A recent survey by Bangor PSNI revealed that three quarters of burglaries occur when householders fail to lock up properly at night. Don’t make it easy for burglars, lock your doors and windows at night and when you leave it unoccupied.
A take-away on the Movilla Road was robbed last night by a man wielding an axe. The man,, described as in his 20s and of heavy build, entered the premises at around 11:15pm and threatened a member of staff before making off with a sum of money.
A lorry carrying a huge load of mackerel, overturned on the Derryboy Road outside Crossgar yesterday. The lorry landed on its side spilling the entire contents of the trailer across a field, prompting a large ‘scale’ cleanup operation. It brings a whole new meaning to ‘Fish Farm’.
The Newtownards Saturday Market will be moving to a temporary site on Saturday the 21st January 2012. The new site will be at the bottom of Old Cross Street /Court Street or via the new Tesco link road.
The temporary move is necessary as Conway Square where the market is usually held, will be undergoing a three month makeover. For a while, the future of the the long-established town market seemed in doubt but a new location was confirmed at the eleventh hour. The new location is easy to find as it’s off the Castlebawn Road behind the new Tesco Extra store. The new location has an added bonus in that there will free car parking all day! A second, pedestrian entrance will also be open on Court Street close to the Ganges restaurant.
The Newtownards Saturday Market will open at 8am and run throughout the day until 5pm.
Funding for Stranfgord Lough seabirds.
Environmental charities across Northern ireland will receive a ¼ million pounds in funding to help complete community projects over the coming months. Wildlife projects will benefit including the Strangford Lough seabirds, Londonderry bats and Fermanagh squirels while plus funding for constructing weirs in the Dun River, woodland management at the Crom Estate in Fermanagh and projects to reduce wildfires in the Belfast Hills.
Two male teenagers, aged 17 and 18, have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a woman was struck by a car whilst out walking along the Bangor Road, Newtownards on 12th December last year. The pair are expected to appear at the Newtownards Magistrates Court on 2 February.
54,000 gallons of oil from tanker Genmar Companion is expected to be transferred to another ship soon at the mouth of Belfast Lough.
The tanker had been on route from Rotterdam to New York when its deck cracked on 16th December. The transfer of the oil had been expected to take place last Saturday but was delayed and meanwhile the tanker has been moored off the Copeland Islands. After the oil has been transferred, the ship will enter Belfast Harbour for repairs.
