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McClements Traditional Fish and Chips in Millisle has announced that owners Billy and Lynn are “hanging up their aprons”, with new owners now taking over the popular County Down business

Much-loved NI fish and chip shop changes hands after almost 20 years

As many as 26,000 people in Northern Ireland are misdiagnosed with asthma, costing an estimated £4.5 million every year

'Breathlessness hubs could save millions'

Taoiseach Micheal Martin said that the former manager Jim Gavin has "all the right values" to take up the role as Ireland's head of state. Pic: Grainne Ni Aodha/PA Wire

Taoisecah backs former GAA manager Jim Gavin to be Ireland's president

Rev David McMillan, Free Presbyterian Church

Thought for the week: Welsh vicar's remarkable conversion

SAS face prosecution for the ambush which killed four IRA terrorists in Clonoe in 1992. This madness has been brewing a long time - It has been clear for years that inquests would be at the heart of the legacy imbalance. Picture Pacemaker

Ben Lowry: Only in UK would we get this contemptible Clonoe ruling against SAS

Morning View

Editorial: An unusual inauguration of a highly unusual American president

Rev Dr Houston McKelvey OBE, Church of Ireland

Thought for the week: Be a winner in the race of life

There have been some big changes since we last visited Waterloo Road

Tuesday TV choice: Waterloo Road (BBC1, 9pm)

Pacemaker Press 12-07-2024: Thousands attending Twelfth parades across Northern Ireland.

Twelfth 2024: Pictures show young and old celebrating on streets of Belfast

End of Summer is based on a bestselling book by crime writer Anders de la Motte

Saturday TV choice: End of Summer (BBC4, 9pm)

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen checks out some outrageous homes

Thursday TV choice: Outrageous Homes (Channel 4, 10pm)

Jamie Oliver's latest children’s book is Billy And The Epic Escape

Jamie Oliver talks about his latest children’s book, Billy And The Epic Escape

A photograph which appeared in the News Letter in 1924 alongside the story about the funeral of Mr William Hutton, a well-known Belfast evangelist, which had been held on the steps of the Customhouse in Belfast. Picture: News Letter archives/Darryl Armitage

Evangelist’s remarkable funeral is held on the steps of the Customhouse (1924)

Rebecca Boyle with her later father Billy who died from COPD

Rebecca calls for more awareness of COPD after father's death

Rita Simons will return to EastEnders in a surprise twist

Two legendary EastEnders characters to make shock return

Inverness striker Billy McKay has extended his stay with the Highlands-based club

Northern Ireland international Billy Mckay extends Inverness stay
Billy Dodds was more than pleased to confirm that striker Billy Mckay has signed a new two-year deal with Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
PA Sports Staff

Never better time for budget breaks ... no buts, it's got to be Butlin's

Lamb found in car next to £10,000 of heroin & cocaine and a bag of chips

Lamb found in car next to £10,000 of heroin & cocaine - and some chips

Chef Jamie Oliver has written his first children's book

Chef Jamie Oliver has written his first children's book

Love Island’s first Winter Edition featured Londoner Shaughna Phillip. (Photo by Neil P. Mockford/Getty Images)

Breaking Love Island’s Shaughna Phillips announces she has given birth

Riley Keough as Daisy Jones and Sam Claflin as Billy Dunne in Daisy Jones & The Six, singing into a shared microphone (Credit: Lacey Terrell/Prime Video)

Daisy Jones and The Six: Who is the interviewer in the TV series?

IKEA offers replacement parts for free should anything break during assembly.

Money savvy TikTok user reveals easy time saving IKEA trick

SAS: Who Dares Wins - Jungle Hell - Grant, Joshua and Hilary pass selection in tense series finale

Channel 4s SAS: Who Dares Wins - Jungle Hell winners revealed

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Princess Victoria disaster survivor went on to spend a lifetime at sea

Netflix reveals Power Rangers special, with original cast members

Caroline Curran will play the fiesty Maggie Muff at Belfast's MAC

Straight-talking Maggie is back for one last theatre show

Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey . (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images)

Ulster have made an impressive start to the United Rugby Championship
Ulster have been the great entertainers so far this season in the United Rugby Championship.
Ciaran Donaghy

Eric, Phil, Peggy, Grant, Billy and Charlie

EastEnders fans, Peggy Mitchell is back on TV!

