Banbridge Leader (Banbridge, Northern Ireland) back issues from December 2007:
CUPS AND TROPHIES AWARDED.
Dec 04, 2007 ... FULL list of prize winners from Rathfriland High School: The Watterson Cup for GCSE Technology & Design - Robert Frazer. The Falls Cup for Players' Player of the Year - Richard Henning. The Anne Cromie Cup for Girls' Sport - Rebecca Gracey. The ...
WE'RE HERE TO STAY - HARPER.
Dec 04, 2007 ... "BIG enough to deliver, small enough to care and here to stay" was the oncompromising message from Rathfriland High School principal, Simon Harper, at last Thursday's annual prize night. Guest speaker was former pupil John McCallister now an Ulster Unionist Assembly member for ...
BUTTERCRANE HELPS LIGHT UP A LIFE.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THIS year the Buttercrane Centre in Newry are showing their support for their local hospice by generously sponsoring the 'Light Up A Life' brochure. "Buttercrane have always had a very close relationship with the Hospice and are delighted to be able to support them with their ...
NO RASH WITH HIVES.
Dec 04, 2007 ... WHEN you think of Swedish the first thing which may come to mind is Ikea, the furniture giant which had made flat-pack household items the must-haves for trendy urbanites. Or the chessey but annoyingly catchy pop songs by ABBA, but chances are The Hives wouldn't be one of them. ...
50 ROAD STOPS TO TARGET SPEEDERS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... FIFTY road stops have been carried out in the district during the past month in an effort to deter speeders. DPP members were told at their meeting in Dromore last Wednesday night that since the last meeting police have been running a log of all operations. Chief ...
WILDE TIMES AT ACADEMY.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A GROUP of talented young actors from Banbridge Academy are presenting Oscar Wilde's 'The Importance of Being Earnest'. The razor-witted classic comedy of manners will be brought to life as pupils act out the fun and games of the Victorian aristocracy. The plot has ...
MARGARET WINS RUNNER UP PRIZE.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THE winners of the Housing Executive Energy Competition have been announced - and there has been local success. Overall competition winner was Mrs Julia Bowens from Belvoir, in the Castlereagh district, who received a voucher for a short break in the Slieve Donard Hotel, ...
'I'M A CELEBRITY - GET ME OUT' NIGHT FOR LOCAL YOUNG FARMERS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THE Christmas outing for Bleary YFC - a night in the jungle kingdom at Indiana Land, Dundonald - will take place on Friday December 7 and all club members are asked to meet at the Farmers' Hall at 7.30pm. Last week, 12 members took part in the first stage of the Ulster Young ...
HALL IMPROVEMENTS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... IMPROVEMENTS are to be carried out to Drumadonald Community Hall. The local Rural Development ...
'SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS'.
Dec 04, 2007 ... 'THE Sounds of Christmas' are coming to the district, courtesy of Banbridge Musical Society's sixth annual event at Drumballyroney Church at the Bronte Interpretive Centre. It will be held on Wednesday, December 12 at 8pm , with the Society performing a selection of songs from ...
SUPERMARKET SWEEP.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A LOCAL lady walked away with more than [pounds sterling]340 worth of shopping after bagging a two minute trolley dash at her local Iceland in Banbridge on Thursday 22 November. The winning lady was Mrs Ruth Maxwell from Osbourne Gardens. "Win a trolley dash in this ...
LOCALS HELP HOMELESS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... SIX former Banbridge Academy students are continuing their fundraising efforts to support young homeless people this Christmas. Sean Connolly, Anne-Marie Connolly, Jill Savage, Rosie Hanna, Lesley Hanna and John Percy are organising a Jingle Bells Bash on Friday, 7th December, ...
ROAD SAFETY MOVE ON WAY FOR ST. MARY'S SAYS WARD.
