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Recent News
- Love online finds fairytale romance
04 March 2010
THE fairytale romance of Lisa McIlrath and Colin Fletcher will melt the coldest of hearts and touch even the most embittered cynic.
- Bangor hunt points at Ballyclare
04 March 2010
Ballyclare Comrades v Bangor, Saturday, 3pm
- Roads chaos looms
04 March 2010
ROADS misery looks set to grip a key Bangor road for two months, the Spectator can reveal.
- Killer stabbed victim 19 times ´in a frenzy´
04 March 2010
A ´PARANOID´ killer, who stabbed and beat a Bangor guesthouse owner to death ´in a frenzied attack´ while high on a cocktail of drink and drugs, has been jailed for life.
- Sewage plant in stink bombshell
04 March 2010
A STINK is being kicked up yet again about the sickening stench which repeatedly emanates from the controversial sewage plant at Kinnegar in Holywood.
- Attorney General backs North Down´s restorative justice
04 March 2010
ATTORNEY General Baroness Scotland gave a heartfelt ´thank you´ to North Down Alternatives for their ongoing work within the community, last week.
- Bangor doctor has the right prescription
04 March 2010
Dr Graeme Crawford who practices in Bangor Health Centre, has been judged ´GP of the Year´.
- Council posters outrage dog walkers
04 March 2010
BANGOR dog walkers are barking mad over a recent council dog enforcement poster campaign which they have decried as ´threatening´.
- Business awards mark tenth anniversary
04 March 2010
THE Bangor Business Awards will have double the reason to celebrate at this year´s prestigious ceremony.
- Trolley signs give underage drinking the push
04 March 2010
NORTH Down District Policing Partnership (DPP) hopes to give antisocial behaviour the push with the launch of its new trolley sign campaign, this week.
- Tenor Ansell wows the crowds
04 March 2010
O what a fabulous night of music! If you missed this you missed a great show put together for the Bangor Ldies Choir Annual Concert.
- Shock at skull and bones find
04 March 2010
´HUMAN remains´, including a skull and what are believed to the bones of several different people, have been unearthed during excavation work in Holywood town centre.
- Vandals damage memorial statue
25 February 2010
WARD Park was targeted by vandals over the weekend, who caused considerable damage to the bronze statue which sits on the cenotaph.
- Fees panic at Prep gates
25 February 2010
PANIC is spreading through parents at prep school gates as they fear for their kids’ futures after this year’s government cuts.
- MP yet to declare
25 February 2010
NORTH Down MP Sylvia Hermon continues to remain tight lipped over her future political plans for the fast approaching general election, this week.
- Knife wielding attacker robs shop
25 February 2010
A KNIFE wielding robber punched a shop assistant before making off with a sum of cash from a shop at Kilcooley Square last weekend (20th).
- Thieves target woman in her 90s
25 February 2010
A VULNERABLE Bangor pensioner, believed to be aged in her nineties, has been robbed of a substantial amount of cash, it has emerged this week.
- Loyalty scheme could re-invent town centre
25 February 2010
DISILLUSIONED town centre traders could be sounded out over a customer loyalty scheme in a bid to turnaround the town centre.
- Sporting greats brought to life in Bangor museum
25 February 2010
OLYMPIC gold medallist Dame Mary Peters joined Formula One hero Eddie Irvine in Bangor this week to launch the Ulster Sports Museum.
- ´This is desecration´ says hedges protester
25 February 2010
A GUTSY one woman protest brought ´environmental vandalism´ to a halt in a Bangor housing estate earlier this week.
- Travel agents escape Madeira storms
25 February 2010
AN IDYLLIC holiday trip fast became a nightmare for two local travel agents when devastating floods swept across the Portuguese holiday island of Madeira.
- Bangor face title challengers
25 February 2010
Bangor v Donegal Celtic, Friday, Clandeboye Park, 7.45pm
- Town booked up for Snow Patrol
25 February 2010
EVERY hotel bed in Bangor is booked for this summer´s Snow Patrol concert, it was revealed this week.
- Minister asked to intervene over Rathgael housing plan
18 February 2010
THERE are fears that a 700 unit housing scheme for Bangor´s Rathgael Road has been ´rail-roaded´ to the minister´s office for approval.
