Downpatrick could be base for major new sports facility

18 July 2018
DOWNPATRICK is being viewed as a prime location for a major new sports hub.

Appeal to examine Strangford ferry traffic

ROADS officials have been urged to end tailbacks in the heart of Strangford during peak holiday periods when drivers queue to use the ferry crossing.
Patients told to contact hospital from car park

CONCERNS have been raised over walk-in patients being “turned away” from the GP out of hours service in Downpatrick.
Attempted theft is condemned

THE attempted theft of a cash machine from Downe Hospital last week has been condemned by local politicians.
Grand Secretary joins Newcastle celebrations

THE Grand Secretary of the Orange Order has called for “new tactics and new alliances” as it keeps the Order relevant for future generations.
Woman cleared of sending herself abusive messages in ‘complex case’
Man cleared after he accidentally put knife in back pocket
Ardglass Road to close for upgrade
Farmers meet MPs in London
Public warn of danger to pedestrians at busy Newcastle roundabout

CONCERN is mounting in Newcastle that pedestrians could lose their lives close to one of the district’s busiest roundabouts.
Remembering a fallen soldier

A POIGNANT ceremony has been held in Killyleagh to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of a local soldier in the Great War.
Croob Park ‘run down’ with weeds

OVERGROWN weeds are blighting Croob Park in Ballynahinch.
73 year-old Ronald is set to graduate from local college

DEDICATION to study and hard work has paid off for 73-year-old Ronald Paterson who returned to education nearly 60 years after leaving school.
Attempted theft of Dundrum GAA sign
Parents of sick kids get aid from Soroptimists
Sharvin urges Killough residents to get involved in play park consultation
SDLP members take tour of leisure centre

SPORTS

Rally cars to hit roads of Down this weekend

MOTORSPORT fans are revving with anticipation ahead of this Saturday’s eagerly awaited Down Rally.
Defeated Down fight on

DOWN’S camogs welcomed table toppers Cork to Pairc Esler on Saturday evening.
Huge crowds and lots of fun for all

MEATH trainer Gordon Elliott stole the show yet again at Friday’s very popular family fun race day at Downpatrick Racecourse.
Wonderful conditions bring out the yachters

THE biggest event in the Strangford Lough sailing calendar kicked off on Thursday night as the annual Bar Buoy race set the scene for four days of fabulous racing on the lough.
Sea 2 Sky welcomes huge field

THE seventh annual Sea 2 Sky took place in Newcastle on Friday evening.
Search intensifies

DOWNPATRICK’S Conor Deegan is remaining tight-lipped about the vacant Down manager’s job.

FEATURES

Sunshine sees record numbers make their way to Castlewellan

THE continuing heatwave saw record numbers attend this year’s Castlewellan Agricultural Show.
COUNTRY DIARY

From the pages of the Down Recorder, August 18, 1978
Skiffies ready for return to lough for rowing event

THIS month sees the return of the Strangford Lough Skiffie Festival to Delamont Country Park.
Ballynahinch duo to take part in WW1 pilgrimage

NINETY years after the Royal British Legion first took World War One veterans and war widows to French and Belgian battlefields, a Ballynahinch couple will take part in a pilgrimage of remembrance.
Castlewellan ready for Fleadh

The Ulster Fleadh is expected to boost the economy of Castlewellan by £2.
Father Ted is brought back to life at Newcastle Community Cinema

TWO Father Ted stars can be found in Newcastle on Friday as part of another sizzling weekend of live entertainment in the town.

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