30/01/2015

Other News In Brief

Road Improvements For Clough

A road improvement scheme is to commence on the A25 Castlewellan Road in Clough next week.

The £205,000 project will see a 1.1km stretch of road, between the Aghlisnafin Road and Dromara Road junctions resurfaced.

Work will begin on Monday 4 February and be completed by Friday 13 February.

Missing Man Found 'Safe And Well'

A man who was reported missing in Co L'Derry has been found "safe and well".

Kevin Mann, 38, was last seen on Wednesday and it was thought he may have travelled to Portrush.

On Friday, police said Mr Mann had been found safe and well in the town.

Investigation Following Alleged Racial Abuse

Police have launched an investigation following reports that a teenage girl was racially abused.

The incident is said to have occurred on a bus on Tuesday night.

At around 10pm on Tuesday (27 January), a female teenager was said to have been verbally abused by a female, aged in her 40s, for a significant part of the 12a Metro bus journey. The abuse, police said, was connected to the teenager's race. They are treating the incident as a hate crime.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.

(JP)

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