Belfast Telegraph back issues from May 2002:
'Shaken baby' dad cleared Man walks free after 12-day trial
May 01, 2002; ... A FATHERaccused of shaking his 14-week- old baby daughter to deathwalked free fromcourt today after a jury unanimously decided he wasnot guilty of the murder. Paul Owens did not react initially as the foreman of the juryreturned their verdict to a hushed courtroom at Craigavon ...
Police reform in new storm Special Branch 'not meetingPatten plan'
May 01, 2002; ... Tom Constantine's report on police resources THE reform of Special Branch has fallen short of recommendationsmade in the Patten report, the independent reviewer of police reformsaid today. Oversight Commissioner Tom Constantine also raised concerns aboutthe level of resources ...
Kids' school work on net for parents
May 01, 2002; ... PARENTS in Co Down can access their child's school performancerecords at the touch of a button as part of a radical new project, itemerged today. Bangor Grammar School is one of six across Northern Irelandpiloting a computerised project which gives parents access to schoolrecords ...
Reprieve for police bases earmarked for closure Board to be told that new review may take place
May 01, 2002; ... Acting Chief Constable Colin Cramphorn POLICE stations earmarked for closure across Northern Ireland havebeen saved from shutdown - at least for now. According to Policing Board sources, around 20 out of atotal of 25stations which had been facing the axe will be ...
Ulster in line for new rates rise
May 01, 2002; ... Tony Blair FUNDRAISING powers for the Stormont Executive could bringsubstantial annual rates bill rises, it was confirmed today. If the province went for "immediate equivalence" with the mainlandit would mean average increased bills of [Pound]400 per household,Stormont ...
UUP press for rulingfrom PM Pressure mounts on blair over IRA ceasefire
May 01, 2002; ... Tony Blair The Ulster Unionists were due to press the Prime Minister and theSecretary of State to rule on the status of the IRA ceasefire in theCommons today. The move follows last night's meeting between David TrimbleandJohn Reid. According to a UUPspokesman Mr ...
London braced for May Day trouble
May 01, 2002 ... Businesses the retail premises are boarded-up on Oxford Street inLondon in anti-capitalist demonstrations MAY Day demonstrators gathered in London today amid fears that ahard core were planning violent protests. Up to 10,000 anti-capitalist demonstrators were expected on ...
Israelis reject camp inquiry until demands met
May 01, 2002 ... Two Palestinan men carry an injured colleague as they leaveBethlehem's Church of the Nativity after almost a month inside thebuilding. Twenty-six Palestinians emerged from the church yesterday,the largest number to leave since the stand-off with the Israeli armybegan. UN ...
Church throws out woman (63) who stole [Pound]70,000
May 01, 2002; ... Elizabeth Barkley leaving court A CO Antrim church has excommunicated a 63-year-old woman whofleeced it of [Pound]70,000 over20 years. Elizabeth Margaret Barkley, the wife of the church treasurer,rifled church and Girls Brigade funds, Ballymena Crown Court ...
Queen's to take on world at robot football
May 01, 2002 ... Kerry-Anne Robinson, from QUB, with the robots which a studentteam are taking to Korea for the international Robotic Football WorldCup NORTHERN Ireland will feature in the World Cup after all. Thanksto the ingenuity of boffins in Queen's University's Electrical andElectronic ...
New Zealand link to school's High Cross
May 01, 2002; ... Paul Hewitt, headmaster of The Royal School Dungannon, with theDilworth Cross. ONE ofIreland's oldest grammar school's today unveiled a HighCross at the centre of the first phase of its new building programme. The cross at The Royal School in Dungannon, which stands 12 ...
Nephew's murder 'gave me a chance to live' Cruel twist of fate gave heart op man his donor
May 01, 2002; ... Mark Robinson: Murder victim THE Ulsterman who received his murdered nephew's heart in alifesaving transplant today spoke about his amazing recovery andappealed for help in catching his nephew's killer. Mark Robinson died one year ago today, three days after he wasstabbed and ...
