07/04/2011
Other NI News In Brief
City's Taste Of Spain
Spanish volunteers, Ana Garcia Alverez and Maria Diaz de Tuesta, help Belfast City Council gardener, Derek Follas, create the Willow Sculpture that forms part of the community and therapy garden at Musgrave Park. The two women are taking part in a European exchange for seniors aged over 50 between Belfast and Madrid. The ladies are leaving behind a memento of their six-week volunteer experience in Belfast after helping plant the living sculpture. Work on the garden at Musgrave Park was one element of their six-week programme, which included work in community centres, helping women and children, immigrants and disabled people.
Meningitis Feared
A university in England has confirmed that friends of an NI student are being offered antibiotics as a precaution after he died from suspected meningitis. Christopher McKee was studying sports journalism at Sunderland University when he took ill and died on March 26th. A university spokesperson said that everyone is deeply saddened by the death of such a bright student.
Guns Seized
Following an altercation and subsequent arrest, police in Banbridge, Co Down carried out a search in the Old Bleach Green area of the town which resulted in a number of firearms - including a rifle and a handgun - and blank rounds being recovered. The items were taken away for further forensic examination. A 23-year-old male was arrested for possession of firearms in suspicious circumstances and is currently helping police with their enquiries.
Bride's Stash Stolen
The PSNI in Limavady, Co Londonderry are appealing for the public's help in identifying the burglars who stole the wedding fund of a bride-to-be. Thieves broke into the home of the woman's parents, at Dromore Avenue, between 7pm and 11.30pm on Tuesday night and a large sum of money, which had been set aside for the wedding in just five weeks time, was stolen. Investigating officers have urged anyone who knows the identity of those involved to contact them, or to pass the information anonymously to Crimestoppers.
Military Buff Bailed
An ex soldier who is a collector of military memorabilia and a member of a living history group called The Rising Sons of Dixie that re-enacts American Civil War battles has been given bail on arms charges. Former Royal Irish Regiment soldier James Herron, 38, who served in the RIR for 15 years, appeared in Dungannon court on explosives and firearms offences. Officers from the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch arrested him earlier this week in the Omagh area. He faces four charges including possessing an explosive and possessing a submachine gun, a magazine and a quantity of 9mm ammunition. Police said the charges are not connected to the investigation into Constable Ronan Kerr's murder.
(BMcC/GK)
Spanish volunteers, Ana Garcia Alverez and Maria Diaz de Tuesta, help Belfast City Council gardener, Derek Follas, create the Willow Sculpture that forms part of the community and therapy garden at Musgrave Park. The two women are taking part in a European exchange for seniors aged over 50 between Belfast and Madrid. The ladies are leaving behind a memento of their six-week volunteer experience in Belfast after helping plant the living sculpture. Work on the garden at Musgrave Park was one element of their six-week programme, which included work in community centres, helping women and children, immigrants and disabled people.
Meningitis Feared
A university in England has confirmed that friends of an NI student are being offered antibiotics as a precaution after he died from suspected meningitis. Christopher McKee was studying sports journalism at Sunderland University when he took ill and died on March 26th. A university spokesperson said that everyone is deeply saddened by the death of such a bright student.
Guns Seized
Following an altercation and subsequent arrest, police in Banbridge, Co Down carried out a search in the Old Bleach Green area of the town which resulted in a number of firearms - including a rifle and a handgun - and blank rounds being recovered. The items were taken away for further forensic examination. A 23-year-old male was arrested for possession of firearms in suspicious circumstances and is currently helping police with their enquiries.
Bride's Stash Stolen
The PSNI in Limavady, Co Londonderry are appealing for the public's help in identifying the burglars who stole the wedding fund of a bride-to-be. Thieves broke into the home of the woman's parents, at Dromore Avenue, between 7pm and 11.30pm on Tuesday night and a large sum of money, which had been set aside for the wedding in just five weeks time, was stolen. Investigating officers have urged anyone who knows the identity of those involved to contact them, or to pass the information anonymously to Crimestoppers.
Military Buff Bailed
An ex soldier who is a collector of military memorabilia and a member of a living history group called The Rising Sons of Dixie that re-enacts American Civil War battles has been given bail on arms charges. Former Royal Irish Regiment soldier James Herron, 38, who served in the RIR for 15 years, appeared in Dungannon court on explosives and firearms offences. Officers from the PSNI's Serious Crime Branch arrested him earlier this week in the Omagh area. He faces four charges including possessing an explosive and possessing a submachine gun, a magazine and a quantity of 9mm ammunition. Police said the charges are not connected to the investigation into Constable Ronan Kerr's murder.
(BMcC/GK)
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