Belfast news

• Firefighter named as motorcyclist killed in Moneymore crash

  11-05-2019 23:28 via bbc.co.uk
  Crew commander David Brown died in a motorcycle collision in County Londonderry on Friday.
  
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• Searsport Town News - By Dick Desmarais - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal - Republican Journal

  11-05-2019 23:25
  Searsport Town News - By Dick Desmarais - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal  Republican [email protected]. On Monday, May 13, the Planning Board will hold their regular meeting in the Town Hall starting at 6:30 p.m. This meeting will be ...
  
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• Cancer treatment in Northern Ireland projections 'make stark reading' - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 22:00
  Cancer treatment in Northern Ireland projections 'make stark reading'  Belfast LiveHealth bosses are working on a 10-year strategy to better care for patients.
  
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• Police "under attack" by youths throwing glass bottles in City Cemetery - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 21:55
  Police "under attack" by youths throwing glass bottles in City Cemetery  Belfast LiveGlass bottles and masonry were thrown at officers tonight.
  
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• Cars 'being stolen and hidden in parts of Belfast by organised gang' - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 21:15
  Cars 'being stolen and hidden in parts of Belfast by organised gang'  Belfast LiveA police investigation is underway into the latest incident.
  
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• Belfast teacher arrested, allegedly sent intimate text messages to minor - Hornell Evening Tribune

  11-05-2019 20:32
  Belfast teacher arrested, allegedly sent intimate text messages to minor  Hornell Evening TribuneChristopher A. Enlow, 25, of Hornell, resigns as math teacher, faces endangering welfare of child charge. BELFAST — The Belfast Central School District Board ...
  
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• Hill walker dies on Carrauntoohill, County Kerry

  11-05-2019 18:44 via bbc.co.uk
  The man fell to his death close to Hag's Glen, a route to the top of Ireland's highest mountain, Carrauntoohill.
  
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• Lyra McKee: Two Londonderry men charged with rioting

  11-05-2019 18:08 via bbc.co.uk
  Two men are charged with rioting in Londonderry on the night the journalist Lyra McKee was shot dead.
  
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• Dog-tired pooch rescued from Mourne Mountains on stretcher - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 17:37
  Dog-tired pooch rescued from Mourne Mountains on stretcher  Belfast LiveLike any good doggie, Bud the Labrador thought a walk up the Mournes with his beloved owner Linzi Johnston, was just the ticket. And a 5am start did nothing to ...
  
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• Darkness into Light events take place across NI - Belfast Newsletter

  11-05-2019 17:33
  Darkness into Light events take place across NI  Belfast NewsletterThousands of people across Northern Ireland stepped out in the early hours of this morning (Saturday) as part of the Darkness into Light global movement ...
  
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• Press Photographer of the Year Awards winners revealed - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 16:47
  Press Photographer of the Year Awards winners revealed  Belfast LiveMore than 200 entries had to be whittled through by the judges.
  
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• Donaghadee's campervan carry-on causes car park consternation - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 16:43
  Donaghadee's campervan carry-on causes car park consternation  Belfast LiveDonaghadee residents and visitors have been left nonplussed by a council notice banning camper vans from its own camper van *service* site in the town.
  
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• Pictured: Thousands walk for Darkness Into Light suicide awareness campaign

  11-05-2019 16:03 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Thousands of people across the globe have taken part in a walk to raise money for suicide awareness.
  
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• Warning after laser pens shone at aircrafts in Co Antrim

  11-05-2019 15:25 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have issued a warning after reports of laser pens being pointed towards aircrafts in Co Antrim.
  
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• Investors' 'nightmare' with Best hotel firm

  11-05-2019 14:58 via bbc.co.uk
  Signature Living's boss says investors will be paid after complaints over delays and unanswered calls.
  
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• Investigation launched following sudden death of man in Lurgan

  11-05-2019 14:04 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation following the sudden death of a man in Lurgan.
  
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• Lurgan death prompts police investigation - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 13:51
  Lurgan death prompts police investigation  Belfast LiveA postmortem is due to take place following the discovery.
  
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• Woman dies following Co Down house fire

  11-05-2019 13:43 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Police have confirmed that a woman in her 60s has died following a house fire in Co Down.
  
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• Woman dies in house fire in Co Down - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 13:07
  Woman dies in house fire in Co Down  Belfast LiveThe woman in her 60s is understood to have been in her Holywood home alone.
  
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• Darkness Into Light 2019 brings hope to Northern Ireland - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 12:47
  Darkness Into Light 2019 brings hope to Northern Ireland  Belfast LiveThousands of people took part in the walk at 12 locations right across Northern Ireland to spread hope and raise funds for mental health.
  
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• Judge refuses bail for men charged with rioting on night Lyra McKee was killed

  11-05-2019 12:45 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Two men charged with rioting offences in Londonderry the night a journalist was shot and killed have been refused bail.
  
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• Union Woman Badly Burned, Cause Of Belfast Fire Undetermined - q1065.fm

  11-05-2019 12:44
  Union Woman Badly Burned, Cause Of Belfast Fire Undetermined  q1065.fmThe State Fire Marshal's Office issued updates on two recent fires, including one in which a Union woman was seriously hurt.
  
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• 21 businesses recognised at the Belfast Business Awards 2019 - Love Belfast

  11-05-2019 10:40
  21 businesses recognised at the Belfast Business Awards 2019  Love BelfastIt was a hotly anticipated evening, attended by over 100 shortlisted businesses, their staff, proud family members and local dignitaries where the winners of the ...
  
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• Paddy Power online account top-up leads to £53k win for Belfast woman - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 10:32
  Paddy Power online account top-up leads to £53k win for Belfast woman  Belfast LiveShe only logged into her Paddy Power account to stick a bet on the football but decided to use the other fiver for a flutter on the racing.
  
