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17 OCT 2017
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Ardnabannon: Public backlash against decision
11 October 2017
CALLS are growing for the reversal of a controversial decision to close Ardnabannon Outdoor Education Centre.
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Heads condemn plans to close outdoor centre
SCHOOL principals have launched a blistering attack on “the faceless suits” who want to axe Ardnabannon Outdoor Education Centre.
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Thousands sign petition in one week
THE Castlewellan woman behind a popular petition to save Ardnabannon Outdoor Education Centre has urged education officials to heed the thousands objecting to its closure.
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Downpatrick gardener wins major UK award
WHEN it comes to artistic hedge designs, Paddy Grant is certainly a cut above the rest and very much in a class of his own.
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St Patrick’s head is leaving after nine-year stint at school
SAINT Patrick’s Grammar School’s principal is on the move.
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Boost for Ardglass nursing home
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Cannabis farmer is jailed for two years
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Beach conservation work is big winner at awards night
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NIW will tackle sewer odours
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Man credits Air Ambulance crew for saving his life
A SERIOUSLY injured horse rider says he owes his life to Northern Ireland’s new Air Ambulance.
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The mysterious nun in the nightgown who fled her convent barefoot and afraid
ON Saturday, August 7, 1920, two police detectives arrive at the home of a Congregational minister and his wife in suburban Sydney.
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Life changing facility urges politicians to fight cutbacks
POLITICIANS have been asked to back a supported housing facility in Downpatrick which has had its funding cut by the Housing Executive.
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No council backing for road proposals
THREE major roads schemes that could significantly ease congestion in Downpatrick are unlikely to be supported by Newry, Mourne and Down Council.
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Plea to develop Delamont Country Park
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New group to fight for future of Ardglass
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£50,000 to be spent on rejected pathways
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Killyleagh community group planning celebration events
SPORTS
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Ace Nathan is Ulster champ
A SEAFORDE teenager is revving up to be a motocross star of the future.
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Dundrum’s day as Paul points the way
A CLINICALLY ruthless Dundrum left Bright’s championship aspirations in tatters when they blitzed their way to a fifth JFC crown at Pairc Esler on Sunday.
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Ballygalget power through to decider
BALLYGALGET are back in an Ulster Club Championship final for the first time in nine years following their comprehensive win over Lisbellaw at Corrigan Park, Belfast, on Sunday.
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Ballynahinch flying against Bohs
BALLYNAHINCH went into this match knowing that another home win was crucial to keep the pressure on pacesetters Shannon and Brian McLaughlin shuffled his pack a little to keep his players fresh.
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Lauren maintains hot streak
A YEAR on from the optimism produced by the East Down team performances at the 2016 NI Club Relay Championships in Victoria Park in Belfast and the 2017 squads, all five of them, certainly added substance to that hope.
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Relay team are champions
THE Newcastle AC team of Eoghan Totten, David O’Flaherty, Patrick McNiff and Zak Hanna won the highly competitive Ulster & Northern Ireland Road Relay Championships in Victoria Park, Belfast, on Saturday.
FEATURES
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Magician in the running for prestigious UK entertainer title
DERRYBOYE magician Trevor Price has been crowned Ireland’s family entertainer of the year and is hoping to go on and win the overall UK title in Blackpool next February.
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COUNTRY DIARY
From the pages of the Down Recorder, October 11, 1977
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New movie from these Coole kids to debut at film festival
MOVE over Tom Cruise.
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Former teacher’s trek along El Camino Way in memory of nun
A RETIRED Downpatrick schoolteacher has trekked 500 miles for charity in memory of a religious nun killed in a South American earthquake last year. -
Lorna takes to the skies in cause of charity
SHE did it — and would do it all again.
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Saintfield GB in worldwide success for song-writing
A GIRLS’ Brigade group from Saintfield has come second in a worldwide song-writing competition helping to mark the organisation’s 125th anniversary next year.
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