THE PSNI have been accused of unprofessionalism after an officer issued proof of a stop and search on a box of beer. Political activist Fra Hughes was stopped by police near Ladbrook Drive as he made his way back from a parades meeting in the nearby Houben Centre. Fra asked for official proof of the […]
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The cop, the box of booze and the Biro
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Brush strokes of success
“THE most important thing in a make-up artist’s kit is hands down the brushes,” explains go-to make-up guru and trailblazing entrepreneur Ciara Daly whose range of bespoke brush collections sit proudly in Gordons and Medicare chemists after the 37-year-old secured a major contract with the top outlets. Established for some years as the most sought […]
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28-year-old man charged following collision at Belle Steele garden
A 28-year-old man has been charged with driving with excess alcohol on his breath, no driving licence and no insurance after a suspected stolen car ploughed into Belle Steele Community Garden around 6am on Sunday morning. Four fencing panels and flowerbeds were destroyed in the early morning collision at the popular Colin community amenity, which […]
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Local nun speaks of challenges facing her Kenyan relief centre
A missionary nun from the Cliftonville who has worked in Kenya for almost 30 years in the shanty towns of the country’s fourth largest city has spoken of how an increase in crime is beginning to affect her work. Sister Patricia Speight is the director of the Nakuru Love and Hope Centre – a clinic […]
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Weapons recovered after bonfire violence
Riot squad cops had to move in to separate gangs of rampaging loyalists in the first violence associated with this year’s marching season. A senior police officer has said they recovered a crossbow and hammers during a night of violence in Carrickfergus. The trouble that broke out on the edge of the Castlemara estate is […]
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Massive weekend of sport looms
WHAT a weekend of soccer that was… Out went Spain and England without so much of a whimper on Monday while Ireland courageously were beaten by hosts France on Sunday and Wales saw off the challenge of Michael O’Neill’s boys on Saturday. We are still baffled how Portugal have reached the quarter-finals and still not won […]
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