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• The joy of singing and performing together in a choir - Belfast Newsletter

  11-05-2019 09:39
  The joy of singing and performing together in a choir  Belfast NewsletterOn pages 14 and 15, we look at the pleasure to be had from being part of a choir.
  
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• Restaurant Review: It's not just the curries that make Ormeau Road's Cafe Naz a hot ticket

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Lucky Rosettans. Rosetta, the district at the top of the Ormeau Road whose population of scaffolders, bathroom fitters and bookies has moved up to Carryduff making way for broadcasters, lawyers and management consultants, has been transformed into a bijou quartier of tasteful interiors, gravel paths and clipped lawns. The new Rosettans are time-poor. They can afford to eat out and drink but are so busy working and earning all the money, they barely get out at all.
  
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• Police didn't warn Belfast man about threat before he was murdered - Belfast Telegraph

  11-05-2019 09:02
  Police didn't warn Belfast man about threat before he was murdered  Belfast TelegraphA murder victim was among eight people police in Northern Ireland failed to warn about serious threats, a watchdog revealed.
  
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• Police didn't warn Belfast man about threat before he was murdered

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A murder victim was among eight people police in Northern Ireland failed to warn about serious threats, a watchdog revealed.
  
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• Northern Ireland autism services at 'breaking point' as lack of support leaves parents feeling isolated and depressed

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  An autism charity has warned that services are at "breaking point" in Northern Ireland with one in 30 school children now identified as being autistic.
  
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• Mum-of-five Geraldine McKay is laid to rest just weeks after her sister's death

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  The loss of two sisters in a matter of weeks because of drugs is "beyond words," mourners heard yesterday.
  
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• Motorcyclist David Brown becomes 21st person killed on Northern Ireland roads

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A motorcyclist was killed in a one-vehicle road traffic collision at the Magherafelt Road area of Moneymore yesterday afternoon.
  
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• Mother beaten by husband just three days after daughter's birth tells of her relief as he's jailed

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A mother who was brutally attacked by her husband just three days after giving birth to their daughter has spoken of her relief after he was jailed.
  
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• Man accused of murdering teacher Robert Flowerday set to stand trial

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Antrim man is to stand trial next year accused of murdering a retired school teacher.
  
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• IFA strategy expert Neil Brittain lands role as BBC NI's first executive editor of sport

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A communications and strategy expert with a sporting background has been chosen as BBC Northern Ireland's first executive editor of sport.
  
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• 'Exploited' Northern Ireland nurses could be forced to strike over 'crisis' in profession

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  Nurses in Northern Ireland are being exploited by health chiefs and may be forced to strike over pay and conditions, it has been warned.
  
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• Co Tyrone man in court on charges linked to ATM thefts

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A Co Tyrone man has appeared in court on offences connected to ATM thefts in Omagh and Fermanagh, which are alleged to have been committed whilst on High Court bail for blackmail.
  
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• Arsonist left £330k trail of destruction at old Belfast Telegraph building - Belfast Telegraph

  11-05-2019 09:02
  Arsonist left £330k trail of destruction at old Belfast Telegraph building  Belfast TelegraphA man who broke into and started a fire in the former Belfast Telegraph building caused £330000 of damage, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• Arsonist left £330k trail of destruction at old Belfast Telegraph building

  11-05-2019 09:02 via belfasttelegraph.co.uk
  
  A man who broke into and started a fire in the former Belfast Telegraph building caused £330,000 of damage, a court heard yesterday.
  
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• Belfast man Gary Peoples jailed for brutal attack on his wife days after she gave birth - Belfast Live

  11-05-2019 08:57
  Belfast man Gary Peoples jailed for brutal attack on his wife days after she gave birth  Belfast LiveMs Armstrong said: “At times I just wanted to give up but I was determined to go through with it on behalf of other women who have suffered and who are still ...
  
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• NI weekly papers: Boxer Michael Conlan announces Belfast fight - BBC News

  11-05-2019 08:10
  NI weekly papers: Boxer Michael Conlan announces Belfast fight  BBC NewsA dream homecoming, a world record and a standing ovation are celebrated in NI's weekly newspapers.
  
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• Blind people call for action on pavement 'obstacles'

  11-05-2019 07:44 via bbc.co.uk
  Shop advertising boards and parked cars are making streets dangerous, says the RNIB.
  
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• Stormont talks: Is there hope for political breakthrough?

  11-05-2019 07:43 via bbc.co.uk
  Will new talks aimed at restoring power-sharing in Northern Ireland come to fruition or fall flat?
  
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• Comedy king Jasper Carrott on Belfast show and loving live work at age 74 - The Irish News

  11-05-2019 02:08
  Comedy king Jasper Carrott on Belfast show and loving live work at age 74  The Irish NewsAhead of his first stand-up show in Belfast for many years, David Roy chats to comedy legend Jasper Carrott about why he still gets a kick out of cracking people ...
  
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• Susan McKay: Public disquiet lingered long after Belfast rape trial - The Irish Times

  11-05-2019 02:01
  Susan McKay: Public disquiet lingered long after Belfast rape trial  The Irish TimesReport recommends excluding spectators to protect trial witnesses from 'cruel gaze'
  
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• Belfast Central School District teacher arrested for alleged 'intimate relationship' with student - Olean Times Herald

  11-05-2019 01:45
  Belfast Central School District teacher arrested for alleged 'intimate relationship' with student  Olean Times HeraldBELFAST — A Belfast Central School District teacher was arrested and resigned his position Friday after authorities allege text messages revealed an “intimate ...
  
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