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Jason Loughlin gives the thumbs up as he walks free from Belfast's Laganside court following judgement in the UVF supergrass trial today, February 22. Picture By Pacemaker Colm Lenaghan

Murder accused cleared

CHARGES against the nine defendants accused of the murder of UDA man Tommy English were dismissed at a hearing in Belfast Crown Court today (February 22).

Community Development Officer, Aislin Conlon and Community Relations Forum Co-ordinator, Kathy Wolff pictured outside the Barron Hall. INNT 07-070-FP

Arson-hit community hall to reopen next month

A CROSS-COMMUNITY facility in Glengormley which was destroyed in an arson attack in July 2010 is set to reopen early next month.

Edmund Rice College earmarked in merger plan

A MAJOR review in the provision of Catholic education could see Glengormley’s Edmund Rice College amalgamate with other schools in the north Belfast area.

Dog waste bin at Sixmilewater River Park. INNT 32-213-CON

Irresponsible dog owners ‘costing council thousands’

IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners are costing the council “thousands upon thousands of pounds” it was revealed at a recent meeting of the organisation’s Environment Committee.

Roy Beggs MLA (right) with DRD Minister Danny Kennedy following the announcement that funding is to be made available for the completion of the A2 and A8 road improvement schemes. INNT 07-504CON

Funding in place for major road projects

LONG-AWAITED upgrade schemes on two of Newtownabbey’s busiest roads could get under way in a matter of months, it has been revealed.

Ballyclare Secondary School. INNT 07-065-FP

Thieves steal £24k out of school budget

MINDLESS thieves have stolen almost £24,000 worth of lead from Newtownabbey schools over the past nine months, it has been revealed.

Nortel Athletic and Social Club Honorary Secretary, Jim Shaw

Business as usual at Nortel

IT’S business as usual at Nortel Athletic and Social Club, despite the pending sale of the Doagh Road property to aerospace firm Bombardier.

Glengormley man Joe Murphy was joined by a large crowd of family and friends at the vigil for his missing son, Joby.

Father vows to ‘bring son home’

THE father of a missing Glengormley man has vowed to continue searching for his son and to “bring him home”.

Rubbish dumped on the Old Irish Highway and O'Neill Road. INNT 05-049-FP

Anger over Rathcoole fly-tipping

A RATHCOOLE woman has hit out at “lazy locals” for using the estate as a dumping ground.

Assistant Group Commander Mark Beresford (left) assesses damage caused by the house fire at Sandyknowes Park. 
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Firefighters praised for saving woman from blaze at home

FIREFIGHTERS who rescued a 61-year-old woman from a house fire in Glengormley last week have been praised for their life-saving actions.

Ballyclare man Mark Wilson with the Yamaha quad bike that was stolen from his Braepark Road home in 2009. He got the vehicle back more than a year later after spotting it for sale on an internet auction site. INNT 05-500CON

Call for police to get tough on rural crime

A BALLYCLARE man has hit out at the PSNI over its handling of an investigation into the theft of an expensive quad bike from his family’s farm.

Derek Layland father of David Layland who was crushed at the Mallusk landfill site in August 2008. INNT 06-056-FP

‘We fear our son won’t be the last’

THE devastated family of a man killed at the Mallusk landfill site have vowed to continue to fight for tougher safety laws to be applied in Northern Ireland.

Soon to be under new ownership: The Nortel site on the Doagh Road.

Bombardier snaps up Nortel factory site

GLOBAL aerospace company Bombardier has signed an agreement to purchase the former Nortel facility near Monkstown, the Times can reveal. Bombardier snaps up Nortel factory site

Billy Meek. INNT 06-061-FP

‘He was a lovely man who’ll be sadly missed’

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Rathcoole pensioner who was tragically killed in a house fire last week.

Joby Murphy. INNT 05-055-FP

Why wasn’t water rescue team called on night of Joby’s disappearance?

QUESTIONS are being asked about why the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service’s Specialist Rescue Team wasn’t called out to try to save a Glengormley man who fell into the River Lagan last month.

