16/09/2014
Other News In Brief
Police Seize 'Large Quantity' Of Alcohol From Teenagers
The PSNI have seized 131 various bottles of alcohol from seven buses carrying mostly underage teenagers.
Police say that the alcohol was taken from buses in Keady, Co Armagh, which were travelling to a party following a school formal.
The items taken and disposed of included beer, wine and spirits.
Appeal For Help Finding Missing Portadown Man
The PSNI have appealed for help in finding missing Portadown man Darren Davidson.
The 48-year-old was last seen on Monday 15 September, and is said to be "vulnerable".
He is 5ft 7in tall, of athletic build with short, dark, greying hair.
When last seen he was wearing black shorts, a dark coloured t-shirt, woolen socks and brown hiking boots. He may also have been wearing a high visibility vest.
Mr Davidson is blind in his left eye, has a scar on the right side of his upper lip, and speaks with an English accent, police have said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact them on 101.
Hospital Hits Four-Hour Target For A&E Services
Altnagelvin Hospital in L'Derry has met a self-set target of treating all A&E patients within four hours.
The hospital trialled the shorter wait time – the Department of Health target is 12 hours – for 24 hours from midnight last Thursday.
In that time, the department treated 160 patients, and of those 111 were discharged after treatment and 49 were admitted.
While a success, the hospital has said that there would be "challenges" in maintaining the target on a permanent basis.
(MH/JP)
The PSNI have seized 131 various bottles of alcohol from seven buses carrying mostly underage teenagers.
Police say that the alcohol was taken from buses in Keady, Co Armagh, which were travelling to a party following a school formal.
The items taken and disposed of included beer, wine and spirits.
Appeal For Help Finding Missing Portadown Man
The PSNI have appealed for help in finding missing Portadown man Darren Davidson.
The 48-year-old was last seen on Monday 15 September, and is said to be "vulnerable".
He is 5ft 7in tall, of athletic build with short, dark, greying hair.
When last seen he was wearing black shorts, a dark coloured t-shirt, woolen socks and brown hiking boots. He may also have been wearing a high visibility vest.
Mr Davidson is blind in his left eye, has a scar on the right side of his upper lip, and speaks with an English accent, police have said.
Anyone with information is asked to contact them on 101.
Hospital Hits Four-Hour Target For A&E Services
Altnagelvin Hospital in L'Derry has met a self-set target of treating all A&E patients within four hours.
The hospital trialled the shorter wait time – the Department of Health target is 12 hours – for 24 hours from midnight last Thursday.
In that time, the department treated 160 patients, and of those 111 were discharged after treatment and 49 were admitted.
While a success, the hospital has said that there would be "challenges" in maintaining the target on a permanent basis.
(MH/JP)
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