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The local paper for Banbridge & Down Districts and Newry City and Mourne
The local paper for Banbridge & Down Districts and Newry City and Mourne
Fri, May 18, 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
PREPARATIONS are well underway for Rathfriland's Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Many meetings have taken place over the ...
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
A HOUSING development outside Rathfriland has witnessed the installation of a state-of-the-art wastewater treatment unit...
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
THE traffic disruption at Kilkeel Harbour is set to come to an end by the end of this month. Ongoing roadworks from Jan...
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
ZERO. That was the amount invested by Northern Ireland Tourist Board (NITB) in the Banbridge area in five years. Making...
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
TRADING lorry driving for nappies, bottles and ironing, Annalong superdad and house husband Stephen O'Hare has reached t...
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
DOULA-VISION NI in conjunction with Macmillan Cancer Care are hosting a day of fun and excitement. On Saturday, 26 May...
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
ONLY one of Kilkeel's beaches has been recommended for its excellent water quality in this year's Good Beach Guide. C...
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
A GROUP of young men have had to find alternative flights for their summer holiday after BMI baby announced that they we...
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
WITH television ratings making it one of HBO's top-ranked series, award-winning Game of Thrones is back at the Linen Mil...
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
RATHFRILAND farmer Barclay Bell has been appointed as deputy president of the Ulster Farmers' Union. The prestigious po...
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
BANBRIDGE district councillors have taken a bite out of ratepayers' money, spending on average £90 on food at each commi...
Wednesday, 2 May 2012
MOURNE Granite has broken its silence over shock news of its immediate closure. In a statement from the company, it bla...
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
A HILLTOWN farmer has appealed to residents to keep an eye out for his property after vandals caused damage for the four...
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
A CRANFIELD resident has spoken out about a rubbish problem on the beach at the bottom of Slatemill Road, which he says ...
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
AS Narrow Water Castle is put forward to be one of the UK landmarks whose picture will go on Royal Mail stamps, there ha...
Wednesday, 25 April 2012
THE loss of water supply in Kilkeel in the middle of this month was due to a "problem at the service reservoir". Reside...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
FOLLOWING the tragic and "avoidable" death of a farmer last year who was killed when he attempted to change a tanker whe...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
LEAVING Kilkeel in 1999 to travel and explore the world, Thomas Keown never thought a month's holiday to Kenya in 2007 w...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
WORK on Rathfriland Fire Station is set to be completed by the end of April. The station was damaged by fire almost thr...
Wednesday, 18 April 2012
AN ATTICAL teenager has just missed out on being named National Undergraduate of the Year. Jennifer Morgan, who is in h...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
A YOUNG Rathfriland girl has grasped an opportunity most teenage girls could only dream of. Leah Malcomson travelled t...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
TRAVELLING along the Loughbrickland Road out of Rathfriland has been a smoother journey recently, writes Louise McDowell...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
COUNCILLORS at Banbridge Council are 'pad-dling' into the 21st century after they voted in favour of piloting a scheme o...
Wednesday, 11 April 2012
A SMALL rural church has been attacked by vandals during one of the most significant weekends in the Christian calendar....
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
ALISON Campbell and her merry band of supporters walked a mammoth 42 miles from Annalong to Armagh at the weekend. The c...
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
DESPITE his defeat in the weekend's two-man race for UUP leadership, John McCallister remains a winner in his wife's eye...
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
HAVE you ever watched the television series 'Will and Grace' or the film 'PS I Love You' and appreciated the artistic sk...
Wednesday, 4 April 2012
WITH the pending re-release of Titanic in 3D nationwide this Friday, Iveagh Movie Studios are holding their breath as th...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
AS a Rathfriland woman, she already has a head for heights.However, Amanda Gamble (nee Hughes) took it to the extreme at...
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
ONE parking ticket was issued every six days in Church Square in Rathfriland since the enforcement of the 'limited waiti...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
A WOMAN has spoken of her upset that she can't visit her father's grave without arranging prior permission. St John's C...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
A SENIOR police officer admits he was disappointed by the low attendance at a meeting designed to make the Rathfriland a...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
SCHOOLS in the area are at the centre of a bitter pension row after recent inspections were affected by teachers' latest...
Wednesday, 21 March 2012
TRANSFERRING patients from Daisy Hill Hospital to other hospitals across Northern Ireland is leading to an acute lack of...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
RATHFRILAND woman Amanda Gamble, is taking a leap of faith later this month at the Obel Abseil. In aid of the Ulster Ca...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
AN UNEMPLOYED builder from Castlewellan has designed and developed a new storage bunker which recently won an innovation...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
MOURNES Councillor Henry Reilly has called on DRD Roads Service to remove or relocate a traffic island in Annalong villa...