Aimee Norton gets busy with her mixing bowl in preparation for the cookery challenge.

Scholarship would be icing on Aimee’s cake

A GLENGORMLEY teenager could be just one small cake away from winning a prestigious scholarship to one of the world’s finest culinary institutions.

Residents of Woodlands House have called on the Housing Executive to carry out urgent health and safety improvements at the multi-storey flats in Rushpark.

Residents demand urgent repairs at ‘death trap’ flats

RESIDENTS living in a high-rise block of flats in Rushpark have branded the property “a death trap”, warning that a lack of fire safety measures is putting people’s lives at risk.

Kathleen and Jim Williamson with their dog Toby.

‘Toby is lucky to be alive’

A COUPLE whose pet dog was attacked by a Rottweiler during a terrifying incident in a Newtownabbey park last week have appealed to dog owners to be more responsible and keep their animals on a lead.

Agnes Logan MBE.

‘Love of children’ inspired Agnes’ work for Barnardo’s

TRIBUTES have been paid to a remarkable Glengormley woman who passed away last week, aged 100 years and six months.

Natalie Brittle is hoping to be crowned Belfast's Next Top Model. INNT 05-504CON

Natalie sets sights on catwalk success

A BALLYCLARE beauty is hoping to become Ireland’s new face of fashion.

Joby Murphy (20) disappeared near the Lagan Weir in the early hours of Thursday morning (January 26).

FATHER’S ANGUISH OVER MISSING SON

THE heartbroken father of a missing Glengormley man has said his family are now playing “the waiting game” while search teams comb Belfast Harbour for his son’s body.

Fire crews attend the scene of the fatal house blaze in Carmeen Drive, Rathcoole. Picture By: Arthur Allison, Pacemaker

Pensioner dies in Rathcoole house fire

RATHCOOLE residents have been left shocked and saddened following the death of an elderly man in a house fire in the estate on Tuesday afternoon (January 31).

Brendan Carlin

£150k investment to help improve ailing town centre

THERE was some positive news for the Glengormley business community this week as the Town Centre Regeneration Committee moved forward with proposals for a £150,000 investment in the area.

Rathcoole pensioner Harry Taylor surveys the water damage to his living room floor.

What’s the hold up?

A RATHCOOLE pensioner whose flat was flooded after workmen damaged a pipe in a neighbouring property has called on the Housing Executive to tell him why it has taken three months to process his claim for repairs.

New Mossley resident, Robert Mitchell.

Angry residents appeal to NIHE to make good on driveway ‘promise’

New Mossley residents have called on the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE) to make good on its broken promises before going ahead with new social housing plans.

Kirsty Bell.

Policing Partnership stops absentee member’s payments

NEWTOWNABBEY District Policing Partnership has stopped payments to one of its independent members who hasn’t attended a meeting for almost a year, it has been confirmed.

An electric power pump which can be used to recharge electric cars. INNT 03-603con

Council to invest £10,000 to reduce ‘range anxiety’

THE council is to invest £10,000 towards the cost of installing two power pumps for electric cars in the borough.

Smooth operator, Horatio Whitla. INNT 04-600con

Horatio’s rise from prickly beginnings to internet star

A GREEN-haired hedgehog has sent the internet into a frenzy with tales of his adventures in Newtownabbey.

Paul Lamb who rescued a neighbour's year old baby from a house fire in Glengormley. INLT 05-401-RM

Glengormley man’s heroic baby rescue

A GLENGORMLEY man has said “anyone would do the same to save a life” after he helped to rescue a baby from a house fire in the Hightown area.

Helen Bates and her two-year-old son, Reece with the badly burnt microwavable steriliser that went on fire in the kitchen of their Ypres Park home on Sunday night. INNT 04-071-FP

WHITEABBEY FAMILY’S LUCKY ESCAPE

A WHITEABBEY woman has told how she and her family had a lucky escape when a fire broke out in the kitchen of their Ypres Park home at the weekend.

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