BANGOR'S heroes are back in town after taking part in the UK's first joint training mission with German reserve forces.

BIG-HEARTED Holywood residents have rallied round a local charity shop which was ransacked by 'despicable' burglars last weekend - just three months after it opened in the town centre.

Crawfordsburn has moved up from Good to Excellent in the latest national beach ratings.

BANGOR police have seized hundreds of pounds worth of fireworks from a town centre store.