A North Belfast man has been stripped of his mobility scooter after being caught drink driving twice in a matter of months. Malcolm McCormick (43), who lives on the Cliftonville Road, was disqualified from driving for a year in the Magistrates Court last month after being charged with failing to provide a specimen and driving […]
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Disabled man left stranded after scooter disqualification
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Builders back on the job after AAD threats
Contractors threatened by extortionists posing as republicans have returned to work at a major social housing redevelopment in North Belfast. The Housing Executive have not confirmed whether the threat issued to builders in the New Lodge’s long streets has been lifted but yesterday morning (Thursday), a solitary worker was on-site making preparations for substantive work […]
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Surgical gloves over smoke alarms, vans used to block wind: chaos at £152m new RVH Critical Care Unit
The £152million brand-new Critical Care Unit at the Royal Victoria Hospital may have been designed to deal with every human emergency – but high winds at the weekend saw it struggle to deal with its first weather alert of the winter. There were farcical scenes at the 12-storey building as Belfast Trust vans were lined […]
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Specialist drugs easier to access for patients to access as tight rules are eased
SPECIALIST drugs not readily available at present to patients who need them could be within reach at last after a change in Department of Health rules. Previously, drugs not approved by the National Insitute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) were much more difficult to access in North Ireland thanks to the Individual Funding Requestion […]
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North Belfast MP Dodds drops a bombshell by pulling out of DUP leadership race
NORTH Belfast MP Nigel Dodds yesterday dropped a political bombshell by ruling himself out of the running for the DUP leadership. And it has emerged that a majority of the party’s senior figures have thrown their weight behind Finance Minister Arlene Foster, who also has the support of over 75 per cent of party members […]
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Met Office warns that Storm Desmond chaos could spread to County Antrim
After a weekend of heavy rain and flooding the Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for counties Antrim, Derry, Fermanagh and Tyrone. It’s feared that the floods and chaos which hit Fermanagh and Tyrone could sweep east as Storm Desmond hits again this afternoon. Up to 20mm of rain is expected to fall […]
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