Ulster Star (Lisburn, Northern Ireland) back issues from June 2008:
LOCAL TEAMS RACE AWAY WITH SOAPBOX TITLES.
Jun 01, 2008 ... LOCAL teams raced away with the top titles at the Red Bull Soapbox Race at the Stormont Estate on Sunday. A crowd of 40,000 people turned out in the sunshine to watch the race, where 44 weird and wonderful soapbox creations careered down one of Belfast's steepest hills in an ...
LOCAL VOLUNTEERS HONOURED.
Jun 01, 2008 ... A NUMBER of local volunteers have received some of the highest honours that can be accorded to Reservists and Cadets in a ceremony at Hillsborough Castle. Flight Lieutenant Ian Campbell from Hillsborough was recognised for his outstanding work as an Adult Instructor, introducing ...
LAGAN VALLEY SQUASH TOURNEY SUCCESS.
Jun 01, 2008 ... LAGAN Valley Squash Club has recently completed another successful Open tournament, again sponsored by The Brown Bean coffee shop. The conclusion of a week's heats resulted in the whittling down of the 60 entrants to participants in four finals. The club was buoyed by the fact ...
WORK STARTS TO TIDY UP THE SUNKEN GARDEN.
Jun 02, 2008 ... REFURBISHMENT work at the sunken garden at Market Square has already begun and is expected to cost Lisburn City Council in the region of [pounds sterling]10,000. Work is expected to be completed by mid July and will include replanting and repairing the railings, walls and ...
AXE TO FALL ON LOCAL POST OFFICES.
Jun 03, 2008 ... THE axe is to fall on at least three local Post Office branches after Post Office Ltd announced the decisions of their recent public consultation this morning. Branches in Dromore, Hillsborough and Black's Road are among 38 branches across the country scheduled to start closing ...
FOUR ARRESTS MADE AFTER ACCIDENT IN DUNMURRY.
Jun 04, 2008 ... A MAN, woman and a small child were taken to hospital after a road accident involving a white van at Upper Dunmurry Lane on Tuesday. Police say that their injuries are not believed to be life threatening. Police from Lisburn, including the Auto Crime Team and ...
LISBURN BEAUTY PREPARES TO SPARKLE FOR MISS NI.
Jun 05, 2008 ... LISBURN girl Ciara McStravick is currently preparing to wow the judges at this year's Miss NI Final. The stunning Miss Northern Ireland finalist, who is also Miss Spice, Lisburn, turned heads when she made an appearance at the Junction One International Outlet Centre recently, ...
DELIGHT AS FIRST SOD IS CUT FOR NEW SCHOOL.
Jun 05, 2008 ... PARENTS and pupils in the Ballinderry area have had plenty of reason to celebrate this week as work began on the new [pounds sterling]2.6 million nursery/primary school and multiuse games area in the village. Lisburn Mayor, Councillor James Tinsley, who was ably assisted by ...
RE-DEDICATION OF RAILWAY STREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Jun 05, 2008 ... THE hymn 'How lovely is Your dwelling-place' aptly summed up the feeling of the many people who packed the tastefully refurbished Railway Street Presbyterian Church which was re-dedicated last Sunday morning by The Very Rev Dr Howard Cromie, Senior Minister and former Moderator of the ...
McKNIGHT AND CHINES TRAIN WITH LISBURN DISTILLERY.
Jun 05, 2008 ... TWO former Linfield players have been training with the Lisburn Distillery squad as the Whites begin their preparations for their Intertoto Cup clash with TPS Turku of Finland. Paul McKnight and Miguel Chines both looked sharp at the session held on Monday night according to ...
LISBURN CLUB GOES HI-TECH.
Jun 05, 2008 ... LISBURN Taekwondo Club has engaged new technology with a specially designed protector that links to a laptop to help assess how pupils are learning the sport. Peter Stewart has been an instructor at the club since 1995 and is delighted to bring this modern approach to over 70 ...
CITY CENTRE HOTEL PLANNED FOR LISBURN.
Jun 05, 2008 ... LISBURN'S first city centre hotel - beside the Lagan Valley Leisureplex - could be up and running within two years. This week local developer Joe Tumelty revealed details of the plan to bring a multi-million pound three star, 70-bedroom hotel to the site off Governor's Road. ...
CYCLIST INJURED IN ROAD ACCIDENT ON MOIRA ROAD.
Jun 06, 2008 ... A 66-YEAR-old cyclist from Poleglass remains in a critical condition after he was involved in a collision with a car on the Moira Road on Saturday morning. The incident occured around 9am and involved a red Ford Fiesta. The cyclist, from Cloona Park, suffered what the ...
