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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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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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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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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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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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