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Portaferry’s Sails & Sounds Festival Returns for 2026
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...
Bangor ward clerk retires after 45 years
A BANGOR woman has retired from the South Eastern Trust after dedicating an incredible 45 years of service as a ward clerk supporting patients,...
Jaidyn’s family lead law change in year after tragic death
THE family of Bangor teenager Jaidyn Rice have been praised for ‘leading legislative change’ in the year following her tragic death.
Her heartbroken family have...
Rescue dog charity receives grant
EMERGENCY volunteer organisation K9 has received a cash boost from supermarket chain Spar, to enable it to continue its specialist, lifesaving work.
K9 Search and...
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...
’Dee pupils help raise almost £3,000 for parents’ bereavement group
CHILDREN from Donaghadee Primary School have helped raise almost £3,000 for a group which supports bereaved parents.
Eight year-old Cora Carlisle, the granddaughter of the...
Bangor Vibes weekend to showcase creativity and hospitality
BANGOR is set to come alive with music and fun for all ages next month.
Bangor Vibes (Saturday and Sunday, August 1st and 2nd), takes...
I wanted to be part of that
Bangor woman’s love of volunteering with Open House
Sarah Curran
“IT is such a privilege to be part of something that benefits Bangor and beyond in...
Funding boost will see return of Clandeboye PS’ Nurture Room
By Sarah Curran
A BANGOR principal says she is delighted to reinstate a support classroom after receiving a funding boost.
The principal of Clandeyboye Primary School,...
Rescuers Ryan and dog Max encounter heartbreak in the rubble of Venezuela
By Sarah Curran
A WOMAN’s desperate cries from beneath the rubble gave rescuers hope that she could still be saved – but by the time...
Glenlola raise £100,000 over 14 years to help Ugandan schools
By Lesley Walsh
THE FUTURES of scores of children in rural Africa have been enriched with the opening of a local charity-funded secondary school, thanks...
Bangor woman who fibbed her age to join WWII turns 100
A BANGOR resident who tracked enemy aircraft during World War II has recently celebrated her 100th birthday.
Joan Gillespie (née Caldwell), was treated to a...
Three Bangor men undertaking 10,000 mile rally to Mongolia – in a Nissan Micra
By Lesley Walsh
IT ALL started out as a joke but three intrepid Bangor men are facing a serious challenge as they head out on...
Bangor boy’s singing talent secures major success
A BANGOR boy stole the spotlight recently when his singing won him the chance to share the stage with a West End starlet.
Ruairidh Hunter...