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17/06/2009
Other NI News In Brief
Swine Flu Alert Continues
Three further cases of swine flu have been confirmed, bringing the total number of NI-based cases to 12, the Public Health Agency has said. The three new cases, two males and one female, all relate to travel outside the UK. However, the cases are not linked, although all three developed similar mild symptoms after returning to Northern Ireland. They are separately recovering at home on antiviral treatments.
Air Ambulance Funds Questioned
There has been a call for Northern Ireland's new charities commission to investigate a fundraising campaign for an air ambulance. It follows news that the Ireland Air Ambulance charity has raised £700,000 in public donations, but spent £500,000 on wages and costs. Former Ards Mayor, Alderman Ronnie Ferguson, said questions needed to be answered: "The figures didn't stack up and certainly there needs to be some investigation by the new Charities Commission," he told the BBC yesterday. In response, the charity said that in order to ensure that air ambulances charities build a sustainable and stable income year after year, they need to develop both the fundraising programs required to raise finances, as well as running an emergency service.
Man In Intensive Care After Bus Accident
A Polish man who was dragged 100 metres by a bus is critically ill. The man, aged 27, was pulled under a Translink bus on O'Neill Road in Glengormley, yesterday afternoon. After the accident, he was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital In Belfast. There he was given emergency surgery and remains in intensive caret. Translink is working with the police to investigate the incident, which extends the list of serious collisions involving buses in the last six months.
Queen Makes Tyrone Appointment
The Queen has announced her new Lord-Lieutenant for Tyrone. Robert William Lowry Scott is to be Her Majesty's new local representative after the retirement of His Grace the Duke of Abercorn KG on 4 July. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has spent much of his career with Abercorn Estates where he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Baronscourt Estate and the Duke's estates in Scotland. He has served on a number of bodies, including Chair of the Forestry & Timber Association, and Strabane District Partnership. He was appointed a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for County Tyrone in 1990 and served as Sheriff in 1992. He was appointed Vice Lord Lieutenant in May 2008 and was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to forestry.
Sauce Success
A flavoured sauce that adds an appetising taste to dog and cat meals without piling pounds on the pets has been developed by JAM, a leading specialist in pet foods. The Invest Northern Ireland client company, which has a longstanding commitment to innovative pet foods, has recently launched 'Gravy Toppers', a natural sauce for dry pet food that doesn't contain additives or preservatives or use animal by products. The first Gravy Topper product being marketed by the company is made from chicken. The launch of the new product follows extensive research by the JAM research team involving interviews with pet shop operators and individual pet owners.
Cookstown Roads Boosted
Over £2.3m worth of road improvements have been sanctioned for the Cookstown area this year. NI Roads Minister Conor Murphy said design work on the proposed Cookstown bypass is progressing well. Public consultation was held in January, with a further public information event to announce the preferred route alignment expected later this financial year: "This year's increased allocation will allow a larger number of resurfacing schemes to proceed on local roads this financial year which includes the B161 Mullanahoe Road, the C612 Orritor Road and the B161 Drumenny Road," said the Minister.
(BMcc/JM)
Three further cases of swine flu have been confirmed, bringing the total number of NI-based cases to 12, the Public Health Agency has said. The three new cases, two males and one female, all relate to travel outside the UK. However, the cases are not linked, although all three developed similar mild symptoms after returning to Northern Ireland. They are separately recovering at home on antiviral treatments.
Air Ambulance Funds Questioned
There has been a call for Northern Ireland's new charities commission to investigate a fundraising campaign for an air ambulance. It follows news that the Ireland Air Ambulance charity has raised £700,000 in public donations, but spent £500,000 on wages and costs. Former Ards Mayor, Alderman Ronnie Ferguson, said questions needed to be answered: "The figures didn't stack up and certainly there needs to be some investigation by the new Charities Commission," he told the BBC yesterday. In response, the charity said that in order to ensure that air ambulances charities build a sustainable and stable income year after year, they need to develop both the fundraising programs required to raise finances, as well as running an emergency service.
Man In Intensive Care After Bus Accident
A Polish man who was dragged 100 metres by a bus is critically ill. The man, aged 27, was pulled under a Translink bus on O'Neill Road in Glengormley, yesterday afternoon. After the accident, he was rushed to the Royal Victoria Hospital In Belfast. There he was given emergency surgery and remains in intensive caret. Translink is working with the police to investigate the incident, which extends the list of serious collisions involving buses in the last six months.
Queen Makes Tyrone Appointment
The Queen has announced her new Lord-Lieutenant for Tyrone. Robert William Lowry Scott is to be Her Majesty's new local representative after the retirement of His Grace the Duke of Abercorn KG on 4 July. He is a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and has spent much of his career with Abercorn Estates where he is responsible for the day-to-day management of the Baronscourt Estate and the Duke's estates in Scotland. He has served on a number of bodies, including Chair of the Forestry & Timber Association, and Strabane District Partnership. He was appointed a Deputy Lord Lieutenant for County Tyrone in 1990 and served as Sheriff in 1992. He was appointed Vice Lord Lieutenant in May 2008 and was awarded an OBE in 2005 for services to forestry.
Sauce Success
A flavoured sauce that adds an appetising taste to dog and cat meals without piling pounds on the pets has been developed by JAM, a leading specialist in pet foods. The Invest Northern Ireland client company, which has a longstanding commitment to innovative pet foods, has recently launched 'Gravy Toppers', a natural sauce for dry pet food that doesn't contain additives or preservatives or use animal by products. The first Gravy Topper product being marketed by the company is made from chicken. The launch of the new product follows extensive research by the JAM research team involving interviews with pet shop operators and individual pet owners.
Cookstown Roads Boosted
Over £2.3m worth of road improvements have been sanctioned for the Cookstown area this year. NI Roads Minister Conor Murphy said design work on the proposed Cookstown bypass is progressing well. Public consultation was held in January, with a further public information event to announce the preferred route alignment expected later this financial year: "This year's increased allocation will allow a larger number of resurfacing schemes to proceed on local roads this financial year which includes the B161 Mullanahoe Road, the C612 Orritor Road and the B161 Drumenny Road," said the Minister.
(BMcc/JM)
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05 January 2006
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Man Arrested After Shooting Incident In Crumlin Police in Crumlin have arrested a 58-year-old man in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The incident took place at a residential property in the Randox Road area around 5:30 PM.
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Man Arrested After Shooting Incident In Crumlin Police in Crumlin have arrested a 58-year-old man in connection with a shooting incident that occurred on Thursday, November 28th. The incident took place at a residential property in the Randox Road area around 5:30 PM.
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