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19/08/2013
Other News In Brief
'Serious' Crash In Ballymena
A crash between a motorcycle and a tractor in Ballymena, County Antrim has been described as "serious" by police.
The accident happened at the junction of Cullybackey and Woodtown roads at about 9.30am on Monday morning.
Woodtown Road has been closed between the Sand Road and Old Park Road and diversions are in place.
Bail For £6k Cocaine Arrests
Three men have been released on bail after being arrested over a £6,000 cocaine discovery.
The PSNI discovered the class A drugs during searches at a house in the Marlfield Drive area of the Braniel Estate in Castlereagh, Belfast, on Friday.
Two 33-year-old men and a 41-year-old were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences.
They have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Racist Graffiti On Belfast House
A house in Belfast has had a window and door pane smashed and racist graffiti daubed on the exterior in an overnight attack.
The attack happened at Wayland Street off the Castlereagh Road in the city at about 1am in the early hours of Monday.
Police are investigating the attack and have appealed for anyone who may have information to contact them.
Armagh Scrap Dealer Convicted Of Waste Offences
A County Armagh scrap dealer has been found guilty of operating an illegal waste site.
29-year-old Patrick Carvill of Knockbane Road, Middletown, was given a suspended sentence on Friday for running a waste scrap yard with no waste management licence.
The offence began when Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) officers visited the unauthorised waste scrap site five times between August 2010 and June 2012.
Mr Carvill had no waste management licence in place for any of the waste activities on site.
He pleaded guilty to four charges of keeping waste without a licence for the site. He received two conditional discharges, suspended for 12 months, one two week custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months and one custodial sentence for four weeks, suspended for 12 months, with all sentences to run concurrently.
(IT/JP)
A crash between a motorcycle and a tractor in Ballymena, County Antrim has been described as "serious" by police.
The accident happened at the junction of Cullybackey and Woodtown roads at about 9.30am on Monday morning.
Woodtown Road has been closed between the Sand Road and Old Park Road and diversions are in place.
Bail For £6k Cocaine Arrests
Three men have been released on bail after being arrested over a £6,000 cocaine discovery.
The PSNI discovered the class A drugs during searches at a house in the Marlfield Drive area of the Braniel Estate in Castlereagh, Belfast, on Friday.
Two 33-year-old men and a 41-year-old were arrested on suspicion of drugs offences.
They have been released on police bail pending further enquiries.
Racist Graffiti On Belfast House
A house in Belfast has had a window and door pane smashed and racist graffiti daubed on the exterior in an overnight attack.
The attack happened at Wayland Street off the Castlereagh Road in the city at about 1am in the early hours of Monday.
Police are investigating the attack and have appealed for anyone who may have information to contact them.
Armagh Scrap Dealer Convicted Of Waste Offences
A County Armagh scrap dealer has been found guilty of operating an illegal waste site.
29-year-old Patrick Carvill of Knockbane Road, Middletown, was given a suspended sentence on Friday for running a waste scrap yard with no waste management licence.
The offence began when Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) officers visited the unauthorised waste scrap site five times between August 2010 and June 2012.
Mr Carvill had no waste management licence in place for any of the waste activities on site.
He pleaded guilty to four charges of keeping waste without a licence for the site. He received two conditional discharges, suspended for 12 months, one two week custodial sentence, suspended for 12 months and one custodial sentence for four weeks, suspended for 12 months, with all sentences to run concurrently.
(IT/JP)
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