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The local paper for Carrickfergus since 1883
The local paper for Carrickfergus since 1883
Sun, May 26, 2013
Thursday, 23 May 2013
A FEMALE driver who killed a woman passenger and seriously injured four other people in a two vehicle car crash has been...
Thursday, 23 May 2013
Janice Ferguson was first diagnosed in 2007 at the age of 42 after she found a reoccurring lump on her left side and was...
Thursday, 23 May 2013
FOURTEEN young budding chefs from local schools have just completed the Junior Chefs' Academy at the Northern Regional C...
Thursday, 23 May 2013
NORTHERN Ireland Water is currently engaged in an on-going process of improving and upgrading the water supply infrastru...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
CALLS have been made for the cutting down of 'massive' trees growing in a garden on the North Road in Carrickfergus.Duri...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
AN estimated 1,000 trees in Carrickfergus are expected to be cut down and destroyed by the end of the month in a bid to ...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
TO COMMEMORATE her maternal Grandfather's 100th birthday and to thank the Salvation Army for saving his life during the ...
Thursday, 16 May 2013
A CARRICK entrepreneur has been able to realise his dream of opening a Japanese style sushi business, with the help of t...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
CARRICKFERGUS has seen over 480 cancer-related related deaths over past five years, according to figures released by the...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
MLA for East Antrim Alastair Ross has received notice from the Minister for Regional Development, Danny Kennedy, that a ...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
ONE of the world's oldest YMCA groups this week unveiled a new state-of-the-art £1.2million facility in Carrickfergus. E...
Thursday, 9 May 2013
COMMUNITY representatives have appealed for calm following an incident which had taken place at Marine Gardens on Sunday...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
NI Water is currently engaged in an on-going process of improving and upgrading the water supply infrastructure in the C...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
A £769,751 project part financed by the European Union's European Regional Development Fund through the INTERREG IVA cro...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
THE commercial heart of Carrickfergus is one step closer to securing a huge £1.7million restoration after the Heritage L...
Thursday, 2 May 2013
A MILLION pound Carrickfergus mansion complete with indoor heated pool, a library and wine cellar is set to go under the...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
THE Railway Preservation Society of Ireland has hosted a visit by the Chairman of the Northern Ireland Transport Holding...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
A JOINT ministerial visit last Thursday by the Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland, and the Regional Developm...
Thursday, 25 April 2013
THE Mayor of Carrickfergus was confronted in the street by an angry businessman last week during a high profile visit to...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
A NEW campaign was launched this week telling drug dealers they are not welcome in Carrickfergus and encouraging members...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
A CARRICKFERGUS school has topped the table for the highest A-Level success rate for post-primary schools across Norther...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
NATIONAL maritime charity, the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society has been reunited with one of its infamous collecting mines...
Thursday, 18 April 2013
CARRICKFERGUS town hall will host an evening to help raise suicide prevention and well-being awareness next week.The eve...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
CARRICKFERGUS Dog Pound at Sullatober faces an uncertain future after Belfast City Council consider a 'competitive tende...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
A BOMB scare on the Victoria Road which saw a number of householders and elderly residents of Tamlaght Nursing Home eva...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
THE salt mine at Kilroot, Carrickfergus, reported a rise in demand for grit and salt for the month of March to keep the ...
Thursday, 11 April 2013
CARRICKFERGUS council have been urged to make a concerted effort in cleaning up the rubbish which gathers in the harbour...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
LOCAL veterinary surgeon Kerensa Scott and partner for Carrickfergus Vets4Pets is warning dog owners to be on the lookou...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
RESIDENTS of Carrickfergus can enjoy a breath of fresh air thanks to Biffa Award funding to the tune of £50,000. The fun...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
TOP gardening talents in Carrickfergus and Whitehead were officially recognised last Thursday at the Translink Ulster in...
Thursday, 4 April 2013
THE heroic actions of neighbours, emergency workers and those who kept essential community services going in Carrickferg...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
TWO primary schools in Carrickfergus could be amalgamated, according to a draft plan for primary education which was pub...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
ROADS Minister Danny Kennedy has cut the first sod of the A2 Shore Road Dual Carriageway scheme, marking the start of wo...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
BROWN'S Bay beach on the East Antrim coast has been recommended as a bathing beach with excellent water quality.The Good...
Thursday, 28 March 2013
EAST Antrim Alliance Party MLA, Stewart Dickson, has criticised the quality of service offered by Translink on the busy ...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
CARRICKFERGUS Borough Council have outlined their investment strategy for the upcoming financial year as they seek make ...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
LAST WEEK marked the anniversary of the birth of former American President who roots lie in the Carrickfergus village of...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
SAMMY Wilson has expressed his disappointment that Thomas Cook intends to close its branch in Carrickfergus.In a stateme...