Dec 04, 2007 ... SINN Fein Councillor Dessie Ward has secured a commitment from Roads Service to improve road safety at St. Mary's Primary School in Banbridge. He said, "A concern had been raised with me by a parent with a child at St. Mary's Primary School about the operation of the lights at ...
CHARITY FAMILY CAROL SERVICE.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE District Masonic Charity Committee is holding a family carol service on Sunday December 9 in Seapatrick Parish Church. The Chairman W. Bro. John Gamble would like to invite all to join him and the committee at the service which will be supported by Seapatrick Parish ...
NIGHT REACH PRESENTATION.
Dec 04, 2007 ... Mrs Heidi McCandless and Mrs Lisa Whittle present a charity fundraising cheque in support of the Banbridge Community 'Night Reach' programme to the Rev Adrienne Galligan ...
IVEAGH CAROL SERVICE.
Dec 04, 2007 ... LOWER Iveagh Evangelical Concern is holding a Carol Service in Dromore Orange Hall on Monday, 10th December at 8.00pm. The preacher at the service will be former Skeogh man, the Rev Victor Neill, now minister of Bangor ...
300 DELEGATES ATTEND MAJOR CONFERENCE.(Conference news)
Dec 04, 2007 ... AROUND 300 delegates representing all parishes in the Diocese of Down & Dromore attended a major conference on Saturday, 24th November on Church Growth entitled 'Ready, Steady, Grow'. The morning and afternoon seminars, which were led by experts in church growth, were held in ...
BRIGHTENED AT THE NAME OF JESUS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... CHARLOTTE Bronte was the first born of that sad but gifted family and the one of the six children who lived the longest. Two of Patrick and Maria's children died in fancy and the remaining four lived very short, socially reclusive, but significant lives for the enriching of our ...
ACCESS CONCERNS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... POOR access at a housing estate in Gilford is causing concerns for local residents, it has been claimed. Councillor John Hanna said an application to demolish two houses to make way for a ...
BOWLING CLUB REQUEST IS TURNED DOWN.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE Council has turned down a request to sell or lease the original small pavilion at King George V Playing Fields to ...
CALL FOR MORE POLICE PATROLS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... COUNCILLORS are calling for specific patrols at Banbridge's Victoria Street after a couple had their car damaged. Councillor David Herron said the incident took place on a Friday evening when the couple were at the cinema. "The car, which was only three years old, had ...
BACK TO COLLEGE FOR HOLLYOAKS ACTOR GERARD.
Dec 04, 2007 ... HOLLYOAKS actor and TV presenter Gerard McCarthy dropped in on rehearsals at Newbridge Integrated College last Friday. The Belfast born actor gave an acting Masterclass to A level students currently preparing for the opening of a new play, Hay Days, devised and produced by the ...
BLUEPRINT LAUNCHED FOR WILDLIFE ACTION.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A BLUEPRINT for action to protect and promote Banbridge District's rich natural environment and wildlife was launched last week at a special celebratory event held in Banbridge District Council. The Banbridge Local Biodiversity Action Plan describes the many different habitats ...
MLA AT UUP MEETING.
Dec 04, 2007 ... SOUTH Down MLA John McCallister was the guest speaker at a recent meeting of the Upper Bann Unionist Association. The meeting was held on Thursday, 22nd November in Banbridge Orange Hall and there was an excellent turnout from members. Mr McCallister said "I addressed ...
MORE LIGHTS NEEDED.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE Council is being asked to add more festive cheer to Rathfriland's Dromore Street. Councillor Jim McElroy has asked the Technical Services Department ...
DECISION DUE ON SHOE FACTORY PLANS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A DECISION on a planning application for 190 homes at the former Lotus Shoe Factory is expected to be made early next year. Councillors were told at a meeting last month that once planning permission was granted, construction could commence within three to four months from the ...
BUSINESSES ON TRADE MISSION.
