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18/08/2016
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Police Appeal For Missing Teenager Katie Colhoun
Police in Banbridge have issued an appeal to help trace missing 18-year-old Katie Colhoun.
She was last seen in the Sperrin Road area of Limavady on Monday, 15 August.
Katie is described as being 5ft 7inches in height, of slim build, with dyed green hair. She is believed to have been wearing a black Adidas track suit.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
Construction Work Starts On Co Antrim Road Improvement Project
Construction work has started on a £300,000 road improvement project in Ballymena, Co Antrim.
The scheme on the A42 Galgorm Road from Sourhill Road to Galgorm village will provide 0.8 kilometres of new asphalt road surface and also include the construction of a new footway from Galgorm Castle to the Sourhill Road. Work is scheduled to be completed by mid October.
Local access will be maintained and diversions have also been put in place.
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at at Omagh Magistrates' Court.
Alison McCullagh claimed Jobseeker's Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £3,184 while failing to declare employment.
She was given 120 hours community service.
Ms McCullagh is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Department for Communities.
(CD)
Police in Banbridge have issued an appeal to help trace missing 18-year-old Katie Colhoun.
She was last seen in the Sperrin Road area of Limavady on Monday, 15 August.
Katie is described as being 5ft 7inches in height, of slim build, with dyed green hair. She is believed to have been wearing a black Adidas track suit.
Police are appealing for anyone with information to contact them.
Construction Work Starts On Co Antrim Road Improvement Project
Construction work has started on a £300,000 road improvement project in Ballymena, Co Antrim.
The scheme on the A42 Galgorm Road from Sourhill Road to Galgorm village will provide 0.8 kilometres of new asphalt road surface and also include the construction of a new footway from Galgorm Castle to the Sourhill Road. Work is scheduled to be completed by mid October.
Local access will be maintained and diversions have also been put in place.
Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at at Omagh Magistrates' Court.
Alison McCullagh claimed Jobseeker's Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £3,184 while failing to declare employment.
She was given 120 hours community service.
Ms McCullagh is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Department for Communities.
(CD)
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