 1,700 participants supported

Banbridge Town manager Mark Kerr. (Photo by Colin Lavery)

MANAGER VIEW: 'Warrior' and 'old man' behind Banbridge fightback success

William Montgomery from Newtownards, pictured in February 1981, with his Friesian supreme champion bull, which made the top price of 2,600 guineas as the Royal Ulster Spring Show and Sale at Balmoral, Belfast. Picture: Farming Life archives/Darryl Armitage

Brisk trade for Friesians at club show and sale held at Banbridge (1978)

Deputy Mayor of Armagh, Banbridge and Craigavon Councillor Kyle Savage with Bob McMcDonald and Susie Hamilton Stubber of Burren Balsamics, Richhill

Celebrating Armagh's 'Food Heartland'

It's business as usual in William Street, Lurgan despite part of the street being closed to traffic.

Traders in William St say 'business as usual'

Jill Macauley

UUP party chairman resigns after replacement announced

Letters to editor

Letter: It's simple - no British invasion, no IRA

King Charles III and Queen Camilla delight the public in Banbridge on a visit to Northern Ireland, Friday March 21 2025. They travel the length and breadth of our diverse United Kingdom Photo: Liam McBurney/PA Wire

Letter: Charles, Camilla and our wonderful citizens made it a special NI visit

Morning View

Northern Ireland enjoys a cheerful visit from King Charles and Queen Camilla

King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowd as they leave following a visit to Banbridge on day three of the royal visit to Northern Ireland. Picture date: Friday March 21, 2025. PA Photo.

Carnival atmosphere in Banbridge for King and Queen on final day of visit

King Charles III and Queen Camilla wave to the crowd as they leave following a visit to Banbridge on day three of the royal visit to Northern Ireland.

King and Queen conclude three-day visit to Northern Ireland

Local children wait to see King Charles III and Queen Camilla as the royals visit Banbridge Old Town Hall

In Pictures: King and Queen visit Banbridge on the third day of their visit

King Charles attends a reception at Banbridge Old Town Hall, celebrating Banbridge local businesses, and rich heritage of arts and culture. Marking Their Majesties’ last official engagement in Northern Ireland, The King and Queen learnt about the history of Banbridge, before meeting members of the local community. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

The King and Queen have left Banbridge after visiting the town

Neil Walker, manager of Salt Kitchen is pictured with Tracy Rossborough Hayes aka Pink Mum Musings lifestyle blogger and Mark Irvine of the Gourmet Boys

NI restaurant unveils stunning expansion and 'new home' at launch event

Marking 10 years, Salt Kitchen has moved five metres across the mall, doubled in size and has added to their daily workforce bringing it to 50 in this last few weeks

Claire Cartmill

Raymond Gleug bets you'll love this week's wine selection

Raymond Gleug bets you'll love this week's wine selection

Missing Andrew Maguire

Appeal for high risk missing Andrew Maguire last seen in Benview Park, Belfast

A £850,000 investment into the Banbridge headquarters of Clearhill, the leading provider of leisure vending machines and gift cards, will enable the company to expand its customer base across the UK and Ireland. Pictured is brothers and directors of Clearhill John and Brian McAreavey

Six figure headquarter refurbishment at NI leisure vending machines provider

Missing Kelsie

Appeal to find Kelsie Rooney, 17, last seen wearing beige ‘White Fox’ hoody

McConville Butchers closes after 71 years serving the local community. Pictured in his white coat is founder Peter McConville with his family including John and Eamon

End of an era: NI butchers closes after over seven decades serving the community

Multi-award-winning Salt Kitchen in Banbridge is embracing an exciting new chapter as it celebrates 10 years of culinary excellence with a major expansion. Pictured is Gary Scott chef/director of Salt Kitchen with team members, Lisa Gamble, Karl Banks, senior chef and Neil Walker, manager

Banbridge restaurant unveils 'new home' doubling in size at NI shopping centre

Transformation alone cannot address the decades long underinvestment in our water infrastructure, but it could provide much needed reassurance to the public that every pound is being spent wisely

Letter: No revenue raising for water sector without change

Fastned, the UK and Europe’s best rated ultra-rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging company, has today opened a new 400kW charging hub in Banbridge

NI’s rapid charging hub opens with multi-million boost filling 'desperate need'

This former Antrim store (as it looked like in April 2023) has since been turned into shared office space. This could be a way forward for vacant units in ABC town centres. Credit: Google

More zoned land is needed to allow businesses to grow, survey reveals

Lotus Homes Managing Director Martin Tumilty (right) and Residential Director Sam Elliott (left) at the site of the proposed new homes on Belfast Road, Lisburn. Pic credit: Lotus Homes

£20m housing development plans launched in Lisburn

Instonians face an Ulster derby at Rifle Park against Banbridge

Standards important for promotion-chasing Instonians: Paul Pritchard

Instonians are on the cusp of a fourth consecutive promotion as they lead Division 2A by nine points with a game in hand.

