Belfast Telegraph back issues from June 2009:
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Jun 01, 2009 ... CHARLES HURST TO REOPEN LISBURN FRANCHISE CHARLES Hurst Renault is to reopen its franchise in Lisburn todaydue, the company said, to a steady increase in demand fromcustomers. The dealership has returned to its ...
STAR ATTRACTION FOR OLD INN AT CRAWFORDSBURN
Jun 01, 2009 ... The Old Inn in Crawfordsburn is celebrating winning the accoladeof Hotel of the Year for the second time in three years at theNorthern Ireland Tourism Awards, held last week. It first won thetitle in 2007. Ireland's oldest coaching inn, which dates back ...
Firms hope for slice of sustainable energy pie
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE PROVINCE's manufacturers have been urged to "get on board thesustainable revolution" as a means of both saving and making money. Northern Ireland Manufacturing, in conjunction with Invest NI andAsitis Consulting, is running a series of seminars to bring togethersmall and medium ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Jun 01, 2009 ... NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR PETROL STATION LISBURN businessman Sam Finlay has developed a small rundownpetrol station and portacabin into newly constructed Centrabrandedpetrol station and convenience store on Pond Park ...
Stoner brings Rossi's run to an end
Jun 01, 2009; ... CASEY Stoner won a thrilling Italian Grand Prix to bring to ahalt Valentino Rossi's run of seven straight victories at Mugello. The Ducati Marlboro rider also took the lead in the FIM MotoGPWorld Championship points standings after crossing the finish lineahead of Jorge Lorenzo and ...
Still so much pride in hero McBride
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE legendary Willie John McBride is the greatest ever Lionsskipper. That opinion is aired in the latest edition of Red Bulletin, freewith the Belfast Telegraph tomorrow, as two of the young guns in thecurrent Lions squad describe their ultimate player for the ultimaterugby ...
White puts his boys in Boks seat for first tour Test
Jun 01, 2009; ... SOUTH Africa's World Cup-winning coach Jake White declared thaton the evidence of yesterday's effort against the Royal XV the Lionsdo not have a forward pack capable of competing with the Springboks. The Lions produced an error-ridden performance in their openingtour match and ...
First Minister must set a good example for others to follow ; WRITEBACK
Jun 01, 2009 ... I for one believe that very few of our elected representativeshave broken the rules. What I do believe is that they are guilty ofgreed -- greed for power, greed for money. Iris and Peter Robinson are not content with double-jobbing,treble-jobbing and maximising their expenses. They ...
The stamp of morality ; WRITEBACK
Jun 01, 2009 ... IT is told of the 19th century Prime Minister Henry Palmerstonthat he liked to clear his desk on a Friday afternoon beforedeparting the Commons for the weekend. Throughout the time when he had two children at boarding school,he made it his practice before leaving of writing them ...
Sinn Fein's forgotten past ; WRITEBACK
Jun 01, 2009 ... Franco (left) was an evil monstrous brute who overthrew alegitimate republican government. Franco committed atrocitiesincluding the murder of priests and nuns who believed in democracy.Many are ill-informed about the origins of the Spanish civil war.Many Catholics fought for the Spanish ...
Churches now must learn to practice what they preach
Jun 01, 2009; ... Two of the mainstream churches have not covered themselves inglory to date when it comes to taking the views of theircongregations into account. Tomorrow the Presbyterian GeneralAssembly will hear pleas from investors who face a hefty financialhit following the travails of the ...
UDA breakaway brigade in vow to hand over weapons
Jun 01, 2009 ... A BREAKAWAY brigade of the Ulster Defence Association has vowedto hand over its weapons, it has been reported. The UDA's rebel South East Antrim Brigade confirmed it ispreparing to decommission its arsenal prior to the Britishgovernment's deadline for the surrender of weapons in ...
Can the same old faces really breathe life into local politics?
Jun 01, 2009; ... A day is proving a long time in politics in 2009. We are startingto see the full repercussions of the Westminster expenses scandal.Wholesale changes are afoot across Britain and in Northern Ireland.Many of the old familiar faces will not be around much longer forone reason or ...
