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    Whenever you ring, there is always somebody there to listen

    CANCER patients across the South Eastern Trust are avoiding unnecessary trips to hospital emergency departments thanks to a specialist same-day care unit at the...

    Two Ards area leisure centres scoop presitigious awards

    By Lesley Walsh LEISURE services in the Ards area have received the highest accolade the industry can bestow after securing Quest Excellent Accreditation. Both Ards Blair...

    Minister warned lack of investment is holding back Ards

    By Lesley Walsh A LACK of capacity in Newtownards' water and wastewater network is continuing to hold back new homes, business growth and investment, local...

    Widow of Chinook disaster victim vows to fight on

    By Lesley Walsh THE WIDOW of one of 29 security experts who died in the 1994 RAF Chinook helicopter crash has been left bitterly disappointed...

    Outrage after Millisle’s beach left strewn with litter

    By Violet Brown BEAUTY spots across Ards and North Down are once again being blighted by overflowing bins and piles of rubbish, with councillors urging...

    Delve into Dee Does Vinted and support autism Tribe

    RACKS of designer labels, a good cause, and an afternoon well spent - that's the promise of a new and pre-loved designer sale coming...

    The Glorious Twelfth

    Our 25-page special celebrating The Glorious Twelfth in Ballywalter and Killyleagh is a colourful and family-friendly look at one of the biggest days in...

    Peninsula author Johnston shares inspirational US founding father’s story

    FROM the Ards peninsula to Washington, local author and illustrator Philip Johnston has brought to life the inspirational story of a forgotten founding father...

    Portaferry’s Sails & Sounds

    Portaferry’s Sails & Sounds Maritime Heritage, Shanty and Ulster-Scots Festival returns from Friday 31 July to Monday 3 August 2026, bringing four days of...

    Charity dip raises £2,900 in memory of Dougie

    A COMBER woman raised over £2,900 for the RNLI with her annual charity sea dip in honour of her late son. Kim Armstrong presented Portaferry...

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