Ballywalter Presbyterian church to celebrate its 400 year anniversary
By Violet Brown
THE Presbyterian community of Ballywalter will mark four centuries of a continuous presence in the village and surrounding area with a programme...
Speculation remains on whether councillor Pete Wray will replace Alan Chambers MLA
By Julie Waters
THERE is growing speculation that a local councillor could be selected as the Ulster Unionist Party’s North Down candidate in next year’s...
Irish language, teenage misfits, nuns and the Pope welcomed to Donaghadee
THE town of Donaghadee was transformed into 1970s Ireland last
week as film crews rolled into town, complete with Irish-language street
signs, vintage props and a...
Ards and North Down strikes highest rate in Northern Ireland
By Julie Waters
RESIDENTS and businesses in Ards and North Down are to face the biggest rate hike in Northern Ireland. According to the latest...
Council slammed for neglecting Ballywalter lime kilns site
By Sarah Curran
‘NEGLECTFUL’ maintenance at the historic Ballywalter Lime Kilns needs to change, a local politician has said.
Ards and North Down alderman Robert Adair...
Dust off family treasures for Antiques Roadshow
FROM family heirlooms to music memorabilia, the Antiques Roadshow is urging local people to bring their prized possessions along to Bangor Castle this summer.
The...
William and George, ‘Two Auld Men on Bikes’ to cycle Ards peninsula for charity
By Violet Brown
TWO Portavogie men with a combined age of 152 will be taking on the challenge of a lifetime when they embark on...
Ards boy’s brave battle to overcome Tourettes stigma
By Joe McCann
AN 11 year-old Newtownards boy has spoken poignantly about what it is like to live with a complex neurological condition in a...