![]() Holywood schools' revamp to get go-ahead?
Published: October-08-2013 | Category: Education THE VERDICT on the first step towards Holywood’s long-awaited multi-schools revamp will be in shortly, the Education Minister has revealed. ... |
Biggest Aspects still a successNORTH Down’s prestigious Aspects Irish Literature Festival enjoyed its biggest success to date - with over 2,500 people flocking to the event. ... |
Bangor nursery sees double - four times overIT’S DOUBLE trouble at Bangor Central Nursery School right now - they’ve got four sets of twins in the same year. ... |
Inspirational Kilcooley young people get the right ‘START’INSPIRATIONAL young people from Kilcooley are embracing education and employment opportunities thanks to a new START project. A number of local young people shared at last Tuesday ... |
Parking ‘hols up’THOUGHTLESS shoppers, workers and even holidaymakers are driving this long suffering resident of Holywood town centre round the bend! Fed-up Ken Stacey can’t park at his own front ... |
14 schools to see budgets slashedOnly two local primary schools will escape having their budgets slashed by tens of thousands of pounds because too many of their pupils are from middle income families. ... |
Shock at brutal sex assaultsTHE brutal sexual assault of two women - in two separate attacks within four days in Bangor - has stunned the community. ... |
Ards are going home!In a dramatic turn around in Ards Football Club’s off field problems, the Spectator's sister newspaper, the Newtownards Chronicle, has learnt that the club will be returning to a p... |
Heartfelt tributes paid to Pat Milliken‘A selfless, kind hearted, caring man who loved and lived life to the full despite his illness’. This was just one of the many heartfelt tributes paid to well known Bangor business... |
Clandeboye beat the odds“We beat Cork, Sligo and Paddy Power,” said a delighted team captain, John Walker, after Clandeboye had won the Barton Shield at Royal Tara last week. ... |
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