War memorial paint bombed
A WAR MEMORIAL has been paint bombed in Co Antrim, less than a week after Remembrance commemorations.SDLP Lisburn Councillor Pat Catney has said he was disgusted at the attack in Glenavy which happened...
View ArticleWinter fears for Ulster pensioners
Staying warm in winter is the primary concern for pensioners across Northern Ireland, a new survey has revealed.The 2012 Pensioners Parliament report which was launched at Stormont found that four out...
View ArticleAsh tree disease ‘arrives in Northern Ireland’
A disease which has devastated ash tree populations across Europe is feared to have spread to Northern Ireland.Ulster Unionist Stormont assembly member Robin Swann said there had been an outbreak of...
View ArticleToddler found with clothes on fire
A toddler has been taken to hospital with severe burns after being found with his clothes on fire.The boy, believed to be aged between two and three years old, was found in the Larne Road area of...
View ArticleFarmer jailed for cruelty to bull
A FARMER from north Antrim has been jailed for two months for cruelty to a bull which he was taking to slaughter.Gregory Boyd from Gortahar Road in Rasharkin, Ballymena, was also fined £5,000 at...
View ArticleJudge irked by lawyer for Sinn Fein in libel case
A HIGH Court judge threatened to refer a barrister to a professional body as a libel action against Sinn Fein today proceeded to a trial due to start in just over a week.Mr Justice Gillen admonished...
View ArticleMP’s ex-aide in toilet camera probe
A former adviser to Northern Ireland MP David Simpson has been arrested after a camera was found in the toilets of his constituency office, Democratic Unionist Party sources confirmed.David McConaghie,...
View ArticleSeeing Flintoff train has been an inspiration
I HAVE been training this week beside the next ‘Big Thing’ in boxing.This guy has the whole package and he has a dynamite right hand that will do damage when he takes to the ring.He has the size and...
View ArticleNo cash available for Patton creditors
FEARS that the collapse of the Patton construction group could cause hundreds of knock-on job losses among subcontracting firms are still very real today after a bid for emergency cash assistance...
View ArticleAn evening in a wine’drinker’s paradise with you
I AM saddened to report that it is a particularly dark and dreary evening as I write to you. But don’t let that put you off. I have some terrific treats in store for those tipplers who are prepared to...
View ArticleJobs to go at construction supplier
UP TO 27 jobs are to be lost after a Co Antrim construction supplier announced yesterday it was ending production of mortar powder.Saint-Gobain Weber in Ballyclare will cease production by September...
View ArticleHotels owner faces finance blow
THE company behind Malmaison and Hotel du Vin hotels is to appoint administrators after failing to secure a refinancing of the business it said yesterday.MWB Group said its 26 hotels across the two...
View ArticleBuilding on the Ulster connection
PETER Robinson and Martin McGuinness have attended a Hong Kong event hosted by a group that fosters links between people who have a Northern Ireland connection.The not-for-profit organisation is based...
View ArticleDeadly weapons putting generals’ jobs in jeopardy
JUST as we’re getting all geared up for Christmas along comes a sex scandal to divert us from the annual argument at this time of year – will-I-won’t-I do an artificial tree and if it’s to be a real...
View ArticleSuspect admits bid to kill loyalist
A MAN has admitted trying to kill a leading loyalist who was stabbed in front of shoppers in a supermarket.Defence QC John McCrudden asked for the charge to be put again to 42-year-old David Madine who...
View ArticleIncrease in drink driving
POLICE in Castlereagh say that they have noticed an increase in the number of drivers who have been drinking. The increase has occurred over the last month, a PSNI statement said. Chief Superintendent...
View ArticleBasil McCrea rejects UUP flag stance
ULSTER Unionist MLA Basil McCrea last night spoke out to oppose his party’s support for flying the Union Flag every day of the year from Belfast City Hall.Mr McCrea, who told the News Letter that he...
View ArticleSort out guidance over abortion, pleads doctor
ONE of Northern Ireland’s leading doctors has called on politicians to get a guidance document on abortion “sorted out”.The call came after two investigations got under way into the death of Indian...
View ArticleCoroner ‘unlawful’ on killings
NORTHERN Ireland’s senior coroner acted unlawfully in deciding to suspend inquests into controversial killings, it has been claimed.Papers lodged at the High Court in Belfast also state that cases...
View ArticleAsh tree disease at five sites in NI
The first outbreak of ash dieback has been confirmed in Northern Ireland, agriculture chiefs have revealed.The tree disease Chalara was identified in imported young saplings at five sites in Co Down...
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