Queen and Duke begin Jubilee tour
May 01, 2002 ... The Queen addresses both Houses of Parliament in a speech whichmarked her 50 years as monarch THE Queen was today beginning her nationwide Golden Jubilee tourwith a two-day visit to the West Country. Starting at Falmouth in Cornwall, she was on the first leg of a 15-week ...
All that Jazz comming up
May 01, 2002; ... Teresa McGilloway, from Shantallow, with her alto-saxaphone THE sound ofa chilled-out sax will blend with a mellow trumpetthis weekend as the inaugural Derry Jazz and Big Band Festival getsunder way. Some of the biggest names on the jazz and big band scene will befilling the ...
Critics wary of Blair bearing gifts
May 01, 2002 ... "WE are not best pleased Tony Blair is coming," a senior civilservant admitted. "He is always a mixed message here now." Another source said: "The fact is Tony Blair is a busted flush forunionists." If officials hope the package which is to be unveiled in fulltomorrow ...
May Day groups converge on London
May 01, 2002 ... HUNDREDS of May Day demonstrators converged on central Londontoday as police mounted a huge operation in a bid to prevent anydisorder. The first protesters gathered at 7.30am, joining two convoys ofcyclists who then snaked their way through the capital disruptingrush-hour ...
Separation of twins delayed by doctors
May 01, 2002 ... DOCTORS treating Siamese twins Natasha and Courtney who were bornearlier this week said today they would not separate them "atpresent" due to the complexity of their condition. The twins, born on Monday, share a heart and are being closelymonitored at Great Ormond Street Hospital ...
Jail bomb: Car found
May 01, 2002; ... A BURNT-OUT car recovered by police in Co Armagh last night isbelieved to be connected to Sunday night's bomb attack on Maghaberryprison. The Honda car was found at Annesborough Road, Lurgan. Dissident republicans were blamed for the attack. The ...
Pupils' work goes on net for parents
May 01, 2002; ... PARENTS in north Down can access their child's school performancerecords at the touch of a button as part of a radical new project, itemerged today. Bangor Grammar School is one of six across Northern Irelandpiloting a computerised project which gives parents access to ...
Quarry tax explained
May 01, 2002 ... CUSTOMS and Excise has prepared a general guide to explain its taxon specific quarry products to clear up confusion within thequarrying industry. "The EU has approved the UK's proposal to phase in the AggregatesLevy over a five-year period for aggregates used to make ...
Head of US charity linked to Bin Laden
May 01, 2002 ... THE head of a large Muslim charity based in Illinois has beenarrested after US authorities linked him to Osama bin Laden and saidhe helped fund the al-Qaida terror network. Enaam Arnaout, executive director of Benevolence InternationalFoundation, was charged with perjury after he ...
Crime tops agenda for Council poll
May 01, 2002; ... ON the fith anniversary of Labour coming to power, the record ofthe Blair government, particularly on fighting crime, is dominatingtoday's last stages of the English council election campaign. Around 22 million electors are eligible to vote tomorrow foralmost 6,000 seats in 174 ...
Lords toughen stance on SF
May 01, 2002; ... THE House of Lords is moving towards adopting a different approachto Sinn Fein MPs. Last night the key Lords sub-committee on administration voted tocontinue denying MPs "who have not taken the oath of allegiance" theprivilegesof using the Lords library and listening to Lords ...
Travel strategy 'is on right road'
May 01, 2002 ... THE Government's Regional Transportation Strategy is a big step inthe right direction, but more funding is required, a leading academichas said. Professor David Begg, director of the Centre of Transport Policyat the Robert Gordon University in Aberdeen, gave his prognosis at ...
'Prince William's' crew in harbour
May 01, 2002 ... THE Queen was meeting one familiar name today as she launched hernationwide Golden Jubilee tour - a ship named Prince William. It was expected to be pointed out to her during a harbour tour inFalmouth, Cornwall, on the first leg of a 15-week celebration of her50-year ...
Two arrested over robbery
May 01, 2002; ... POLICE investigating an attempted armed robbery during which a manwas held hostage have arrested a further two people, it emergedtoday. The arrests were made following planned searches of premises inthe Ballycolin Road area of Lisburn yesterday afternoon. Police also ...
