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15 SEP 2019
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Merger plan views sought
11 September 2019
PARENTS of children at three post primary schools in Downpatrick at the heart of a controversial merger proposal are being urged to make their views public.
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Ritchie gets seat in House of Lords
FORMER South Down MP Margaret Ritchie has been appointed to the House of Lords.
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Fountain Foodbank volunteers delight over ‘amazing generosity’
VOLUNTEERS at the Fountain Foodbank in Downpatrick have thanked staff and customers at the town’s Asda store for their “amazing generosity”.
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Public meeting about lighthouse proposals
REVISED plans for the future of the iconic sweeping beam at St John’s Point lighthouse in Killough will be confirmed at a public meeting next week.
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Collins’ Corner upgrade ‘could be catalyst’ for town investment
THE start of work on a £300,000 road improvement scheme at Collins’ Corner in Downpatrick must be the start of wider investment in addressing town centre congestion, according to a senior politician.
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Family thanks passers-by after death of 23 year-old
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Wheels in motion for cycle event in aid of Knockevin
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Councillors asked to approve land purchase for development
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Harvey replaces Hamilton as Rowallane Assemblyman
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27ft whale washed up at Tyrella
THE discovery of a dead minke whale washed up along Tyrella beach has shocked local people.
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Councillors call for cancer screening age to be lowered
TWO local politicians have joined forces to call for a review of the age that people can be screened to detect a variety of cancers, in particular, bowel and breast cancer.
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20th anniversary celebrations at Bridge Centre in Killyleagh
THE Bridge Community Centre in Killyleagh has celebrated its 20th anniversary.
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Migle thanks foster parents for help in education success
A BALLYNAHINCH woman has thanked her foster carers for the key role they played in her educational success.
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Montalto Estate receives five-star rating
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Ardglass harbour clean-up
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Conservation project work to fix path in the Mournes
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Special ceremony marking centenary of the death of Killyleagh WWI hero
SPORTS
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Make or break time in championships
IT’S knockout GAA championship action all the way this weekend with no less than four SFC and IFC quarter-finals and two JFC semi-finals.
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Bethany’s back with big splash
SEAFORDE’S Bethany Firth won a silver medal at the World Para Swimming Championships in London on Monday night.
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Cool Daniel club champ
THE Ardglass Club Championship, played over 36 holes last week, saw Daniel Vaughan declared club champion for the fifth time.
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Hanna closing in on Deon McNeilly’s long-held record
NEWCASTLE AC’s Zac Hanna won the Mill Hile Mile race for the fourth year in a row in Castlewellan last Tuesday night.
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Ballynahinch side named as Ulster Club of the Year
BALLYNAHINCH Hockey Club had a night to remember at the Ulster Hockey Branch awards dinner in the Crown Plaza Hotel, Belfast, on Saturday night.
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Poppy crowned
SHIMNA Wheelers Luke Roberts and Andrew Porter travelled down to Charleville in Co Cork at the weekend for the Charleville Two-Day race, which was a three-stage event.
FEATURES
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Eimear completes mammoth five-day challenge
DESPITE running 52 miles, cycling 80 kilometres, swimming 11kms and rowing 80kms, Loughinisland’s charity hero Eimear Murray was feeling surprisingly pain-free after her five day challenge.
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COUNTRY DIARY
From the pages of the Down Recorder, September 4, 1979
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Red High 25 group in fundraising drive
NEARLY 25 years on, the loss of Ballynahinch teenager Mark Quinn is still keenly felt today — by his grieving family, schoolmates and his fellow soccer players.
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Cancer centre celebrates milestone five years of service
THE Cancer Fund for Children is celebrating five years of providing therapeutic short breaks to children and families impacted by cancer at its Daisy Lodge facility in Newcastle.
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Ryan’s fundraising recognised efforts by Boris Johnston
THE efforts of Crossgar fundraiser Ryan Bogues have been formally recognised by Prime Minister Boris Johnston.
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Huge turnout at event in Crossgar in memory of respected motorcyclist
THE Brian Steenson Memorial Group hosted a hugely successful fundraising car and motorcycle cavalcade in Crossgar last Sunday.
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