Rev Dr Houston McKelvey

Thought for the day: School days teach us the fundamentals of life

Some of the crowds in Scarva, July 13, 2022

Scarva: WATCH video footage of colossal crowds at Sham Fight 2022

Linfield in 1970-71. Front row (from left) Ronnie McAteer, Bryan Hamilton, Eric Bowyer, Billy Bingham (manager), Phil Scott, Dessie Cathcart, Billy Sinclair. Back row (from left) Russell Peacock, Alan Fraser, Ivan McAllister, Derek Humphrey, Bertie McGonigle, Albert Larmour, Isaac Andrews, Jackie Patterson. Photo: courtesy of Linfield FC

Billy Bingham ‘had engaging and inspirational qualities’

Billy Bingham share a joke with Pat Jennings before a World Cup qualifying match against Romania in Bucharest in 1985

Legendary Northern Ireland manager Billy Bingham dies aged 90

The re-enactment of King William's Royal Landing is due to return to Carrickfergus

King Billy landing re-enactment back

Kathy

New ‘No Return’ drama is a holiday from hell

Tim McGarry, who writes a column for the News Letter every other Thursday.

Tim McGarry: Sorry Sir Kenny, but no-one was called Buddy in Belfast in 1969

RUC patrol in the border area in 1983. A man from Mars would get the impression that the RUC were the main cause of the Troubles, when they were in fact the single biggest reason that we did not have civil war

At least this newspaper puts the blame for the Troubles on the terrorists

Former News Letter journalist Joe Oliver

Tribute to former journalist Joe Oliver as ‘one of the newspaper characters'

Miri Matteson

‘Back to Life’ concludes with a final double-bill

Rev John Anderson

Tributes to ‘gentleman’ rector John Anderson who died from Covid-19

Margaret Wilkinson will be 100 on Friday

Family will do their best to make Wilkie’s 100th birthday special

George Dodds.

Tributes to man who ‘was part of the fabric’ of Ballyclare High School

Billy Thompson. Pic by Graham Balhaam-Curry.

Tributes paid to leading Orangeman

Jade Caughey with her fiancé Lee Parker.

‘In her darkest hour, Jade was still helping others’ says husband Lee

Jade Parker.
Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press.

Funeral for young mum Jade who died just two days after her wedding

Jade Caughey with her fiancé Lee Parker.

Family and friends to say final farewell to newly wed mum Jade Parker

Heartbreak as newly married Jade Caughey dies days after wedding ceremony

Four generations of the Boyce family, RAF veteran Billy (centre), who was marking his 100th birthday on November 7, daughter Betty Stewart (right), granddaughter Joanne Macfarlane and great grandson Joshua Macfarlane.

Carrickfergus ‘deeply saddened’ by death of World War Two veteran

Jade Caughey with her fiance Lee Parker.

‘Jade is organising her wedding and her funeral’ says heartbroken fiancé

Sam Hamilton.

Tributes to popular NI man who died suddenly in hospital

Ulster front row Marty Moore in action during the Guinness PRO14 match between Cardiff Blues and Ulster at Rodney Parade. (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)

Marty Moore admits he relishes the physical battles

RAF Association colleagues Noel Williams, Joe Corr, Charlie Magill and Kevin McRandle, celebrate with RAF WW11 veteran Billy Boyce.

Carrickfergus WW11 veteran and former footballer prepares to mark 100th birthday

You will soon be able to sell your used IKEA furniture back to the shop - here's how much you could get (Photo: Shutterstock)

You will soon be able to sell your used IKEA furniture back to the shop - here's...

Charlotte Caldwell and her son Billy

NHS to fund Billy’s medicinal cannabis

Robin Ellacott and Cormoran Strike continue their investigations

JK Rowling strikes back with Lethal White!

Leeds United manager Brian Clough (left) shakes hands with Liverpool manager Bill Shankly before the kick-off in 1974.

Flashback: Leeds’ Premier League opener evokes memories of 1974 clash

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