A NOVEL idea, which inspired 500 North Down primary school pupils to read a local children’s classic to help improve their literacy skills, has proved to be a bestseller success. The P5 pupils from across the borough were encouraged to help open a new chapter in their school careers by reading The Lion, The Witch…
Holywood’s comic hero to hit Hollywood with ‘new Walking Dead’
A HOLYWOOD comic book writer looks set to be the next Hollywood smash with a TV show that’s tipped to be the new Walking Dead. Garth Ennis’ series Preacher was one of the biggest names on the 1990s comics scene, and over the past 15 years there have been repeated attempts to bring it to…
Backspindle at the top of its game - with help from Mexican dice
THERE are not too many board game publishing companies in Ireland, however local company Backspindle Games has just had an amazing year in 2014. It was topped it off by winning the prestigious award for Best New Family Game for the board game Mexican Wrestling Dice at the UK Games Expo, an event held in…