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
AN elderly farmer, who had his cattle trailer stolen last week has been the victim of theft eight times before. Norman ...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
SOME disruption is expected while Rathfriland Health Centre is being upgraded. The Southern Health and Social Services ...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
ONE brave woman seized the opportunity of the leap year tradition to pop the question to her unsuspecting spouse-to-be. ...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
RATHFRILAND pub landlords and punters believe the new 10-year smoking strategy will not affect tobacco control measures ...
Wednesday, 7 March 2012
CASES of anti-social behaviour have increased and police have promised to adopt a strong stance on the "worrying climb"....
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
WORKING as a district nurse for 26 years, Gillian Rowland is not only dedicated to caring for the community, but has als...
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
POPULAR Banbridge department store Peacocks ceased trading with immediate effect last week - bringing to an end its 11 y...
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
AN urgent meeting is to be held to discuss the difficulties caused by the roadworks and subsequent road closure on Monag...
Wednesday, 29 February 2012
LEISURE centres in the district have been running at a loss over the last three years. The figures provided by Environm...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
A BROKEN elbow, femur and ankle, concussion and lacerations to the chest and feet were just some of the multiple life th...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
THE annual Vintage, Classic and Sports Car show held at Newcastle's Slieve Donard Hotel at the end of January raised a r...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
ENTERPRISE Minister Arlene Foster has congratulated Dromore construction firm Graham on winning a £19million contract to...
Wednesday, 22 February 2012
SCHOOL is no longer out for Drumadonnell following a welcome announcement last week that a nursery unit at the primary s...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
THE PARENTS of a two-year-old boy diagnosed with a hole in his heart "by chance" are encouraging readers to wear red thi...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
THE death of a farmer who was crushed by a slurry tanker could have been avoided, an inquest has heard.David William May...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
USING disorderly behaviour in a public place in front of police has led to a binding over order for a Banbridge man.Davi...
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
A PENSIONER has been left badly shaken after he was intimidated while driving from Hilltown to Rathfriland at the weeken...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
THE REFURBISHMENT of Rathfriland Health Centre will not derail plans for a purpose-built facility in the town, it has be...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
FEARS are growing that Rathfriland is becoming a 'ghost town' as more and more shops and buildings become derelict. A n...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
A 58-YEAR-OLD man who was arrested last week in Banbridge following an investigation into badger baiting and persecution...
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
THE 2012 Tour of the North International Cycle Race is to go ahead in Rathfriland, after it was previously quashed by Ba...
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
IMAGINE not knowing any details about one of the most important days of your life. While that may be the case for most m...
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
PARENTS of schoolchildren in the Glascar area have decided to take action "before it is too late".It comes after they me...
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
A NUMBER of Kilkeel fishermen rallied together to join the search for a missing fisherman last night (Monday). The man i...
Wednesday, 1 February 2012
A WOMAN who contravened a non-molestation order has been granted an absolute discharge at Banbridge Magistrates' Court.S...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
BANBRIDGE will play host to an Employer Awareness Breakfast Event on Tuesday, 31 January. This free event has been organ...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
A RATHFRILAND woman living and working in Australia has become a victim of crime. Rachael McConnell (pictured) lost alm...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
KILKEEL Development Association (KDA) presented their vision for the town's future last week. In what has been described...
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
AN Iveagh Road resident has described how the theft of a family vehicle has left them feeling violated. Louise McDowell...
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
THREE businesses are now counting the cost of crippling blazes. Firefighters tackled three ferocious, yet unconnected, f...
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
THE health minister was in Banbridge on Thursday morning to announce major investment in concluding the Banbridge Health...
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
THIS week important final preparations are busily being made as three men from Rathfriland head off on a special trip on...
Wednesday, 18 January 2012
DUE to financial pressures, Banbridge District Council will not be supporting two sporting events in 2012. The organiser...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
BACK on his feet again. Just over five months from a horrific car crash outside Rathfriland, 20-year-old James Annett is...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
COUNCIL has refused permission for a heart-shaped plaque in memory of children who lost their lives due to congenital he...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
THE trial of those accused of the murder of the Banbridge PSNI officer killed while on duty began yesterday (Monday). Th...
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Vast swathes of forest felled due to spread of tree diseaseAROUND 20 per cent of Moneyscalp Wood has been felled after a...
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
THE daughter of a man who was killed by an IRA car bomb has described the treatment of victims of the Troubles as "pathe...
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
A HILLTOWN woman is celebrating after winning over 50,000 euros in the hit RTE game show Winning Streak. Kathryn Farno...
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
THE Christmas and New Year period is normally a time for celebrating, however two families have been plunged into hearta...
Wednesday, 4 January 2012
WARRENPOINT company Tide Master Ltd has recently completed a move to larger premises with assistance from Invest Norther...
