When police found a 50-year-old woman sitting in a car in Lurgan they discovered she was very intoxicated, Craigavon Magistrates Court heard last Friday. For being drunk in charge of a vehicle with excess alcohol in her breath she was fined 250 and given ten points.
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Punched man after leaving Banbridge bar
After leaving a bar in Banbridge a 41-year-old man punched another man in the face and fractured his cheek bone. Simon McAtamney, Ashleigh Crescent, Lurgan, admitted unlawfully and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm on a man on September 2 last year.
Took scooter for test run
While fixing his brother’s scooter a 24-year-old man took it for a test run and was detected by police for traffic offences. Aaron Whitla, Victoria Street, Lurgan, was fined 200 last Friday at Craigavon Magistrates Court for not having insurance on October 12 last year.
Administrator to meet with Stevenson staff
A meeting is to be held with staff at Maurice Stevenson Ltd today after the company was placed into administration earlier this week – putting 33 jobs at risk. Maurice Stevenson Limited , one of Northern Ireland’s longest established mechanical installation firms, has appointed Administrator Gerard Gildernew to assess the options available in respect of the business.
Lurgan mourns the sudden death of another young man
Tiernan, a former pupil of St Paul’s Junior High School and the Southern Regional College, was from the Derrymacash area.
Violent suspected drugs overdose patient sparks stern warning from PSNI
The PSNI has issued a stern warning on violence at Accident and Emergency after a suspected drugs overdose patient was reported to be attacking staff in Craigavon. Police said they were forced to drive at speed from Lurgan to Craigavon Area Hospital on Sunday night to help A&E staff.
Violent suspected drugs overdose patient sparks stern warning from PSNI
The PSNI has issued a stern warning on violence at Accident and Emergency after a suspected drugs overdose patient was reported to be attacking staff in Craigavon. Police said they were forced to drive at speed from Lurgan to Craigavon Area Hospital on Sunday night to help A&E staff.
Man is cleared of all charges
Two charges of making a threat to kill and two assault charges against a 24-year-old man were dismissed on Wednesday at Craigavon Magistrates Court. Phelim Leathem, Boconnell Lane, Lurgan, was aquitted on all the charges alleged to have happened on May 2 last year.