- Joni ready to be the last woman standing
18 February 2010
BANGOR woman Joni Swanston is proving a force to be reckoned with after securing a place as a contestant on BBC programme, Last Woman Standing.
- Seasiders travel to Coagh
18 February 2010
Coagh United v Bangor, Saturday, 3pm
- Bloomfield plan sparks trader fears
18 February 2010
PLANS for a 4000 square metre extension to Bloomfield Shopping Centre have been approved this week.
- Former Bangor priest in court
18 February 2010
A FORMER Bangor parish priest has appeared in court charged with child sex abuse charges.
- Jobless figure rises again
18 February 2010
NORTH Down has the second lowest unemployment rate in Northern Ireland.
- Minister challenged over public transport
18 February 2010
EXPENSIVE public transport and the prospect of more parking charges in Bangor have sparked a row in the Northern Ireland Assembly this week.
- Ronnie makes a splash with £10,000 swim for Haiti
18 February 2010
IT wasn’t your usual sort of birthday celebration, but then Crawfordsburn businessman Ronnie Foreman doesn’t do things by halves.
- Advice service reopens at Breezemount
18 February 2010
BREEZEMOUNT CitIzens Advice Bureau has been re-launched this week after it was forced to close in June 2008 due to a lack of funding.
- Bangor gets ready to party for Haiti
18 February 2010
A LOCAL hotel and broadcaster are swinging into action, to help the people stricken by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
- Parents warned of school fees hike
18 February 2010
PARENTS of children at North Down´s three prep schools have been warned they face paying out an extra £800 every year from this September.
- Band of gold ´gift´ to charity collectors
18 February 2010
CHARITY collectors received a generous donation they didn´t bargain for - a wedding band.
- New homes plan reaches dead ends
11 February 2010
A DRIVE is on to stop a new homes development in Holywood town centre reaching something of a dead end - not once, but twice.
- 350 jobs boost as new store gets go-ahead
11 February 2010
NORTH Down looks set to get a 350 strong jobs boost after plans for a new Sainsbury´s store at Bangor´s Balloo Retail Park were given the green light.
- Fresh hope for Easibus fight
11 February 2010
CAMPAIGNERS fighting to save Easibus have been offered fresh hope this week after Conor Murphy granted ´a small window of opportunity´.
- Vandals set ten bins ablaze
11 February 2010
MINDLESS vandals set fire to a total of 10 wheelie bins across Kilcooley housing estate in Bangor last weekend.
- Dog woes unleashed
11 February 2010
THE cost of a dog licence is set to double - and owners should be wary of letting their pets run loose without a lead.
- Traders win longer parking
11 February 2010
AFTER pressure from town centre traders, ASDA Bangor has now agreed to extend its car parking limit from two to three hours.
- Can´t buy me love - but don´t let that stop you trying . . . .
11 February 2010
THE Beatles once sang "Can´t buy me love," a sentiment which many couples may well rely on during this cash-strapped Valentine´s Day.
- Vandals target community beauty spot
11 February 2010
A LOCAL beauty spot became the target of vandalism last weekend by local youths who have been using the community play area as a drinking den.
- Sisters are charity singing sensation
11 February 2010
BANGOR singing sensations Caroline and Lindsay McLean raised over £1,000 for charity, thanks to a winning performance at Mencap´s Y Factor competition.
- Going green generates £500k
11 February 2010
GOING GREEN has generated half a million pounds for the Camphill Community in Glencraig, near Hollywood.
- Bangor face in-form Carrick
11 February 2010
Bangor v Carrick Rangers, Clandeboye Park, Saturday, 3pm
- Average house price now £186,272
11 February 2010
THE local housing market is showing signs of a modest recovery, with the average house price in North Down now £186,272.
- Rates rise kept to 3%
11 February 2010
NORTH Down Borough Council has agreed to a 3% domestic rates increase this year - an annual rise of £12 for the average household.
- Time to get tough on sex offenders says council
11 February 2010
ANGRY calls are being made for tougher laws and the identity of sex offenders to be made public.
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