Give dogs jabs, urges vet
May 01, 2002; ... A BANGOR vet today warned dog owners to ensure their pets arevaccinated against a fatal disease. Linda Glenn made the plea following the outbreak of parvovirusinthe seaside town which has cost the lives of a number of young dogsin the north Down area. One family lost a pup ...
Police lacking resources: Report
May 01, 2002; ... A LACK of police resources in the wake of the Patten Report werehighlighted today as a potential drag on reform - and eventually onlaw and order. Oversight Commissioner Tom Constantine, the man charged withreviewing the pace and depth of police reform, also highlighted sickleave ...
[Pound]3bn plan for investment
May 01, 2002; ... THE Stormont power-sharing Executive is to be allowed ground-breaking new powers to raise potentially [Pound]3bn for investment inits priorities - hospitals, schools and roads - and other areas. And Army land in the greater Belfast area, and possibly elsewhere,is to be handed over ...
Ulster pupils to be educated on food processes
May 01, 2002; ... AN EU-wide educational initiative which aims to address children'slack of knowledge about the food they eat and the farming processeswhich produce it has been launched in Northern Ireland. The TELLUS (Latin for 'earth') educational pack explains theagricultural origins of everyday ...
Professor from Ulster to lead UK dentists Waterfront conference honours QUB man
May 01, 2002; ... QUEEN'S University professor Ian Bennington is set to become thefirst Ulster president of the British Dental Association in nearly aquarter of a century. Professor Bennington will be elected tomorrow at the beginning ofathree-day joint conference of the British and Irish ...
Doh! is it the end for Homer and Bart?
May 01, 2002 ... CARTOON character Homer Simpson and his family could finally bereaching the end of the road after 13 years, creator Matt Groeninghas said. The Simpsons is currently in its 13th series and the showreportedly plays to more than 60 million people in 60 countries andis believed to ...
Knife used in van hold-up
May 01, 2002 ... TAKE a good look at the man in this picture, who is wanted inconnection with an armed robbery in east Belfast. Shortly before 3pm on Saturday, March 9, he allegedly held up aSecurior van collecting takings at Budget DIY in Connswater shoppingcentre with a ...
Revamp of payouts is branded unfair Lawyers lambast new system for damages
May 01, 2002; ... THE Northern Ireland Office was under fire today over theintroduction of a new compensation scheme for victims of violentcrime. NIO Victims Minister Des Browne hailed the shake-up as bringingimportant improvements, but lawyers questioned the motives behind it. The new ...
Eames tribute to outgoing Archbishop
May 01, 2002; ... CHURCH of Ireland Primate Dr Robin Eames has paid tribute toArchbishop of Dublin, Dr Walton Empey, who retires in July. Archbishop Eames said Dr Empey, (67), had been a 'superb'archbishop and had won the affection and respect of all traditionsand communities. "His pastoral ...
ITV digital viewers see axe fall on 20 channels
May 01, 2002 ... ITV Digital subscribers today woke up to a seriously reducedservice as the broadcaster's administrators took the strickenbroadcaster's pay-TV channels off air. Around 20 channels, including MTV and UK Gold, were pulled at 7amtoday, leaving viewers with just 12 free-to-air digital ...
Crash victim receives [Pound]1.2m award
May 01, 2002 ... A MAN who was seriously injured when a motorist high on a cocktailof drink and drugs ploughed into cyclists taking part in a cross-border maracycle has been awarded [Pound]1.2m compensation inBelfast's High Court. Vincent Ward (32), from Bannonstown Road, Castlewellan, CoDown,was ...
53% back abdication
May 01, 2002 ... MORE than half the country thinks the Queen should abdicate now orin the next few years, according to a poll published today. The survey comes after the Queen pledged she would continue toserve the country for some time to come -a comment widely taken as asignal that she would not ...
Hotel solution for Bryansford building sale
May 01, 2002 ... AN outdoor education centre that is to be sold off could make anideal hotel, a local councillor has suggested. Down Ulster Unionist Councillor Gerry Douglas is keen to see theformer F H Ebbitt Centre building in Bryansford, near Newcastleretained, and developed in a sympathetic ...
