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17/02/2017
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Woman Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Belfast Crown Court.
Kim Wallace claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £29,500 while failing to declare employment. She was given a six month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
She is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Department for Communities.
Work To Start On Road Resurfacing Scheme In Co Antrim
Construction work is to start on a £355,000 road resurfacing project in Ballyclare, Co Antrim.
Contractors will begin work on the A57 Templepatrick Road on Monday, 20 February, and it is expected to be completed by Friday, 24 March.
The majority of the work is programmed to be completed using a one way closure, permitting traffic to flow towards Larne, with opposing traffic being diverted along the A8 to Corr's Corner, the Ballyclare Road to Ballyrobert and along the Longshot Road to re-join the A57 Templepatrick Road. A temporary 40mph speed limit will be in force throughout the length of the works while one-way closure is in place.
The lane closures will commence on 20 February and continue until 17 March 2017.
A full closure of the A57 Templepatrick Road will be in place from 20 March 2017 to 24 March, to allow for final surfacing and all traffic will be diverted.
DUP Called To Clarify Who funded Pro-Brexit Advertising Campaign
Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd has called on the DUP to clarify who funded its pro-Brexit advertising campaign.
Mr O'Dowd said: "Revelations that the DUP received huge amounts of money from England to fund its lavish pro-Brexit advertising campaign raise serious questions.
"The DUP took hugely expensive newspaper ads in a London newspaper which is not circulated in the North and DUP campaign material was also used in other British cities where they do not stand for election.
"The DUP need to come clean and clarify who gave them the money and how much they received.
"It is vitally important in the wake of other scandals that the DUP clarify this in order to ensure integrity in the political process.
"There are strict rules around corporate sponsorship and there can be no place for anyone attempting to get around those rules."
(CD)
A woman has been convicted for claiming benefits she was not entitled to at Belfast Crown Court.
Kim Wallace claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £29,500 while failing to declare employment. She was given a six month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
She is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Department for Communities.
Work To Start On Road Resurfacing Scheme In Co Antrim
Construction work is to start on a £355,000 road resurfacing project in Ballyclare, Co Antrim.
Contractors will begin work on the A57 Templepatrick Road on Monday, 20 February, and it is expected to be completed by Friday, 24 March.
The majority of the work is programmed to be completed using a one way closure, permitting traffic to flow towards Larne, with opposing traffic being diverted along the A8 to Corr's Corner, the Ballyclare Road to Ballyrobert and along the Longshot Road to re-join the A57 Templepatrick Road. A temporary 40mph speed limit will be in force throughout the length of the works while one-way closure is in place.
The lane closures will commence on 20 February and continue until 17 March 2017.
A full closure of the A57 Templepatrick Road will be in place from 20 March 2017 to 24 March, to allow for final surfacing and all traffic will be diverted.
DUP Called To Clarify Who funded Pro-Brexit Advertising Campaign
Sinn Féin's John O'Dowd has called on the DUP to clarify who funded its pro-Brexit advertising campaign.
Mr O'Dowd said: "Revelations that the DUP received huge amounts of money from England to fund its lavish pro-Brexit advertising campaign raise serious questions.
"The DUP took hugely expensive newspaper ads in a London newspaper which is not circulated in the North and DUP campaign material was also used in other British cities where they do not stand for election.
"The DUP need to come clean and clarify who gave them the money and how much they received.
"It is vitally important in the wake of other scandals that the DUP clarify this in order to ensure integrity in the political process.
"There are strict rules around corporate sponsorship and there can be no place for anyone attempting to get around those rules."
(CD)
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