DUP want to ‘normalise’ politics
AMBITIOUS plans to “normalise” political structures in Northern Ireland have been put forward by the DUP.Outlining his party’s submission to the committee reviewing how the main business of the...
View ArticleUnionist unity on posts for ex-RUC
UNIONISTS on the Policing Board have united against Sinn Fein attempts to penalise former police officers who are re-employed as civilian support staff.Responding to Gerry Kelly’s pleas for ex-officers...
View ArticleCaring for the terminally ill this Christmas
While most of us will be tucking into turkey and opening gifts with loved ones on Christmas Day, spare a thought for those dedicated professionals, like Gladys Brownlee, who will be working providing...
View ArticleDrum Beat: Steeple gives Kids Santa treat
ULSTER’S bands are a deeply integrated part of modern Northern Ireland life, with a great example illustrating this taking place last Friday and Saturday. The festive period is well underway, and...
View ArticleCandle firm is blown over by Christmas sales
A Belfast candle company has been blown over with an incredible 1,500 per cent increase in site traffic as it cashes in on record online Christmas sales.With almost 1,000 organic daily site visits,...
View ArticleUnionist leaders’ festive messages
FIRST Minister and DUP leader Peter Robinson has pledged to build upon peace and stability in 2012.Ulster Unionist leader Tom Elliott, meanwhile, reflected on the achievements of Rory McIlroy and...
View ArticleMan arrested over murder bid
A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery. in Craigavon.Police say the 27-year-old suspect was arrested on Christmas Eve and later released on bail.He was questioned about an...
View ArticleNI rescue service is ‘busiest in UK’
A MAJOR search operation, which began in Coleraine on Monday, ended yesterday after the missing man turned up safe and well.The search operation was just one of four incidents which the Northern...
View ArticleAlleged IRA man ‘should be quizzed’
GARDAI have been urged to re-open the notorious murder of a Co Louth farmer by the IRA in 1991, following evidence which has emerged into the public domain.An ex-soldier who infiltrated the IRA during...
View ArticleUlster rower tells of Atlantic terror
A ROWER from Northern Ireland who is crossing the Atlantic has recounted the terrifying moment when she realised that a ship was heading in darkness straight for her small boat.Kate Richardson alerted...
View ArticlePeer hits out at prison protest arrangements
A DECISION to allow republican prisoners a £5 phone credit because their supporters were preventing visits has been slammed by a DUP peer.All visits to Maghaberry were suspended on November 25 and 26...
View Article‘2012 a big year for parades’ says PC chairman
THE chair of the Parades Commission, believes the Orange Order as well as political and civic leaders have a duty to resolve the issue of disputed parades.In a platform piece published in today’s News...
View ArticleAlcohol is blamed for rise in violent clashes
EMERGENCY services across Northern Ireland have reported another busy festive season, with an alarming rise in the number of street fights and people injured.Hospitals have also seen an increase in the...
View ArticlePlanning applications slump to a fresh low
MORE than three years after crashing house prices led to house-building schemes being postponed or abandoned, the number of planning applications is still continuing to fall.Figures released by the...
View ArticleDeer poachers ‘making up to £100 for each kill’
DEER poaching is on the increase across Northern Ireland, with larger numbers of animals to target and lucrative rewards for carcases, it has been claimed.The warning comes after the remains of two...
View ArticleShoppers out, but stern warning for high street
SHOPPERS continued their post-Christmas spending spree across much of the province yesterday but there were stern warnings that, nationally, 2012 is going to be a bleak year on the high street.Even as...
View ArticleMan aged 85 in court on sex assault charge
A SCHOOLGIRL was sexually assaulted by an 85-year-old man as she travelled home on a bus, the High Court heard yesterday.She “froze” with fear after being wedged into position on a seat at the front of...
View ArticleCollege ‘could train FBI staff’
FUTURE FBI agents could be trained at the new emergency services college in Cookstown, a senior police officer has indicated.The US’s Federal Bureau of Investigation has held talks with the PSNI about...
View Article‘Titanic’ bid to recycle waste
THE people of Belfast have been urged to make a Titanic effort to hit tough recycling targets next year.The city needs to reuse around 46,000 tons of waste in 2012 to meet EU guidelines — the same...
View ArticleBEN LOWRY: Life really is going to begin at 40
FORTY is the mid-point in the new life expectancy of four-score-years.The old biblical three-score-years-and-ten, 70, has been extended by a decade — or perhaps two by the time my generation makes it...
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