CITY COUNCIL UNANIMOUSLY IN FAVOUR OF MAZE STADIUM.
Jun 06, 2008 ... TEAM Lisburn City Council' has recorded a score of 30-nil in favour of the proposed national stadium being constructed at Maze after councillors set aside any party differences to give the scheme their full backing at the monthly meeting. There is growing speculation the ...
MAYOR'S CHARITY BANQUET RAISES [pounds sterling]15,000 FOR MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION.
Jun 06, 2008 ... THE Mayor of Lisburn, Councillor James Tinsley, has hosted a Charity Banquet at Lagan Valley Island raising a total of [pounds sterling]15,000 for his official charity The Make-a-Wish Foundation. The evening, attended by nearly 200 people, included a charity auction with items ...
RESIDENTS CALL FOR PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO INCINCERATOR SCHEME.
Jun 06, 2008 ... GLENAVY residents are calling on the Minister for the Environment, Arlene Foster, to order a public enquiry on the environmental impact of a proposed chicken waste incinerator on the Ballyvannon Road, one mile outside the village. The residents appeal comes in the same week that ...
KATE MAKES BIRTHDAY SACRIFICE TO HELP LITTLE SAM.
Jun 07, 2008 ... A MOIRA Primary schoolgirl demonstrated real selflessness recently when she sacrificed the opportunity to receive birthday presents in favour of making a donation to a charity set up to help fund the search for a muscular dystrophy cure. Kate McGurnahan told her mum Gayle she ...
PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL TRAVEL TROPHY FOR SANDRA.
Jun 07, 2008 ... SANDRA Corkin, managing director of Lisburn based Oasis Travel which is already Northern Ireland Travel Agent of the Year, has beaten off competition from across the UK to be named Proprietor of the Year at the National Agent Achievement Awards, 2008. Sponsored by TIPTO (Truly ...
KILLOWEN PUPILS GET SET FOR RECORD BREAKING ATTEMPT.
Jun 08, 2008 ... CHILDREN from Killowen Primary hope to become record breakers next week when they take part in a Walking to School event next Wednesday. 350 children from both the primary and nursery school, off the Prince William Road, will be walking to school to support the road safety ...
PEOPLE ESCAPE INJURY IN GUN ATTACK.
Jun 08, 2008 ... PEOPLE in a house in Twinbrook have escaped injury after a shot was fired through the window. The incident happened in the Laburnum Park area shortly after midnight on Saturday night, the Police Service of Northern Ireland said. ...
SERIOUS ROAD ACCIDENT NEAR GLENAVY.
Jun 08, 2008 ... POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a serious road traffic collision that occurred on Thursday 5th June on the Moira Road, Glenavy. They say that shortly before 3:45pm a number of vehicles were overtaking a tractor and trailer, which was on the hard shoulder of the road, when ...
COUNTRY'S FIRST ECO VILLAGE OPENS IN LISBURN.
Jun 09, 2008 ... A UNIQUE eco-village, the first of its kind in Ireland, was officially opened in Lisburn last week. Woodbrook, an eco-housing development in Brokerstown Village developed by the Carvill Group, offers home owners an environmentally-friendly alternative to the modern home. ...
POLICE INVESTIGATE HOCKEY CLUB BREAK IN.
Jun 09, 2008 ... DETECTIVES in Lisburn are appealing for witnesses following a burglary at a hockey club on the Comber Road Hillsborough. Sometime between 10:30pm on Tuesday 3 June and 1:30pm on Wednesday 4 June it is believed that three men entered the premises through a broken window. ...
TRUST MOVES HQ OUT OF LISBURN.
Jun 10, 2008 ... AS the people of Lisburn continue to fight to retain services at the Lagan Valley Hospital, it has been revealed the South Eastern Trust are moving their headquarters out of the city. The South Eastern Trust has confirmed it moved its temporary headquarters to the Admin & ...
LISBURN TAXI DRIVER IN COURT ON TRAFFICKING CHARGE.
Jun 10, 2008 ... A Lisburn taxi driver has appeared in court in Antrim accused of involvement in the trafficking of people from outside the European Union. Colin Rutherford, 51, from Glenmore Walk, Hilden, was arrested last Thursday. He faces six charges of assisting in the unlawful ...
LISBURN MUM AND SON RUN FOR AUTISM.
Jun 11, 2008 ... A LISBURN mother and her son will be putting their best foot forward to raise money for the local Autism NI branch in next Wednesday's Lisburn Fun Run. Dolores and Dylan Megahey from Tonagh will be taking part to raise awareness of autism and funds for their local PAPA Autism NI ...
