Welcome to Newtownards, County Down

Newtownards (Baile Nua na hArda) is a large town in County Down. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 16km east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the largest town in the Ards Borough Council area.

The town of Newtownards is overlooked by the 30m high Scrabo Tower.

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(31 Jul 2010) A woman and her teenage daughter have been killed in a road accident in Co Mayo, while a 64-year-old woman has died in an accident in Waterford.
(31 Jul 2010) A man was today due before a special sitting of Clonmel District Court in connection with a number of burglaries across the south and southeast.
(31 Jul 2010) Thousands of revellers today took to the streets of Belfast for the annual Gay Pride parade.
(31 Jul 2010) Police in Downpatrick are investigating an alleged assault in which a 22-year-old man was injured.
From RTÉ News