Recently added articles from Newtonabbey Times (Portadown, Northern Ireland):
MP and anglers in talks with Environment Minister.
Jul 02, 2008 ... SOUTH Antrim MP William McCrea joined a group of local anglers for a meeting with Environment Minister Sammy Wilson last week. The purpose of the meeting, which was also attended by department officials, was to discuss recent pollution incidents at Ballymartin River and ...
Local bakery targets US market.
Jul 02, 2008 ... LOCAL firm Ashers Bakery was one of 11 Northern Ireland companies represented at the Summer Fancy Foods Show in New York earlier this week. Ashers was among 1,000 exhibitors who showed off their speciality food products at the show, which took place between June 29 and July 1. ...
POLICE MAKE 200 BOOZE SEIZURES AT MINI TWELFTH PARADE.
Jul 02, 2008 ... BOOZERS at Friday's Mini Twelfth parade in Cloughfern and Whiteabbey were left empty handed as police seized hundreds of items of drink. Officers confiscated more than 200 bottles and cans as part of a wider proactive campaign to stamp out the illegal use of alcohol at public ...
Exhibition opens at Mossley Mill.(Awards list)
Jul 02, 2008 ... A MAJOR photographic exhibition will officially open at Mossley Mill next week. The East Antrim Open Exhibition will be officially declared open by Deputy Mayor John Scott on Monday (July 7) at 8pm. For the second successive year the event has been accorded patronage ...
CRIMEFIGHTER.
Jul 02, 2008 ... NEWTOWNABBEY Police are appealing for your help in solving the following crimes: ? ROBBERY - Shortly before 4pm on Tuesday 24 June police were alerted to the theft of a handbag from an elderly woman in the area of Merville Garden Village shops. The victim, an 88-year-old female, ...
BOROUGH'S DRIVE-OFF SHAME.
Jul 02, 2008 ... NEWTOWNABBEY is the top fuel theft area in the country, it has been revealed. Last year, 172 drive-offs were reported in Newtownabbey - a staggering 17 per cent of the Northern Ireland total. Second in the table was South Belfast with 92 incidents. Up to the end of ...
Bonfire tyres removed for recycling.
Jul 02, 2008 ... HUNDREDS of tyres have been removed from the site of New Mossley's Eleventh Night bonfire for recycling. The move came about last month following successful negotiations between New Mossley Community Group, local bonfire builders, Newtownabbey Council and the Housing Executive. ...
POLICE SET TO TARGET UNDERAGE DRINKERS.
Jul 02, 2008 ... THE largest ever police initiative aimed at tackling underage drinking in public places will be launched in Newtownabbey on Friday (July 4). Operation Snapper, which will take place during the school summer holiday period, will see a dedicated team of officers targeting hot-spot ...
CARRY OUT A QUICK CHECK ON CALLERS.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A NEW police initiative aimed at tackling the problem of bogus callers is being trialled in Newtownabbey. The 'Quick Check' pilot scheme - a free 24-hour telephone service that will allow anyone who thinks that a bogus caller may be at their premises to verify the identify of ...
RACISTS TARGET CHINESE FAMILY.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A CHINESE man whose Rathcoole home was targeted in a sinister paint bomb attack says he is "devastated" by the incident. The victim, who did not want to be named, said the weekend attack had also been "frightening and difficult" for his wife and his children. "The ...
COUNCIL COUNTS COST OF LANDFILL WRANGLE.
Jul 02, 2008 ... NEWTOWNABBEY Council has forked out a whopping [pounds sterling]15,000 in legal fees alone in its bid to resolve a long running problem with a resident of the borough who is in breach of conditions surrounding domestic landfill works at the rear of his property. The council's ...
TRADERS STEP UP FIGHT AGAINST TESCO STORE.
Jul 02, 2008 ... TRADERS in Ballyclare have stepped up their fight against a plan by Tesco to build a new superstore on the outskirts of the town. Representatives of several local businesses were joined by MLAs and councillors at a meeting in the Town Hall last Wednesday to discuss their ...
Teen remanded on murder charge.
Jul 02, 2008 ... A TEENAGER has appeared in court charged with the murder of a Rathcoole man in Portrush. Glen Allen, 19, from Glenarm Avenue, Portrush appeared before a special sitting of Ballymena Magistrates Court. He was remanded in custody. Thirty-five-year-old William Meek's ...
Search is on for new Fire Cadets.
Jul 02, 2008 ... YOUNG people across Newtownabbey are being invited to apply to join the Fire Cadets. Glengormley Fire Cadets are currently on the look out for new recruits - boys and girls who will be aged 14 or 15 on September 1 this year. Cadets will be given an insight into the ...
ZOE OPENS ZOO'S RAINFOREST HOUSE.
Jul 02, 2008 ... FORMER Blue Peter presenter Zoe Salmon stepped into the wilds of Belfast Zoo this week to open its new Rainforest House. The TV beauty found herself among a host of exotic creatures including Jasmine the two-toed sloth, the Rodrigues Fruit Bats, and the Red-footed Tortoises. ...
Councillors go online.
Jul 02, 2008 ... SEVERAL Newtownabbey councillors have embraced the power of the internet by setting up their own personal websites. The new councillor.info sites have been established to help local councillors keep residents informed about their work and provide information about developments ...
Houston to play Shoreline Festival.
Jul 02, 2008 ... SINGER songwriter Brian Houston will top the bill at next month's Shoreline Festival. The event will take place from Saturday 23 to Monday 25 August at Loughshore Park, Jordanstown. Newtownabbey Council has budgeted more than [pounds sterling]35,000 for entertainment ...
OUTSTANDING YEAR FOR CITIZENS ADVICE.
Jul 02, 2008 ... NEWTOWNABBEY Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed an outstanding year of success, during which it dealt with a staggering 27,000 enquiries, recovered [pounds sterling]2 million in unclaimed benefits for clients and represented people at more than 250 tribunals. Details of the ...
'GIVE NEW ENVIRONMENT AGENCY A FAIR CHANCE'.
Jul 02, 2008 ... CRITICS of the new Northern Ireland Environment Agency are being told to give it a chance before condemning it. Sammy Wilson, the Environment Minister, is adamant the new body can take on those responsible for destruction of the environment and that an Environmental Protection ...
BLUES INVASION TO HIT TOWN.
Jul 02, 2008 ... BALLYCLARE will be preparing for a blue invasion this weekend when Linfield will be in town. Manager David Jeffrey will be bringing in his triple double league and cup winners to Dixon Park for a pre-season friendly with Ballyclare Comrades, and the car parks in the vicinity of ...