Hotel murder suspect 'may have escaped by speedboat'
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE fugitive boyfriend of a Polish millionairess who was foundmurdered may have tried to escape by boat. It emerged yesterday thathe had recently bought a satellite navigation system and charts ofEuropean waters. Ian Griffin, 39, has been the focus of an international ...
Great new era: Terry
Jun 01, 2009 ... CHELSEA captain John Terry believes the arrival of CarloAncelotti as coach could be the start of a new successful era at theclub. Ancelotti is expected to be named as new Chelsea boss early thisweek and unveiled at a press conference in the first week of Julywhen the players ...
Beck to the USA
Jun 01, 2009 ... DAVID Beckham left AC Milan after helping them secure a place innext season's Champions League and could not commit to a possiblereturn date. For now, the England international returns to the Los AngelesGalaxy to conclude the Major League Soccer season, but he still hashis heart ...
Cats lining up Mancini
Jun 01, 2009 ... ROBERTO Mancini's agent has dismissed suggestions his client isset to be named manager of Sunderland. Mancini was quoted yesterday as saying he had been offered thechance to take over at the Stadium of Light, and hinted he wouldrelish ...
Things are looking cup for Gers duo
Jun 01, 2009; ... IN Scotland, Steve Davis and Kyle Lafferty have hit the heightswith Rangers, winning the SPL title and adding the Scottish Cup totheir haul courtesy of Saturday's Hampden victory over Falkirk. Davis has been a Rangers regular since his move last year fromthe Premier League, where ...
Pats on the back as NI pair help Burnley to promotion
Jun 01, 2009; ... FOOTBALL LEAGUE MARTIN Paterson and Michael Duff made the most dramatic jump tothe promised land of the Premier League. The pair played key roles in Burnley's 1-0 victory over SheffieldUnited in the Championship play-off final at Wembley, mooted as theworld's most valuable ...
Moore to come
Jun 01, 2009 ... SAILING THOUSANDS flocked to the marina in Galway city on Saturday to seethe in shore racing of the Volvo Ocean Race and cheer on UlsterAmericas Cup sailor Ian Moore -- a native of Newcastle whose familylive in Carrickfergus -- navigator on the Irish entry Green Dragon. Green ...
O'Brien's joy of six
Jun 01, 2009; ... SIX of the best is the recipe for intended success which AidanO'Brien has cooked up for the latest renewal of the coveted InvestecDerby next Saturday while awaiting a final decision on riding plans. The usual trio of Ballydoyle big-race pilots Johnny Murtagh,Seamie Heffernan and ...
Tasker spot on to seal semi berth
Jun 01, 2009; ... Tyrone 1-09 Armagh 2-08 ARMAGH are through to an Ulster minor championship semi-finaldate with Monaghan after defeating All Ireland champions Tyrone inan entertaining encounter at St.Tiernach's Park Clones yesterdayafternoon. It was Armagh who led by two points at ...
Tyrone leave their rivals on Red alert
Jun 01, 2009; ... FOR what is perceived to have been Tyrone's first leg of ajourney which they hope will take them to their cherished goal --back to back All Ireland titles -- yesterday's win over closeneighbours but deadly rivals Armagh amounted to nothing more thanpreliminary sparring. True, ...
IRA killer faces more charges on his release
Jun 01, 2009; ... IRA gunman Pearse McCauley -- the killer of Detective Garda JerryMcCabe -- will be extradited to Britain for trial on conspiracy tomurder charges and planning explosions when he is released fromCastlerea Prison in the Republic in August. McCauley (44), from Strabane, County Tyrone, ...
Fourth swine flu case in Republic
Jun 01, 2009 ... A FOURTH case of swine flu was confirmed in the Republic, healthchiefs have said. The latest patient to test positive for the virus is a man fromthe south of the country who had recently returned from New York. Dr Tony Holohan, chief medical officer of the Department ofHealth ...
WORLD IN BRIEF
Jun 01, 2009 ... General Motors to file for bankruptcy GENERAL MOTORS will announce today that it is filing forbankruptcy as part of a radical restructuring that will see majorityownership in the company pass to the US government. Officials saidthat CEO Fritz Henderson will hold a news conference ...