Fines proposal to tackle missed GP appointments
May 01, 2002 ... PATIENTS may be fined for missing appointments with GPs, as partof a Government scheme to cut down on wastage in the NHS, it wasreported today. Following the Budget on April 17, Health Secretary Alan Milburnpublished a document entitled Delivering the NHS Plan which spelt outhis ...
Girl 'was raped 100 times'
May 01, 2002; ... A TEENAGE girl wiped tears from her eyes as she alleged in courtthat she was raped "at least" 100 times by her stepfather when agedbetween five and nine. A 32-year-old man, who cannot be named to protect the identity ofthe girl, who is now aged 16, faces eight cases of rape and ...
'Shaken baby' Jury continue deliberations
May 01, 2002; ... A JURY sitting at the trial of a father accused of murdering his14-week-old baby girl were today set to continue their deliberations. The jury were sent out by Mr Justice Gillenyesterday to begintheir consideration of a verdict on the murder charge against 29-year-old Paul ...
New sports facility opened
May 01, 2002 ... LISBURN'S latest sports facility has just been officially opened. The [Pound]730,000 Laurelhill Sports Zone includes a syntheticsports pitch with floodlights, an eight-team changing pavilion and acar park. Funding was provided for the project through a partnershipcomprising ...
German police clash with rioters
May 01, 2002 ... German riot police. GERMAN riot police have clashed with hundreds of demonstrators inBerlin after some of them broke into a supermarket on the eve of MayDay. Rioters lobbed bottles and stones and fired flares at police whointervened to stop the looting, which erupted after ...
Proud Eamonn shows off Jack the lad
May 01, 2002; ... TELEVISION presenter Eamonn Holmes proudly shows off bouncing babyson Jack in the first pictures to be released of the new arrival. Jack was born in a London hospital on February 26, weighing in at8lbs 2oz. Eamonn, who recently renewed his contract as GMTV's frontman, ...
NorthWest: Newmaterial given to inquiry
May 01, 2002; ... NEW material from Channel 4 News reports about Bloody Sundaybecame available to the Saville Inquiry today, delaying its hearingsby over an hour. Yesterday, former Channel 4 News producer Lena Ferguson held backsome notes from interviews she held with soldiers for Channel 4 Newsin ...
NorthWest: Uncle's plea after murder of donor nephew
May 01, 2002; ... THE Ulsterman who received his murdered nephew's heart in alifesaving transplant today spoke about his amazing recovery andappealed for help in catching his nephew's killer. Mark Robinson died one year ago today, three days after he wasstabbed and brutally beaten near his ...
NorthWest: Years of training paid off, says fire officer
May 01, 2002; ... FIRE chiefs today claimed years of exhaustive training paid offlast week and ensured no lives were lost during the massiveevacuation operation from a fire at Altnagelvin Hospital. Fire Station Officer David Hamilton revealed the years of trainingthat lay behind the life-saving ...
NorthWest: Former teacher jailed for sex attacks on boys
May 01, 2002; ... A RETIRED schoolteacher from west Donegal was today starting a two-and-a-half year prison sentence after admittingthe sexual andindecent assault of boys over a 17-year period when the case camebefore the Circuit Court in Letterkenny yesterday. Dennis McGinley(63), from Magheroarty, ...
NorthWest: Fun week for Red Cross
May 01, 2002; ... THE Red Cross today urged people throughout the North West tosupport a series of fund-raising events taking place next week. The charity will hold a number of events from Sunday, May 5, toSaturday, May 11. On May 8, a Sponsored Toddle will take place in Gransha Park and acake ...
NorthWest: Charity games set to kick off
May 01, 2002 ... THE cream of local amateur football will be displaying theirtalents when the annual Masters football tournament kicks off inDerry on May 25. The event, which will be held in aid of Marie Curie Cancer Care,will be held at Bishop's Field, Creggan, and is sponsored by DonBosco's ...
NorthWest: Appeal from mother of dead addict Plea for action over drug problem
May 01, 2002; ... A LONDONDERRY woman whose son died from a heroin overdose todaysaid she was not surprised at the growth in use of the killer drug inthe city. Speaking ahead of a public meeting in Derry tonight to discuss theextent of the heroin problem in the city, Sadie O'Reilly said she ...
NorthWest: Good job done by nursery's artist
May 01, 2002 ... TANDRAGEE woman Hilary Good, the artist in residence atMagherafelt Nursery School, has been working with the children sincelast December using clay, photography and paint effects to encouragethem to express their curiosity and experiment with new materials. It came about as a ...
NorthWest: College outlines plan for transfer
May 01, 2002; ... A PUBLIC/PRIVATE Partnership funding is being considered by Foyleand Londonderry College in a bid to speed up a proposed move to theWaterside it emerged today. It is hoped that this type of partnership initiative will meanthat the school could be on a new site within five ...
NorthWest Crimebeat: Thieves hit Pennyburn
May 01, 2002 ... POLICE today appealed for information about a series of robberiesin Londonderry. Two commercial premises in Pennyburn were burgled over theweekend. The first burglary occurred at an engineering premises where aquantity of tools including a Bosch drill were stolen. A fishing ...
NorthWest: 30-month jail term for man caught with gun
May 01, 2002 ... A MAN caught red-handed with a Czech made sub-machine gun has beengiven a two-and-a-half year prison term. The court heard that on May 10 last year, police in Londonderryreceived a radio message to stop a blue Mitsubishi Carisma that washeading along the Northlands ...
Northwest: NY firemen in Omagh visit
May 01, 2002; ... NEW YORK'S Ground Zero firefighters will visit Omagh to meetfamilies of their colleagues who died in the September 11 atrocity,it can be revealed today. Over 100 will also pay their respects to those killed and injuredin the Omagh bomb when they visit the town on their only ...
NorthWest: Art workshops for adult learners
May 01, 2002; ... FREE creative art workshops are on offer across the North West tocelebrate Adult Learners Week. The Workers Educational Association has teamed up with variousarts and community groups to present a series of free workshops inand around Derry. WEA development worker Sinead ...
Crimebeat: Police recover power tools
May 01, 2002 ... POLICE have recovered a large number of power tools and equipmentbelieved to have been taken during thefts and burglaries acrossUlster. The items were recovered during a search at premises at UpperPrinces Street in Ballymena on Thursday April 25. Amongst the items are a ...
Crimebeat: Calls to tackle crimes
May 01, 2002 ... FOLLOWING last week's appeals, Crime Beat received two callsregarding the three men involved in the theft of vouchers from theBoots store in Dungannon. The callers gave possible names ...
Crimebeat: Post Office workers in armed raid ordeal
May 01, 2002 ... TWO armed men - one with a handgun and the other brandishing apickaxe - have robbed the post office/pharmacy on Glenavy's MainStreet. Around 11.50am on Friday April 19, the pair burst into thepremises and the gunman forced a female member of staff to open thepost office door and ...
Crimebeat: Garden targeted
May 01, 2002 ... CRIMEBEAT readers in east Belfast are being asked if they sawthieves entering the garden of a house at Kensington Roadbetween10.30pm last Saturday and ...
Briefs: End to Larne attacks urged
May 01, 2002 ... ULSTER Unionist Assemblyman Roy Beggs Jnr has called for an end toattacks on people and property in Larne. He was speaking after a number of incidents last weekend. He said he was concerned that someone would eventually be killed. Mr Beggs said such activity made it more ...
Crimebeat: Fittings stolen from new apartments
May 01, 2002 ... A NUMBER of apartments still under construction in Lurgan havebeen broken into and a large number of appliances stolen. They were targeted between 6pm on Wednesday April 24 and 8am thefollowing day. Items taken include 33 yards of ecstasy blue wall tiles, fourshell borders, ...
Crimebeat: Pharmacy theft probe
May 01, 2002 ... POLICE in Dungannon want to speak to the young woman pictured herefollowing the theft of money from a small Marie Curie charity box. The theft was carried out at Bairds Chemist on Market Square inthe town at about ...