Tag Archives: CARRICKFERGUS

Police appeal for help in tracing car involved in hit-and-run death of a pensioner

POLICE are hunting the female driver of a hit-and-run car which knocked down a pensioner while he was out for a morning jog. The 68-year-old … more

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Police at the scene of a serious road crash in Carrickfergus

POLICE are at the scene of a “serious crash” in Co Antrim. The PSNI say a pedestrian has been knocked down on the Red Brae … more

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Translink train service between Belfast and Carrick disrupted over security alert

TRAIN services have been disrupted because of a security alert. The railway line between Central Station and Carrickfergus was closed after police discovered a suspicious object near … more

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Fire crews tackled a blaze at former Northgate pub in Carrickfergus

AN investigation is under way after a former bar was destroyed in a fire. A number of homes were evacuated as the fire service dealt with the … more

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Police appeal after man shot in both legs in paramiltiary attack

A MAN is recovering in hospital after being shot in both legs in Carrickfergus, Co Antrim in what police are describing as a paramilitary style shooting. It happened … more

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Army technical officers at the scene of hoax alert in Carrickfergus PSNI station

DETECTIVES have launched an investigation after a security alert at a Co Antrim police station was declared a hoax. Carrickfergus station was evacuated on Tuesday evening … more

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Police evacuate Carrickfergus PSNI station over suspect package

THE PSNI has been forced to evacuate one of its stations after a member of the public brought a ‘suspicious package’ into the building. Police have … more

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High Court hears drug gang imported £350,00 worth of cannabis into Northern Ireland in a van

A DRUG gang used custom-made boxes to import a van load of cannabis worth £350,000 into Northern Ireland, the High Court has heard. And a judge … more

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Police at the scene of serious road crash in Newtownabbey

POLICE are dealing with a serious road in Newtownabbey. The accident happend on the A2 Shore Road at its junction with the Trooperslane Road. The PSNI … more

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Stewart Dickson MLA condemns paramilitary attacks in Carrick on Monday night

THE ALLIANCE Party has condemned a loyalist paramilitary gang behind two “vicious” assaults in Carrickfergus. The party’s East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson said he was “shocked” after two men … more

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