Dec 04, 2007 ... TWO Banbridge based businesses - Salmor Industries and Ulster Weavers Apparel - are among 40 different companies currently seeking to develop business in Hong Kong and China. They are taking part in a mission organised by Invest Northern Ireland which concludes on December 5. ...
DOGS NEED NEW HOMES.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THE Doghouse Sanctuary has a number of dogs in need of new homes. There are five spaniel mix puppies, a beautiful tri-colour female border collie who is 14 months old and also a one year old female Jack Russell who would make an exceptional ...
HEALTH VILLAGE 'TOP PRIORITY'.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE'S proposed health village is a "top priority" for the Southern Health and Social Services Board, councillors have been assured. At a recent meeting they were told that funding which had been ring-fenced for the former hospital site has not been released by the ...
LIGHTING DANGER AT SOLITUDE PARK.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A LACK of lighting in Solitude Park is posing a danger for people using the area, a councillor has claimed. Councillor Jim McElroy said vandals were responsible ...
PROJECTS IN THE PIPELINE FOR GILFORD.
Dec 04, 2007 ... GILFORD remains in the pipeline for a number of projects aimed at building more confident and cohesive communities. The town is included in Phase II of the Areas at Risk Pilot Programme which was announced last month. Speaking last week, Social Development Minister, ...
HAIRDRESSER NOEL HEADS FOR HAT-TRICK.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE man Noel Burns has been named Northern Ireland Hairdresser of the Year for the second year in a row. This is a remarkable achievement for the well-known hairdresser who has already set his sights on making it a hat-trick in 2008. Noel, who has owned Zuni in ...
OPERATOR IDENTIFIED FOR HOTEL.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A SUITABLE operator has already been identified for the proposed hotel at Bridgewater Park. Councillors have been told that work on the hotel will commence next year with a potential opening date of Spring 2009. They were also given details of other planned ...
CONCERNS LEAD TO TESCO VISIT.
Dec 04, 2007 ... A LOCAL delegation is expected to visit Greenock in Scotland to see the town's Tesco Extra store and talk to traders about the impact it has had on business. It is to include councillors and members of Banbridge Community Regeneration Company, including traders. Last ...
SCARVA WORK ADDS SPEED TO TRAINS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... WORK on the platform at Scarva railway station means trains can now rush through at 70mph rather than the old speed of 50mph, it has been claimed. Councillor John Hanna, speaking at a recent meeting, said several residents had received letters informing them of the work to cut ...
DANCING DAYS.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE Parish Centre on the Scarva/Edenderry Road has organised their new dance programme. The dances will begin on Friday, December 7, and will continue throughout all of next year until December 31, 2008. There has been a range of music arranged for each night, ...
WHO'S SET TO FOLLOW HOWE?
Dec 04, 2007 ... SPECULATION is rife as to who will fill the council vacancy opened by Dromore councillor Tyrone Howe's resignation last week. One name in the frame for a possible co-option is former UUP councillor William Martin - who lost his seat to running mate Mr. Howe at the last election ....
AUTISM SUPPORT PACK.
Dec 04, 2007 ... SIMPLE Steps, a multi-media training and support package for parents of children with autism, has been developed by PEAT (Parents Education as Autism Therapists). It has been designed and produced by parents and professionals to provide information about Autism Spectrum Disorder ...
ORGAN DEDICATED AT HOLY TRINITY.
Dec 04, 2007 ... SEAPATRICK Parish Church of Holy Trinity resounded to the sound of a newly refurbished organ at its dedication on Sunday morning, November 25. The church, built in 1837, was altered to its present shape in 1883 and, welcoming everyone to the special service, Rector, the Ven ....
RAIDED.
Dec 04, 2007 ... POLICE plan to interview staff in the Coach Inn to establish whether or not they knew about the alleged selling of drugs on the premises, a court has heard. It was also claimed that drugs were so readily available in the Coach that undercover police officers could purchase them ...
WEEKENDER IS SIMPLY THE BEST.