Berlusconi in move to halt photos
Jun 01, 2009 ... ITALIAN premier Silvio Berlusconi has written to the Italianprivacy watchdog to block publication of hundreds of photos,including images of topless and bikini-clad young women, at one ofhis Sardinian villas, it has been reported. Among those at the ...
Ex-policeman charged over Chinese prostitution ring
Jun 01, 2009; ... A FORMER police officer and a Chinese woman have been remandedinto custody after they were charged with human trafficking andcontrolling prostitution. Appearing separately in the dock of Belfast Magistrates Court, 33-year-old Chen Rong and 39-year-old Simon Dempsey were charged ...
Notorious Co Tyrone road claims life of teen
Jun 01, 2009; ... MOTORISTS have been urged to take more care after a teenager diedin a horrific road crash in Co Tyrone. The victim, named locally as Shane Naugher (19) of Pomeroy, waskilled when the car he was driving smashed into a wall outsideCookstown. It happened at the junction of Drum ...
Churches: PMS savers need help of government
Jun 01, 2009; ... LEADERS of the main churches in Ireland have called on theStormont Executive and the Westminster government to help around10,000 Presbyterians whose money is locked into the troubledPresbyterian Mutual Society. Their call came prior to this evening's protest by PMS ...
Vigil cancelled as mob victim's family mourn
Jun 01, 2009; ... AS the family of murdered Catholic Kevin McDaid prepare for hisfuneral today, the Presbyterian Moderator Dr Donald Patton has saidhe is "disgusted" and "shamed" by the loyalists who viciouslyattacked him. Hundreds of mourners are expected to attend Mr McDaid's funeral,which will ...
Last survivor of Titantic disaster dies at age of 97
Jun 01, 2009 ... MILVINA Dean, the last survivor of the Titanic, has died at theage of 97. Miss Dean was just nine weeks old when the historic liner sank in1912. She died in the early hours of yesterday morning after beingcared for at a Southampton nursing home. Elizabeth Gladys Dean, ...
Thousands enjoy a sizzling time down at Showgrounds
Jun 01, 2009 ... BALLYMENA SHOW CATTLE SPECIALS Northern Bank Award, for the best beef breed in parade: BritishBlue. Reserve: Blonde d'Aquitaine. Second reserve: Jersey. Fourtowns Trophy, for the supreme overall cattle champion in theshow: Fleming Family, Seaforde, (Jersey). Reserve: ...
A superb chance to win a house in a luxury complex
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE Northern Ireland housing market now offers increasedaffordability with luxury developments such as Coopers Mill leadingthe way. One lucky Belfast Telegraph reader will win a three-bedroom houseat the prestigious development. All the properties are built to fullturnkey ...
Rantzen hits street to gauge opinion
Jun 01, 2009; ... BROADCASTER Esther Rantzen took to the streets of Luton yesterdayto gauge public opinion on whether she should stand for Parliament. The That's Life and I'm a Celebrity ... star was given an almostuniversally positive reception in the centre of the Bedfordshiretown and now ...
Ian Paisley's Pounds 3 claim for his mini-bar bill at a London hotel
Jun 01, 2009; ... MORE of Northern Ireland's MPs have had their second home claimspublicised as part of the Daily Telegraph's expenses revelations. Former DUP leader Ian Paisley was among those featured in theSunday Telegraph at the weekend. The paper disclosed that the formerFirst Minister received ...
Tyrone Cav to do better
Jun 01, 2009; ... ALL Ireland champions Tyrone can now look ahead to an Ulster semifinal showdown with old rivals Derry. But both manager Mickey Harte and Sean Cavanagh were adamant atthe finish that much work remains to be done. Cavanagh said: "It's a concern that we build a lead and ...
Health forum celebrates 10th birthday with fun day
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum has celebrated its 10thbirthday with the launch of a new DVD focusing on cooking during thecredit crunch. A fun day was staged over the weekend to mark the anniversary ofthe community-based group's foundation. Roisin Barton, who chairs ...