Thursday, 21 March 2013
THERE are plans to erect 12 new wind turbines in Carrickfergus, according to local councillor Andrew Wilson. The Knockag...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
WHITEHEAD residents have been assured that Carrickfergus Council will soon have adequate help available to help deal wit...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
CARRICKFERGUS' royal connection of Prince William and Kate Middleton's titles of Baron and Baroness of Carrickfergus has...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
ANOTHER resident in Whitehead has said the situation with dog fouling in the area isn't being taken seriously enough. Th...
Thursday, 14 March 2013
SATURDAY, March 2 the Castlemara Community Association held it's first clean up in the estate. Joined by local residents...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
OVER three thousand Carrickfergus properties were left without power at the weekend after an electricity substation was ...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
POLICE responded to 87 calls for help in Carrickfergus at the weekend. A police spokesman said these incidents included:...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
A NEW entrance is to be constructed to the salt mine at Kilroot, Carrickfergus.The entrance will allow access to undergr...
Thursday, 7 March 2013
A LOYALIST group has said it will parade through the centre of Carrickfergus as part of the ongoing dispute over the fly...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
OVER 200 people packed into the Town Hall for the first meeting of the Carrickfergus United Loyalist (CUL) forum meeting...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
THERE is still room for improvements to be made on the East Antrim railway line and the area should have a public consul...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
CAMPAIGNERS against plans to erect two new wind turbines in Carrickfergus have said they are determined to do everything...
Thursday, 28 February 2013
ALLIANCE Party MLA, Stewart Dickson, and Carrickfergus Alliance Party Councillor Noel Williams have received assurances ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
TRANSLINK employees in Carrickfergus have been rewarded with a Platinum Award in an annual TIDY Northern Ireland awards ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
CARRICKFERGUS residents have come out in force to strongly oppose the construction of wind turbines in two locations in ...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
CONGRATULATIONS to Abbie Williamson from Whitehead Primary who won a Kindle Fire HD in Carrickfergus College's Open Nigh...
Thursday, 21 February 2013
A FAMILIAR old feature has re-appeared in the town over the past week, attracting much interest from members of the publ...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
WORK is to start on the conversion the former radar training school at the end of Carrickfergus harbour pier, after fina...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
CARRICKFERGUS schools are facing a maintenance backlog of over £5.8m according to figures released by the Northern Irela...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
REGIONAL Development Minister Danny Kennedy announced the start of a £130,000 road improvement scheme on Middle Road, Ca...
Thursday, 14 February 2013
A MASKED man armed with a gun has robbed a Spar shop in Whitehead. The robber made off with a quantity of cigarettes fro...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
SHOCKING government figures released last week show there are over 5,000 people on the 'obesity register' in Carrickferg...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
A HEALTH service whistleblowers' group has backed calls for an independent inquiry into abuse allegations after the deat...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
YEAR 13 C.O.P.E students recently visited Stormont to interview Anna Lo MLA as part of their Comenius work. The College ...
Thursday, 7 February 2013
POLICE are investigating an attempted robbery at a pharmacy in Whitehead on Friday 25 January. Shortly after 10am a male...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
CARRICK Council has received 158 complaints from local residents about noise in their neighbourhoods, with barking dogs ...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
THE Bank of Ireland branch on Carrick High Street is to close by June, it has been announced.It is one of four bank bran...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
ACTION Cancer is bringing its mobile clinic, the Big Bus, to Carrick in February, to provide health check ups for member...
Thursday, 31 January 2013
IT HAS emerged that bureaucratic 'red tape' has caused a major hold up in plans to put a Churchill tank on public displa...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
THE ROYAL British legion has said it hopes that the Churchill tank acquired for permanent display at the cenotaph at Mar...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
THE Northern Ireland Secretary of State Theresa Villiers visited Carrickfergus this past week where she was presented wi...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
RECENT statistics released by the Department of Education have confirmed that Ulidia Integrated College has enjoyed its ...
Thursday, 24 January 2013
CARRICKFERGUS Mayor Alderman Billy Ashe said he believed important that the Secretary of State, Theresa Villiers got to ...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
TROUBLE flared in Carrickfergus once more on Friday night (January 11), as PSNI vehicles were pelted with glasses and br...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
EAST Antrim MLA Alastair Ross has welcomed the announcement that car parking charges at St Brides Street car park will b...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
ONE of Carrick's oldest and leading children and young people's charities is appealing to the philanthropic nature of lo...
Thursday, 17 January 2013
ULIDIA Integrated College in Carrickfergus is Northern Ireland's top performing school for A Level results, according to...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
STORMONT Roads Minister Danny Kennedy has announced the suspension of car parking charges at St Brides Street car park c...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
CARRICKFERGUS police detectives are appealing for witnesses following an attempted robbery at a post office in Whitehead...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
POLICE are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision on Belfast Road, Carrickfergus on 28th December.A ...
Thursday, 10 January 2013
TOWARDS the end of 2012 pupils, staff, members of the Board of Governors and invited guests joined together to celebrate...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
A CARRICKFERGUS resident was left fuming this past week, upon arrival at Tesco in the town where he found almost all of ...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
THE only way was Slimming World for reality star Mark Wright when he met Clare McDaid recently at the weight-loss organi...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
ULSTER Unearthed is a new archaeology and heritage series which will reveal stories of Northern Ireland's past and its U...
