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Nestled in the County Antrim countryside, just minutes drive from the world famous Dark Hedges and award-winning coastlines, this secluded, detached, period property is set in mature gardens with its own private lake.

Renowned Christian songwriter and recording artist Graham Kendrick will be in Newtownabbey on Friday, March 20, as part of his latest Northern Ireland tour.

The award-winning Irish Game Fair at Shane’s Castle will be back for 2020, bigger than ever before and upgraded in event status, it has been confirmed.

Beautiful Lauren Leckey was crowned Miss Northern Ireland in May 2019 at a glittering gala event at the Europa Hotel in Belfast.

Ever find yourself going back and forth on where to eat, scrolling through websites looking at menu after menu, declaring you “don’t mind” where you go, yet regretting your choice when you do? In our new ‘Best Of’ series we have curated data from Tripadvisor reviews to bring you a list of some of Northern Ireland’s best pizza, indian, chinese and fish and chips restaurants. Based solely on their respective Tripadvisor ‘excellent’ scores, the list continues with Indian week; from palatable poppadums to creamy kormas, we’ve searched high and low to give you the low down on some of what NI has to offer.

This family home, finished and maintained to the highest of standards, is located on a spacious mature site with outstanding views over the surrounding countryside.

Take a look back at the good old days with our selection of photographs from the paper’s archive.

Two pupils from St. Killian’s College brought a taste of France to Kells during a cookery demonstration in the village.

There’s a chance to celebrate Valentine’s Day with an event at Curran Park in Larne on Wednesday, February 12.

Young people from Larne, Carrick and Newtownabbey are preparing to take to the stage from February 18-23 in celebration of the 10th birthday of Theatre at the Mill.

It’s not often something comes along which truly revolutionises the way we think, that not only changes the community but changes a culture. ‘Sustainability’ is much more than just a 2020’s buzzword, it’s a means through which we can understand and ultimately learn to challenge our relationship with shopping, waste and consumption. Belfast Tool Library (BTL) is doing exactly that, and much, much more.

Lisa McGee’s Derry Girls, scripted for Channel 4 and set to a rocking soundtrack that included everything from The Cranberries to The Undertones and Whigfield, was a cheeky, anarchic, affectionate, superbly funny rendition of the lives of four mouthy, hormone-crazed local schoolgirls and one ‘wee English fella’. They misbehaved as much as possible in the 1990s Maiden City, British troops policing the streets and the peace process still in embryonic form, decked out in dodgy double denim (it was cool at the time) with hoop earrings, attitude, scrunchies, chokers (again, once very de rigueur), espousing sweary language as they vie for snogs and sambuca, flutter their eyelashes at designated ‘rides’, crash house parties, and pursue all manner of teenage kicks.