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Pony abandoned in Gilford

POLICE in Banbridge are appealing for information following a pony being abandoned in a field in the Hunters Road area of Gilford.

Havelock car park closure

THE public is advised that the car park at Havelock Park, Banbridge will be closed temporarily on Wednesday 23 May 2012 between 5pm and 10pm to accommodate the Bann 10K Race and Fun Run.

Sprucefield resurfacing

RESURFACING work is due to take place at the Sprucefield roundabout and on the on-slip between the roundabout and the M1 at the weekend (Friday 25 May to Sunday 27 May).

Police appeal following theft

POLICE in Banbridge are appealing for information following a theft in the Main Street area of Scarva on Tuesday night, May 15.

Free multi-cultural picnic for all the family

BANBRIDGE Polish Supplementary School invites all communities in the district to come along to its multi-cultural picnic event on Saturday 19 May from 1pm to 5pm at Bannside Presbyterian Church, Castlewellan Road, Banbridge.

Sport rss

Gers end season with Richhill win

THE IMC Glass sponsored Banbridge Rangers finished their league campaign last Wednesday evening with a superb 3-1 win away to Richhill.

Narrow defeat for Ladies

BANBRIDGE Rangers Ladies entertained Dromara Village Ladies last Thursday evening at the Tech pitch in their fourth league game of the season.

Mary Hunter of Dromara CC waits for the countdown to the start of her 22-mile time trial in Belfast on Sunday.

DROMARA’S MARY STARS IN TIME TRIAL

CHAMPION Ulster cyclist Mary Hunter a member of Dromara CC was the local star of a world class pre-Olympic 22-mile time trial in Belfast on Sunday.

U18s end campaign on a high

BANBRIDGE Rangers Under 18s finished their league campaign on Saturday by hosting Crumlin United who are joint top of the sixteen team Mid Ulster Juvenile Division alongside Armagh City.

Banbridge Rangers FC Under 18 prize-winners Lee McCullough (Players Player and Top Goal Scorer Awards), Scott Lindsay and Adam Johnston (Joint Managers Player Award) and Kyle Sergeant (Most Improved Player Award pictured with Special Guest Paul Suckling Secretary Mid Ulster League, Club Chairman Richard McMinn and Team Manager Ryan Gregg at the Clubs Annual Dinner and Awards Night held in the Bannville House Hotel on Friday Evening. �Paul Byrne Photography INBL19-206PB

End of season awards

BANBRIDGE Rangers Football Club hosted their seventh annual end of season awards dinner in the Bannville last Friday evening with representatives from all three mens senior teams and the Under 18s.

Lifestyle rss

Ryanair passengers warned on early check-ins

RYANAIR is to close its website for “upgrade maintenance” from 4pm on Friday May 18 to 12pm on Sunday May 20. This means any passengers travelling this weekend must check in online before 4pm on Friday 18 May to avoid paying exorbitant check in fees at the airport. The airline says it has contacted all passengers who are affected.

Fitness classes available in Gilford centre

GILFORD Community Centre now offers a wide range of fitness classes for anyone in the local area who wants to shed a few pounds, improve their fitness or simply enjoy the benefits of being physically active.

New Mini Harmony classes for kids

NEW Venture Mini Harmonies is coming to Banbridge and Dromore to help children build their love of music.

Dancers from one of the groups who performed at Banbridge Youth Centre recently

Dancers strut their stuff in youth centre

BANBRIDGE Youth Centre recently hosted a dance competition celebrating the biggest talent in the area.

Bringing in cash by the car-load

GOVERNMENTS, from Stormont to Westminster, are driven to bring in cash by the car-load, because it wouldn’t do to take it from the wealthy (oh perish the thought) and drivers are not just suitably numerous, but an easy and, these days, only barely moving, target.

Community rss

Michaela Girls Camp this July

YOUNG teenage girls are being invited to take part in a fun summer camp his July, in the spirit in which Michaela McAreavey lived her life.

Jo-Anne Dobson MLA with Blackskull residents meeting with representatives from PSNI including Neighbourhood Policing Sgt Duncan McBain and Reynold Nicholson from DRD Roads Service at Blackskull Crossroads.

Meeting follows teen’s road death

SUGGESTIONS for better safety measures in Blackskull will be taken to local police following a meeting of local residents.

Women find their artistic side

FOURTOWNS WI members moved out of their own hall for the group’s April meeting and travelled to the Diamonds restaurant in Warrenpoint where they enjoyed an evening meal and lots of chat.

Jean Christie with her husband Ivan.

Family pays tribute to Jean Christie

THE family of physiotherapist Jean Christie have paid tribute to her after she passed away last week.

Country fair and auction

ANAHILT Presbyterian Church is holding its biggest celebration yet on Saturday, May 26, to mark its 350th anniversary.

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