Visitors forced to leave Portavoe beach due to sewage stench
By Lesley Walsh
A REGULAR visitor to Portavoe beach says the overwhelming stench of sewage forced him to abandon a planned swim during last week’s...
Postal delivery woes for Ards residents
By Lesley Walsh
POSTAL delays continue to plague parts of the Ards and North Down borough with ‘persistent’ delays being experienced in the Rivenwood area...
Coastguard praised for rescuing motorists and schoolchildren from Storm Bram on Portaferry Road
By Violet Brown
A GREYABBEY woman has spoken of her terror after she became trapped on the Portaferry Road during the height of Storm Bram...
Newtownards man and Killinchy woman on New Year’s Honours list
A NEWTOWNARDS man and a Killinchy woman have both been included in this year's New Year's Honours list.
A BEM has been awarded to John...
Celebrating The Twelfth
Our 27-page special celebrating The Glorious Twelfth in Dundonald and Dundrum is a colourful and family-friendly look at one of the biggest days in...
Calls for urgent action to help protect ‘Dee harbour
By Julie Waters
THERE have been fresh calls for urgent action to protect Donaghadee’s historic harbour after the town’s sea wall suffered further damage in...
Chairman’s Christmas wish
THE chairman of Ards Football Club says that the dream to return senior football to the town has ‘never been so far down the...
Tributes paid following death of former Ards Mayor Margaret Craig
By Staff Reporter
TRIBUTES have been paid to the former Mayor of Ards, alderman Margaret Craig, who passed earlier this month. Mrs Craig was a...
Ards F.C. new stadium backed by council
ARDS and North Down Council has thrown its weight behind Ards Football Club’s bid for a new sports stadium in Newtownards. The Mayor Alistair...
Portaferry WW1 soldier to be remembered
‘He came back once and then she never saw him again’
By Violet Brown
ON Remembrance Sunday, Ballyhalbert man James Bailie will reflect on an uncle...