Ulster Star (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) back issues from April 2008:
IS THE ANSWER TO PLANNING DILEMMA IN THE HEAVENS?
Apr 01, 2008 ... PLANS for a futuristic transport system linking Bow Street Mall and the proposed John Lewis development at Sprucefield with a monorail built 200 feet in the air will be unveiled on Friday at Lagan Valley Island Civic Centre. It is believed the FRail Loop system, backed by a ...
LOCAL POST OFFICES FACE THE AXE.
Apr 01, 2008 ... FOURlocal Post Offices have been earmarked for closure in a plan announced this morning. Branches in Dromara, Dromore, Hillsborough and Blacks Road would all close while three others would be transformed into 'outreach centres', for example providing a mobile or a branch with ...
LINDSAY CHORALE GETS READY FOR ANNUAL CONCERT.
Apr 01, 2008 ... THE Lindsay Chorale will hold its 12th annual concert in Saintfield Parish Hall at 7.45pm on Friday (April 4). Under the guidance of its Director of Music and accompanied by Dr. Gareth Lewis the Chorale will sing from its extensive repertoire , performing a number of songs for ...
DELIGHT AS MOIRA NURSERY GET THE GO AHEAD.
Apr 02, 2008 ... THERE were celebrations at Moira Primary this week after Education Minister Caitriona Ruane gave the go-ahead for the school's long awaited nursery unit. Making the announcement on Wednesday, Ms Ruane said: "I believe in giving our children the best possible start as learners. ...
'PLEASED AS PUNCH'.
Apr 03, 2008 ... CLIFTONVILLE 1 LINFIELD 2 LINFIELD manager David Jeffrey said that he was 'pleased as punch' to see his side reach the JJB Sports Irish Cup Final for the third successive season last Saturday. Two first half goals - from prolific striker Peter Thompson and Jamie ...
'PROUD' KIRK SETS SIGHTS ON SETANTA SPOT.
Apr 03, 2008 ... PAUL Kirk has said that he is 'very, very proud' of his players' achievements this season, however the Whites' boss is still hoping they can go one better and claim a coveted Setanta Cup and European spot. The Whites have flirted with both competitions in the past couple of ...
TOP RIDERS GEAR UP FOR 2008 ULSTER GP.
Apr 03, 2008 ... LOCAL road racing enthusiasts are gearing up for another fantastic weekend of racing this summer as the Ulster Grand Prix will once again bring some of the best riders in the business. A host of top racers were in Lisburn on Wednesday for the launch of 2008's event, with TAS ...
COUNCIL FURY OVER NIO'S ROYAL SNUB FOR MAYOR.
Apr 04, 2008 ... FURIOUS Lisburn councillors have demanded to know why the Northern Ireland Office didn't invite the city's Mayor to functions at Hillsborough hosted by the Queen last month. The Queen hosted two separate receptions at Hillsborough Castle two weeks ago - one to mark the centenary ...
MORE HEATING OIL THEFTS REPORTED IN LISBURN.
Apr 04, 2008 ... POLICE in Lisburn are again warning householders to take precautions after more reports of heating oil thefts in the area. "This type of crime is on the increase, particularly during the winter months" said a spokesperson. "Usually it is only when people run out of oil that the ...
PLANNERS GIVE THE GO AHEAD FOR NEW LISBURN HOTEL.
Apr 04, 2008 ... AFTER years of being of the butt of jokes, Lisburn is finally about to be able to declare it is a city with a hotel. After many schemes and false starts, the Planning Service has given Whitbread Plc the go ahead for a new [pounds sterling]10m Premier Inn on the Hillsborough ...
EUROPEAN SUCCESS FOR REBECCA.
Apr 04, 2008 ... LISBURN girl Rebecca Getty was crowned European Under 11 Singles Champion at the Victor Junior Olve Tournament in Belgium recently. The 10-year-old Friends' Prep pupil travelled to the tournament with her family to compete in the u11 age group of the competition, which took ...
CHANGES AT DERRIAGHY AS NEW SEASON APPROACHES.
Apr 04, 2008 ... WITH the new cricket season only a few weeks away, NCU Premier League side Derriaghy have been busy preparing for the new campaign. They have a new professional coach on board in the form of Kaushik Aphale, a 29 year old from Pune, India. Having previously played in the NCU for ...
WORLD ONE ARMED GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS SET FOR DUNMURRY GC.
Apr 04, 2008 ... THE 71st World Championship for One Armed Golfers is set to take place at Dunmurry Golf Club from June 2 - 6. Although the annual competition is staged in Ireland once every three years, this is the first time that it has been held in Northern Ireland. The ...