LISBURN SCHOOLS CLEAN UP AT BEST KEPT AWARDS.
Jun 11, 2008 ... TEACHERS and pupils at four Lisburn schools are celebrating after scooping titles in a prestigious environmental awards scheme. Barbour Nursery School, Killowen Primary and Wallace High took the Best Kept Small, Medium and Large school Awards in the South Eastern Education and ...
THANKSGIVING SERVICE MARKS CENTENARY OF ROSES LANE ENDS BAND.
Jun 12, 2008 ... A band parade followed by a Praise and Thanksgiving Service in Ballinderry Parish Church on Sunday 1st June continued a series of events to mark the Centenary of Roses Lane Ends Temperance Flute Band. Ballinderry Parish Rector, the Rev Canon Ernest Harris, led the service ...
MUM OF DISABLED CHILD ESCAPES INIJURY IN GUN ATTACK.
Jun 12, 2008 ... A GUN SHOT narrowly missed the mother of a ten-year-old disabled girl as she sat in the sitting-room of her Twinbook home around midnight on Saturday. <Image 424056The single bullet was fired through the window of the house at Labarnum Park, damaging the wall, ceiling and window ...
LISBURN DISTILLERY AND LINFIELD 'LICENSED'.
Jun 12, 2008 ... LISBURN Distillery and Linfield were just two of the six clubs awarded UEFA Club Licences on Tuesday at a special ceremony held in Belfast. The clubs were presented with their licenses by Northern Ireland International Manager Nigel Worthington at a presentation ceremony at the ...
STIRLING WORK BY CARL.
Jun 12, 2008 ... MOIRA karting star Carl Stirling celebrated a fantastic Stars of Tomorrow victory last Sunday at a circuit he'd never even seen before Saturday morning. Exam commitments kept him from testing at the Whilton Mill track in Northamptonshire on Friday, which hampered his qualifying ...
HAT-TRICK OF AWARDS FOR LISBURN COACH.
Jun 12, 2008 ... LISBURN'S overseas professional has picked up three prestigious awards for his performances with the bat in the first month of the season. The hat-trick of Ulster Bank awards was for centuries against Derriaghy (180), North Down (116) and CIYMS (114 not out) - and in addition, ...
SOLDIERS IN WAR TORN REGION JOIN BATTLE AGAINST MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.
Jun 13, 2008 ... SOLDIERS serving in war torn Afghanistan have joined the battle against muscular dystrophy after learning of the fundraising efforts of a Hillsborough couple whose toddler son has just been diagnosed with the invariably fatal condition which affects only boys. Despite being in ...
CALL FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT NUTTS CORNER ROUNDABOUT.
Jun 14, 2008 ... THERE have been new calls for traffic lights at the Nutts Corner Roundabout after an accident in the area which left a 57 year old woman in hospital with serious injuries. A number of vehicles were involved in the incident last Thursday afternoon including a tractor, green ...
GEORGIA SHINES AT ALL STAR EMMERDALE EVENT.
Jun 14, 2008 ... EVEN among the glittering case of Emmerdale, little Maze girl Georgia Cocking was the brightest star at an event for the Anthony Nolan Trust at the weekend. Georgia mingled with the stars who play Eric Pollard, Chastity Dingle and Purdy Sinclair at the Emmerdale Extravaganza at ...
QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE.
Jun 14, 2008 ... A NUMBER of local people have been honoured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List. The OBE goes to John Dinsmore Cooke from Lisburn, Head of Near-Market Research and Development, Innovation, Research and Technology Division at Invest Northern Ireland. Moira woman Mrs ...
URBAN SPORTS CENTRE IS FIRST IN IRELAND.
Jun 14, 2008 ... AN industrial unit in the Kilwee complex in Dunmurry is the first and only facility in Ireland to provide urban sports tuition for a demand that is growing all the time. Instructors Mathew Gillespie and Liam Lynch came up with the idea to launch BUS (Belfast Urban Sports), ...
MS AWARD FOR LISBURN NURSE HEIDI.
Jun 15, 2008 ... A LISBURN woman has won the UK MS Specialist Nurses Association Award. Heidi Thompson who is employed by the Northern Ireland Neurology Service on behalf of the Southern Health and Social Care Trust , was nominated by the MS Nursing Team. Speaking about her award ...
VINTAGE RALLY TO TAKE PLACE NEXT SATURDAY.
