Car insurance soars in borough – but it’s still cheapest in NI
By Joe McCann
DRIVERS in Ards and North Down have seen some of the highest increases in car insurance costs anywhere in Northern Ireland, according...
Conlig pensioner criticises animal charity Assisi over long-running dispute
By Leslie Walsh
A PENSIONER undergoing his fourth battle with cancer said he doesn’t know where to turn next in a long-running battle with local...
Charity marks its 30th birthday by planting trees
THIRTY new sapling trees have been planted by a local charity to mark its 30th anniversary supporting the lives of people with learning disability,...
Xander raises money for RNLI
A DONAGHADEE schoolboy has raised £1,375 for the RNLI after taking on a running challenge.
Xander Morrow ran a mile a day for the month...
USA 250 celebration is set for Saintfield
LOCAL costumed re-enactors Ian and Kathryn Eagleson are preparing to transport visitors back to the American frontier as part of Saintfield’s Fourth of July...
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...
First preview of Strangford Integrated College’s new £30m campus
By Joe McCann
STRANGFORD Integrated College is currently in the midst of an ambitious move into their new premises which will bring state state-of-the-art facilities...
Celebration as three Portaferry siblings graduate in same week
IT was a graduation day to remember for one Portaferry family as three siblings collected university degrees in the same week – including one...
Historic Co Down windmill to reopen to the public
By Joe McCann
ONE of County Down’s best-loved historic landmarks is set to welcome visitors once again after months of being closed.
Ballycopeland Windmill, near Millisle,...
Newtownards ranked as shoplifters’ paradise
NEWTOWNARDS has emerged as one of Northern Ireland’s worst hotspots for shoplifting, with theft now accounting for more than one in five recorded crimes...