27 APR 2024
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34 arrested for stalking
24 April 2024
NEW figures have revealed that 34 people in the Newry, Mourne and Down area have been arrested for stalking over the past two years.
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Minister praises work at £35m Down High School
STORMONT Eduction Minister Paul Givan visited Down High School’s new £35m campus which is under construction at the Strangford Road in Downpatrick. -
Minister hears about Knockevin SEN hopes
THE potential for a purpose-built centre of excellence in Downpatrick for special needs children was discussed during a meeting in the town last week. -
Appeal to start £45m Ballynahinch bypass
MORE appeals have been made for work to start on Ballynahinch’s £45m bypass. -
New health teams will provide better service
THE delivery of health care to patients across the South Eastern Trust area is being transformed as a result of the work of multi-disciplinary teams. -
Menarys on the way in boost for Downpatrick
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Calls to upgrade town centre area
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Health inequality against rural community must end
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Knockevin Rooting for All-Ireland environment success
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State-of-the-art supermarket opens in Downpatrick
DOWNPATRICK has a new fresh foods supermarket, thanks to the opening of the highly anticipated state-of-the-art EUROSPAR on the Ardglass Road. -
Council to review approach to Ulster-Scots
ULSTER-Scots could join the Irish language across all Newry, Mourne and Down Council corporate branding. -
Success of the Alliance party is indicative that Northern Ireland is now changing for the better
STRANGFORD’S newest Alliance MLA, Nick Mathison, believes that the development of Mid Down Integrated College is pivotal to meeting the demand for integrated education. -
Olivia is dancing queen as she lifts European title
A DOWNPATRICK dancing queen recently won the advanced junior division at the World Dance Masters European Championships in Ballybofey, Co Donegal. -
Praise for lifeboat crew after trio rescued at sea
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Stress awareness month initiative
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All roads lead to Castlewellan for ever-popular May Day Fair
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Killyleagh woman is new marketing head for arenas
SPORTS
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Clones clash
THE countdown to Clones is on as Down senior footballers prepare to face Armagh in the Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final this Saturday. -
Castlewellan suffer Junior Shield loss
IT was heartbreak for Castlewellan Town as they lost out in the Junior Shield final to a very well-organised St Mary’s outfit at Blanchflower Stadium last Wednesday. -
Down off the mark with victory over Meath rivals
DOWN senior hurlers got off to a flyer in their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign with a fantastic victory over Meath at Ballycran at the weekend. -
Ballynahinch’s flying fourths defeat rivals to win Forster Cup
BALLYNAHINCH fourth XV went into Saturday’s Forster Cup final at a sun-drenched Kingspan Stadium as a confident and well-prepared side after securing the league title a few weeks prior and trained well together in the weeks leading up. -
Aoife reaches 100 parkruns
FOR many of the Newcastle AC junior members, at 9. -
Zak is king of the Tollymore Hill and Dale
LAST Thursday saw the second race in this year’s Hill and Dale Series in the glorious setting of Tollymore Forest Park, which acts as the ‘warm-up’ to the Slieve Martin, Slieve Binnian and of course Slieve Donard events.
FEATURES
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I decided to go to Spain to work in Game of Thrones because I knew an opportunity like this would never come again – I have not looked back
A BALLYHORNAN man has said his career in the arts has given him the ownership and confidence to express himself authentically. -
COUNTRY DIARY
From the pages of the Down Recorder, April 27, 1994
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Killyleagh girl Rachel (3) ‘doing fantastic’ following pioneering brain surgery
A BRAVE Killyleagh girl is “doing fantastic” and preparing to return to pre-school today after having extensive brain surgery in Ukraine. -
Music concert hits right note as curtain comes down for last time
OLD meets new was very much the theme of St Patrick’s Grammar School’s 90th anniversary concert, which was held in the school's McGrady Hall on Thursday evening. -
Ballydugan rocks to roar of Vikings
THE Magnus Viking Association hosted their Festival of Fire in Downpatrick at the weekend. -
Lady Mary Peter is special guest at spring gathering in Seaforde
SEAFORDE YFC Hall was filled to capacity for the annual spring meeting of Quoile Area Women’s Institute on Wednesday evening.