1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (68+ words) Newtownards Chronicle Our 25-page special celebrating The Glorious Twelfth in Ballywalter and Killyleagh is a colourful and family-friendly look at one of the biggest days in the local calendar. Packed with cheerful smiling faces and community spirit, this special edition…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (164+ words) A COMMUNITY arts programme has been praised for its engaging content. Ards and North Down alderman Robert Adair has thanked c21 Theatre Company, along with all those involved, in the Creative Portaferry programme, held at Portico. The 12-week community arts project…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (167+ words) THE town of Donaghadee was transformed into 1970s Ireland last week as film crews rolled into town, complete with Irish-language street signs, vintage props and a host of familiar faces. Passers-by could have been forgiven for doing a double take on…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (108+ words) A farmhouse kitchen near Killinchy has hosted an Australian film crew, for segments of a series broadcast ‘Down Under’. Tourism Ireland teamed up with the major Australian TV company Seven Network, for the filming of ‘The Great Outdoors’. One of…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (590+ words) SEVEN year old Ethan Steele is ‘absolutely buzzing’ after he won first place in the primary school category of the NI Voice Box 2026 joke competition. The Newtownards Model Primary School pupil beat off stiff competition when he stole the show…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (281+ words) FOUR young people from across the Ards and North Down borough have been recognised for their talent, determination and community spirit at the 2026 Blair Mayne Bursary presentation evening, held at Ards Arts Centre, Newtownards. The winners in the various categories…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (307+ words) THE Mizukara Karate team from Ards and North Down secured 11 titles at the Ulster Karate Federation’s Open Championships in Donegal at the weekend. The team also claimed 10 silvers and nine bronze medals at the event. The top performer for the…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (337+ words) The 69 year-old has been snapping the faces of the local characters of Ballygowan, Killinchy, Lisbane, Moneyreagh and Carrickmannon for the last two-and-a-half years, and now hopes to surprise them with ‘never-been seen’ prints. A charity box in aid of the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (468+ words) THE Ards peninsula plays a central role in the debut novel of established writer and Ulster-Scots enthusiast, Diane Hoy. Greyabbey, Newtownards and Cloughey are key locations in Diane’s ghost story, The Spirits of Place, published by Newtownards based Colour Point…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (486+ words) A Dundonald chef who honed his talent in the finest restaurants in Belfast and South Africa is helping transform school meals by bringing international flavours and high-street food inspiration to pupils’ plates across Northern Ireland. Scott Graham, food development manager…...