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A house has been damaged in a petrol-bomb attack in Newtownards. The incident at a property in the Glenbrook Road area of the town was reported to police just after 10pm on Tuesday evening. The device was thrown at the front door and left scorch ...

20 Sept 2023 at 11:22

Northern Ireland

Two charged after delivery van hijacked

Two men have been charged after the hijacking of a delivery van in Newtownards, Co Down. Police said the incident happened on Georges Street shortly before 5pm on Friday. A man, 39, has been charged with a number of offences including assault ...

07 Aug 2022 at 16:21

Northern Ireland

Dozens of firefighters tackle shop blaze

Almost 50 firefighters have been called out to tackle a blaze in Newtownards. The fire broke out at a shoe shop in Conway Square early on Friday. A number of nearby streets have been closed. Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) ...

08 Mar 2024 at 10:16

Northern Ireland

Three arrested following wave of attacks linked to UDA feud

Three men have been arrested following a spate of attacks in Co Down which police believe are part of a feud between two UDA drugs gangs. Two men were arrested under the Terrorism Act – a 29-year-old in Newtownards and a 53-year-old in ...

28 Mar 2023 at 09:41

Northern Ireland

Swimmers set new record for Mull of Kintyre to Co Antrim challenge

One of the most challenging swims between Northern Ireland and Scotland has been conquered with a new record. A five-person team, accompanied by pods of dolphins, swam the Dal Riata Channel from the Mull of Kintyre to Co Antrim in ...

05 Sept 2024 at 11:41

Northern Ireland

Three arrested over gathering linked to loyalist drugs feud

Three people have been arrested after a crowd of men, including some wearing masks, descended on a home on a Co Down housing estate. It happened at about 8pm on April 6 in the Weaver’s Grange area of Newtownards as part of a ...

07 Jun 2023 at 15:51

Northern Ireland

Four men charged after disturbance at Newtownards shopping centre

Four men have been charged following an altercation at a shopping centre. The disturbance took place at a shopping centre in the Circular Road area of Newtownards on Friday. The men were arrested after reports another man ...

01 Apr 2023 at 22:20

Northern Ireland

Man arrested after attack on mosque in Co Down

A man has been arrested following an attack on a mosque in Co Down. The mosque on Greenwell Street in Newtownards was attacked in the early hours of Saturday. Police investigating the incident arrested a 42-year-old man ...

12 Aug 2024 at 08:27

Northern Ireland

Man charged with attempted murder following suspected sword attack

A man has been charged with attempted murder following a suspected sword attack in Co Down. The suspect, aged 33, was arrested following the incident at a property in the Ballaghbeg Park area of Newcastle in the early ...

22 Jul 2024 at 22:14

Northern Ireland

Man killed in motorcycle crash

A motorcyclist has been killed in a crash in Co Down. Police are appealing for information about the incident in Portaferry Road in Newtownards on Thursday. Collision Investigation Unit detectives are investigating a ...

29 Jul 2022 at 09:24

Northern Ireland

Newtownards munition operation to last ‘a number of days’

It is likely to take several days to clear a suspected historical munition from a residential area in Co Down, police have said. The device was discovered in the Rivenwood area of Newtownards on Friday. Officers ...

17 Aug 2024 at 20:22

Northern Ireland

Woman and child ‘badly shaken’ after masked men ransack home

A woman has been left badly shaken after seven armed and masked men entered a house, ransacked it and threw a brick at her. A seven-year-old boy was also inside the property in Newtownards, Co Down, at the time ...

22 Mar 2024 at 12:45

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