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Museum display honours tragic Royal Irish soldier
A FORMER soldier from Newtownards has honoured the memory of a fellow serviceman, by donating his army belongings to an unusual museum.
Paul Johnston served...
MLA says warnings over collapse of historic `Dee seawall weren’t taken seriously
By Sarah Curran
DAMAGE to Donaghadee’s historic seawall was avoidable had warnings been taken seriously, it has been claimed.
A section of Donaghadee’s seawall was left...
MP backs school smartphone ban
By Lesley Walsh
STRANGFORD MP Jim Shannon has thrown his weight behind the campaign to reduce smartphone use in schools during class time hours.
Mr Shannon...
Donaghadee heart transplant woman ‘on a mission’ to raise money for charity
By Staff Reporter
A DONAGHADEE woman who recently underwent a heart transplant, has said she is committed to succeeding in a walking challenge after being...
Heat restored to Portaferry Sports Centre after a freezing four months
By Lesley Walsh
THE broken heating system which nearly shut down the beleaguered Portaferry Sports Centre has finally been replaced, bringing to an end a...
Concern raised over Balloo shop proposal
By Lesley Walsh
BALLOO residents fear the proposed redevelopment of an historic building will have an overbearing and ‘detrimental’ impact on their environment.
The owners of...
RNLI volunteer receives award for over 30 years of service
PORTAFERRY RNLI volunteer Vera Murphy was recently presented with her 30 years of service award in Portaferry RNLI Station by the station’s fundraising president,...
Young fox trots into Killinchy Primary School
KILLINCHY Primary School has added a new name to their register after a wild fox came to visit the school grounds.
A young fox seems...
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Progress on fans’ group to assist Ards FC board
By Rory McKee
EFFORTS are underway to form a committee of Ards Football Club fans who would act as a support group to the current...
Special birthday party for Ethel
THERE was a surprise for Millisle native, Ethel Phillips, when her sons organised a party to mark her 100th birthday.
Ethel (neé Campbell), was born...
Council capital spend set to double to £144m
SPENDING on capital projects in the borough is to soar over the next three years.
Council borrowing to finance projects such as a new local...
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...
DfI kills off calls for Strangford Lough bridge study
By Violet Brown
CALLS for a feasibility study into a bridge over Strangford Lough have been rejected by the Department for Infrastructure.
The Department (DfI) has...