Bangor army veteran Bert Smith has set his sights high as this week he aims to tackle some of the toughest treks in Ireland for charity – and all in the space of a few days. The 'Four-Peaks Challenge' is the name given to the gruelling task of consecutively topping the tallest mountains in each of the four provinces of Ireland in at least as many days, with Carrauntoohil in Munster, Lugnaquillia Mountain in Leinster, Mweelrea in Connaught, and Slieve Donard in Ulster all needing to be conquered.
A team from Northern Ireland has won the Nations Cup for medium dogs at the Kennel Club International Agility Festival at the weekend.
FOR Bangor newly-weds Gillian and Dean Pritchard their ‘epic first dance battle’ has become an internet sensation - with over 1,550 hits on YouTube.