10/12/2013
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Men Arrested Following S Belfast Knife Fight
Two men have been arrested following a 'knife fight' in south Belfast.
The incident began following reports of a man attempting to enter a house in Eglantine Avenue on Monday evening.
He was then confronted by another man. Both men are believed to have been armed with knives.
One of the men was later taken to hospital for facial and body injuries.
A 33-year-old and 34-year-old man have now been arrested.
Farmer Fined Over Polluting Offence
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined £1,000 plus court costs of £31 at Enniskillen Magistrates' Court.
Mr Wilfred Bothwell, of Tullyweel, Fivemiletown, was fined for making a polluting discharge to a waterway.
The charges relate to a visit by a Water Quality Inspector on 17 January 2013 to a tributary of the Ramult Burn near the Creeve Road at Tullyweel. A large amount of sewage fungus was observed in the waterway.
Further investigation revealed that a discharge of silage effluent was being made from the farm premises of Mr Bothwell to the waterway via a drainage pipe. Some 2km of waterway was adversely affected by this polluting discharge.
Men Convicted Of Fishing Offences
Two men have been convicted of fishing offences at Dungannon Magistrates' Court.
Darius Babarskas of Terryglassog Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone, was found guilty of an unlawful method of angling and unlawful use or possession of ground bait and maggots.
He was given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay costs of £75 and court costs of £38.
Balogh Sandor of Spelga Park in Lurgan was found guilty of fishing by unlicenced and unfair means. He was fined £10, with costs of £75 and court costs of £38.
Coleraine DJ Found Guilty Of Fraud
A DJ from Coleraine, County Antrim, has been found guilty of nine offences for failing to provide a service to customers for money he received.
Michael Stockman, trading as North West Discos, was found guilty on Friday 6 December 2013 at Coleraine Magistrates' Court.
The charges followed an investigation into the trading practices of Michael Stockman, following receipt of six consumer complaints.
Each of the customers paid Mr Stockman money to provide a DJ service at their weddings, parties or charity events.
But Mr Stockman failed to provide a service to any of these consumers or to refund any of the money he received.
His excuse for cancelling on four different occasions between the start of August 2012 and the end of September 2012 was that his father had died the previous day/morning.
But Mr Stockman continued to make bookings and take payments throughout this period.
(IT/CD)
Two men have been arrested following a 'knife fight' in south Belfast.
The incident began following reports of a man attempting to enter a house in Eglantine Avenue on Monday evening.
He was then confronted by another man. Both men are believed to have been armed with knives.
One of the men was later taken to hospital for facial and body injuries.
A 33-year-old and 34-year-old man have now been arrested.
Farmer Fined Over Polluting Offence
A Co. Tyrone farmer has been fined £1,000 plus court costs of £31 at Enniskillen Magistrates' Court.
Mr Wilfred Bothwell, of Tullyweel, Fivemiletown, was fined for making a polluting discharge to a waterway.
The charges relate to a visit by a Water Quality Inspector on 17 January 2013 to a tributary of the Ramult Burn near the Creeve Road at Tullyweel. A large amount of sewage fungus was observed in the waterway.
Further investigation revealed that a discharge of silage effluent was being made from the farm premises of Mr Bothwell to the waterway via a drainage pipe. Some 2km of waterway was adversely affected by this polluting discharge.
Men Convicted Of Fishing Offences
Two men have been convicted of fishing offences at Dungannon Magistrates' Court.
Darius Babarskas of Terryglassog Road, Dungannon, County Tyrone, was found guilty of an unlawful method of angling and unlawful use or possession of ground bait and maggots.
He was given a conditional discharge for 12 months and ordered to pay costs of £75 and court costs of £38.
Balogh Sandor of Spelga Park in Lurgan was found guilty of fishing by unlicenced and unfair means. He was fined £10, with costs of £75 and court costs of £38.
Coleraine DJ Found Guilty Of Fraud
A DJ from Coleraine, County Antrim, has been found guilty of nine offences for failing to provide a service to customers for money he received.
Michael Stockman, trading as North West Discos, was found guilty on Friday 6 December 2013 at Coleraine Magistrates' Court.
The charges followed an investigation into the trading practices of Michael Stockman, following receipt of six consumer complaints.
Each of the customers paid Mr Stockman money to provide a DJ service at their weddings, parties or charity events.
But Mr Stockman failed to provide a service to any of these consumers or to refund any of the money he received.
His excuse for cancelling on four different occasions between the start of August 2012 and the end of September 2012 was that his father had died the previous day/morning.
But Mr Stockman continued to make bookings and take payments throughout this period.
(IT/CD)
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