Banbridge Leader (Banbridge, Northern Ireland) back issues from March 2008:
HIGH INTEREST EXPECTED FOR IMPRESSIVE PROPERTY.
Mar 04, 2008 ... INTEREST is expected to be high for this property at 16 Oakridge, Castlewellan Road, Banbridge. This very well presented detached home, priced at over [pounds sterling]295,000, consists of four bedrooms and two reception rooms. It is located in a popular residential ...
DUFFY'S DEBUT SURE TO SAIL INTO CHARTS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... ROCKFERRY is the debut album by 23-year-old Welsh singer Duffy. Three years in the making, the album is one of the most eagerly anticipated records of the year so far, with a constant media buzz insisting that this will mark the start of a stellar career, but does it live up to ...
CALLING COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... DID you receive a questionnaire from Banbridge District Council recently? Would you like some help to complete it? Banbridge District Council are currently exploring how effectively they communicate with the community and voluntary sector. You will have received a ...
HOSPITAL CUTS COME AT A TIME OF GROWTH.
Mar 04, 2008 ... PROPOSED cuts at Lisburn's Lagan Valley Hospital have come at a time when growth in Dromore and elsewhere in the constituency is placing increasing demands on the facility. That's according to Lagan Valley MLA Jonathan Craig, who this week insisted "insane" proposals to close ...
PAYE HELP AND ADVICE DAY AT ENTERPRISE CENTRE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... HM Revenue and Customs is offering small employers in the Banbridge area free help and advice with registration for Pay As You Earn online services. The event, to be held at Banbridge Enterprise Centre's computer suite on Tuesday, March 11, is aimed at employers with between ...
ULSTER SCOTS CONCERT AT KATESBRIDGE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... KATESBRIDGE Community Association are holding an Ulster-Scots Cultural Concert on Friday, 14th March at 8pm in Shanaghan Orange Hall. Artists will include Trevor Dixon, Ivan D, Laura Johnston, the Closkelt Highland Dancers and the Sterritt Memorial Fife and Drums. Compere will ...
FARMING-FRIENDLY AWARD FRO WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FARMING.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE RSPB has launched a new competition for farmers called the 'Nature of Farming Award'. The organisation has joined forces with BBC Countryfile magazine to reward UK farmers who are taking action for wildlife and highlight to the general public the work farmers do for nature. ...
TIME TO STOP HEDGE CUTTING.
Mar 04, 2008 ... LATE autumn and winter are the best time to carry out cutting and trimming of hedges when the trees and hedgerow shrubs are dormant and before birds have begun to nest. Hedges may be trimmed or coppiced from 1 September until the end of February, but from 1 March to 31 August, ...
SPENDING VALENTINE'S DAY WITH THE HORSES.
Mar 04, 2008 ... By David Downey, Lecturer, Enniskillen Campus, CAFRE ON Valentine's Day some romantic hopefuls wait for the postman to see if there are any special deliveries. Not so, for the Equine First Diploma and Pre-farrier students as they set out early from Enniskillen Campus ...
DEADLINE REMINDER FOR SFP ENTITLEMENTS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... FARMERS are reminded that the deadline for submitting applications for the transfer of payment entitlements for the 2008 scheme year is 2 April 2008. DARD encourages farmers to submit their transfer applications well in advance of the 2 April 2008 deadline. An early application ...
OPEN AFTERNOON.
Mar 04, 2008 ... By Kenneth Johnston, Senior Lecturer, Greenmount Campus, CAFRE GREENMOUNT Campus is holding an open afternoon for anyone interested in Veterinary Nursing courses this Saturday, 8 March starting at 2.00 pm. Greenmount Campus offers NVQ Level II, Level III and Animal ...
CYCLISTS TO DESCEND ON THE AREA.
Mar 04, 2008 ... APPROXIMATELY 1,500 cyclists are set to descend on the district this summer. Co-Operation Ireland has decided to switch its annual bike ride from the Fermanagh/Sligo area to the East Coast of Ireland. This will be a two-day event held on June 14 and 15 and the 150 ...