Dec 04, 2007 ... THE Weekender - the Leader's sister paper - is celebrating its first anniversary in style after being named the best free weekly newspaper in Northern Ireland by The Newspaper Society. The Weekender was launched a year ago this week and couldn't have been given a better first ...
NOT A ONE MAN TEAM.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANN are coping without the services of Eugene Magee, according to the club's head coach. Some supporters have claimed that without him Bann have struggled to score goals, but coach Suzanne Evans has said this is not the case. Bann were on the receiving end of a 4-0 ...
RANGERS ON HUNT FOR NEW MANAGER.
Dec 04, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE Rangers wish to express their thanks to Geoff Noble who agreed to step down as manager last week and the players are much indebted to him for his work over the past two and a half years. The club are now without a manager and invitations are being invited for a new ...
DONACLONEY PS SING 'AWAY IN A MANGER'.
Dec 05, 2007 ... DONACLONEY Primary School pupils were caught on camera at Rushmere Shopping Centre today. They were performing a number of Christmas carols as part of ...
SCARVA ARE PUT TO THE SWORD BY GILFORD.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Scarva Rangers 1 Gilford Crusaders 3 SCARVA Rangers were put to the sword by neighbours Gilford Crusaders in Saturday's derby duel at Scarva Park. Two blows inflicted in the second half proved fatal to Rangers' hopes of claiming three points from the ...
A ROARING SUCCESS FOR SWIFTS AGAINST BAILEYS.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Rathfriland Swifts 1 Baileys Tigers 0 RATHFRILAND Swifts hosted Baileys Tigers in the return league fixture between these two sides at Ingram Park on Saturday past. On a damp and windy day at Ingram Park Rathfriland played against the elements in the first ...
RANGERS HOLD CELTS.
Dec 05, 2007 ... Banbridge Rangers 2 Keady Celtic 2 HOW Keady escaped the Castlwellan Road with a point must surely still be on the lips of the Rangers players this week. In a game they dominated for the entire 90 minutes Rangers ended up in a 2-2 draw as Keady grabbed a ...
VIDEO OF GILFORD CHRISTMAS SWITCH ON.
Dec 07, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE District Council Chairmas Cllr John Hanna lit up Gilford for Christmas this ...
That's Magic for movie jurist Ellen.
Dec 11, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE girl Ellen Reay has been giving the likes of Barry Norman and Jonathan Ross a run for their money. For 16-year-old Ellen was a member of the Cinemagic Young Jury panel at the Cinemagic Festival Awards Ceremony who watched and selected winning films from the Cinemagic ...
LEARNING TO DANCE WITH GEOFFREY AND CHRISTINA.
Dec 11, 2007 ... DANCING classes for both young and old have recommenced weekly in Lisnamulligan Orange Hall on Wednesday nights from 8-10.30pm. Geoffrey and Christina Bready will soon have even the most two left footed novice dancing the quickstep, foxtrot, slow waltz, jive, line dances and ...
GREAT TURNOUT FOR ANNUAL TANVALLY QUIZ.
Dec 11, 2007 ... MEMBERS of Tanvally LOL got a tremendous response to their annual quiz recently. 20 teams turned out to support the Tanvally lodge and the organizers Charlie Adams and Stanley Hillis were delighted with the turnout. The guest quizmaster Harold Henning did a superb ...
[pounds sterling]450,000 INTO COUNCILS' COMMUNITY KITTIES.
Dec 11, 2007 ... THE district's ever-improving community festivals are in line for a cash boost. Minister for Culture, Arts and Leisure Edwin Poots has announced the proposed transfer of [pounds sterling]450,000 from the Community Festivals Fund to local councils from April 1, 2008. ...
CUTTING EDGE HITS THE STREETS.
Dec 11, 2007 ... THE latest edition of Banbridge Council's The Cutting Edge newsletter is due to land on doormats later this week. Now that every council in Northern Ireland has a statutory responsibility to promote the achievement of sustainable development, the latest issue contains a special ...
UNIONISTS TOLD TO 'MOVE ON'.
Dec 11, 2007 ... SINN Fein councillor Dessie Ward has told Unionists to move on and play a full role in delivering the new education system. Mr Ward was speaking after Education Minister Catriona Ruane said there will be no more academic selection - and that next year's 11-plus will be the last ...
DUP MUST APPROVE END TO ACADEMIC SELECTION - MP.
Dec 11, 2007 ... LAGAN Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson has said Education Minister Catriona Ruane cannot achieve her desired end to academic selection in Northern Ireland without DUP approval "The Education Minister has still not grasped the fact that academic selection is safeguarded in ...
OPPOSITION TO 'ONE SIZE FITS ALL' EDUCATION SYSTEM.
Dec 11, 2007 ... LAGAN Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson's personal assistant, Mr. Paul Stewart, said this week that a change to a 'one-size-fits-all' education system here would compound Northern Ireland's poor numeracy and literacy levels. Recent reports in England, he said, indicated that far too ...
ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR FOR DISTRICT ENTERPRISES.
Dec 11, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE District Enterprises celebrated a successful year at its recent annual general meeting - and looked ahead to another busy 12 months. The meeting was opened by Chairman Dr. G. Byrne OBE who said it gave him great pleasure to celebrate the end of another successful year ...
HALFWAY BACKS CHARITY APPEAL.
Dec 11, 2007 ... THE Halfway House, between Dromore and Banbridge, and Edgars in Ballynahinch are among 52 Northern Ireland restaurants backing Help the Aged's One Big Christmas Lunch Appeal. The restaurants will be helping raise much needed funds to provide disadvantaged and isolated older ...
THANKS FOR MLA.
Dec 11, 2007 ... RESIDENTS of Foxridge in Rathfriland have met with their local MLA, John McCallister, to thank him for his assistance in prompting the final completion of the road surface and pavements throughout their housing development. Mr McCallister said: "These ...
ELIZABET HONOURED AT AWARDS CEREMONY.
Dec 11, 2007 ... RATHFRILAND woman Elizabeth Burns was named a finalist in the prestigious Belfast Telegraph Woman of the Year Awards. Elizabeth was nominated in the category for BT Inspirational Woman of the Year in recognition of her work with special needs children. The nomination ...
BEAT THE BURGLAR THIS FESTIVE SEASON.
Dec 11, 2007 ... BANBRIDGE police have a special message for local people this Christmas - 'Don't let the burglar get away with it.' The Police Service has linked with the Northern Ireland Policing Board in a poster campaign which encourages householders to help foil burglars. These ...
COUNCIL WRITE TO MINISTER OVER ROCKETING PRICES.
Dec 11, 2007 ... CRIPPLING fuel prices will ruin the country, according to Banbridge councillors. With some local garages having to charge [pounds sterling]1.10 per litre for diesel and [pounds sterling]1.04 for petrol, the local authority is writing to the Minister to demand the Government ...
CYCLE CHEQUE HANDED OVER.
Dec 11, 2007 ... EARLIER this year Banbridge man Damien Moan completed a two day cycle to raise awareness and money for the visual stress clinic Orthoscopics in Warrenpoint. Damien chose to raise money for the clinic after seeing the difference in his own son when wearing the special glasses the ...
XMAS GREETINGS FROM MILLVALE.
Dec 11, 2007 ... MILLVALE Animal Sanctuary would like to wish everyone a happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year. A special thank you is extended to Ballyward Post Office for their help and support in a very ...
MAGHERALLY SOUNDS THE ALARM ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
Dec 11, 2007 ... BELLS in churches and cathedrals throughout Northern Ireland, including St John the Evangelist, Magherally and Seapatrick Parish Church, rang out at 2pm on Saturday as part of a global day of action on climate change. The event, called Sound the Alarm, was organised by Christian ...