ARKHILL Open Farm located in Garvagh in the Borough of Coleraine is currently participating in Farm Fixer, a new television series to be broadcast in the autumn.

THE number of people out of work in the Coleraine Borough Council area has risen by over 5% since this time last year.

THE mother of a brave little Portstewart boy who finally underwent a bone marrow transplant last Monday says he is “extremely vulnerable”, but doing well.

THE National Trust has announced that improvements are to be made to the Causeway Hotel.

A JURY was sworn in yesterday for the Antrim Crown Court trial of four men facing charges arising out of the death of a 28-year-old man, Trevor Spiers, allegedly murdered outside Shenanigans’ night club in Portstewart.

ST Malachy’s Primary School pupils having been taking part in a Maths Without Limits Comenius project alongside schools in Germany and Sweden.

1. Local shops sell a wide range of great products at affordable prices.

ASHERS Baking Company recently nominated the Northern Ireland Hospice as its charity of the year and will be sponsoring the Portstewart Hospice Walk on Saturday, March 31 as part of the NI Hospice Walk Week.

POLICE are appealing for information following an alleged assault at licensed premises on the Promenade, Portstewart on Saturday, January 28.

LESTAS Consulting Ltd, a management consultancy in Coleraine, is being assisted by Invest Northern Ireland to explore business opportunities in international markets.

THE Public Health Agency (PHA) is helping to raise awareness and understanding of the issues affecting lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people by funding a series of training workshops for healthcare professionals across the Northern region.

LEADING local recruitment and personnel firm Riada Resourcing have had the quality of their work further endorsed by Investors in People.

IF you haven’t yet tried the great craze of Zumba dance and fitness then now’s your chance to join a new class and get fit and fabulous for the summer.

A total of £45,000 worth of lead has been stolen from the roofs of schools in the North Eastern Education and Library Board’s area over the past nine months - with Coleraine a hotspot for the thefts.

Police can confirm that a man, believed to be in his 60’s, has died following a two vehicle road traffic collision at the Ballyrashane Road, Coleraine area on Thursday morning.

A COLERAINE man was caught by police at the Crescent in Coleraine - drunk in charge of a motability scooter.

A Causeway Trade Union Council (CTUC) has been set up to lead the local community in resisting what it describes as the “savage cuts the Government is making to our public services.”

DETECTIVES in Coleraine are appealing for information following an armed robbery at commercial premises on the Somerset Road area during the early hours of Monday.

STORMONT’S so called “Tesco Tax” could fund small business rate relief for an additional 458 businesses in the borough of Coleraine, according to East Londonderry MP, Gregory Campbell.

DUP president James McClure has called on local people to pray for the Rev. Ian Paisley who remains in hospital with heart trouble.