Donaghadee volunteer wins major UK award
A DONAGHADEE volunteer who has been at the heart of the Sir Samuel Kelly lifeboat preservation project, has been named a winner in the...
Special day for very special babies
IT was a special day on Monday for Ulster Hospital’s tiniest patients – and their parents.
The hospital’s Neonatal Unit turned purple on Monday to...
Ballywalter mum voices concern after laneway turns into bog
By Violet Brown
A BALLYWALTER mum has said the condition of School Lane to the rear of the village’s primary school needs to be sorted...
Former Ards man hosts charity angling event
A FORMER Newtownards resident has cast out the charity net to raise funds for Cancer Research UK.
Warren Malcolm, known as Mal and now residing...
Paramilitary mural to be replaced in West Winds estate
By Lesley Walsh
ANOTHER intimidating paramilitary mural in Newtownards’ West Winds estate looks set to be replaced by a new image representing the Battle of...
Ards business chief cautiously welcomes rates review
By Julie Waters
A NEWTOWNARDS business leader has welcomed new Stormont proposals to help small businesses but warned the province’s rates system is ‘outdated’ and...
Fears Portaferry Centre could permanently close due to broken heating system
By Lesley Walsh
PORTAFERRY Sports Centre, which has been partially closed for over two years, could shut completely because of a broken heating system.
The centre...
Mel’s boys scale the heights to help their mum
A COMBER woman is brimming with pride after her three sons scaled Northern Ireland’s highest peaks to raise money for the cancer charity caring...
Smaller Christmas switch on for Newtownards
By Julie Waters
THE traditional Christmas light switch on that attracted up to 6,000 people into the centre of Newtownards will not take place this...
Seaside town is top in Ireland’s Pride of Place Award
By Lesley Walsh
DONAGHADEE’S winning formula ‘doesn’t just happen’ without the dedication of an army of committed volunteers, the Mayor has said, as the town...