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Bank Aston Co-Founder to swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland for domestic abuse charity

Donaghadee · Donaghadee

Bank Aston Co-Founder to swim from Northern Ireland to Scotland for domestic abuse charity

Jay Goss, co-founder of Bank Aston, launched in Guernsey in the last month, plans to swim from Ireland to Scotland to raise money for Safer LBG, a domestic abuse charity. In July this year Bank Aston Co-Founder, Jay Goss, will swim from Donaghadee in Northern Ireland to Rhins of Galloway in Scotland for charity. It’s a 21-mile journey known as the ‘Everest of Swims’. Jay will have to tackle and overcome the cold-water temperatures, ruinous tides…Read Article

DFI/2025-0190 - Details of the carriageway maintenance regime for Lough Cowey Road, Portaferry, 2023-2024.

Portaferry · Portaferry

DFI/2025-0190 - Details of the carriageway maintenance regime for Lough Cowey Road, Portaferry, 2023-2024.

DFI/2025-0190 - Details of the carriageway maintenance regime for Lough Cowey Road, Portaferry, 2023-2024. Date published: 23 June 2025 murnaghanh Mon, 23/06/2025 - 12:19 DFI/2025-0190: An Environmental Information Regulations 2004 request for details of the Department for Infrastructure's carriageway maintenance regime for Lough Cowey Road, Portaferry, 2023-2024, including copies of: 1) the current policy; 2) the road repair history, with full …Read Article

Wins for Springwell Running Club members

Comber, Northern Ireland · Comber

Wins for Springwell Running Club members

The weekend saw George Brien return home from the NI Masters Track and Field Championship with two gold medals, while Fiona Prue got an age category win at a hot and humid Comber 10k on Friday evening. Friday also saw the Hill and Dale Series draw to a close after ten races over the Mournes.Read Article

Hope Street returns for series five and its 50th episode

BBC’s Hope Street is back filming in Donaghadee, County Down, as the popular crime drama returns for its fifth series. The upcoming run will see the show celebrate a major milestone with its 50th episode. Set in the fictional town of Port Devine, the eight-part series continues its mix of community drama and weekly police cases, with familiar faces returning and two brand new characters joining the mix. New to the cast is Cameron Cuffe (Krypton)…Donaghadee · Donaghadee Read Article

Ards make double transfer swoop

ARDS have further bolstered their squad for next season with a pair of signings at both ends of the pitch this week. Jack Reilly has joined the club having spent the second half of last season at Bangor, while Jamie Browne arrives from Institute. Reilly (24) is set for another spell at Clandeboye Park but this time in red and blue following a stint with the Seasiders. The former Newington left-back appeared 12 times for Lee Feeney’s men last ter…Ards · Ards Read Article

Town Centre Races return to Ards

ARDS Cycling Club is set to hold its annual Town Centre Races next week. Taking place from 6pm on Wednesday, June 18 in the centre of Newtownards on closed public roads, the event has a long and prestigious history and attracts riders and supporters from across Northern Ireland and beyond. The event will again be supported by Ards and North Down Borough Council. Kicking off the evening will be a fun, escorted ride for young cyclists with everyon…Ards · Ards Read Article

Tillage: Potato canopies now meeting between the drills - Agriland.co.uk

Most main crop potato canopies are now ‘meeting between the drills’, according to Teagasc agronomists, with the recent rains having boosted growth rates across the country. Meanwhile, the threat of blight remains a very real one. Teagasc has updated its proposed blight spraying schedule, taking crops through to their later growth stages. This is particularly relevant this year as growers are expecting a much slower die-back of canopies, given th…Agriculture · Comber Read Article

Filming gets underway on Hope Street series five, the BBC Northern Ireland, BBC Daytime, and BritBox International drama, which celebrates its 50th episode this series. - Northern Ireland Screen

Tara Lynne O’Neill, Jenn Murray, Cameron Cuffe and Kerri Quinn (Credit, Press Eye) Donaghadee, on Northern Ireland’s coastline, will once again be transformed into the fictional Port Devine, a close-knit community where the local police team solves a crime in each episode. In another eventful year of drama, series five also sees the show reach a milestone – its 50th episode. This series introduces two new faces to Port Devine – Constable Donal…Donaghadee · Donaghadee Read Article

Tractors leaving on the run organised by St Columba's College, Portaferry

Despite some rain the annual tractor run organised by St Columba’s College, Portaferry, drew a superb collection of tractors.Portaferry · Portaferry Read Article

Letter to the Editor: Thanks for supporting Poppy Month

Hackensack American Legion Auxiliary Unit 202 sends a huge thank you to the local residents, businesses and visitors for the generous support during Poppy Month and especially our Poppy Day weekend. Special thanks to the businesses for allowing our volunteers to distribute poppies at your locations. All of the funds collected support veterans in a variety of ways. On behalf of our veterans, we appreciate your support of the Poppy Program. Hacken…TikTok · Hackensack See the Story

In pictures: Tractor run organised by St Columba’s College, Portaferry

Despite some rain the annual tractor run organised by St Columba's College, Portaferry, drew a superb collection of tractors.Portaferry · Portaferry Read Article

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