Hi °C | Lo °C More shop closures lead to Bangor fears
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.
Politicians musseling up to defend Strangford fishing
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.
Library opening hours cut
Libraries NI have revealed plans to cut Holywood Library’s opening hours from 53.5 hours to 40 hours per week.
Station closures lead to petition launch
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.
UK connectivity an issue for Airport Bill
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.
Relief as oil cargo finally removed from tanker
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.
Christmas crime spree sees 10 cars broken into
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.
Family devastated by pedestrian’s death
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.
Bangor Court closure possibility
Bangor court house is one of six court houses across Northern Ireland that could close within five months.
Will Chloe’s Copycats get the cream?
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.
Hospital gym gives stroke patients’ rehabilitation a lift
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.
Chain gang engages pedal power for Yuletide Bikeride
More than 60 cyclists from across North Down have road-tested the new improved cycle routes from Bangor to Belfast.
Digital don Joe nets £5k grant for charity
Computer whiz Joe Burke has been voted Northern Ireland’s Digital Hero for his work with the charity the Cedar Foundation.
Young family ‘shaken’ after arson attempt
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.
QUB overachieves at undergraduate awards
SIX Belfast students have won prestigious medals at an island wide ceremony.
Pensioner battered by gang of ‘animals’
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.
Fury at police plans to shut Holywood station
Two North Down police stations are under threat of closure as a result of the new Police Estate Strategy.
MP calls for debate on restoring death penalty
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.
Planners’ u-turn ‘a victory for residents’
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.
Signing choirs for Holywood Fest
Holywood Music Festival starts this Friday and it is the first UK festival to include a class for signing choirs.
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Queen to get garden festival look
One hundred years of glorious gardens will be celebrated when the world's most famous flower show throws its doors open this week.
World hunger 'could be eradicated'
World hunger could be eradicated if the revenues that developing countries lose through tax dodging were available to them to invest in agricultural development, says a report from charity Christian Aid.
Scores hurt as car hits US parade
Up to 60 people were injured when a driver described by witnesses as an elderly man drove his car into a group of hikers marching in a parade in a small Virginia mountain town.
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Clichy signs new City deal
Gael Clichy has signed a new four-year deal at Manchester City.
Doyle downs hat-trick in Carlow success
Substitute Craig Doyle came off the bench to fire in a spectacular hat-trick as Carlow powered to a 4-17 to 2-13 victory over London in the Leinster SHC at Dr Cullen Park.
Jones to pay for damaging Whelan's car
Stoke striker Kenwyne Jones has apologised to team-mate Glenn Whelan after smashing his car windscreen in a mistaken act of retribution for a training-ground prank which went wrong.
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Wood: I couldn't punch a small lady
Victoria Wood had to have a scene written out of her new role because she was too nice to punch the other actress.
Knight: Wills will spot me on Holby
Jules Knight, Holby City's newest star, has said he is considering sending a box set of the show to old friends the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Orla enjoying Poirot adventure
Orla Brady has revealed how filming the new series of Poirot was tricky as almost every character has a different accent.
