Monthly Archives: September 2014

Barnardo’s Horizon SureStart in Carrick held an information morning for local elected representatives and staff from other agencies and organisations. SureStart is based in Sunnylands Primary School and works with over 400 families across five wards in Carrick: Sunnylands, Northland, Clipperstown, Love Lane and Killycrot. Pictured are Irene Baird, Grainne Hart, and Claire McKay, all Action for Children; Margaret Armstrong, Barnardo’s Horizon Surestart manager; Jim McCaw, PUP; Katie Donnelly, Ballyclare Gateway Team; Andrew Wilson, UUP councillor; Noel Williams, Alliance councillor; Roy Beggs, MLA and Gavin Norris, Alliance councillor. INCT 35-727-CON Parliamentary reports show first speaker only – follow this lnk for the full transcription. Articles may come from parliamentary reports, various public news feeds and Google News Search. Content is republished here for context. Copyright is respected and remains with the original author at all times. Original Article:http://www.carrickfergustimes.co.uk/news/local-news/information-day-at-horizon-surestart-1-6276490

Senior citizens in Northern Ireland could be left in the dark this winter as the result of Stormont budget cuts, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal By Noel McAdam – 06 September 2014 Senior citizens in Northern Ireland could be left in the dark this winter as the result of Stormont budget cuts, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal. Street lights close to pensioners’ bungalows that are damaged or go out are unlikely to be repaired or replaced. The Ulster Unionist Party has warned that the savings by one department could mean increased costs for the already-stretched health service. East Antrim MLA Roy Beggs said: “Faulty lights in the vicinity of pensioners’ bungalows are not to be repaired until maintenance programmes are reinstated. “This is likely to result in an increased number of falls with expensive, painful stays in hospital for some of the most vulnerable in our community. “It is cheaper … Continue reading →

By Christopher Woodhouse – 05 September 2014 This is the innocent-looking shop that is peddling potentially lethal drugs to young people from across Northern Ireland. Northern Lights in Larne calls itself an “indoor gardening store”, but is doing a roaring trade in “legal highs”. The chemicals are copies of illegal drugs that give users the same hit, but have formulas tweaked to get around the UK’s anti-drugs laws. Teenagers from as far afield as Omagh and Dungannon are known to have beaten a path to the door of Northern Lights, on a quiet side street of the County Antrim town. The shop, which advertises online, freely sells packets of Magic Dragon, a highly addictive type of synthetic cannabis, and Pink Panther pills, which are said to mimic the effect of ecstasy. Sunday Life was able to buy packets of Magic Dragon and Pink Panther for just £8.75 each. Northern Lights … Continue reading →