Jun 15, 2008 ... THIS immaculate 1946 Austin 10 owned by Alan Ross of Crewe Park will be just one of many vehicles on show at the Glenavy and District Vintage Rally next Saturday (June 21). The event will take place at Gobrana Road between 11.00am and 4.00pm and visitors will be able to view ...
HIGH FIVE FOR GARVEY LADIES.
Jun 15, 2008 ... LISNAGARVEY Ladies scooped five awards at the recent UWHU Awards event held at Lisnagarvey Hockey Club. The Firsts won Senior 1 and promotion into Premier League, their award was collected by Captain Lisa Anderson and Diane Topley who was the third Highest goalscorer in the ...
MEN TOLD TO 'GET A GRIP'.
Jun 15, 2008 ... A MAGHABERRY man is encouraging local males to 'Get A Grip' as part of a local cancer charity campaign. Gareth Orr, 26, is only too pleased to help Action Cancer launch their annual Action Man Campaign this month, encouraging men to become more proactive with their health in a ...
POND PARK NURSERY PUPILS CHEER ON THEIR TEACHER.
Jun 16, 2008 ... THE young pupils of Pond Park Nursery will be cheering on their teacher Laura Knox on Monday when she takes part in the finals of the Teaching Awards. Laura is one of three finalists in the search to find the Outstanding New Teacher of the Year. The winners will be ...
TRADERS CHALLENGE TESCO STORE IN CRUMLIN.
Jun 16, 2008 ... CRUMLIN will face 'retail and environmental devastation' if the planned new 30,000 square foot Tesco store gets the go ahead. That was the claim from Glyn Roberts, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Retail Trade Association, at a meeting in the Middle House. ...
GLOWING REPORT FOR ST COLMAN'S PRIMARY SCHOOL.
Jun 16, 2008 ... THE Principal of St. Colman's Primary at Lambeg has paid a warm tribute to the 'hard work and dedication of its entire staff' following the publication of a glowing inspection report on the school by the Department of Education. Mr. Gerry McVeigh, whose 'excellent leadership' ...
DPP CONSULTS LOCAL CLERGY ON POLICING IN LISBURN.
Jun 16, 2008 ... LISBURN DPP has hosted members of the clergy and members of faith based organisations at a consultation meeting on policing in Lagan Valley Island. Engaging in consultation about policing in Lisburn are Tommy Stewart, Lisburn DPP Vice Chairman; Rev Paul Dundas, Christ Church ...
MOTORCYCLIST DIES IN ROAD ACCIDENT.
Jun 16, 2008 ... A 48-year-old motorcyclist has died following a road accident near Crumlin. The man died after coming off his motorcycle on the Glenavy Road. No other vehicle was involved in the ...
LISBURN DISTILLERY FACE LINFIELD IN OPENER.
Jun 17, 2008 ... LISBURN Distillery face a daunting start to the new IFA Premiership when they face the Big Two in the first three games. The Whites kick-off the new league format at home to champions Linfield on Saturday, August 9, followed by a trip to Ballymena the following week and then ...
ONE IN FOUR LISBURN SHOPPERS RISKING FOOD POISONING.
Jun 17, 2008 ... ONE person in four in Lisburn is risking food poisoning when they go for their shopping, according to a new survey. The survey, carried out by Lisburn City Council's Environmental Health Service, the Food Standards Agency NI and safefood to mark National Food Safety Week ...
MINISTER ANNOUNCES [pounds sterling]7.2m FOR LISBURN ROADS.
Jun 18, 2008 ... THE Roads Service has announced a [pounds sterling]7.2million investment for the Lisburn area this year. Speaking ahead of last week's meeting between Roads Service and Lisburn City Council, DRD Minister Conor Murphy outlined a number of schemes taking place in the city council ...
CURTIS SIGNS NEW DEAL WITH LISBURN DISTILLERY.
Jun 18, 2008 ... CURTIS Allen has signed a new two year pro contract with Lisburn Distillery. Manager Paul Kirk was delighted to tie up the promising 20-year-old who has made steady progress since his arrival at New Grosvenor last season. "With Curtis agreeing a new contract it means ...
ROAD BLOCKED BY ILLEGAL DUMPING.
Jun 19, 2008 ... LISBURN City Council has pledged that anyone found dumping rubbish on a public road will be prosecuted. The stern warning comes after a huge amount of waste was left on the Ballymacward Road near Stoneyford on Monday morning causing traffic disruptions on the road. ...
SOMETHING'S COOKING FOR MASTERCHEF JONNY.
Jun 19, 2008 ... MASTERCHEF runner-up Jonny Stevenson has taken up a job with a Bangor restaurant. The Lisburn father of two decided that not only did he wish to follow a career with food, but he wanted to open his own restaurant, either in his home town of Lisburn or in Belfast city centre. ...
