B&M Bargains to create 30 jobs in Ballynahinch

20 June 2018
BALLYNAHINCH is in line for a major jobs boost.

Ardglass harbour to share £2.4m windfall

ARDGLASS is to share in a funding cake just over £2m for community-led development schemes in the Co Down’s fishing communities.
Nursing award in memory of Lorna Telford

QUEEN’S University has presented an award which honours the memory of a former Downpatrick health professional.
Condemnation after second church attack

HEARTLESS thieves have targeted a local church for the second time in a month.
Down GAA centre of excellence takes step forward

AMBITIOUS plans to develop a major new GAA sports centre at the former Ballykinlar army base have taken a step forward.
Council spearheading campaign to help quit dog fouling
Charity to host garden party marking 150 years in Killough
Trio running drugs factory behind bars
Best kept award for Downpatrick school
Maureen brings Ballyhornan childhood back to life in book

THE war years, seafaring disasters and various funny happenings in Maureen Gill-Sharp’s beloved Ballyhornan are brought to life in a new book.
Campaigners press need to retain lighthouse beam

CAMPAIGNERS spearheading the drive to retain the iconic sweeping beam at St John’s Point Lighthouse near Killough are insisting it must be retained for future generations.
Man convicted of killing Drumaness woman and friend abandons appeal

A MAN jailed for murdering a Drumaness woman and her friend has abandoned his appeal against conviction.
Preparations begin for Pope's visit

THE Pastoral Community in Downpatrick begins preparations tomorrow for the World Meeting of Families in Dublin in August.
Public information meetings to help secure geopark status
Local students enjoy Belfast science fair
Man appealing jail sentence for punch in head
Children learning empathy following baby’s milestones

SPORTS

Gold rush for local athletes

MEMBERS of Down Special Olympics returned home from the Ireland Games in Dublin at the weekend with a haul of gold medals.
Down have it all to do again

HOPE springs eternal for Down fans on Saturday when they make the long trek to Enniskillen for a second round All-Ireland Qualifier against Cavan.
Ballynahinch Rugby Club summer ball

BALLYNAHINCH Rugby Club’s Mid-Summer Ball was held at the La Mon House Hotel and Country Club on Saturday night.
Carryduff take bragging rights in derby clash

CARRYDUFF’S senior footballers put in an emphatic shift on Friday evening in front of a large crowd to claim two further valuable league points.
Derry deny Down girls

TWO weeks on from Down’s sensational Ulster Championship final win over the same opponents, the sides locked horns again in the All-Ireland Series at Portaferry on Saturday evening.
Two-day festival of racing proves a popular success

THE first two-day race meeting at Downpatrick in some years took place at the weekend as part of a four-day Down Time Festival of racing, music and culture.

FEATURES

Chloe add to her fundraising with pop-up campsite

KILLINCHY schoolgirl Chloe McMullan has expanded her fundraising efforts this summer in aid of the Northern Ireland Hospice.
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From the pages of the Down Recorder, June 20, 1978
Anne and Tracey recognised at Nurse of the Year Awards

TWO local nurses have won awards at this year’s Royal College of Nursing Nurse of the Year Awards held at the Culloden Hotel in Holywood.
Friends Day Nurseries lift two awards

FRIENDS Day Nurseries at Saintfield and Crossgar are celebrating after scooping a number of awards at the recent Families First awards ceremony at the Crown Plaza Hotel in Belfast.
WWI ending to be remembered in Killyleagh

KILLYLEAGH is preparing to become one of the focal points for the Battle’s Over commemoration and celebration to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War.
Poetry collection by Damian Smyth

DAMIAN Smyth has a new collection of Downpatrick-inspired poetry.

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