Berlusconi in move to halt photos
Jun 01, 2009 ... ITALIAN premier Silvio Berlusconi has written to the Italianprivacy watchdog to block publication of hundreds of photos,including images of topless and bikini-clad young women, at one ofhis Sardinian villas, it has been reported. Among those at the ...
Iraq trial could end body ordeal
Jun 01, 2009 ... THE family of murdered aid worker Margaret Hassan (right) havespoken of their hopes that a trial in Iraq this week will end theirdesperate quest to recover her body. Mrs Hassan, 59, the director of aid agency Care International inIraq, was kidnapped on her way to work in Baghdad in ...
Abortion doctor is shot dead
Jun 01, 2009 ... A LATE-term abortion doctor was shot and killed at church inWichita, Kansas, yesterday. A City Hall official said 67-year-old George Tiller was killed atthe Reformation Lutheran Church in the town. Police spokesman Gordon Bassham would not confirm the victim'sidentity until ...
MPs must play by the book ; WRITEBACK
Jun 01, 2009 ... Recently I questioned why my MP, Jeffrey Donaldson, should get afree leg-up come election time with a well-timed Westminster Report,paid for out of his parliamentary Communications Allowance. Today I ...
High cost of fighting crime ; WRITEBACK
Jun 01, 2009 ... According to figures revealed under the Freedom of InformationAct, Belfast District Policing Partnership cost the taxpayer overPounds 500,000, 14% of which was used to provide frontline DPPservices, the rest on wages. Also, according to figures, BelfastCommunity Safety Partnership cost ...
First Minister must set a good example for others to follow ; WRITEBACK
Jun 01, 2009 ... I for one believe that very few of our elected representativeshave broken the rules. What I do believe is that they are guilty ofgreed -- greed for power, greed for money. Iris and Peter Robinson are not content with double-jobbing,treble-jobbing and maximising their expenses. They ...
Hunt goes on for businessman suspected of killing girlfriend
Jun 01, 2009; ... A MANHUNT continued today for a British businessman suspected ofbeating his girlfriend to death at a top Paris hotel. Ian Griffin has been on the run since Tuesday when millionairessKinga Legg was found dead at the Hotel Le Bristol in the Frenchcapital. Mr Griffin allegedly ...
Churches now must learn to practise what they preach
Jun 01, 2009; ... Two of the mainstream churches have not covered themselves inglory to date when it comes to taking the views of theircongregations into account. Tomorrow the Presbyterian GeneralAssembly will hear pleas from investors who face a hefty financialhit following the travails of the ...
Police probe double arson attack in city
Jun 01, 2009 ... DETECTIVES in Londonderry were today investigating a double arsonattack on a Hazelbank housing estate. Emergency services were called to the scene of two fires atCashelmore Park around 4am yesterday. In the first the rear ...
Man quizzed over sex attack on 14-year-old
Jun 01, 2009; ... A 20-year-old man was today still being questioned in relation toa sexual assault on a 14-year-old at Culmore Point at the weekend. Police in Londonderry have issued an appeal for witnesses to theincident, which occurred at a beach area on the west bank of theRiver Foyle on Friday ...
007 GETS A GOOD LICKING
Jun 01, 2009 ... MANY women would admit wanting to put their lips to 007 DanielCraig's sculpted torso. And this summer they will be able to gettheir ambitions licked as lollies of the James Bond star have beencreated. An ice cream company created the purple "licence to chill"smoothie after asking ...
Titanic's last survivor passes away aged 97
Jun 01, 2009 ... MILLVINA Dean, the last survivor of the Titanic, has died at theage of 97. Miss Dean was just nine weeks old when the historic liner sank in1912. She died in the early hours of yesterday morning after beingcared for at a Southampton nursing home. Around 1,500 perished ...
RTE on brink of going bankrupt
Jun 01, 2009; ... RTE is losing EUR 1m a week and will not be able to pay staff byOctober unless a programme of salary cuts and redundancies isimplemented in the coming weeks. The crisis comes amid growing anger among staff at the level ofpay and bonuses paid to the director-general and senior ...