GETTING ACTIVE THANKS TO CASH GRANTS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE Banbridge district community is being encouraged to get active through a cash grant awards scheme. The scheme is offering grants of up to [pounds sterling]500 to community and voluntary groups which develop physical activity programmes in the area. Funded by the ...
DISTRICT 16TH IN RECYCLING LEAGUE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... BANBRIDGE district has come 16th in a league for the amount of household waste it recycles. In Northern Ireland in 2006/7 a total of 154,177 tonnes of household waste, which is 16.4% of the total, was recycled. In Limavady the council recycled 23.9% or 3,907 tonnes of ...
SINN FEIN WON'T SUPPORT 16% PAY INCREASE PROPOSAL.
Mar 04, 2008 ... UPPER Bann Sinn Fein MLA John O'Dowd has said the party will not support a recommendation for a 16 per cent pay increase in salaries for Assembly members. His comments came after reports that the Senior Salaries Review Board (SSRB) is proposing to increase MLAs' pay from [pounds ...
COUNCIL HELPS PROMOTE RURAL DEVELOPMENT.
Mar 04, 2008 ... BANBRIDGE Council has teamed up with Ards, Down and North Down Councils to promote the Northern Ireland Rural Development Programme until 2013. Working in conjunction with the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), each council will hold a public information ...
Drove through temporary light.
Mar 04, 2008 ... A BANBRIDGE woman who drove through a temporary traffic light when it was red was fined [pounds sterling]50 and given three penalty points at last ...
PITCH UPGRADE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... BANBRIDGE Council is set to pay out [pounds sterling]1,800 to improve the football pitch at Woodlands Park in Gilford. Over the past few months ...
MAKING DRUMILLER LANE SAFER 'NOT ROCKET SCIENCE'.
Mar 04, 2008 ... MAKING the entrance to Drumiller Lane safer for emerging motorists is 'not rocket science', according to local councillor John Hanna. Councillors were told by RS Ellison, Acting Divisional Roads Manager, that a scheme at this junction was likely to cost in excess of [pounds ...
VILLAGE'S ORANGE HALL FACES DEMOLITION.
Mar 04, 2008 ... ONE of Loughbrickland's oldest buildings may be about to disappear if planners give the go-ahead for the demolition of the village's Orange Hall. Members of No 10 district are hoping to knock the Scarva Street building down and develop the site for housing. Part of ...
CONCERT FOR WORLD PEACE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... WARRINGTON Male Voice Choir, Shirley Keane and Strabane Brass will give a concert on the theme "Across the Bridge of Hope - A concert for Peace at Home and Around the World", in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast on Thursday, March 27 at 8pm. The Warrington Male Voice Choir has a ...
MARKING WOMEN'S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER.
Mar 04, 2008 ... A NUMBER of churches are holding events to mark this Friday's Women's World Day of Prayer. This year the service in Dromore will be held in Banbridge Road Presbyterian Church at 8pm on Friday, 7th March. Mrs Jenny Robinson, a deaconess in the South Belfast Friendship ...
BIG BREAKFAST IN HOLY TRINITY.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE Banbridge committee for Cancer Research UK, in association with Banbridge Council, is supporting Britain's Biggest Breakfast and urging local people to help raise vital funds for cancer research. The committee is holding a breakfast event on Friday 7th March at Holy Trinity ...
GROUP SET FOR MERCY MISSION.
Mar 04, 2008 ... A GROUP of 16 local people are preparing for a summer mercy mission to Romania. The group, who leave on July 13, will be working at the Daniel Centre for teenage boys and visiting other charity projects and orphanages. The trip, which will last for two weeks, was the ...
POLICE APPEAL AFTER GILFORD ASSAULT.
Mar 04, 2008 ... POLICE in Gilford are appealing for information following an assault in the Dunbarton Street area on Wednesday, 27th February. Some time before 9pm a male was assaulted. He attended hospital for treatment to a head injury. Police ...
WELCOME FOR RATHFRILAND REGENERATION PROGRESS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... RATHFRILAND Regeneration Company has been praised for its hard work on behalf of the town. Speaking at the recent official opening of the company's new offices at Main Street, South Down SDLP MP Eddie McGrady said thanks on behalf of the community for all the progress achieved ...
