AN 81-YEAR-OLD woman who was found dead in her home in Co. Down has been named as a murder investigation is launched. Patricia ‘Patsy’ Aust’s body was found in the living room of her house in the Hawthorne Court area of Bangor on the evening of June 2. “Officers responded to a report of the death of a woman in a house, just off the Clandeboye Road, on the evening of Sunday 2 … [Read more...] about Grandmother found dead at home named as murder investigation launched
Grandmother found dead at home named as murder investigation launched
Man tripped up and racially abused by group of children
A MAN was left with minor injuries after being racially abused and tripped up by a group of children in Belfast. The incident happened in the Donegall Road area at around 11.15pm on May 31. Police were called after the man, who is aged in his 20s, was targeted by a man with a group of children. He was “reportedly verbally racially abused by a man and a group of children” the … [Read more...] about Man tripped up and racially abused by group of children
Sláinte! A Fine Cuppa Tay
When I was a child, I suspected my Da's sister Violet was a gypsy. Not that she was a real descendant of the wandering tribes of Egypt, but she looked like one. Her jet-black hair was always tied back in a tight bun, and she always wore blowsy flowered dresses, scandalous crimson lipstick and dangly earrings. Then while we were visiting one cold and blustery winter Sunday when … [Read more...] about Sláinte! A Fine Cuppa Tay
Planned strikes by support staff across schools in Northern Ireland suspended
PLANNED strikes by non-teaching staff at schools across Northern Ireland will not go ahead as planned this week. The NIPSA and GMB unions have agreed to suspend strikes they had planned for June 3 and 4 to allow for further discussion on resolving an ongoing pay and grading dispute. “Trade unions met with representatives of the Department of Education and the Education … [Read more...] about Planned strikes by support staff across schools in Northern Ireland suspended
Boy aged 12 arrested on suspicion of arson after derelict building torched
A 12-YEAR-OLD boy has been arrested on suspicion of setting fire to a derelict building in Derry. Firefighters and police officers were called to a blaze at a derelict two-storey commercial premises in the Catherine Street area of Limavady at around 5.55pm on May 30. “Shortly before 5.55pm, it was reported that a fire occurred at derelict premises in the area,” the PSNI’s … [Read more...] about Boy aged 12 arrested on suspicion of arson after derelict building torched