Larne, United Kingdom News

LARNE Council is hoping that 2014 will be a year to remember, as it forges ahead with plans to host a series of major civic events in the borough.

Entry is free to visit exhibitors who are experts in the A to Z of nuptials including designers Eventz Williamson, toastmaster Cecil Wilson, SD Kells wedding and formal hire shop, Danske Bank, Tompson Living and Naomi Bridal, Ballyclare.

An Elizabethan cannon caught Simon Cosbey's eye on a day out at a museum in the Republic of Ireland.

By JOHN McGURK IT'S a 'Semple' but surprising statement - ex-boyband idol turned Stateside success Keith Semple wouldn't trade places with Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle "for all the tea in China". Eleven years on from those turbulent times when his fortunes with Pop Stars: The Rivals boyband One True Voice crashed as Nadine and co beat them in the ... (more)

PROPOSED provision of wheelchair access at the Simon Community hostel in Larne is among planning applications currently designated for fast-tracking locally.

Translink has announced that the last remaining sections of jointed track situated between Larne and Whitehead will be replaced with Continuous Welded Rail marking the end of an era for that classic 'clickety-clack' train sound.