Murder accused ‘tried to be a father’ to tragic tot
THE Tyrone man accused of murdering baby Millie Martin denied being her killer, claiming instead he’d tried to act as her father during the short three months he lived with her.The claims were read out...
View ArticleHealth service’s £250m bill for medical mistakes
THE bill for settling medical negligence cases in Northern Ireland over the last five years is set to top £250 million, auditors have found.The Department of Health has already paid out £116 million in...
View ArticleMan attacked with bats and sticks in Bangor
POLICE in Bangor are appealing for information after a 24-year-old man was attacked by a gang wielding bats and sticks in the County Down town.A number of masked men forced their way into the man’s...
View ArticleLocal food firms get a taste for international markets
Around 40 Northern Ireland companies will be in Paris this week for the world’s biggest food and drink trade exhibition.SIAL 2012, which runs from 21 - 25 October, will see thirteen companies from the...
View ArticleClanmil weaves new future at Hilden
HOUSING association Clanmil has announced it is to work National Asset Management Agency (NAMA) to progress plans for the multi-million pound redevelopment of the historic Hilden Mill in Lisburn.The...
View ArticleWelcoming companies make a difference
Visual expressions of culture and identity in shared spaces remain a challenge for our society; and so tensions can build when what is valued and prized by one section of the community might be...
View ArticleMarket trader is leading light in food industry
A popular trader at Belfast’s St George’s Market has proven that she is one of the ‘leading lights’ in the national food industry.Jacquelyn Stewart, who trades under the name of Squeeze Juice Café, won...
View ArticleCountdown to business awards
Enterprise Ambassador Tim Campbell who was winner of the first series of the BBC TV ‘The Apprentice’ programme is guest speaker at this year’s Belfast Business Awards.Tim was awarded an MBE for...
View ArticleGreen light for Castlebawn
NEW jobs and the regeneration of a significant area of Newtownards was given the green light yesterday as Environment Minister Alex Attwood approved planning permission for a £50 million development at...
View ArticleOutrage after Orange hall is targeted again
AN attack on an Orange hall – the fourth attack on the building this year – has provoked a wave of condemnation from public representatives, including a Sinn Fein MLA who slammed the incident as...
View ArticleIs banking inherently evil?
International banker Ian Rainey has enjoyed a highly successful and dynamic career which has taken him around the globe. Now back in his native Northern Ireland as managing director of MSL Search and...
View ArticleHow to keep watching TV
TO get ready for the switchover, viewers should either get a new TV set which is capable of receiving digital signals, or get a set-top box to plug into your old TV.These are called Freeview digital...
View ArticleLisa search turned up nothing, says PSNI
DETECTIVES investigating the murder of Lisa Dorrian have concluded a search of land in the Comber area.A spokesman said yesterday that “nothing of significance was found” and that inquiries are...
View ArticleHolland killer drops appeal over fake gun
A MAN jailed for murdering a Belfast greengrocer yesterday abandoned his appeal against a separate conviction for brandishing an imitation gun.Stephen McKee, 21, was due to challenge a verdict that he...
View ArticleA wonderful history which spans eight decades
The Women’s Institute this year marked an impressive 80 years of existance in Northern Ireland. Here, past federation chairman and former chairman of the WI in Northern Ireland (1985-88), HELEN...
View ArticleHow Skype helps Jean and her family to stay connected
In the second instalment of our Relatives Values series, LAURA MURPHY examines how social media and improved telecommunications have changed the lives of one familyDRESSED in a black Guinness T-shirt,...
View ArticleGun attack in Londonderry
A man in his 20s escaped injury after a gun attack at a house in Londonderry.Several shots were fired through the front door and upstairs window of the property in Drunnard Park in the Hazelbank area...
View ArticleAbortion facility plans ‘streamlined’ through
MORE questions have been posed about how Stormont was apparently left in the dark over the arrival of a private abortion clinic in Northern Ireland.As reported in yesterday’s News Letter, health...
View ArticleAllister calls on churches to be more vocal
THE leader of the TUV has urged Protestant churches to take a stronger lead in the campaign against abortion.Jim Allister, MLA for North Antrim, said it appears the campaign is dominated by Roman...
View ArticleDepartment of Health pay £116m to settle negligence claims
THE Department of Health has paid out £116m to settle legal claims for clinical and social care negligence over the past five years.The figure is in a report by the Comptroller and Auditor General on...
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