Thursday, 3 January 2013
A FIRE which broke out at a church in Whitehead is being treated as suspicious.It happened at Our Lady of Lourdes Church...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
AREA 19 Airsoft Youth Cadet Team held its first Charity Event in aid of The Northern Ireland Cancer Fund for Children la...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
ROY Beggs, MLA for East Antrim has welcomed the decision by Ulster Unionist Party Department for Regional Development Mi...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
CARRICKFERGUS College's pupil team were very happy to hear that their hard work and effort with the school podcasts can ...
Thursday, 27 December 2012
A FORMER Mayor of Carrickfergus has intervened in a stand-off between loyalist flag protesters and police.The flag prote...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
SECURITY is to be reviewed at Carrickfergus town hall after a gang of protesters burst into the council chamber on Monda...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
CARRICKFERGUS has been named at the most Protestant town in Northern Ireland, as well as being home to the highest perce...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
CARRICKFERGUS Cllr Billy Hamilton has reacted with fury after Adrian McKinty, a Carrick-born author, accused the UVF of ...
Thursday, 20 December 2012
PUPILS at Woodlawn Primary School have been praised after raising an astonishing £10,000 for Action Cancer this year. At...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
THERE was tension in Carrickfergus this week as protests continue over the decision of Belfast City Council to move away...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
CARRICKFERGUS Grammar School's award-winning school choir will feature on the new album, 'Choirs for Christmas'.The scho...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
A GREENISLAND man accused of murdering his wife once pointed his personal protection gun at her head, a jury has heard.T...
Thursday, 13 December 2012
FIVE unwanted, healthy dogs had to be put to sleep this past week due to escalating numbers at Sullatober Dog Pound in C...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
A PLANNING row has erupted over proposals to turn a landmark building on Carrickfergus harbour pier into an 'art gallery...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
CANNABIS plants with an estimated value of £3,500 have been recovered by police from disused premises at North Road in C...
Thursday, 6 December 2012
A SCOOTER shop in Carrickfergus became the subject of banter between two politicians in the Stormont Assembly last week....
Thursday, 6 December 2012
A GREENISLAND man who allegedly became a stalker is on trial for murdering his estranged wife, who was having an affair ...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
AN ELDERLY blind man and his guide dog in Whitehead were left to fend for themselves as another dog running off it's lea...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
ELLEN Hanna and Phyllis Woodside, both long-serving members of Diabetes UK's Carrickfergus Support Group, marked World D...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
A CARRICKFERGUS man who was convicted of downloading photographs and films of children being sexually abused has been se...
Thursday, 29 November 2012
A CANNABIS seizure worth £350,000 herbal cannabis seizure was smuggled into Northern Ireland by lorry from England, the ...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
CARRICKFERGUS had a 'hugely successful' start to the festive season on Saturday when up to 6,000 people came into the to...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
THE new wall built in Carrick's Market Place will not be fenced off to prevent young people climbing on it or using it t...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
LAST week's front page of the Carrick Advertiser received a lively response from people around Northern Ireland who prac...
Thursday, 22 November 2012
REGIONAL Development Minister Danny Kennedy has welcomed the Executive's agreement to his proposal to freeze car parking...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
A WARNING call has went out that a young person will die or be seriously injured by taking part in a 'game' regularly pl...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
The Antrim Coast Road is in danger of permanent closure unless action is taken to invest in its upkeep, an Assemblyman h...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
LESS than 900 days to go and Chairman of the Mid and East Antrim Voluntary Transition Committee, Ald. Billy Ashe, in par...
Thursday, 15 November 2012
EIGHT boys from the Senior Section of 8th Carrickfergus Boys' Brigade connected to Holy Trinity Church travelled to Lond...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
THE PSNI have arrested four teenagers in connection with drug dealing at Carrickfergus skate park. The four teenagers ha...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
A PODCAST is a type of digital media - usually audio or a radio programme - downloaded through the internet. The school ...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
CARRICKFERGUS Ulster Unionist MLA Roy Beggs, who has been pressing for investment in additional supportive housing for t...
Thursday, 8 November 2012
TO CELEBRATE the brand new Christmas show The Incredible Book Eating Boy at Belfast's newest arts venue, the MAC and chi...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
POLICE have confirmed that they are treating attacks on a Filipino family from the Ransevyn area in Whitehead as a hate ...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
TENS of thousands of pounds worth of damage was caused by a fire at an engineering works in Carrickfergus at the weekend...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
CARRICKFERUS Council's Waste sub-committee and Alliance councillor Noel Williams recently visited award-winning waste ma...
Thursday, 1 November 2012
PEDESTRIANS in Whitehead were reminded this week about the importance of using the pedestrian level crossing in the vill...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
A CARRICKFERGUS woman arrested in connection with the murder of Simon Tang in the town 16 years ago has been released pe...
