A TEENAGER was arrested after an attempted theft of a bottle of vodka from a supermarket.

Schools across Newtownabbey are being challenged to think about ways they can reduce, reuse and recycle all the paper and plastic they are using as part of the province-wide ‘Rethink Waste’ initiative.

Schools across Newtownabbey are being urged to enter the 2012 SuperValu Best Kept School Awards, to gain recognition for their environmental activities.

Interdenominational Divine Healing Ministries are holding a special service for those impacted through anxiety or depression tonight, Monday, February 20, at 8pm in St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast.

The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland has released a report marking the one hundredth concern it has received in relation to local charitable organisations, including a number based in the Newtownabbey area.

Police are investigating the theft of a substantial amount of copper from a housing development.

TWO Newtownabbey councillors have voiced concerns over the safety of local bus users following the relocation of Metro stops in Belfast city centre.

PEOPLE must use local bus and rail services or they could risk losing them for good, a Translink official has warned.

An ENVELOPE containing a sum of money has been handed in to police in Newtownabbey.

HOUSEHOLD rates bills in Newtownabbey are set to rise by less than 20p per week.

THE New Mossley Community Group is holding its AGM tomorrow - Thursday, February 16.

THE District Manager of Newtownabbey Citizens Advice Bureau has revealed that the CAB office in Rathcoole has received a number of queries in recent weeks from people concerned about getting ripped off when buying a used car.

Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland is urging people in Newtownabbey to help shape the new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessment which will soon replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA).

Thousands of patients every year are failing to keep their outpatient appointments at hospitals within the Northern Trust, wasting enormous amounts of the health budget and having an impact on waiting times.

THE Manager of Carnmoney Presbyterian Church’s Manna gift and thrift shop has thanked the local community for their generosity.

THE council is to consider changes to recycling collection times after Glengormley residents said rioting youths were using materials in kerbies as weapons.

From March 2012 Newtownabbey Borough Council will be introducing changes to the way recycled waste is collected from local households.

A NEWTOWNABBEY car dealer has been convicted at Belfast Laganside Magistrates’ Court for selling a clocked vehicle.

A SPECIAL celebration event has marked an incredible year of achievement for a Newtownabbey-based community project.

FIXTURES, fittings and equipment from Woodsides went under the hammer at an auction this week.