GARVEY CLAIM FIRST SILVERWARE WITH ANDERSON CUP WIN.
Apr 04, 2008 ... BANBRIDGE 1 LISNAGARVEY 2 LISNAGARVEY completed a very successful weekend when they captured the Anderson Cup on Sunday after a lapse of six years. The win over Banbridge at Havelock Park followed their vital league win over Annadale and the fine results will give ...
GROUP OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT FOR DEPRESSION.
Apr 05, 2008 ... A DEPRESSION support group is offering local people who suffer from the condition a chance to help change the way they think and behave. Aware Defeat Depression will bring its ground breaking Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) based programme, 'Overcoming Depression', to ...
SUCCESS FOR BOXING CLUB MEMBERS.
Apr 05, 2008 ... LISBURN Boxing Club has been celebrating recently after their youngest boxers came out on top in recent bouts. Jason McKay won his Co. Antrim title in fine style winning his semi-final against a fighter from Braid ABC 7-S. The result hung in the balance for the final ...
MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN TEMPLE ACCIDENT.
Apr 05, 2008 ... A motorcyclist has been killed in a traffic accident near Temple. The man died in a collision involving a 4x4 vehicle on the main road between Ballynahinch and Carryduff at about 4.15pm on Saturday afternoon. It was the second fatal accident on the same stretch of ...
DONALDSON CALLS FOR COUNCIL UNITY ON MAZE.
Apr 06, 2008 ... LAGAN Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson has labelled recent divisions between Lisburn councillors over the Maze Stadium as "silly nonsense". Speaking at Monday's full council meeting, Mr Donaldson made reference to a heated exchange on a radio show between himself and fellow MLA ...
OAP ABSEILS DOWN SCRABO TOWER FOR BEREAVEMENT CHARITY.
Apr 07, 2008 ... A SPRIGHTLY pensioner from Lisburn abseiled 135ft down Scrabo Tower in order to raise vital funds for national charity Cruse Bereavement Care Northern Ireland recently. David Dowling, along with three generations of his family Yvonne, Paul and Kelly McKee, all took part in the ...
EPIC BATTLE LOOMS FOR BLUES.
Apr 07, 2008 ... LINFIELD 5 NEWRY CITY 0 FIVE second half goals kept Linfield on course for a title showdown against arch rivals Glentoran on Saturday at Windsor Park. The leaders are three points clear of the Glens so with a superior goal difference and just two games left after the ...
FINAL PARADE FOR BANNER AND FLAG.
Apr 07, 2008 ... THE banner and flag of a once well known local Orange lodge will be paraded through Lisburn city centre for what may well be the final time next Friday evening. The banner of 'Cromwells True Blues' was once a familiar sight at Twelfth of July demonstrations, but when the lodge ...
MAZE DELAY SET TO SCUPPER WORLD GAMES BID.
Apr 07, 2008 ... BELFAST City Council's attempts to prevent the national stadium being built at the Maze could backfire and scupper their chance to host a massive international event, Lagan Valley MLA Paul Butler has warned. Mr Butler said the debate over the siting of the multi-sports stadium ...
FIRST BLOOD TO BLUES.
Apr 08, 2008 ... IT was first blood to Linfield in the first of two Big Two battles this week as the Blues secured a 3-1 win at The Oval to top their group in the Setanta Cup. With the title showdown looming on Saturday both managers made several changes to their line-ups, but on paper Linfield ...
BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE CHARGES REVEALED.
Apr 08, 2008 ... THE scale of charges for the use of rooms in the newly refurbished Bridge Community Centre due to be officially opened on June 10 has been revealed to the City Council's Leisure Services Committee. The hourly charges for each room have risen by between [pounds sterling]1.10 and ...
LISBURN LAD WINS COMPETITION TO NAME NEW ORANGE SUPERHERO.
Apr 08, 2008 ... A LISBURN boy's knowledge of the Orange Order's history has helped him win a competition to name the organisation's new 'superhero'. After giving the matter a great deal of thought Steven Mitchell decided to call the colourful figure 'Diamond Dan the Orangeman'. ...
THEY'RE OFF AS DOWN ROYAL GETS GO AHEAD FOR [pounds sterling]3.5M FACELIFT.
Apr 09, 2008 ... THE Down Royal Racecourse is about to get a [pounds sterling]3.5 million facelift after planning permission was granted for the development this week. Manager Mike Todd said he was "absolutely delighted" that planning permission has been granted and added that he hoped to have ...
MASTERCHEF FINALIST TO COOK UP A STORM IN LiSBURN.
Apr 10, 2008 ... LOCAL people will have the chance to meet Masterchef finalist Jonny Stevenson when he will be cooking up a treat in Smyth Pattersons later this month. The dad of two is to create a three-course culinary delight for customers on Saturday April 19. Jonny has been ...
CHILD OF HOPE CELEBRATES HER TENTH BIRTHDAY IN STYLE.
Apr 10, 2008 ... NOT every girl gets the chance to celebrate their tenth birthday twice.. but then not every girl is as special as Kerrie 'Hope' Patterson. Kerrie, who was ten on Thursday, was born just minutes after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement on April 10, 1998. And ...
NO FINES FOR LISBURN RESIDENTS PUTTING 'WRONG WASTE' IN BINS.
Apr 10, 2008 ... LISBURN residents will not face the prospect of fines for dumping the wrong materials into recycling bins - becasue they are already working the system so well. This week Environment Minister Arlene Foster announced that Councils could impose fines of up to [pounds sterling]100 ...
CONVICTED CHILD KILLER COULD FACE TRIAL FOR JENNIFER'S MURDER.
Apr 10, 2008 ... CONVICTED childkiller Robert Black could face trial in Northern Ireland over the murder of 9-year-old Ballinderry schoolgirl Jennifer Cardy in 1981. Twenty-seven years after Jennifer was snatched as he cycled near her home, detectives who have been re-examining the crime have ...
GARVEY LADIES CLINCH TITLE.
Apr 10, 2008 ... GARVEY Ladies secured the league title at home last Saturday with a nil-all draw against second place Omagh. A closely fought game was watched by a number of spectators at Comber Road with the two top teams in Senior 1 hockey battling it out for a place in Premier League next ...
HOLLAND TRIP IS SUCCESS FOR FRIENDS' PUPILS.
Apr 10, 2008 ... PUPILS from Friends enjoyed a fantastic hockey tour to Holland last weekend. Last Thursday saw a very early start to the Junior Development trip, 5.00am at Belfast International airport and within no time the party were at the hockey club in Rotterdam. Boasting a membership of ...
KIRK APPEALS IFA BAN.
Apr 10, 2008 ... LISBURN Distillery boss Paul Kirk and Ballymena's Tommy Wright have appealed the six-match stadium bans imposed on them by the IFA following the fracas at the recent league game between the clubs at the Showgrounds. The Irish FA has also fined both bosses [pounds sterling]250 ...
LISBURN POLICE INVESTIGATE ARSON ATTACK ON SCHOOL.
Apr 11, 2008 ... DETECTIVES in Lisburn are appealing for information following an arson attack at a school in merhill Drive area of Twinbrook. Sometime between 6pm on Wednesday and 1.20am on Thursday entry was gained to the premises. A ...
ONE MORE BIG WIN WILL DO.
Apr 11, 2008 ... LINFIELD can virtually seal a third successive Gibson Trophy on Saturday - all they have to do is beat their arch rivals Glentoran at Windsor Park on Saturday. A massive crowd is expected for another epic battle and title showdown between the two heavyweights of the Irish ...
CHANCE TO SECURE FOURTH SPOT FOR WHITES.
Apr 11, 2008 ... LISBURN Distillery hope to sign off home soil in style on Saturday and clinch fourth place in the table. With the final two games away from home, manager Paul Kirk wants to give the home fans something to cheer. "With three games to go we are in pole position for ...
CITY CENTRE'S FUTURE TO BE CHARTED IN MASTERPLAN.
Apr 12, 2008 ... A MASTERPLAN is being drawn up to chart the way ahead for Lisburn City Centre. A business forum organised by Lisburn City Centre Management in the Museum on Wednesday morning heard partnership was the key to drawing up a successful plan for the area's future development. ...
CAREER LOW ROUND FOR SHAW.
Apr 12, 2008 ... LISBURN'S Gareth Shaw, who is hoping to major in accounting at East Tennessee State University, entered Sunday's final round of the Administaff ASU Invitational in Augusta tied for the overall lead, but even after firing an impressive 5-under 67 he was edged out by UCLA's Lucas Lee for the ...
BLUES DRAW COMFORT FROM BIG TWO STALEMATE.
Apr 12, 2008 ... LINFIELD failed to put one hand on the league title on Saturday - but they achieved the next best thing with a draw against fellow challengers Glentoran at Windsor Park. The Blues remain three points ahead with two games left - both away - at Glenavon next Saturday and then at ...
WOMAN RAPED IN PARK ON OUTSKIRTS OF LISBURN.
Apr 13, 2008 ... A young woman has been attacked and raped in a park on the outskirts of Lisburn. At around 3 pm, a woman aged in her mid to late 20s, was walking in Colinglen Forest Park off the Stewartstown Road when she was approached by a teenager. After speaking to her, the male ...
TWO WOMEN SERIOUSLY INJURED IN BUS CRASH.
Apr 13, 2008 ... TWO women were seriously injured when a bus collided with a car in Lisburn on Saturday afternooon. A spokesman for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said the two women were taken to ...
HELICOPTER USED TO HELP POLICE MAKE MAGHABERRY ARRESTS.
Apr 13, 2008 ... POLICE, assisted by the PSNI Helicopter, have made a number of arrests following a search in the Maghaberry village area on Saturday night. A Ford Mondeo car carrying three men was followed by police after it had earlier failed to stop for officers on the M1 eastbound towards ...
CAMPAIGN TO TACKLE BOGUS CALLERS AND ROGUE TRADERS IN LISBURN.
Apr 14, 2008 ... LISBURN police have teamed up with the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment Trading Standards to raise awareness of bogus callers and rogue traders operating in the Lisburn City Council area. As part of a Lisburn wide community safety strategy to reduce crime, the ...
APPEAL TO HOSPICE WALKERS FOR HELP IN RAPE CASE.
Apr 14, 2008 ... COLIN GLEN Glen Trust staff have made an appeal for information from over 200 people who took part in the Annual Hospice Walk at Colin Glen Forest Park on the day a a visitor to the park was raped. The Trust's Chief Executive Tim Duffy made the appeal after the woman in her 20s, ...
COULD RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM SERVE LISBURN?
Apr 15, 2008 ... THE Chairman of Lisburn City Centre Management has not ruled out the possibility of any new rapid transit system in the Belfast area being extended to include Lisburn. Speaking at a business forum in the city centre, Alderman Edwin Poots confirmed efficient public transport ...
BLUES BEATEN IN DUBLIN.
Apr 15, 2008 ... LINFIELD lost their unbeaten run in Dublin on Tuesday night when they fell 2-0 to St. Pat's in the Setanta Sports Cup. The Blues were always second best in this encounter at Richmond Park and rarely troubled the home side who put themselves back in contention with this victory. ...
LISBURN OCTOGENARIAN RECEIVES MAUNDY MONEY FROM QUEEN.
Apr 16, 2008 ... ONE of Lisburn's best known octogenarians travelled to St. Patrick's Cathedral in Armagh on the Thursday of Holy Week to receive Maundy Money from the Queen. Mrs. Eileen Drayne (83) whose family owns Draynes Farms is a resident of Pond Park Care Centre. She has ...
MAJOR IMPROVEMENT WORK TO BE CARRIED OUT AT FINAGHY RAILWAY BRIDGE.
Apr 16, 2008 ... MAJOR improvement work costing [pounds sterling]1.4 million is to be carried out on the bridge at Finaghy Road North after it was identified as Northern Ireland's number one danger spot for a Selby type rail disaster. The project will be carried out during July and August and ...
HOPES RISE OF SOLUTION TO CCTV CRISIS.
Apr 16, 2008 ... THERE are rising hopes that a solution is about to be found to the crisis which has forced the switching off of Lisburn's CCTV cameras. The plug was pulled on the system - which last year assisted in 150 arrests - this week after a funding crisis hit Lisburn Commerce Against ...
COUNCILLORS PREPARE FOR CITY'S 400TH ANNIVERSARY.
Apr 16, 2008 ... COUNCILLORS are to consider how Lisburn should celebrate the 400th anniversary of its foundation on June 30 next year. The Council's Assistant Director of Leisure Services Mr. Brian Mackey reminded the Leisure Services committee last week it was on June 30, 1609 King James 1 ...
YOUNG WHITES WIN CAVAN CUP.
Apr 17, 2008 ... LISBURN Distillery Thirds won the Harry Cavan Youth Challenge Cup for the first time following a penalty shoot-out defeat of Portadown III at Mourneview Park last week. Mark Patton converted the decisive kick for Andy Stevenson's side after Chris McCluskey had put the Whites in ...
DERRIAGHY PRO KAUSHIK HERE FOR OPENING GAME.
Apr 17, 2008 ... DERRIAGHY professioanl Kaushik Aphale will arrive early next week in time for the first league match away to Waringstown at The Lawn. Kaushik is 29 from Pune, India and has played for Maharashtra state in the Ranji trophy. He is primarily a top order batsman but also useful off ...
PARENTS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO DEFEAT FATAL MUSCLE DISORDER.
Apr 18, 2008 ... A HILLSBOROUGH couple whose toddler son has been diagnosed with an incurable muscle wasting disease hope a sponsored parachute jump due to take place at the start of the summer will boost their newly launched campaign to fund essential research into the condition. Ironically, ...
A MOTHER'S TERRIBLE DESPAIR.
Apr 18, 2008 ... TRACY McCausland can remember 'dropping on to the floor and howling like an animal' when her toddler son Sam was confirmed to be suffering from Muscular Dystrophy. The news doctors felt they had to carry out tests on the little boy to 'rule a few things out' had already brought ...
THE DAY TO DAY REALITY OF LIVING WITH MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.
Apr 18, 2008 ... AN 18 year old Muscular Dystrophy sufferer has described in terrible detail what little Sam McCausland from Hillsborough may face in the future if no further progress is made in the battle against the disease. Jason Walker who suffers from the Duchene variety has written a book ...
'STILL WORK TO BE DONE' - JEFFREY.
Apr 18, 2008 ... 'THERE is still work to be done' says Linfield manager David Jeffrey as the Blues bid to finally seal a third successive league title at Lurgan on Saturday. Apart from the three point advantage, the Blues could be given an even bigger incentive should second placed Glentoran ...
POSITIVE KIRK AIMS FOR WIN.
Apr 18, 2008 ... PAUL Kirk is looking forward rather than dwelling on last week's defeat as Lisburn Distillery travel to Larne looking for the win that will ensure a fourth place finish. "We have to put the Donegal Celtic defeat behind us and think about how we got into this position and be ...
LISBURN COACH ARRIVES TODAY.
Apr 18, 2008 ... LISBURN Cricket Club welcome their new professional today (Friday) to Wallace Park. Gerhard (Gerry) Strydom flies in from South Africa to take up his playing and coaching position for the season. He comes highly recommended by many and his left hand batting and right arm bowling ...
15-YEAR-OLD IS HELD OVER FOREST RAPE.
Apr 18, 2008 ... A 15-year-old boy has been arrested by police investigating a serious sexual assault in a forest park on the outskirts of Lisburn last Saturday. The alleged attack happened in Colin Glen Forest Park off the Stewartstown Road on the afternoon of Saturday 12 ...
CARERS FORUM CALLS FOR MORE TO BE DONE FOR ELDERLY PARENTS.
Apr 19, 2008 ... A LOCAL pensioner who spent 50 years caring for her disabled son has spoken of her heartbreak after he was given a place at a care home in Downpatrick which means she can only now only get to see him once a week. A LOCAL pensioner who spent 50 years caring for her disabled son ...
SON CALLS FOR MURDER TO BE REINVESTIGATED.
Apr 20, 2008 ... THE son of a murdered police officer says he believes members of RUC Special Branch and other senior police officers protected the IRA gunman who killed his father after a report by the Police Ombudsman found flaws in the way the killing was investigated. Constable John Larmour, ...
GEORGIA'S WISH TO BECOME A PRINCESS COMES MAGICALLY TRUE.
Apr 20, 2008 ... A SIX-year-old Maze girl who had a bone marrow transplant last April has had her dream of becoming a princess come magically true. Georgia Cocking, who suffered from Acute Myeloid Leukaemia, was given star treatment when she and her family went on a holiday to Disneyland Paris ....
TITLE RACE 'OVER' SAYS LINFIELD BOSS.
Apr 20, 2008 ... after his side defeated Glenavon at Mourneview Park on Saturday. The Blues have three points and a plus seven goal advantage over nearest rivals Glentoran going into the final game next weekend at Crusaders. "It's over," said Jeffrey. "It would take a massive ...
WHITES SEAL FOURTH PLACE.
Apr 20, 2008 ... Lisburn Distillery bounced back from last week's defeat to seal fourth place and secure a place in the Intertoto Cup. The visitors struck an early blow when midfielder Andy Kilmartin finished off from close range after a shot from Darren Armour had been blocked by goalkeeper ...
GREEN LIGHT FOR [pounds sterling]10M GRAHAM MOVE TO HILLSBOROUGH.
Apr 21, 2008 ... LOCAL construction company Graham has been given the green light by Planning Service to build its new [pounds sterling]10 million eco-friendly Headquarters on the outskirts of Hillsborough. Graham, who employ close to 1000 employees, have also announced that the new HQ facility ...