51.   Meanwhile, at the Old Museum Arts Centre, the Armada Festival begins on Monday with the first of six productions by young Irish companies.

52.   They have set up a special stand at the exhibition, which began on Tuesday and runs until next Saturday.

53.   Fulfilling her promise, construction began on the monastery in Greyabbey, with craftsmen from the house of Holm Cultra in Cumbria carrying out the work.

54.   CYCLING organisations in Wales are gearing up for National Bike Week, which begins on Saturday.

55.   The fun began on Monday when a giant sandcastle was built on the beach to raise money for the Ann Charlton Lodge and Kirkleatham Special School.

56.   On Monday, work will begin on dismantling the railway bridge at Delves Lane and Station Road to make way for a roundabout on the new Consett by-pass.

57.   The summer moorsbus service begins on Sunday, backed by the North York Moors National Park.

58.   Work began on the reorganisation in August last year and electricians have begun preparing for the computer terminals.

59.   Work has begun on the next issue, due out in June.

60.   An old play area was uprooted to allow work to begin on the building of a Butterfly World hothouse bug collection and free flying area.