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NRG-1, dubbed the Devil?s powder

Fears grow over latest ‘party drug’

The Ulster Hospital is currently treating a person for the effects of a former ‘legal high’ prompting fears of its availability on the streets of North Down and Ards.
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Ulster Hopsital’s A & E waiting times ‘horrifying’

New statistics show that the Ulster Hospital’s A&E department had the highest number of people waiting more than 12 hours for treatment in the past year.
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Seefish says Frying Squad sells some of the healthiest fish around

Healthy catch could net the aul cod another award

Perhaps it’s the sea air — but Bangor sure knows how to serve up a good old-fashioned fish and chip.
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Sean hopes his gap year will enrich his chance at university

Student gap years are improving prospects

With many university courses already packed to capacity hopes across the country are to be dashed this week as it is estimated 170,000 UK students receiving top A-level grades |will be unable to continue their education.
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Front row, from left, Michelle McIlveen MLA , Trevor Haslett, NI Water, and Simon Hamilton MLA. Back row, from left,  Tony Stanbridge and Ashley Glenn, Veolia Water Outsourcing Ltd

Thousands pumped into sniffing out cause of Kinnegar stench

An end to the Kinnegar sewage stench may be in sight following news that NI Water is to invest thousands of pounds to ‘sniff out’ the root of the problem.
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Pilot for sufferers of autism

Local political representatives have met with the South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust to discuss ongoing work in helping children and families affected by autism.
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Charity’s childminder warning

Following the release of “stark” childcare statistics from a local survey, a regional childminding charity is lobbying parents to discontinue their use of unregistered childminders.
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Woodland brimming with life

Bangor's Kilcooley Wood is opening its leafy doors for a special celebration next month.
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On the grapevine - August 19

BANGOR
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Hundred years of girl guiding

Ards Borough Council has presented special flowers to the Girl Guides to mark its 100th anniversary.
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Inside News

More shop closures lead to Bangor fears

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Yet more shops in Bangor are closing down, or have closed, amid fears that Bangor will become a ‘ghost town’ if business does not pick up.
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Politicians musseling up to defend Strangford fishing

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Stormont has failed to protect Strangford Lough properly for two decades, campaigners have said, yet two local politicians have said this failure could negatively impact local fishermen who work on the lough.
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Library opening hours cut

Thursday, 26 January 2012

Libraries NI have revealed plans to cut Holywood Library’s opening hours from 53.5 hours to 40 hours per week.
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Station closures lead to petition launch

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Yesterday (January 10) councillors in North Down took to the streets with a petition against the proposal to close Holywood Police Station that was announced as part of the PSNI’s Estates Strategy in late 2011.
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UK connectivity an issue for Airport Bill

Thursday, 12 January 2012

Former UUP leader Lord Empey has presented a bill in the House of Lords which he hopes will preserve the links between Belfast City and Heathrow airports.
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Relief as oil cargo finally removed from tanker

Thursday, 12 January 2012

The oil cargo that was threatening to cause an environmental disaster in the mouth of Belfast Lough was finally removed from tanker the Genmar Companion at the weekend.
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Christmas crime spree sees 10 cars broken into

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Within the last number of weeks the North Down area has been hit by a Christmas crime wave that has affected local businesses, home owners and car owners.
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Family devastated by pedestrian’s death

Thursday, 15 December 2011

An arrest has been made by police in Ards after the death of 59 year old Moira Rankin in a traffic collision in Newtownards on Monday at lunch time.
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Bangor Court closure possibility

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Bangor court house is one of six court houses across Northern Ireland that could close within five months.
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Will Chloe’s Copycats get the cream?

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Trinity GB is used to walking away from competitions with an easy win — but a team from the local brigade is staying tight-lipped about how they got on on children’s TV quiz Copy Cats.
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Hospital gym gives stroke patients’ rehabilitation a lift

Thursday, 15 December 2011

Health Minister, Edwin Poots performed the official opening of a gym for stroke patients in Bangor Community Hospital last week, and heard from patients how much they enjoy using it.
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Chain gang engages pedal power for Yuletide Bikeride

Thursday, 1 December 2011

More than 60 cyclists from across North Down have road-tested the new improved cycle routes from Bangor to Belfast.
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Digital don Joe nets £5k grant for charity

Thursday, 1 December 2011

Computer whiz Joe Burke has been voted Northern Ireland’s Digital Hero for his work with the charity the Cedar Foundation.
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Young family ‘shaken’ after arson attempt

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Detectives in Musgrave Street are appealing for information after it was reported that an item, which was set on fire, was put through the letter box of a house of a couple and child in the Donegall Pass area of Belfast on Monday, November 14.
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QUB overachieves at undergraduate awards

Thursday, 17 November 2011

SIX Belfast students have won prestigious medals at an island wide ceremony.
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Pensioner battered by gang of ‘animals’

Thursday, 17 November 2011

An elderly woman who needed hospital treatment after being attacked by a group of ‘thugs’ who assaulted her son and grandson, has said she vows to see them jailed for their crime.
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Fury at police plans to shut Holywood station

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Two North Down police stations are under threat of closure as a result of the new Police Estate Strategy.
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MP calls for debate on restoring death penalty

Thursday, 17 November 2011

Five DUP MPs including Strangford MP Jim Shannon have signed an early day motion to call for a debate into bringing back capital punishment in the United Kingdom.
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Planners’ u-turn ‘a victory for residents’

Thursday, 10 November 2011

A residents’ group is celebrating a landmark victory after the Planning Appeals Commission overturned planning permission for a five storey apartment complex in the heart of Bangor.
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Signing choirs for Holywood Fest

Thursday, 10 November 2011

Holywood Music Festival starts this Friday and it is the first UK festival to include a class for signing choirs.
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