Recently added articles from Portadown Times (Portadown, Northern Ireland):
Stephanie in frame for Euro beauty crown.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A PORTADOWN woman will be one of ten beauty contestants representing Ireland at the final of the 'Miss European 2008' pageant held in Belgium in November. Stephanie Morrow, (24), who works as a clerical officer in Craigavon Borough Council's Human Resources department, will be ...
Town would be an 'ideal venue' for Royal Irish parade.
Jul 31, 2008 ... PORTADOWN would be the ideal venue for a homecoming parade to mark the return of Northern Ireland soldiers serving in Afghanistan. That's the verdict of former Mayor and DUP Councillor Robert Smith, in response to speculation that Portadown will be one of the towns in the ...
Ten-year-old Chloe clocks up lengths to help her ill grandmother.
Jul 31, 2008 ... AS most children look forward to splashing about in the pool during the summer holidays, one kind-hearted 10-year-old has decided to go the extra mile for a cause very close to her heart - her sick grandmother. Chloe Brady from Lynden Gate, Portadown, swam an impressive 47 ...
Great grandmum (74) is left badly shaken after attack on home.
Jul 31, 2008 ... KING STREET pensioner Mrs Madge Elliot was left badly shaken after thugs smashed two windows in her home in the early hours of Saturday morning. A living room window was shattered and a bedroom window has been left with a gaping hole after the incident which wakened her shortly ...
Our town is being treated unfairly says Jones as pool faces axe.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A COUNCILLOR who believes Portadown has had a raw deal from Craigavon Borough Council is forecasting another huge blow with the loss of the town's swimming pool. David Jones has forecast a bleak decade for Portadown, which includes a decision in the future to close the pool and ...
Cascades may face axe.
Jul 31, 2008 ... PORTADOWN has been dealt another potential body blow with claims that the town's leisure centre Cascades may close. The shock comes on top of Craigavon Borough Council sinking the [pounds sterling]20 million Bann Meadows Olympics rowing lake plan at the feasibility stage and the ...
Walker quits over move to sink rowing lake plan.
Jul 31, 2008 ... PORTADOWN 2000 chairman Brian Walker has angrily quit the organisation after Craigavon Borough Council last week scuppered plans for an Olympic-style rowing lake at the Bann Meadows in Portadown. The lake - estimated at [pounds sterling]20m - was going through its first stage, a ...
Minister moves on Curran Street plan.
Jul 31, 2008 ... SOCIAL Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has announced that the neglected Curran Street area of Portadown is ear-marked for development. The news was largely welcomed in the community but politicians in Portadown have urged the Government to move quickly to implement the ...
Suicide victim's family tell Health Minister things must change.
Jul 31, 2008 ... THE family of suicide victim Steven McAdam met Health Minister Michael McGimpsey yesterday (Thursday) morning and used reports and comments in the Portadown Times to impress upon him the need for vastly improved facilities in mental health. Mr McAdam (then 43) took his own life ...
John relishes being back on front line in Afghanistan.
Jul 31, 2008 ... A PORTADOWN soldier currently in the middle of his second tour of Afghanistan has spoken of the challenges facing him and his colleagues in the fierce heat of the Helmand Province. Ranger John Purdy (22), was one of a number of 1 Royal Irish soldiers who spent the summer ...
Celebrity pair to visit Argory and Tayto as part of BBC NI show.
Jul 31, 2008 ... THE Argory near Moy, Tayto Crisps in Tandragee and a microlight firm in Portadown all feature on television tonight (Friday) when celebrity husband-and-wife team Laurence and Jackie Llewelyn Bowen go on a whistle-stop tour of County Armagh. The Orchard County is second in a ...
In the driving seat in after win.
Jul 31, 2008 ... LOUGHGALL'S Dennis Lavery's Ronan Rafferty juvenile team defeated Ardglass by 12.5 to 7.5 points on Saturday. Playing at home, Philip McCoy and Jonathan Hewitt both collected the ...
Remarkable scoring in glorious conditions as John bags 44 points at sunny Loughgall.
Jul 31, 2008 ... LOUGHGALL'S LinkNI.com-sponsored stableford competition was played in superb conditions on Saturday, witness the fact that the winner posted a remarkable 44 points. John Allen, playing off 9, was the man in question having had one of those days when just about everything went ...
Simpson the victor after making hay while sun shone on Captain's Day.
Jul 31, 2008 ... PORTADOWN'S Ken Lindsay welcomed over 300 players to his Captain's Day on Saturday at Carrickblacker, where, with weather conditions perfect, the course was in excellent condition. Not surprisingly then, low scores were to be the order of the day. Several early birds returned in ...
Turkington sets unbeatable pace with record time at Oulton Park.
Jul 31, 2008 ... PORTADOWN'S Colin Turkington secured another superb win for Team RAC at the seventh event of the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship at Oulton Park on Sunday. In front of 35,000 people, on a scorching day in Cheshire, Team RAC celebrated further success with Turkington ...
Juniors prove truth of 'never say die' adage.
Jul 31, 2008 ... BRANIEL 79 (2) PORTADOWN 85 (5) BOWLS: PORTADOWN juniors' five-point haul not only sees them hold on to third place in division four - it represents quite an about-turn. For at the halfway stage two rinks trailed by a massive 19-shot margin. Both staged remarkable ...
Last-gasp drama as seniors win to boost chances of beating the drop.
Jul 31, 2008 ... PORTADOWN 80 (5) NEWCASTLE 77 (2) PORTADOWN resumed their NIBA division one programme realising that their top flight status was very much in the balance. In modern-day parlance, Saturday's meeting with Newcastle was a 'must win' affair. Any two of half-a-dozen clubs ...
Wayne's world - title, that is!
Jul 31, 2008 ... PORTADOWN'S Wayne Woolsey is on top of the world following his magnificent victory in the 2ltr Hot Rod World Championship at Nutts Corner Oval. The championship was run over two days with qualifying heats to determine the grid positions for the final. Woolsey had a ...
Town trio make a splash in Dublin.
Jul 31, 2008 ... SWIMMING: REGAN McIlveen, Caolan Derry and Michael Mitchell - three Portadown youngsters who swim for Lisburn City Swimming Club - took part in the recent Irish Age Group gala held at Dublin's prestigious National Aquatic Centre. This was a fitting venue for a top-notch event ...
Country's best young tennis stars here.
Jul 31, 2008 ... THE County Armagh Junior Tennis Championships will run from Monday to Saturday, August 4-9, at Edenvilla Park. Firmus energy and Shelbourne Motors have announced their support of next week's event and with some of the country's best young players in action it promises to be a ...