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16 APR 2014
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Bats risk to £1m Ballynahinch project
A £1M scheme to develop a new sports and community facility in Ballynahinch could be scuppered because of its impact on a local bat population.
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Newcastle’s James aiming to be youngest to walk to North Pole
A NEWCASTLE man is hoping to help his teenage son become the youngest person to walk unaided to the North Pole.
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Temple roundabout plan backed
ROADS Service officials have been asked to bring forward a scheme for a new roundabout at the notoriously busy Temple crossroads.
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Anger as Drumaness kids miss places
DRUMANESS parents have spoken of their outrage after receiving news that their children have not been granted a place in the village playgroup.
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Saul school’s safety fears
THE Roads Service has been asked to address safety concerns outside St Patrick’s Primary School in Saul.
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Ballykinlar could house police training college and save £100m
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School set to lose 55 pupils after army pull out
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Last post for family’s 100-year link to Kilmore Post Office
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Newcastle to host next A&E meeting
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Council urged to act over Crossgar sports plan
DOWN Council has been urged to add a proposed community sports centre in Crossgar to its capital development programme.
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Hunt for Down’s Rose is underway as girls tour district
THE search for the Down Rose of 2014 is now on.
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Newcastle woman who became one of UK’s top kids’ doctors
ROSALIND Smyth never imagined she would become a professor.
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Storm repairs prompt anger
A NEWCASTLE businesswoman has warned work on a £340,000 scheme to repair the town’s sea defences will impact on traders at South Promenade.
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Dancing in memory of Geraldine
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Public meeting to examine major housing proposals
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Ardglass marina facing inquiry
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District plan may help cut suicide deaths
SPORTS
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Top European golfers bound for Newcastle
IT has been confirmed that Royal County Down Golf Club will host next year’s Irish Open.
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Jones effort lifts hot Drumaness past Larne
DRUMANESS Mills set up a Clarence Cup semi-final meeting with Dunmurry Rec after a dramatic extra-time win over Larne Tech at Meadowvale on Saturday.
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Disappointing Down scuttled by hot Laois
IT’S another year in Division 2 for Down who scuppered their outside chance of promotion with defeat to Laois who in the process have retained their second tier status.
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Down ladies stage late recovery to go through
DOWN hosted Clare on Sunday in Division 2 of the Tesco HomeGrown NFL.
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Down High deliver just when it matters
THERE were wild celebrations at Comber Leisure Centre last Wednesday after Down High’s second XI captured the McDowell Plate.
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Brian’s Aintree glory
A THRILLING round of foot-perfect jumping gave Ballynoe trainer Brian Hamilton his biggest training success to date in the £40,000 Crabbie’s Foxhunters’ Chase at Aintree.
FEATURES
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Eleanor to bake her way towards MS fundraising
A DOWNPATRICK woman who was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her early 30s will hold a fundraising cake break to raise money for the MS Society next month.
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COUNTRY DIARY
From the pages of the Down Recorder, April 9, 1974
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Take to the lough and paddle for local charity
CANCER Focus Northern Ireland is encouraging people to register for a fundraising paddle around Strangford Lough.
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Students’ success at skills trade show
A TEAM of hospitality and catering students at the South Eastern Regional College’s Downpatrick campus won a host of medals and awards at the prestigious IFEX Chef Skills trade show.
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Maggie does not let age slow her down
HITTING your sixties generally means taking it a bit easier career-wise and looking forward to retirement.
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Fawlty Towers remembered in hilarious dinner
IT’S billed as a dining experience you will never forget.
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