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Michael Kenwood

Bangor and Newtownards 'Pipe Band War' sparked again amid rising cost concerns

Ards Bangor Newtownards Ards and North Down Council DUP

The 'Pipe Band Championship Wars' between Bangor and Newtownards has been revived at a council meeting.

At the start of this year, a bitter row over whether a Pipe Band Championship should be held in Newtownards or Bangor reached a compromise at Ards and North Down Council, with agreement on rotating venues, beginning with Newtownards this year.

However, at the most recent meeting of the council, Independent Alderman for Bangor Central Wesley Irvine resuscitated the argument with a proposal that the County Down Pipe Band Championship be held in Bangor this year and next year, to save the council £12,000.

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