Ciaran Donaghy

Property sold and for sale signs. Photo: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

House prices in NI rise faster than rest of UK, but still cheapest place to buy

Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart expressed her delight at the completion of the scheme, acknowledging the efforts that went into securing the funding

Completion of £6m NI public realm scheme welcomed despite ‘frustrating’ delays

The store/distribution hub represents an investment of £4m. It will provide 250 jobs during construction, and 10 permanent jobs once operational. Credit: ABC planning portal

New Craigavon storage hub 'would represent an investment of £4 million'

The draw was made by Mr Laurence Rocke, President of the Ulster Branch assisted by Mr Brian Irwin, Chairman of the Sponsors, Irwins Bakery.

45th Nutty Krust Rugby Tournament launches

Banbridge is set to host another significant parade after thousands gathered for the King Charles III Coronation parade in 2023. (Photo: VE Day 80th Anniversary Parade Facebook page)

Banbridge set to mark 80th anniversary of VE Day with a parade

Sarah Reid

Sarah Reid: Devastation after shock death of local mother-of-two in New York

The Plaswire Ltd recycling operation at Halfpenny Valley Industrial Estate, Lurgan. Credit: Google

Planning permission approved for major extension to recycling operation

This week marked the one-year anniversary of the restoration of Stormont and the Northern Ireland Executive

Letter: Stormont must be held to account for its failures

Ms Dimple Patel, Solasta Healthcare’s new Consultant Ophthalmologist, who has recently joined their expert cataract team, based in The Boulevard, Banbridge.

Solasta Healthcare sets its sights higher with Consultant Ophthalmologist appoin...

Have you received a card giving ick?

Play your cards right: Top ten Valentine’s Day card ‘icks’ revealed as Banbridge...

A tractor rally passing by Dromore, Co Down, on its way to the finishing point at the Boulevard shopping outlet outside Banbridge. Farmers staged seven tractor rallies across Northern Ireland as a protest against the new inheritance tax plans. Picture date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Watch: over 100 tractors in huge cavalcade at one of seven tax rallies across NI

Kingspan Stadium has previously only hosted semi-finals and the final in the Schools’ Cup competition. (Photo by Andrew McCarroll/Pacemaker Press)

Banbridge Academy happy to make sacrifice for Schools' Cup history at Kingspan

Ivan Cochrane

Translink driver Ivan Cochrane wins National Bus Driver of the Year

Contractors removing the 3 metres high interface structure from Water Street, Portadown following extensive collaboration with the local community, council and the Department of Justice

Portadown interface: three-metre tall metal barrier removed with local agreement

Group of stray dogs walk around near the roadside

Northern Ireland Councils had 2,317 complaints about stray dogs in 6 months

The former restaurant is to be converted into four apartments at Bridge Street, Portadown. Credit: Google

Apartments approved for former restaurant premises

Farmers are due to stage a tractor parade in protest at planned inheritance tax changes. Photo: James Hardisty

Farmers line up 400 tractor parade for tax change protest

Paul Pritchard on show for Instonians in 2023. (Photo by Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press)

Instonians warning call from Paul Pritchard heading into 'tough block'

For the past two years the venue has been occupdied by Grace Generation Church, which says many of its members used to attend the nightclub.

Coach Inn Banbridge to reopen? Pastor responds to claims

Ballyclare head coach Mike Orchin-McKeever

Ballyclare ready for Dungannon clash on 'great occasion' for Co Antrim club

An artist's impression of the Banbridge intersection's new layout, with traffic travelling north and south giving way to vehicles going east and west.

Controversial Banbridge road reworking a ‘Marmite success’

The famous 'cut in Banbridge. On this occasion it will big Banbridge the racehorse featuring

Banbridge hotly tipped to take the top prize at big Boxing day event

Police Armagh and Banbridge post

'The message just isn't clear enough for some' says PSNI

Karen Cummings. Picture: family image

Funeral details announced for murder victim Karen Cummings

The Investment Fund for Northern Ireland (IFNI) has deployed £5.95m of equity investment in its first year of operation, leveraging a total of £14.6m of investment across deals with six local companies. Pictured is Gavin Shields from Stora, Mark Sterritt from British Business Bank and Sian McLaughlin from Clarendon Fund Managers

Almost £6m of equity investment deployed in first year of Investment Fund for NI

Two men have been remanded in custody after appearing before a judge charged with the murder of Karen Cummings in Co Down

Pair appear before court charged with nurse’s murder

Karen Cummings from Banbridge

Two men charged with murder of nurse in Banbridge

The Omagh bomb is an atrocity where one must understand the methodology of the bombers to realise that they did everything possible to prevent the police evacuating people away from the 500lb car bomb or safely defusing it

Jon Burrows: Sole blame for Omagh bomb undeniably lies with terrorists

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