"THE violent assault of a blind man in Bangor's picturesque Castle Park has 'shocked and dismayed' local residents.

SHOCK and dismay has greeted the announcement that up to 24 people could lose their jobs with the imminent closure of a Ford dealership on Bangor's ringroad.

BANGOR's Aurora Aquatic and Leisure complex was given the royal seal of approval by Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal on Tuesday.

A PRIEST was confronted by hammer wielding thugs in his Holywood church on Tuesday and robbed as he prepared for a funeral there - in a 'sickening' attack which has stunned the town.