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02/09/2014
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Man Dies In House Fire
A 91-year-old man has died following a house fire in Carryduff, County Down.
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) said it received a call at 00.58 on the morning of 2 September to attend a fire involving a domestic garage and an oil tank at Thorndale Park, Carryduff, Co Down.
The fire spread to another oil tank and ruptured, causing a nearby detached bungalow on the Hillsborough Road to catch fire. Firefighters attended the scene and rescued a 91-year-old man from the property.
Firefighters and paramedics carried out CPR but the man died at the scene.
Police Investigate 'Bomb Blast' Sites, Killyleagh
Police have found what they believe to be the site of two small bomb blasts following reports of two loud bangs in Killyleagh over the weekend.
The army bomb squad was sent to the scene on the Coily Hill Road in the County Down village on Monday, following the discovery.
Officers have now left the scene.
Men Fined Over Fisheries Offences
Two men have been fined for fisheries offences at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court.
Patrick Hardy of Glencolin Drive in Belfast was found guilty of unlicenced angling and trespass on a several fishery at Lough Money in County Down.
He was fined a total of £175, with costs of £75, court costs of £38 and an offender levy of £15.
Aaron O’Neill of Cumber Park, Drumaness, was found guilty of unlicenced angling at Pollrammer Lake in County Down.
He was fined £75 with costs of £75, court costs of £38 and an offender levy of £15.
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A man has been convicted at Newry Magistrates' court for claiming benefits he was not entitled to.
23-year-old Edward Keatings of Glenalina Road, Belfast claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance totalling £2,702 while failing to declare employment. He was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay court costs of £37.
He is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(IT/CD)
A 91-year-old man has died following a house fire in Carryduff, County Down.
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) said it received a call at 00.58 on the morning of 2 September to attend a fire involving a domestic garage and an oil tank at Thorndale Park, Carryduff, Co Down.
The fire spread to another oil tank and ruptured, causing a nearby detached bungalow on the Hillsborough Road to catch fire. Firefighters attended the scene and rescued a 91-year-old man from the property.
Firefighters and paramedics carried out CPR but the man died at the scene.
Police Investigate 'Bomb Blast' Sites, Killyleagh
Police have found what they believe to be the site of two small bomb blasts following reports of two loud bangs in Killyleagh over the weekend.
The army bomb squad was sent to the scene on the Coily Hill Road in the County Down village on Monday, following the discovery.
Officers have now left the scene.
Men Fined Over Fisheries Offences
Two men have been fined for fisheries offences at Downpatrick Magistrates' Court.
Patrick Hardy of Glencolin Drive in Belfast was found guilty of unlicenced angling and trespass on a several fishery at Lough Money in County Down.
He was fined a total of £175, with costs of £75, court costs of £38 and an offender levy of £15.
Aaron O’Neill of Cumber Park, Drumaness, was found guilty of unlicenced angling at Pollrammer Lake in County Down.
He was fined £75 with costs of £75, court costs of £38 and an offender levy of £15.
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A man has been convicted at Newry Magistrates' court for claiming benefits he was not entitled to.
23-year-old Edward Keatings of Glenalina Road, Belfast claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance totalling £2,702 while failing to declare employment. He was given a two year conditional discharge and ordered to pay court costs of £37.
He is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(IT/CD)
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