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Newtownards

UK Place
Local nameBaile Nua na hArda
Demography
Population27821 ((2001 Census))
Administration
Districts of Northern IrelandArds
CountyCounty Down
CountryNorthern Ireland
Other Information
Post townNEWTOWNARDS
Postcode districtBT22, BT23 BT
Dialling code028
UK ParliamentStrangford
Northern Ireland AssemblyStrangford

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Newtownards ( ) is a large town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies at the most northern tip of Strangford Lough, 10 miles (16 km) east of Belfast, on the Ards Peninsula. Newtownards is the largest town in the Ards Borough Council area. According to the 2001 Census, it has a population of 27,821 people in 11,502 households, placing it in the "large town" class. Approximately 86% of the population is from a Protestant and 9% from a Catholic background.

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Murdered doctor in Afghanistan was to marry Irish man - Irish Central Tweet this news
Irish Central--The 36-year-old Woo was engaged to Mark 'Paddy' Smith, a former soldier from -Newtownards-. The couple met in Kabul and were due to marry in London at the end ... - Date : Tue, 10 Aug 2010 13:21:39 GMT+00:00
Man's heartbreak as fiancee is murdered in Afghanistan - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--A -Newtownards- man who was due to marry the doctor killed in Afghanistan last week has spoken of his heartbreak at having to identify her body. ... - Date : Wed, 11 Aug 2010 15:43:49 GMT+00:00
NI man is killed in Afghanistan - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--He fiance, Mark 'Paddy' Smith from -Newtownards-, said: "If you look at her life she was an incredible human being. You don't find too many people like Karen ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 06:01:06 GMT+00:00
What the papers say - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--On the front page of the Belfast Telegraph is a picture of Dr Karen Woo and her fiance Mark Smith from -Newtownards-. The headline describes this as their ... - Date : Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:43:03 GMT+00:00
Why Christine got a right tanning - istockAnalyst.com (press release) Tweet this news
istockAnalyst.com (press release)--The -Newtownards--born stunner was pictured looking an unnatural shade of orange last week, prompting critical headlines about her "red-hot date" with ... - Date : Mon, 02 Aug 2010 06:07:38 GMT+00:00
Banks back in business - istockAnalyst.com (press release) Tweet this news
istockAnalyst.com (press release)--Thanks to a considerable loan from Bank of Ireland the -Newtownards--based SME has been able to expand. It's great to see banks, who have been heavily ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:03:33 GMT+00:00
Lack of funding prompts fears for after schools club - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--Playzone � located in the Ballymac Centre on the -Newtownards- Road � is staring down the barrel as funds that have been dripping in from the Department of ... - Date : Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:21:11 GMT+00:00
Meeting over reconciliation cash - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph---...- the second of its public consultations on where the new tranche of Peace III funding should go, at Sketrick House, -Newtownards-, on Monday (July 26). ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:31:57 GMT+00:00
Delivery driver assaulted - Belfast Telegraph Tweet this news
Belfast Telegraph--The incident occurred at Ardmillan Crescent in -Newtownards- shortly before 11.30pm on Sunday. Police received a report that a man in his 20's who was ... - Date : Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:21:51 GMT+00:00
homes damaged in bonfire incident - BBC News Tweet this news
BBC News--Meanwhile, the Fire Service has repeated warnings about the siting of bonfires after the house was destroyed in -Newtownards-. NI Fire Service Group Commander ... - Date : Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:36:22 GMT+00:00

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