Police have welcomed the jail sentence imposed on a man who is described as a major figure in illegal drugs supply in Coleraine and Ballymena. Mark Dunford , of Ballylagan Lane, Coleraine has already been behind bars for 7 months and today at Dungannon Crown Court was sentenced to an additional 4.5 years, half of which will be spent in custody and the other half on licence after admitting supplying amphetamines.
Category: Tyrone County, Northern Ireland
Derry/Strabane has greatest level of unemployment in North
The statistics, which were published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency on Wednesday, reveal the total number of people in receipt of unemployment related benefits in Derry and Strabane increased by 0.2 per cent last month. Of the 11 council areas in the North, Derry and Strabane continues to be the one with the greatest level of unemployment .
Fears over most ‘rapid and fundamental’ taxi shake-up since ’67
People Before Profit MLA Eamonn McCann has said he fears ordinary tax-drivers feel voiceless during the most “rapid and fundamental change” in the sector since the 1960s. Mr McCann, who said he doesn’t drive and as such is a frequent taxi user, said it was important drivers don’t feel left out of the process.