COUNCIL GIVES VIEWS ON DEVIL DOGS LEGISLATION.
Mar 04, 2008 ... BANBRIDGE Council has met with Minister Michelle Gildernew as part of her review of dangerous dogs legislation. Director of Environmental Services David Lindsay and Environmental Health Manager Gillian Topping met the Minister along with representatives from other councils ...
COLD SNAP ADVICE FOR HOMEOWNERS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... HOME owners have been urged to think about the affect the cold snap will have on their homes. Celine Rodgers, Head of External Communications for Northern Ireland Water, said, "NIW would urge customers to take steps now to ensure that they do not become the victims of burst ...
APPEAL FOR RING'S OWNER.
Mar 04, 2008 ... POLICE are keen to trace the owner of a gold engagement ring which was handed in to police by a member of the public on January 29th. The ...
HISTORICAL GROUP ANNUAL MEETING.
Mar 04, 2008 ... LOUGHBRICKLAND Historical Group recently held its AGM in New-Bridge Integrated College, where the committee was unanimously re-elected to serve for another year. The past 12 months have marked many successes for the group members, including a series of talks about issues of ...
KICK-OFF AT CHENEY PITCH EDGES CLOSER.
Mar 04, 2008 ... BUILDING work at the new synthetic pitch at Cheney Park has moved into injury time with the final whistle expected in the next couple of weeks. The council's new 3G surface has been laid in the past week with only a layer of sand and plastic granules left to go down. Weather ...
ALL THE NEWS FROM LIATROIM FONTENOYS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... A FOUNDATION level coaching course will be held at Liatroim Fontenoys on March 28-29 for all personel involved in assisting with juvenile teams. A camogie/hurling workshop for mentors of children in the U6, U8 and U10 age-groups will take place in Castlewellan CLG on Thursday ...
STORAGE WILL BE ALL WHYTE FOR BALLYVALLY.
Mar 04, 2008 ... ARCHERY has been taking place at Dr. Whyte's Estate for over 30 years and thus has a long association with the grounds. The British Open has been hosted there on two occasions, as has the UK Junior Field Archery Championships. Many young archers have learned their ...
WEST DOWN PLAYERS BACK IN ACTION.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE West Down league players were back in action last week with all clubs having league games. A few surprises here and there keeps the league exciting as we approach the final few weeks. Division One Dromore NS went down to 1st Dromara , Magherally lost ...
MEDAL HAUL FOR LOCAL KARATE CLUB.
Mar 04, 2008 ... ON Sunday February 10 Dromore Karate Club travelled to Killygordan Co. Donegal to compete in this year's Ulster Championships. Dromore took a large squad of competitors to this event which was rewarded as they returned with a large medal and trophy haul. In total the ...
PPLANTERS NO SHOW HANDS LEGION LEAD.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Banbridge Legion 8 Planters 0 THERE won't be many pints bought in either the Anglers or the Hawthorn for the Planters outfit after their no show handed the Legion a three point lead. With only two matches left and with the Hawthorn playing both the Legion ...
KEVIN'S ON COURSE FOR TITLE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Young Guns 1 Kevin's 5 YOUNG Guns played host to joint league leaders Kevin's. The visitors had the game over and the full points in the bag before the pairs section to keep them on course for the championship. The first game was between Mark ...
ST MARY'S AT EAST DOWN EVENT.
Mar 04, 2008 ... ST Mary's PS, Dechomet were involved in some high quality action during the East Down section of Cumann na mBunscol An Duin Indoor Camogie tournament. in St. Mary's High School, Downpatrick on Thursday of last week, with the Ards schools performing strongly to secure their places in the ...
CASTLE ARE STILL ON TOP OF TABLE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... CASTLE Bar remain top of the Toals Bookmakers Premier Division despite not playing last week due to a bye. As you read this report they may in fact have won the title should they defeat Halfway this week. Coach managed to close the gap to one point by defeating the ...
