Hillsborough becomes first place in NI to receive Royal status
It is the first town or village to receive the title
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Hillsborough (Image: Phillip Magowan / Press Eye)
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The village of Hillsborough has become the first in Northern Ireland to receive Royal status.
NORTHERN IRELAND’S FIRST ROYAL STATUS AWARDED TO HILLSBOROUGH VILLAGE
Northern Ireland s first Royal status awarded to Hillsborough village
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The first village or town in Northern Ireland to receive the rare and honoured title
The village of Hillsborough in County Down will become ‘Royal Hillsborough’ later in 2021, the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Rt Hon Brandon Lewis MP has announced today.
Home to Hillsborough Castle, the residence of Her Majesty The Queen and other members of the Royal family when visiting Northern Ireland, it will be the first village or town in Northern Ireland to receive the exceptional title.
Lisburn Castlereagh council spends £20,000 planting 100 trees to mark NI centenary
The trees are the same as those planted on the grounds of the Stormont estate
Some of the trees planted in Moira, Co Down
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Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council (LCCC) has planted 100 trees in a number of local parks and shared community spaces as part of their NI centenary celebrations.