Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Sun 31st Aug 2014

Belfast Newsletter News In pictures: Call for Scotland to vote 'No' at Ballyclare 'Last Saturday' demonstration The “strong bond” between the people of Ulster and Scotland was emphasised today in Ballyclare by the Sovereign Grand Master of the Royal Black Institution, Millar Farr. Read more... Conservatives claim Sinn Fein wants to keep its voters poor and on benefits Sinn Fein has a “vested interest” in keeping thousands of people in Northern Ireland on benefits, the Conservatives have claimed. Read more... Overnight arson attack on Armagh home An arson attack on a house in Armagh in the early hours of today has been condemned. Read more... Royal Mint botched Ulster £1, mistaking Flag of St George for Cross of St Patrick The Royal Mint botched a design for a new £1 coin to be introduced in 1984 after it used the national flag of England instead of the Cross of St Patrick as the proposed Northern Irish design. Read more... In pictures: 'Last Saturday' parade in Armagh Parades were held in six locations across Northern Ireland today by the Royal Black Institution. Read more...   Sport TODAY'S DANSKE PREMIERSHIP RESULTS Danske Bank Premiership Results Read more... Cliftonville coast past Ballinamallard BALLINAMALLARD 0 CLIFTONVILLE 4 Read more... Stephen O'Flynn header wraps up first win for Institute INSTITUTE 1 WARRENPOINT 0 Read more... Sproule goal sees Linfield past Dugannon DUNGANNON 0 LINFIELD 1 Read more... Coates on target as Crusaders beat Glentoran CRUSADERS 1 GLENTORAN 0 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 30th Aug 2014

Belfast Newsletter News NI's top civil servants warned against 'fatally flawed' Anglo-Irish Agreement Government files declassified under the 20-year-rule show that the then head of the Civil Service — and the NIO’s top official — repeatedly expressed profound reservations about the Anglo-Irish Agreement in the period leading up to the accord being signed. Read more... Northern Ireland is a better place than in 1994, but peace is dropping too slow My view of the August 1994 ceasefire was pretty straightforward. Read more... Detective who led hunt for 'Butchers' had stellar career Few people who lived through the Northern Ireland conflict experienced man’s inhumanity to their fellow man as vividly as former RUC detective Jimmy Nesbitt. Read more... Man (23) dies after Enniskillen car crash A 23-year-old man has died in hospital after he was involved in a car crash in Enniskillen last weekend. Read more... Laid back broadcaster who 'broke the mould' A master of his art with a fondness for the quirks of life in Northern Ireland, the Londonderry broadcaster famously renamed his birthplace “Stroke City”. Read more...   Sport Rangers boss Ally McCoist focused on Queen of the South fixture Whilst yet more headlines have proclaimed financial trouble at Ibrox once again – and the club launch a £4m rights issue (first announced in April) – on the field of play Ally McCoist’s Rangers on Saturday afternoon welcome Queen of the South to Glasgow. Read more... St Pat's too strong for Derry City DERRY CITY 0 Read more... Coleraine and Portadown draw at Showgrounds COLERAINE 0 PORTADOWN 0 Read more... Glenavon see off Ballymena United at Mourneview GLENAVON 2 Read more... Mark McAllister insists Portadown are back on track Striker Mark McAllister insists Portadown are back on track and primed for push up the Danske Premier League table. 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 29th Aug 2014

Belfast Newsletter News Collone YFC annual charity tractor run This year’s Collone YFC charity tractor run will be held on Sunday 31st August. Read more... Unionists kept in dark on Anglo-Irish talks in 1985 Declassified Government files from 1985 have revealed details of how unionists were deliberately not informed of the Anglo-Irish Agreement while the SDLP received regular briefings on the progress of negotiations. Read more... Furious Sean Quinn enlisted powerful allies in 1985 bid for big grant Sean Quinn reacted furiously when a Government development agency offered him a grant of 20 per cent — not 40 per cent — of the costs of a new cement works in 1985. Read more... IRA man who fled jail was given Royal pardon, files reveal An IRA man who escaped prison more than 50 years ago was given a Royal pardon after the intervention of Margaret Thatcher’s government, a government file has revealed. Read more... Grotesque grammar in note to PM A particularly unwieldy sentence in a submission to the Prime Minister was thought so grammatically “grotesque” that it could jeopardise a sensitive request. Read more...   Sport Kris Boyd double helps Rangers edge past Queen's Park Rangers are through to the Second Round of the League Cup courtesy of two Kris Boyd goals in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Queen’s Park at Airdrie on Tuesday night. Read more... Ballyclare Comrades shock Linfield in League Cup tie BALLYCLARE COMRADES 1 LINFIELD 0 Read more... Holders Cliftonville ease through in League Cup CLIFTONVILLE 6 WAKEHURST 0 Read more... Premiership sides advance to second round in League Cup While there were some shocks on Monday night in the Wasp Solutions League Cup second round, the majority of Danske Bank Premierhip sides defeated their Championship opponents. Read more... Monday night's Wasp Solutions League Cup results Monday night’s local football results 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 28th Aug 2014

Belfast Newsletter News Woman dies after crash in Carrickfergus A woman has died after a serious crash in Carrickfergus. Read more... Video: Lord Mayor joins ice bucket craze The latest high profile name to take part in the ALS ice bucket challenge, Belfast Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon, yesterday followed in the footsteps of Barack Obama, Lady Gaga, David Beckham and Tiger Woods in joining the global craze. Read more... Musicians and dancers wow crowds at Walled City Tattoo Thousands of people braved blustery weather last night to take in the variety entertainment extravaganza of the Walled City Tattoo in Londonderry. Read more... UUP and SDLP want MLAs to be recalled to discuss crisis in health MLAs should return from their holidays to discuss the growing financial crisis in the health service, the UUP and SDLP have said. Read more... Pedestrian Paul McGuigan was killed by heart condition driver, inquest hears A pedestrian in Ballymena was killed when the driver of a Range Rover suffered a blackout and mounted the footpath, an inquest has heard. Read more...   Sport Kris Boyd double helps Rangers edge past Queen's Park Rangers are through to the Second Round of the League Cup courtesy of two Kris Boyd goals in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Queen’s Park at Airdrie on Tuesday night. Read more... Ballyclare Comrades shock Linfield in League Cup tie BALLYCLARE COMRADES 1 LINFIELD 0 Read more... Holders Cliftonville ease through in League Cup CLIFTONVILLE 6 WAKEHURST 0 Read more... Premiership sides advance to second round in League Cup While there were some shocks on Monday night in the Wasp Solutions League Cup second round, the majority of Danske Bank Premierhip sides defeated their Championship opponents. Read more... Monday night's Wasp Solutions League Cup results Monday night’s local football results 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