AGHADERG AND BALLYVARLEY CLUB NOTES.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Hurling - The Senior Hurlers Betsy Gray Cup Semi-final vs Liatroim was called off at the weekend. The game will be re-fixed for a later date. The U16 hurlers have already started and under Brendan Donald they had a good three point win over Sean Treacy's, Lurgan recently, ...
BALLELA SENIORS SNATCH VICTORY.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Ballela 2-10 St Agnes' 2-08 BALLELA seniors travelled to St Agnes' on Sunday afternoon to play a friendly in anticipation of the next round of the Betsey Gray Cup. Ballela decided to play with the strong wind in the first half. Gary McMullan ...
AIKEN RIDES TO VICTORY IN SEASON'S OPENER.
Mar 04, 2008 ... BANBRIDGE Cycling Club got the 2008 road racing season underway with the Travers Annaclone GP last Saturday. Riders from all over Ulster travelled to the Annaclone circuit eager to find out what their form was like after all the training miles completed over the winter. ...
BIG FISH ON THE MOVE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE big fish are on the move at the minute at Islandderry Fishery, Dromore with Gerry Teggart from Belfast landing a whopping 15lb rainbow. Gerry was fishing from the boat using a white cat's whisker on an intermediate line when he hooked into this monster trout. ...
RIVER BANN FISHING SEASON KICKS OFF.
Mar 04, 2008 ... SATURDAY March 1 saw the opening of the fishing season on the River Bann for Banbridge Angling Club. A number of anglers gathered at the club rooms on Saturday morning and registered for the first competition of the season. The adults fished for the Hugh Savage Cup ...
BANN INTO THIRD AFTER NARROW WIN OVER CORINTHIANS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Banbridge 17 Corinthians 16 BANBRIDGE'S tenth win of the season lifted them into third place in Division Three of the All-Ireland League, above a Queen's side which became the latest victims of table-toppers Bruff. And just as in the Connemara game a week ...
BANN YOUTH TEAMS MARCH ON IN ULSTER CUPS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... ALL of Bann's youth teams successfully negotiated the first round of their respective Ulster Cups in last Saturday's games against visitors Virginia. The U18s notched up a total of 12 tries with centre Mark Adamson top-scoring with three. Peter Irvine and Bryan Curran grabbed a ...
DROMORE FINISH SEASON ON HIGH.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Dromore 25 Limavady 3 DROMORE finished a disappointing league season in style as they stormed to a bonus point win and gave themselves a very good chance of avoiding relegation. The locals pulled everything out to play some of the best rugby of the season ...
LINDSAY CARS TOURNAMENT.
Mar 04, 2008 ... LINDSAY Cars Lisburn are inviting everyone to attend their Mini Rugby Tournament at Dromore Rugby Club on Saturday April 26 from 10am to 12noon. The Mini Rugby Teams from Banbridge, Ballynahinch, Dromore and Lisburn Rugby Clubs are coming together to participate in what promises ...
DROMORE'S SEARCH FOR EQUALISER ENDS IN VEIN.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Dromore Ladies Sixths 0 Randalstown Fifths 1 KJM Property Sales sponsored Dromore Ladies Sixths were host to Randalstown Fifths last Friday night. The visitors started play in what was to be a grueling match between the top two teams in their league. ...
WIN AT THE SEASIDERS KEEPS LOCALS IN THE TITLE CHASE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Bangor 0 Banbridge 4 A TWO goal salvo in each half earned Banbridge a well deserved three points, which keeps them in touch with league leaders Cookstown at the top of the Podium 4 Sport Premier League. Over the last six seasons the trip to the seaside ...
SIZZLING BANN REACH CUP FINAL.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Bann 3 Cookstown 2 BANN will meet neighbours Lisnagarvey in the final of the Anderson Cup final on March 30. The locals beat league leaders Cookstown in a ding dong affair at Garvey, and will meet their opponents after they beat Bangor 3-0 at Shaws Bridge ...
VICTORY FOR LADIES.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Banbridge Ladies 2 Kilkeel Firsts 0 ON Saturday Bann ladies took on Kilkeel again for their home league fixture. Bann started strongly with Clare Girvan making a blistering run down the wing and crossed into the circle but Bann's Nadene Black and Danielle ...