Ferris is fine after freak leg setback
Jun 01, 2009; ... ULSTER star Stephen Ferris is hoping to finally make his bow forthe Lions tomorrow evening after being struck down by a freakinjury. Ferris was due to take part against the the Royal XV, which thetourists won 37-25 on Saturday. However, after straining a muscle in his leg ...
Firms hope for slice of sustainable energy pie
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE PROVINCE's manufacturers have been urged to "get on board thesustainable revolution" as a means of both saving and making money. Northern Ireland Manufacturing, in conjunction with Invest NI andAsitis Consulting, is running a series of seminars to bring togethersmall and medium ...
Only way is up
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE media conference in Rustenburg was a smorgasbord ofconflicting emotions in the wake of the Lions anti-climactic touropener against the Royal XV. Vanquished coach Chaka Willemse, his captain Wilhelm Koch and out-half Naas Olivier could not mask their disappointment because, ...
Event aims to help builders win government contracts
Jun 01, 2009; ... THE Construction Employers Federation will next week hold aconference to bring building firms up to speed on the best ways ofprocuring work from the Government. Entitled 'Government Construction Procurement' the event aims togive local firms the opportunity to hear how businesses ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Jun 01, 2009 ... NEW LEASE OF LIFE FOR PETROL STATION LISBURN businessman Sam Finlay has developed a small rundownpetrol station and portacabin into newly constructed Centrabrandedpetrol station and convenience store on Pond Park ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Jun 01, 2009 ... CHARLES HURST TO REOPEN LISBURN FRANCHISE CHARLES Hurst Renault is to reopen its franchise in Lisburn todaydue, the company said, to a steady increase in demand fromcustomers. The dealership has returned to its ...
BUSINESSBRIEFING
Jun 01, 2009 ... POLICING BOARD WELCOMES SPEND FIGURES THE Policing Board has welcomed PSNI figures that the majority ofexpenditure on services has gone to local suppliers. The Board'sResources and Improvement Committee, which ...
Drivers urged to take care after teen dies in crash
Jun 01, 2009; ... MOTORISTS have been urged to take more care after a teenager diedin a horrific road crash in Co Tyrone. The victim, named locally as Shane Naugher (19) of Pomeroy, waskilled when the car he was driving smashed into a wall outsideCookstown. It happened at the junction of Drum ...
Churches: PMS savers need help
Jun 01, 2009; ... LEADERS of the main churches in Ireland have called on theStormont Executive and the Westminster government to help around10,000 Presbyterians whose money is locked into the troubledPresbyterian Mutual Society. Their call came prior to this evening's protest by PMS ...
General Motors set to file for bankruptcy protection
Jun 01, 2009 ... VAUXHALL'S US parent company General Motors will file forbankruptcy protection today, government sources said. The government plans to take a 60% ownership stake in the Detroitcompany, said a congressional official briefed on the plan. President Barack Obama plans to tell the ...
McBratney's Boy shines at Perth
Jun 01, 2009; ... CROSSGAR trainer Colin McBratney was part of a fine day fine dayfor the Emerald Isle at Perth yesterday as Carsonstown Boy justifiedstrong support in the opening Provost's Plate Challenge TrophyNovices' Hurdle. In front of a crowd verging on 12,000, Graham Lee tracked ...
IN BRIEF
Jun 01, 2009 ... 'Crocodile Dundee' flies to UK to clip herd SHEARING: A real life Crocodile Dundee has helped a herd ofalpacas to cool off in the summer sun. Aussie James Dixon is in theUK to grapple with the unusual animals and perform the clippinghonours. Shearing the animals, which are ...
Stewart stars at awards
Jun 01, 2009 ... Kristen Stewart accepts her award for best female performance ...
Shock winners praise Boyle
Jun 01, 2009; ... DANCE group Diversity have heaped praise on singer Susan Boyleafter their shock victory in the Britain's Got Talent final. The 11-member troupe, from Essex, said the Scot was even moremagnanimous backstage than she was in front of the cameras. Choreographer Ashley Banjo (20) ...