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Business boost for high street
24 November 2021
BUSINESSES across the district are being given a unique opportunity to help shape the future of high streets across the Newry, Mourne and Down area.
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Lift off for Newcastle ferris wheel
NEWCASTLE is set to get its first ever ferris wheel — but it won’t be a permanent fixture.
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Father-of-nine Covid victim was ‘very family orientated’
TRIBUTES have been paid to a Downpatrick man who died last week after losing a nine-week battle with Covid-19.
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Concern as youth club hit by £51k funding cut
A NUMBER of youth clubs across the district have had their finances slashed by the Education Authority which has rolled out a controversial new funding model.
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Ex-First Minister says religion important part of political life
FORMER First Minister Arlene Foster has told an audience in Downpatrick she gets annoyed when people say religion should be taken out of politics.
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Additional parking plan for Newcastle
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Concern over MoT waiting list
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Cross-party support to deal with anti-social behaviour
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Children hope to deliver net carbon emissions
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Lidl’s £3.2m Newcastle store gets green light
PLANS for a new £3.
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Arson and vandalism to top public meeting agenda in Killyleagh
RECENT trouble in Killyleagh will top the agenda at a public meeting in the town tonight.
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Virtual reality experience of Ballykinlar WWI hut
A NEW virtual reality model experience of the replica First World War Armstrong hut which opened recently at the Down County Museum has been formally launched.
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Pupils at Stormont as members vote on CPR awareness bill
STUDENTS from St Mary’s High School in Downpatrick visited Parliament Buildings recently as Assembly members voted to support a private member’s bill tabled by South Down MLA Colin McGrath on CPR and AED awareness.
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Schoolchildren take part in Dragons’ Den-style debate
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Launch of blog to help needs of BAME residents in district
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Hundreds of birds die after being fazed by lighthouse
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TUV selects Cooper for Strangford constituency
SPORTS
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Killough defeat Dunloy in nail-biting Junior Cup clash
KILLOUGH advanced into the last 32 of the Junior Cup after a back and forth contest with Dunloy Reserves eventually swung back in the local side’s favour.
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Ballynahinch bottom after home loss
Ballynahinch swapped places with UCC at the bottom of the All-Ireland league Division 1A table after a very tight contest at Ballymacarn Park on Saturday.
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East Down AC runners in Comber Cup event
BALLYDRAIN Harriers were the the hosts for the Comber Cup cross country meeting on Sunday.
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Villagers advance in cup to face rivals Celtic Bhoys
ARDGLASS booked their place in the final of the Bobby Dalzell Cup with Celtic Bhoys after overcoming league rivals Dundrum United in an entertaining clash at Ballyhornan on Friday night.
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Kilclief hurlers fall short in Junior final against Ballela
IN a final that included two teams with a great tradition of club hurling, both Kilclief and Ballela were ready for a hard fought contest in this Junior Championship showdown.
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Annahilt A overcome Bright side
IN the Senior Section of the East Down Churches League Annahilt A were good 8-0 winners over Bright and Banbridge A saw off their B team by the same score.
FEATURES
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Downpatrick steps back in time for History of Tom Jones period drama
DOWNPATRICK’S English Street became a TV set last week when filming took place for a new period drama series to be broadcast next year.
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COUNTRY DIARY
From the pages of the Down Recorder, November 28, 2001
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Eisenhower and the Bishopscourt link now revealed
THE latest edition of the Lecale Review begins with the unexpected arrival of the future 34th President of the United States at Bishopscourt at the end of the Second World War.
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Men lend support to MYMY calendar
LOCAL men from all walks of life have come together to support a charity calendar to raise money for a mental health organisation.
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£300 financial boost for Ballylone Concert Band
A £300 community grant has hit the right note with Ballylone Concert Band.
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Robert ready for London to Belfast charity challenge
CLOUGH armed services veteran Robert Maxwell begins a charity walk from London to Belfast this weekend.
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