SIXTHS INTO MINOR CUP SEMI FINAL.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Bann Sixths 2 Lisnagarvey 1 ON Friday night last Banbridge Sixth Eleven played the quarter final of the Minor Cup at Havelock against the old enemy, Lisnagarvey. In an entertaining match the locals had the worst possible start when they conceded a rather ...
WE ARE TOP OF THE LEAGUE!
Mar 04, 2008 ... Raphoe 0 Dromore Ladies 4 HALFWAY House Dromore Ladies firsts are top of the league again after a convincing win away to Raphoe on Saturday. The early start did not deter the girls as they pressed hard from pass back. Convincing play in the mid-field ...
DROMORE GET AN ADVANTAGE IN PROMOTION RACE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Dromore Ladies Thirds 1 Omagh Thirds 0 DROMORE Ladies Thirds were at home to Omagh Thirds on Saturday in what was an important fixture in the fight for promotion for the third season in a row. The match got of to a slow start with neither team creating ...
DIFFERENT DAY SAME RESULT FOR U14S AGAINST LINFIELD.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Banbridge Town U14's 1 Linfield 4 DIFFERENT day, same result. However, that's where the similarities end as although the U14's once again found themselves on the wrong end of a 4-1 scoreline against Linfield's Academy, this week's performance showed that ...
GOAL BLITZ FOR RAMPANT U13S AGAINST SAINTFIELD.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Dromore Ams U13 A 14 Saintfield 1 DROMORE faced Saintfield on Saturday in their first match in the league format Cup and the locals played their best football since the turn of the year. As the proceedings got under way Dromore were the hungriest and went ...
SCARVA PAY FOR POOR SECOND HALF.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Craigpark 4 Scarva Rangers 2 SCARVA Rangers paid the inevitable price for an off colour second half display at Kernan Park in Portadown. The locals were good value for their slender half time lead but all that good work unravelled during an untypically ...
NOT AN ENJOYABLE DOUBLE.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Scarva Rangers Reserves 3 Lurgan Institute Reserves 6 LURGAN Institute Reserves completed a swift league double over Scarva Rangers Reserves with this comfortable victory at Scarva Park. There were only seven days between the two league games but obviously ...
THREE HARD EARNED POINTS FOR AMATEURS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Dromore Amateurs U13 A 3 Ballygowan 1 DROMORE played Ballygowan in blustery conditions at Ballynahinch and came away with three hard earned points. The game got under way and Ballygowan were the quicker of the two teams to settle and were unlucky not to go ...
RANGERS TO TAKE PART IN CHARITY TOURNAMENT.
Mar 04, 2008 ... SCARVA Rangers have confirmed that they will be taking part in this year's Cancer Research UK Annual Football Tournament. Following on from last year's event which saw Banbridge Rangers and Scarva Rangers take part in a charity football match for Cancer Research UK at Cheney ...
TOWN CLOSE GAP AT THE TOP.
Mar 04, 2008 ... Carrick Rangers 0 Banbridge Town 1 THE gap at the top of the Carnegie First Division is getting smaller and smaller. Only eight points separate the top seven teams and with each side having games in hand over one another things are getting tight at the ...
BROTHERS TAKE MEDALS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... IN a new addition to the Ulster swimming calendar the Grove in Belfast was the venue for the Ulster Youth Distance Championships. This competition was included to address the lack of competitive distance swimming at Provincial level and concentrated on the 800m freestyle for ...
STARS TO SHINE AT SPORTS AWARDS.
Mar 04, 2008 ... THE district's top sports stars will be stepping out tomorrow night (Wednesday) for the Senior Sports Awards ceremony at the Belmont. The hottest contested award is the Sportsman of the Year section, where last year's winner, clay pigeon shooter Aaron Smith will be up against ...
NEW DIGITAL MEDIA DEPARTMENT OPENED.
Mar 04, 2008 ... ST Patrick's College recently celebrated the official opening of its refurbished Art and Digital Media department. Vine Haugh, Adviser for Creative and Expressive Studies, Southern Education and Library Board, was on hand to do the honours. The new Multimedia and ...