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Pedestrian recyclers to be welcomed back to Holywood
By Julie WatersENVIRONMENTALLY friendly residents in Holywood will soon be able to avail of pedestrian access to their local household recycling centre, thanks to...
Council sickness levels transparency bid defeated
By Julie WatersA COUNCILLOR’S bid to have greater public transparency around long-term sickness rates at Ards and North Down Council was narrowly defeated at...
Unionists block council response to flags Bill
By Julie WatersUNIONISTS on Ards and North Down Council have ignored criticism from a Stormont Minister and refused to sanction a corporate response to...
Marina Village planning application lodged
By Julie WatersBANGOR city centre’s derelict Flagship shopping centre could be transformed into the mixed use Marina Village, under newly submitted planning proposals.The plans,...
Bangor Marine dismisses alternative to car park plan
By Julie WatersQUEEN’S Parade developers Bangor Marine have rejected a proposal which could have saved a green space, controversially earmarked for a car park.The...
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Bangor boy meets Princess Anne
A YOUNG Bangor boy met the Princess Royal on her recent visit to Northern Ireland.Ten year-old Noah Parker presented a posy of flowers to...
Bangor woman’s £180,000 fraud
POLICE investigating a Bangor woman’s theft of £50,000 from a city centre church, later discovered she had stolen almost £130,000 from a religious charity.Forty...
Relatives of Lisa Dorrian appear before Justice Committee
THE family of murdered local woman Lisa Dorrian has called for tougher initial sentences in ‘no-body’ murder cases.Lisa Dorrian was 25 years-old when she...
Peter (79) plans abseil to support air ambulance
A BANGOR man hopes to bring his fundraising efforts to new heights when he abseils down the Europa Hotel this weekend.Peter Lyons will bravely...
Black Santa helps Holywood cleric launch latest book
SANTA made an early appearance in Holywood recently.Not the man in the red suit and white beard, but the Black Santa, also known as...
Bangor’s Chamber Board unanimously opposed to BID
THE board of management of Bangor Chamber of Commerce has ‘unanimously agreed’ it cannot support plans for a Business Improvement District (BID) for the...
Bangor RNLI volunteer John named 999 Hero at awards
A BANGOR solicitor who volunteers with the RNLI has received the 999 Hero award at this year’s Spirit of Northern Ireland awards in partnership...
Former sweet shop owner celebrates 100th birthday
A RESIDENT of Holywood for 90 years, Christina McGrath recently celebrated her 100th birthday.Christina was born in the Co. Armagh hamlet of Derryadd, on...
