Woman Attacked By Masked Gang In Her L'Derry Home

The PSNI in L'Derry have issued an appeal for information after a woman was attacked by a gang of masked men in her home in the Waterside area of the city.

According to police, four masked men forced their way into the woman's home on Fountain Hill on Tuesday night, attacking the woman with weapons, which is believed to have included hammers.

Anyone with any information about the attack, or anyone who may have witnessed the attackers fleeing the scene, is asked to contact police.

£300,000 Road Maintenance Scheme For M2 'Hill Section'

The Department for Infrastructure has announced a major £300,000 maintenance scheme for the M2 ‘Hill Section', set to begin on 17 June.

The work will take place on the northbound carriageway between Junction 2 (Greencastle) and Junction 4 (Sandyknowes) and involves replacement of deeper layers of road pavement.

This significant investment will have long term benefits in restoring the structure of the road to a good condition and will improve the structural capacity of the road and enable it to carry current and future traffic levels along this key route.

To facilitate the works road and lane closures will be necessary during the weekends of 17- 20 June 2022 and 1 - 4 July 2022.

Completion of the work by 5 July 2022 is subject to favourable weather conditions, however, the Department will keep the public informed of any change.

Belfast Lord Mayor Praises Springhill Primary School Tree Planting

Belfast Lord Mayor Tina Black has visited pupils from Springhill Primary School to celebrate their involvement in the city's One Million Trees project.

The project aims to plant one million native trees across Belfast by 2035 in an effort to reduce carbon, improve air quality and support and enhance biodiversity.

Admiring the tree planting activities of the Primary 6 pupils, Councillor Tina Black said: "It has been an honour to meet these young, passionate, climate conscious pupils at Springhill Primary School.

"Together the pupils have planted over 350 saplings and helped transform their outside playground area in a short space of time. A new hazel hedge and a mix of native broadleaf trees including silver birch, hazel and wild cherry will now stand tall around the edges of the playground and become part of the school's legacy for many years to come."

The One Million Trees project is one of Council's programmes to support climate adaptation across Belfast and forms a major part of the city's Resilience Strategy which aims to transition Belfast to an inclusive zero emissions, climate-resilient economy within a generation.

The planting at Springhill Primary School is part of a wider school programme with Belfast One Million Trees project and the Education Authority.

Councillor Black added: "We know that planting one million trees in Belfast by 2035 is not going to be an easy task but it is achievable- especially as we begin to see interest and support from local schools and our younger generation.

"Almost 2000 trees have been planted by schools in Belfast with the support of the Education Authority since the project began in 2020 and with the news that more schools are set to join the project in September, this figure is set to get even bigger!"

Belfast One Million Trees was inspired by an original idea from the Belfast Metropolitan Residents Group and it is a collaboration between public, private and voluntary sector partners.