BERNIE SMYTH HAS CONVICTED QUASHED FOR HARASSING DAWN PURVIS

PRECIOUS Life campaigner Bernie Smyth won her appeal against her harassment conviction. In November, deputy district judge Chris Holmes had found her guilty of harassing Dawn Purvis, the former programme director of Marie Stopes International. Judge Gordon Kerr QC...more

PSNI: HELP US FIND MISSING CHRIS

POLICE in south Belfast have issued an appeal for help in locating Chris Bunting. The 22-year-old's family are concerned for his whereabouts. They want anyone who knows where he is to let them know. He is also being urged to make contact with his family to let...more

DETECTIVES UNCOVER NEW LEADS IN HUNT FOR THE KILLERS OF JONATHAN CAIRNS

THE family of murdered Jonathan Cairns have been given fresh hope a breakthrough in catching his killers 16 years. Detective Chief Inspector John McVea visited the Ballykelly home of Raymond and Hazel Cairns to update them on the investigation. He told them that his...more

SUSPECT HUNTED OVER HOAX BOMB CALLS IN NORTH BELFAST

THIS is the man police are hunting over hoax bomb calls in north Belfast. The bogus calls were made in August 2014 tying police resources while the incidents were being investigated. Today, detectives in north Belfast have issued a picture of a suspect they are trying to...more

40-YEAR-OLD FEMALE ARRESTED OVER RACE HATE ASSAULT ON MUSLIM WOMAN

POLICE have arrested a 40-year-old woman over a race hate attack. She has been detained for common assault and incitement to hatred. The arrest was made following an attack on Saturday in Portadown. The PSNI say the young Muslim woman was walking alone along the Gilford...more

DURKAN BACKS TROCAIRE CLIMATE CHANGE CAMPAIGN

SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has supported Trócaire campaigners from the North  at Westminster and the charity’s new ‘Feel the Heat’ campaign.

It calls on...more

June 29, 2015

BELFAST CITY CEMETERY TO RECEIVE £165,000 IN LOTTERY GRANT

A Belfast cemetery is to receive £165,800 funding from the National Lottery.