LITTER LOUTS COULD FACE ON THE SPOT FINES.
Jun 19, 2008 ... PEOPLE dropping rubbish in Lisburn could soon face on the spot fines from litter wardens. The City Council is considering following in the footsteps of some of their English counterparts and employing a company to carry out the work on their behalf. At a recent ...
KEY GOAL NOT TO CONCEDE SAYS BOSS.
Jun 19, 2008 ... LISBURN Distillery embark on their European campaign on Saturday with an air of optimism and caution. The Whites take on Finnish outfit TPS Turku at the Ballymena Showgrounds (3.00pm) with the prime objective of keeping the tie alive for the return in Finland on Sunday June 29. ...
CAMERAS GO ON AGAIN ACROSS CITY.
Jun 20, 2008 ... LISBURN City's CCTV system has been swtiched back on after a funding deal was agreed between Lisburn City Council and the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The plug was pulled on the system in April after a funding crisis hit Lisburn Commerce Against Crime (LCAC), the ...
CHEERS AND TOASTS FOR PRINCIPAL OF ST JOSEPH'S.
Jun 20, 2008 ... FOR once no-one minded when the children of St Joseph's Primary in Crumlin cheered loudly when they got into school on Monday - because it was a very special day. They were cheering their principal of 11 years, Mrs Catherine Wegwermer, who had been awarded the MBE in the Queens ...
INITIAL LETTER 'QUITE A SHOCK' TO CATHERINE.
Jun 20, 2008 ... MOIRA woman Catherine McKeever said she was 'delighted' to receive an OBE in the Queen's birthday honours list. Catherine, who is Director of Quality at Bombardier Aerospace in Belfast, admitted she was shocked when she heard the news. "The initial letter came as ...
LISBURN MAN DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE OBE.
Jun 20, 2008 ... LISBURN man John Cooke has spoken of his delight after he received an OBE for his work as the Head of Near Market Research and Development with Invest Northern Ireland. And he paid tribute to the contribution of his colleagues, whose work developing businesses across Northern ...
AWARD WINNING PHOTOGRAPHER SNAPS UP AN HONOUR.
Jun 20, 2008 ... THERE could well be more than a glimmer of recognition in the eye of the Queen when she presents Lisburn photographer John Harrison with the MBE he received in last weekend's Birthday Honours List. For the proprietor of Harrison Photography, who said he was both 'surprised and ...
FATHER APPEALS FOR END TO SECTARIAN ATTACKS.
Jun 20, 2008 ... THE father of a Lisburn teenager who was the victim of a sectarian assault for the second time in six months last Friday night has made a heartfelt plea for an end to such attacks. Pond Park man Damian French, whose 17 year old son Jonathan and a friend were ambushed by thugs as ...
BRIDE ARRIVES IN POLICE CAR ON HER WEDDING DAY.
Jun 21, 2008 ... IT'S every bride's right to arrive late for her own wedding, but it's something different to arrive late and in a police car. But Nichola McCall, who married Gary Balmer on Thursday, was not under arrest ...the vintage gold Bentley car she was travelling in had broken down and ...
KILLOWEN CHILDREN JOIN CAMPAIGN AGAINST ROAD DEATHS.
Jun 21, 2008 ... CHILDREN from Killowen Primary put their best foot froward last Wednesday as part of a nationwide attempt to set a record and reduce deaths on the roads. The 300 pupils were among more than 80,000 children across the UK who formed 'walking buses' at their school and marched for ...
HISTORIC GARDENS OFFICIALLY OPENED.
Jun 22, 2008 ... THE newly restored and refurbished Castle Gardens were officially opened this week, and it was a case of 'swords at dawn' for the grand opening. In what was one of his last duties as Mayor, Councillor James Tinlsey officially opened the restored gardens on Wednesday, which, he ...
CRAWFORD POISED TO BECOME FIRST CITIZEN.
Jun 23, 2008 ... LISBURN'S Ulster Unionist Deputy Mayor Ronnie Crawford looks certain to become the city's First Citizen at the Council's Annual General Meeting on Monday. Sinn Fein has said it will propose Councillor Charlene O'Hara, one of the youngest councillors anywhere in Ireland, for the ...
GLOWING INSPECTION REPORT FOR ST. ALOYSIUS.
Jun 23, 2008 ... THERE was delight for staff and pupils at St. Aloysius Primary School recently when they received a glowing inspection report which praised "the high quality of education" provided by the school and Nursery Unit. Inspectors recognised the "very caring and supportive ethos ...