Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Sun 30th Sep 2012

News Sport Lifestyle Community News PICTURE SPECIAL: A weekend of Covenant celebrations UNIONISTS turned out in huge numbers to celebrate the signing of the Ulster Covenant 100 years ago, culminating in a parade from Belfast city centre to Stormont on Saturday. Read more... GALLERY: Covenant march arrives at Stormont A parade marking the centenary of the Ulster Covenant has arrived at Parliament Buildings in Stormont. Read more... Bands heckled for complying with rules SOME marching bands and Orange lodges were heckled by loyalists on the Newtownards Road in east Belfast for complying with a Parade Commission ruling to only play hymns while passing a Catholic church. Read more... COVENANT: Grand Master hails celebrations as "renewal of spirit" THE head of the Orange Order has said Edward Carson would have been proud to see Northern Ireland remain within the UK. Read more... PICTURE SPECIAL: UUP and DUP come together for Covenant dinner THE leaders of the DUP and the Ulster Unionist Party on Friday night came together to share the same platform at a gala dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Ulster Covenant. Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS

Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Sat 29th Sep 2012

News Sport Lifestyle Community News PICTURE SPECIAL: UUP and DUP come together for Covenant dinner THE leaders of the DUP and the Ulster Unionist Party on Friday night came together to share the same platform at a gala dinner to celebrate the centenary of the Ulster Covenant. Read more... COVENANT GALLERY: Ulster Hall concert MORE than 900 people converged on Belfast’s Ulster Hall on Friday night to commemorate the events that took place on the eve of Ulster Day back in 1912. Read more... Security stepped up for Covenant parade Police are on high alert in Belfast as a massive loyal order parade takes place to mark the centenary of the signing of the pro-Union Ulster Covenant. Read more... Backlash to Methodist Covenant apology A GROUP of Belfast unionist councillors is demanding a meeting with the city’s Methodist Synod after it issued a written apology for the church’s role in the Ulster Covenant in 1912, which, the Synod claimed, “implied approval for the use of violence”. Read more... Number of immigrants to Province plummets THE number of foreign nationals coming to stay in Northern Ireland has plummeted. Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS

Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Fri 28th Sep 2012

News Sport Lifestyle Community News Britons among plane crash victims in Nepal A group of British tourists are among 19 people who died today in a plane crash in Nepal. Read more... Unionist unity has its pitfalls - Paisley UNIONIST unity has benefits — but also pitfalls, former First Minister Ian Paisley has warned. Read more... Public can sign Covenant online 100 years on MEMBERS of the public can go online and sign the Covenant on Friday at the exact moment the original signing took place 100 years ago. Read more... Map outlines mammoth Covenant march THE countdown to mark 100 years since the signing of what many view as Northern Ireland’s birth certificate has almost. Read more... News Letter appoints new editor JOHNSTON Press has appointed Rankin Armstrong as the new editor of the News Letter. Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS

Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Thu 27th Sep 2012

News Sport Lifestyle Community News Dissidents held over 'spying on Gardai' Two dissident republicans are being questioned after surveillance equipment was seized in a hotel room overlooking Dublin’s garda headquarters. Read more... Orange Order moves on talks policy A SENIOR figure in the Orange Order has confirmed the organisation no longer prohibits its members engaging in direct talks with republicans over parading issues. Read more... Pregnant women urged to take flu jab HEALTH Minister Edwin Poots has called on all pregnant women in Northern Ireland to take the seasonal flu jab. Read more... Councils must plan for extreme weather ULSTER’S authorities must get used to more freakish weather in future - and plan accordingly. Read more... Irish government in parade meetings THE DUP has pressed for explanations after it found that three members of the Parades Commission have been meeting with officials from the Irish government. Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS

Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Wed 26th Sep 2012

News Sport Lifestyle Community News Parades body delays ruling A MEETING of the Parades Commission ended last night without the expected determination on an Ulster Covenant centenary feeder parade being issued. Read more... Search for mission pensioner Police and fire crews are searching for a missing pensioner in a property in the Tully area of Kinawley. Read more... DUP withdraws Orange Order motion The DUP has withdrawn a council motion which aimed to give the Orange Order the freedom of Lisburn city. Read more... 'Super-schools' merger fears over Dickson Plan CONCERNS have been expressed over plans to merge secondary schools under Craigavon’s Dickson Plan into ‘super-schools’ similar to old-style English comprehensives. Read more... Tragic baby's father 'is serving in Afghanistan' THE father of the one-year-old baby who died in a single-vehicle road traffic collision outside Antrim is understood to be a member of the Armed Forces serving in Afghanistan. Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS