Belfast Telegraph back issues from December 2006:
Hain jeered by protestersover water charges Secretary of State's TV appearance disrupted by campaigners in Belfast
Dec 01, 2006; ... Secretary of State Peter Hain was heckled and booed by anti-watercharge campaigners during a recording of BBC flagship panel show,Question Time.Mr Hain was heckled by protesters in Belfast as hearrived for the television appearance. And then he was jeered as hemade his way into the BBC's ...
Free-for-all as Budget DIY shuts up shop
Dec 01, 2006; ... Hundreds of people got massive bargains - and many of them goodsfor free - as Budget DIY closed its doors for the last timeyesterday.During a frantic final morning, people descended on five ofthe company's stores.Employees at the Bangor store told people totake goods for free.Staff at ...
Sinn Fein drops Assembly boycott
Dec 01, 2006; ... Sinn Fein today formally dropped its boycott of Assemblymeetings.The party said it intended to "fully participate" in the so-called 'transitional Assembly' which is due to run until the end ofJanuary - and that would include putting down motions for debates.Thedecision was announced by ...
Larsson in shock move to United It's a fun thing to do says Henrik
Dec 01, 2006; ... Former Celtic hero Henrik Larsson is joining Manchester United onloan in January.It is an astonishing piece of business from Unitedboss Sir Alex Ferguson who has been a long time admirer of thestriker.For Larsson it is a return to the big time after glory dayswith Barcelona and the ...
Run down The repair bill forour out of date,damaged schools soars by Pounds 15m in just six months
Dec 01, 2006; ... Northern Ireland's beleaguered education boards are losing thebattle to repair out ofdate, damaged and run down school buildingsacross the province.The Belfast Telegraph can reveal today that theprojected repair bill for our crumbling schools has gone up by amassive Pounds 14.7m in just ...
Stars out in force as Belfast gears up for festive season
Dec 01, 2006; ... A host of stars are bringing some festive sparkle to Belfast aspreparations for Christmas get into full swing.Coronation Streetfavourites Ryan Thomas, who plays sexy mechanic Jason Grimshaw, andSally Lindsay, who wooed television audiences as brow-beaten Roversbarmaid Shelley Unwin, are ...
Kind-hearted Claire bowled over by free ride in luxury limo
Dec 01, 2006; ... A big-hearted Ulster woman who dipped into her own savings to helpout clients of collapsed hamper company Farepak has had hergenerosity rewarded with a free limousine ride.Londonderry mum ClaireStreet, who was an agent for the Christmas savings scheme, handed outalmost Pounds 2,500 to ...
Rankin shutting up shop at three cafes
Dec 01, 2006; ... Celebrity chef Paul Rankin confirmed today that he is closing partof his business empire.But he insisted the decision to shut threeoutlets in the Cafe Paul Rankin chain was part of a "restructuring"and would not affect his signature Belfast restaurants, Roscoff andCayenne, and the Rain ...
'We should beat up on republicans' DUP urged
Dec 01, 2006; ... The DUP should "beat up" on republicans rather than itself, ameeting of senior figures was warned today.The special 'summit' in CoAntrim was thought likely to issue a statement later today afteralmost six hours of discussions on strategy and recent internaldifficulties.Before it began ...
Sir Ronnie pays tributeto former deputy after he loses cancer fight
Dec 01, 2006; ... Former RUC Chief Constable Sir Ronnie Flanagan today praised theprofessionalism and courage of his former deputy, Colin Cramphorn,who has died following a battle with cancer.Fifty-year-old MrCramphornwas a former Deputy Chief Constable of the RUC and lateracting Chief Constable of the ...
Police announce festive crime prevention plans
Dec 01, 2006; ... Police today revealed their plans to crack down on criminals andyobs in Belfast city centre this Christmas.There will be increasedpatrols on the beat and on bike throughout December, plus a number ofmobile police stations.Officers at the mobile stations will have thefacility to record ...
Danielle gets bone-marrow transplant Brave teenwith serious liver disease recovering in Birmingham hospital
Dec 01, 2006; ... Brave Ulster girl Danielle Larkham has gone through a life-transforming bone-marrow transplant in England after a specialtreatment using part of a horse's blood failed, it emergedtoday.Danielle (13) has life-threatening autoimmune liver disease.Today she was recovering from her ...
From dopey to poetic, new council names pouring in
Dec 01, 2006; ... Alternative names for the Northern Ireland "supercouncils" havepoured into the Belfast Telegraph after the seven proposed titleswere blasted as bland and unimaginative.The public have been offeringboth serious and not so serious suggestions after Local GovernmentBoundaries Commissioner ...
Christmas messages of hope hung on tree
Dec 01, 2006; ... Wishes for world peace and the return of a child are just some ofthe poignant messages which have been hung on a new Christmas Tree ofHope in north Belfast.The tree, at The Salvation Army's Glen AlvaFamily Centre on the Cliftonville Road, was turned on this week at aspecial ceremony led ...
Thieves hit new scheme on first day
Dec 01, 2006; ... An east Belfast environmental improvement scheme has been robbed -on its first day.The thieves stole thousands of pounds worth offencing from a site at Manderson Street.The Pounds 80,000 scheme isaimed at improving the physical appearance of an area around the newHolywood Arches Health ...
Farmers get date fortheir LFA payments
Dec 01, 2006; ... Farmers have welcomed the news that part of their Less FavouredArea payments will be issued from March next year.Fears had beenexpressed that farming families would be left short at one of themost financially pressured times of the year because of delays inagreeing the next EU Rural ...
Groups thrash out 'culture ofhuman rights' for Ulster
Dec 01, 2006; ... A special conference to increase human rights awareness in Ulsteris due to be held in Belfast next week.Representatives from equalityand human rights organisations, political parities, voluntary groupsand business and religious organisations will join forces nextThursday and Friday in a ...
Female GP attacked by abusive youths throwing bottles Doctor shaken but escapes uninjured from yobs
Dec 01, 2006; ... A female doctor has told how she has been left feeling "badlyshaken and vulnerable" after being attacked by a gang of youthswielding glass bottles.Dr Linda Kelly, who has worked at GrosvenorRoad Surgery for seven years, was pelted with bottles and verbalabuse while locking up the west ...
Child's play as pupils 'book' Pounds 1,000 prize
Dec 01, 2006; ... Two young schoolchildren have been celebrating after winningPounds 1,000 worth of books for their school and Pounds 100 worth oftoys for their families.Anna Graham (6), from Carniny Primary Schoolin Ballymena, and Jamie Cook (5), a pupil at Orangefield Primary inBelfast, were chosen out ...
The beautiful game is just too boring for football-playing pigs
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ulster's pigs are keeping fit with a spot of the beautiful game -but it's not enough to curb their aggressive tendencies.Pig farmersin Northern Ireland must provide 'environmental enrichment' for theircharges. But many farmers are not providing the proper stimulus. TheDepartment of ...
'Tiger kidnappings' on rise again PSNI looking for better intelligence on gangs, minister tells parliament
Dec 01, 2006; ... Police chiefs are taking very seriously a recent rise in so-called "tiger kidnappings" in the province, a minister said lastnight.Paul Goggins said the numbers of terrifying kidnappings byorganised criminals have jumped back to levels seen two years ago.Thedirect rule minister said the ...
World Aids Day
Dec 01, 2006 ... The suffering that betrays a world divided Why scientists are still years from a vaccine RED campaign offers thousandsthe 'Lazarus effect' How music is key to turning tide in war on Aids 3,500 dead each week as ...
Zackie's story: The man who took on Mbeki - and won South Africa's record in dealing with its Aids epidemic is arguably the worst in the world. But that's now changing, thanks to one dedicated campaigner.
Dec 01, 2006; ... Zackie Achmat was raised in a conservative Muslim family but whenhe was 14 years old he left home, burnt down his school and, for abrief while, sold his body for sex. A homosexual, an atheist and amilitant anti-apartheid campaigner whose political ideas were forgedon an intense reading ...
'Women need education to fight this epidemic'
Dec 01, 2006; ... In 1991, my husband Francis died of Aids. Four months later I wasdiagnosed with HIV and my life changed for ever. Francis knew he waspositive but had not told me. Like most Ugandan men, he wanted a"pure" wife, and he got one, for all the good it did me. I had abstained and ...
The red ribbon revolution For quarter of a century, campaigners have struggled to secure funding for the fight against Aids and HIV. Stars rally to the cause now, but it remains a tough battle. Helen Brown reports
Dec 01, 2006 ... In the beginning First there was fear. And confusion. Panic on the gay dancefloorsof America. In May 1981, The New York Times ran an article headlined:"Rare Cancer Seen in 41 Homosexuals". In 1982 the disease known asGay Related Immune Deficiency was renamed Acquired Immune ...
3,500 dead each week as meltdown looms
Dec 01, 2006; ... The gap between HIV rhetoric and reality in Zimbabwe has become achasm. And it is a chasm into which hundreds of thousands of peopleare falling. This was the year we were told the government would roll out freeantiretroviral drugs to nearly 200,000 of the worst-hit ...
Britain accused of sending HIV refugees to die
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ministers have been accused of condemning failed asylum-seekerswho are HIV-positive to death by deporting them to Africa. Campaigners have called for them to be treated as a special caseas antiretroviral drugs, which could extend their life expectancyindefinitely, are not yet ...
How music is key to turning tide in war on Aids
Dec 01, 2006; ... Senegal is the poster boy of the struggle against Aids in Africaand is also the home of some of the continent's best music. The twofacts are not unrelated. Musicians such as Baaba Maal would argue for a very directconnection. Maal, a goodwill ambassador and youth emissary for ...
RED campaign offers thousands of Aids sufferers the 'Lazarus effect'
Dec 01, 2006; ... When Bono visited the paediatric ward of the central hospital inKigali last May, eight-year-old Denyse Mushimiyimana was almostcomatose. Newly diagnosed with HIV, her tiny skeletal frame laymotionless on her bed while her distraught father, who is alsoinfected, sat at her bedside. She ...
Why scientists are still years from a vaccine
Dec 01, 2006; ... The unique nature of HIV has hampered the search for an Aidsvaccine and it remains a distant prospect, the world's leadingexperts say. When American politicians announced the discovery of HIV in 1984,they predicted that a vaccine and a cure for Aids would be availablewithin five ...
Former Russian PM Gaidar poisoned, say his doctors
Dec 01, 2006; ... Strong evidence emerged yesterday that the former Russian primeminister, Yegor Gaidar, a leading liberal and Kremlin critic, mayhave been poisoned just a day after the former KGB spy AlexanderLitvinenko died in London. Mr Gaidar became seriously ill while on business in Dublin ...
The suffering that betrays a world divided
Dec 01, 2006; ... Today is World Aids Day. It was first marked in 1991, an attemptby the international community to alert humanity to the terriblescale of the threat posed by the disease. Yet despite advances in medical science and a growing politicalconsensus over the need to act, the epidemic ...
Pope ends Turkey trip with visit to mosque
Dec 01, 2006; ... Benedict XVI became only the second pope in history to step insidea mosque. It was a fitting end to a trip which had had the potentialto become the most disastrous papal visit in living memory. Instead,Benedict flies home today after his four-day visit to Turkey withcompliments ringing ...
Maliki hailed as 'the right guy for Iraq' as civil war is ignored
Dec 01, 2006; ... President George Bush yesterday insisted that Prime Minister Nourial-Maliki was the "right guy" for Iraq and pledged to accelerate thehandover of security responsibility to Iraqi forces. Dismissing callsfor what he derided as a "graceful exit" by the US, Mr Bush declared:"We'll be in ...
Motorcycling: I'll be back in January: McWilliams
Dec 01, 2006; ... Jeremy McWilliams today revealed that he will be back racing inJanuary despite suffering a broken femur, collarbone and handinjuries in a major crash at Jerez in Spain last night.McWilliams wasriding in a testing session for the new Ilmor motorcycle team basedin Switzerland and had high ...
Venezuela battle lines drawn as Chavez goes for third term
Dec 01, 2006; ... In this factory perched on a hillside blessed with sweeping views,the workers do not just make valves for Venezuela's oil industry.Rather, when their seven-hour shifts are finished, they take nightclasses, complete extra training or else hold meetings of theworkers' committee. They also ...
David Healy: My mate Gilly is in the form of his life
Dec 01, 2006 ... What about Keith Gillespie? My Northern Ireland team-mate and goodbuddy is playing out of his skin at the moment. He was a key figurefor Sheffield United in what could prove to be a massive win for themagainst Watford earlier in the week. And I'm sure he will continue tobe influential ...
Golf: 'Joker' Feherty reveals long battle with booze and depression
Dec 01, 2006; ... David Feherty was never your typical, one-dimensional Tour pro.Not with a singing voice that could have been trained for opera, orthe looks and build of a male model - which he was - and the wit andquick mind to be a television commentator, which he now is.Author,columnist, and lively ...
Best wants big test against world's best
Dec 01, 2006; ... Having left his considerable mark on Australia's powerhousemidfield combination of Stirling Mortlock and Lote Tuqiri, Neil Bestis no doubt licking his lips at the prospect of lining up againstarguably the best centre partnership on current form in world rugbyat Ravenhill tomorrow night ....
McEntee is key for Rangers
Dec 01, 2006 ... Tony McEntee's ability to adapt to more than one position hasseldom been more important in the recent history of CrossmaglenRangers. He may be in the veteran stage when compared to some of theyoung guns firing around him in a much-changed side but the formerskipper's capacity for coping ...
Millar inspires the Blues
Dec 01, 2006; ... Linfield manager David Jeffrey is using the words of his Big Tworival Paul Millar to help motivate his players as they attempt toretain the Irish Premier League title. After Glentoran knocked theBlues out of the CIS Insurance Cup on penalties at the semi-finalstage last month, Millar ...
Connolly relishing Setanta Cup spot
Dec 01, 2006; ... Cliftonville goalkeeper John Connolly wants to secure a return tohis hometown in 2008. The Dubliner is keen to play close to where hegrew up, but Eddie Patterson should have no concerns about a transferrequest coming his way.Instead the much travelled number one wants totake on the cream ...
Sean is swept away Ward wants to wipe out Linfield domination
Dec 01, 2006; ... Sean Ward is sick standing by while other teams pick up silverwareand has defiantly roared: "It's about time I had some cup winnersmedals!" And the Northern Ireland under-21 international even went as faras to suggest that grabbing a full haul of domestic trophies wouldn'tbe out ...
Ulster's policinggoes global Senior police officers from some of the world's most violent regions were in Belfast this week for training in anti-terrorist techniques. Crime Correspondent Jonathan McCambridge reports on how expertise gained from 30 years of battling Ulster paramilitaries is now being used in the global fight against terror
Dec 01, 2006 ... Can lessons learnt from loyalist rioting following Whiterock lastyear be used against suicide bombers in the Middle East?While modern-day west Belfast might seem remote from Lebanon, Sudan or Pakistan,officers from these troubled parts of the world have travelled toNorthern Ireland for ...
Speed camera spray 'doesn't work' PSNI and AA refute claims that product will make your number plate unreadable
Dec 01, 2006; ... A reflective spray which claims to help stop Ulster motorists fromgetting speeding fines has been dismissed by motoring groups andpolice.The makers of Photoblocker claim their product will "reduceyour chances of getting points on your licence" because thereflective properties within the ...
The great toy rush Ulster shoppersqueue early to get this year's Christmas must-have
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ulster's toy shops have reported an early rush for Christmas toys -some shops said Christmas buying had begun as far back asSeptember.Toy shop managers said parents were arriving in increasingnumbers to view the vast array of toys now on the market.Popular toysthis Christmas range from ...
Buyers brave the cold to snap up new homes People queuing for days outside Moira estate agents
Dec 01, 2006; ... Eager house-hunters have been queuing outside a Moira estateagents office since Monday to snap up one of seven houses inMagheralin to be released next Monday, December 4.The hardy home-buyers turned up outside Robert Wilson estate agent's Moira officelast Monday morning armed with their ...
Animal rights campaigners for Dublin
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ulster animal lovers are being urged to join forces with like-minded people in the Republic to show their compassion for abused andcruelly treated animals across the world.International Animal RightsDay takes place on December 10 and each year groups in NorthernIreland campaign at ...
Priest to the starstells Kelly: I forgive priest who abused me
Dec 01, 2006; ... Father Brian D'Arcy has a confesson to make to Gerry Kelly whenthey come face-to-face on UTV tonight (8pm)."Most days I would say,'God, why am I at this?'" reveals the cleric, who left home inFermanagh at 17 to become a priest. Most days, he admits he wisheshe'd chosen another way of ...
DRD launches probe into leaked emails case
Dec 01, 2006; ... Government officials have launched a security probe after theleaking of internal emails linked to controversial water chargeslegislation.The messages were sent by Department for RegionalDevelopment (DRD) officials working on plans to introduce a "tap tax"here from next April. They were ...
Ex-Belfast doctor is tipped for top role at the BBC
Dec 01, 2006; ... An Indian-born doctor who spent most of her career working inNorthern Ireland looks almost certain to step into the gap left byBBC Trust chairman Michael Grade in the wake of his shock defectionto ITV.Dr Chitra Bharucha, a former consultant haematologist atBelfast City Hospital and ...
Bank fraudster avoids jail
Dec 01, 2006; ... A 55-year-old ex-bank worker has been given a suspended prisonsentence after pleading guilty to 19 fraud charges amounting toalmost Pounds 64,000.Former senior official with the Ulster Bank,Olga Charlton, last month admitted offences including forgery,deception and falsely using a credit ...
Ulster urged to help Aids suffers UNICEF ambassadors help launch worldwide awareness campaign
Dec 01, 2006; ... As World Aids Day is marked around the globe today, some ofUlster's best-known faces have pledged their support to a bid toreduce the suffering of children affected by the deadlydisease.Children's charity Unicef has launched a global campaignaimed at raising much-needed funds and ...
Cautionary tales from safety body to avoid seasonal shocks
Dec 01, 2006; ... Unsafe electrics could put an end to festive fun the ElectricalSafety Council has warned.In its bid to help keep Britain safe thisChristmas, the charity has issued advice to consider when stringingup your lighting.Emma McCarthy, director of the Electrical SafetyCouncil said: "As you ...
Fraud squad is back in Belfast for MoD probe
Dec 02, 2006; ... A long-running probe into alleged multi-million pound CivilService fraud took a fresh twist this week when Britain's SeriousFraud Office and Ministry of Defence Police carried out raids inBelfast.The Belfast Telegraph can reveal today that SFO investigatorsfrom London, with back-up from ...
We've have been through too much for quick fix, saysEames
Dec 02, 2006; ... Church of Ireland Primate Robin Eames has warned against any"quick fix" approach over policing and devolution.After he met DUPleader Ian Paisley yesterday for the second time in less than amonth, Dr Eames said people were looking for evidence that thepolitical parties can build ...
Ulster's entertainment venue supreme markshalf-dozen anniversary
Dec 02, 2006; ... A very special sixth birthday celebration takes place tonight.USPresident Bill Clinton hailed it as a huge success for NorthernIreland.And it has more than lived up to its expected achievements inthe six years it has been open.The Odyssey has been a welcomeaddition to Belfast's ...
Pensioner vows to aid charity- with a little help from Peter Corry
Dec 02, 2006; ... A Bangor pensioner, suffering from Motor Neurone Disease (MND),last night pledged to devote the rest of his life to others - with alittle help from his friends.Pat Milliken (75), who was awarded anMBE last January for services to charity, has enlisted the help ofwell-loved Ulster singer ...
Nadine's man is a right t*t claims comedian Kielty
Dec 02, 2006; ... Ulster comic Patrick Kielty admits he is fond of Girls Aloud starNadine Coyle - but isn't so keen on the 'tit' of her other half.TheLove Island presenter said there was a distinct chill in the air whenhe met Nadine's boyfriend, Desperate Housewives hunk Jesse Metcalfe,for the first ...
Fans pay respect with Pounds 5 sell-out
Dec 02, 2006; ... Every one of a million Pounds 5 notes issued to commemorate thelife of football legend George Best has been snapped up, it wasrevealed last night.The Ulster Bank said that the last stocks of thelimited edition notes, issued to coincide with the first anniversaryof the Northern Ireland ...
Touring Belfast, hoping for jobs
Dec 02, 2006; ... Young people from Northern Ireland's most deprived ward havepleaded for jobs and recreation if future generations are to stay inthe area.Teenagers from Belfast's Crumlin Road staffed two of thecity's red tour busses yesterday and took passengers on a specialtour of north Belfast.The ...
Sky broadcaster reduced to tears by Darren's story
Dec 01, 2006; ... Ryder Cup hero Darren Clarke reveals today how he reduced ahardened journalist to tears as they talked about the death of thegolfer's young wife Heather.It happened during an interview beingconducted by Sky Television's Tim Barter on the eve of the historiccontest between Europe and ...
Belfast opens door on CS Lewis world
Dec 01, 2006; ... A festival which celebrates the life and legacy of one ofBelfast's most famous authors will be held next week.For the secondyear in a row, Belfast City Council will host the CS Lewis Festival,in honour of the renowned novelist.The four-day event features arange of activities based on the ...
Safety fears still keeping police bikes off the road 30withdrawn after serious crash six months ago
Dec 01, 2006; ... A fleet of high-powered police motorbikes is still off our roadsmore than six months after the Belfast Telegraph revealed that theyhave been withdrawn because of safety concerns.Thirty of the Pounds15,000 Honda STX 1300cc bikes, which are capable of speeds of up to140mph, were removed ...
Pounds 71m campus collapse inquiry on the cards ... if we get devolution
Dec 01, 2006; ... Pressure is growing for further investigations into the collapseof the Pounds 71m Springvale campus plans for Belfast.The Universityof Ulster (UU) has come under fire over the saga, following a reportby the watchdog Northern Ireland Audit Office.It has been accused oflosing the will to ...