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One million lights to illuminate city centre over festive season

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60-year-old woman held down during house burglary in Lisburn

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Road closed following two vehicle crash

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Helen (pictured right) with Melanie Christie Boyle, Chief Executive of Ballymena Business Centre, who provided Helen with expert advice and help with developing a business plan in order to help turn her business idea into a reality

Local mum hails Go For It programme after she achieves life goal of opening her own business

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Pensioner dies after Dunmurry collision

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Local charities urge readers to show support for vital Change the Future campaign

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Qatar-based company selects Northern Ireland for European base

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‘Crikey!’ Forecaster reveals extent of NI downpour – with more on way

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Ulster face Uruguay in Belfast

Competition winners

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Greg McCormick (right) and Adam Montgomery on their Machu Picchu trek in memory of Adam's brother, Aaron.

Adam completes Andes trek in memory of brother who was killed in one-punch attack

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Transport More Transport >>

Broken down car causing major traffic delays in NI

Transport

The incident happened on Sunday.

Four year-old child and man (80s) struck by car on Upper Lisburn Road

Transport

The incident is believed to be a road traffic collision.

NI road closed as PSNI deal with 'ongoing incident'

Transport

There are reports of sheep running loose on the A1.

Sheep causing havoc on A1

Transport

M1 crash causing long delays

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Crime More Crime >>

60-year-old woman held down during house burglary in Lisburn

Crime

Convicted child killer Robert Black

Inquest into death of child killer Robert Black to take place without family involvement

Crime

The incident happened in Belfast on Wednesday.

Arson attack: Four people lucky to escape injury after petrol bomb thrown at house

Crime

Kloe Aiken-Smyth.

NI girl (16) missing - family 'extremely concerned'

Crime

Education More Education >>

St Colman’s pupils all fired up by ceramicist

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Ms. Caroline Flynn who sadly passed away earlier this week.

Tributes pour in after sudden death of popular NI teacher

Education

Friends' subject prize winners at A Level.'David Stewart (Digital Technology), Chloe Terris (French and Music), James Scott'(Business Studies), Maisy Sinclair (Art & Design and Software Systems Development), Jonathan Edwards (Chemistry, Mathematics and Further Maths) and Georgia Edmonds (Biology and Physics).

Students celebrated at Speech Day

Education

Questions have been raised about the future of school crossing patrols

Education Authority offers assurance about future of school crossing patrols

Education

Motoring fans gear up for exciting Supercar event at Friends

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Business More Business >>

Local mum hails Go For It programme after she achieves life goal of opening her own business

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Welcoming CEO of Excelledia, Muhamed Farooque to Lisburn are the chairman of Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council's Development Committee, Alderman William Leathem and CEO of Lisburn Enterprise Organisation, Aisling Owens.

Qatar-based company selects Northern Ireland for European base

Business

Paul Givan MLA, Mayor Councillor Uel Mackin, Sammy Wilson MP and Sir Jeffrey Donaldson MP pictured at the DUP Business breakfast. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

IN PICTURES: Lisburn DUP hold business breakfast

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James Hagan, chair of Hagan Homes.

Hagan Homes to construct 2,000 new dwellings

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Politics More Politics >>

DUP: ‘No prospect’ of amendment changing abortion and marriage laws in NI

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Cllr Nicholas Trimble

Secretary of State urged to intervene to ensure implementation of suicide prevention strategy

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The Right Worshipful the Mayor, Councillor Uel Mackin is pictured with Mr David Burns, new Chief Executive of Lisburn & Castleragh City Council Council.

New council chief looks forwards to role

Politics

The bid envisages �1bn of public funds leveraging a further �3bn from the private sector

Belfast joins councils in pitch for £1bn city deal to deliver 20,000 new jobs

Business

Protest will not deter local MLA

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Environment More Environment >>

Village is crowned ‘Best of the Best’

Environment

Lurgan Train Station.

Translink gear up for Autumn leaves and possible delays

Environment

Pictured receiving the three Green Flag awards for Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council are: Jim Ros, Director of Leisure & Community Wellbeing; Ryan Osborne, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council; Ian Humphreys, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful; Davy Irwin, Mayor Cllr Uel Mackin; Stephen Mackle; Carolyn Thomas; William Torrens and Ross Gillanders, Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council.'Front Row L-R: Nicola Fitzsimons and Jen Firth, Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.

Lisburn flies the flag for its green spaces

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Serious flooding in the town centre caused problems for pedestrians and motorists.

Home and business owners still counting cost of flooding

Environment

Health More Health >>

New elective care centres to ‘significantly reduce waiting times’ for patients

Health

New Glenavy Slimmimg World consultant Roberta Flaherty.

New consultants for Slimming World groups

Health

Pictures: Work due to start on £40m health hub in Lisburn

Health

Pictured promoting the 'Breastfeeding Welcome Here' scheme which Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council has signed up to for all its facilities are: (l-r) Barbara Porter, Health & Wellbeing Senior Officer,Public Health Agency; Heather Moore, Director of Environmental Services; Councillor Janet Gray MBE, Chair of the Council's Environmental Services Committee; and breastfeeding mum Alison Crawford and Jasper.

Mums welcome to ‘breastfeed here’

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Mia Brown with her mum, Joanne.

Co Antrim schoolgirl hopes spinal surgery will end her pain

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