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News Letter
15 Aug, 2018
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Council limits Co Armagh family’s ‘noise nuisance’ Lambeg drumming to one hour a week
A widowed mother of six from Co Armagh has been threatened with a £5,000 fine if her sons breach a council order restricting the playing of Lambeg drums.
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Families of murdered Scottish soldiers ask for CCTV to protect memorials

Family members of three Scottish soldiers murdered by the IRA in Belfast are to request that CCTV be installed to protect memorials to them.

Council unable to say how much cash it gave West Belfast Festival

Belfast City Council has said it could take up to 20 working days to provide information about how much money it provided for this year’s West Belfast Festival.

Woman in her sixties dies after suspected gas leak

A woman in her sixties has died after a suspected gas leak at a house in Cookstown this morning.

Only one woman’s name is amongst the many men’s names on local war memorial

With the centenary of the ending of the First World War fast approaching in November, a burgeoning number of documents and wartime accounts are arriving in Roamer’s mailbox, usually about people with local links.

Sport Update
Ulster GP chief Noel Johnston responds to criticism over incident-hit race meeting at Dundrod

Ulster Grand Prix Clerk of the Course Noel Johnston says an accumulation of factors ultimately led to Saturday’s depleted race programme at Dundrod.

Stuart Olding on Brive move: ‘It’s been a blessing to get back out onto the pitch and get back into a team’

Stuart Olding has expressed his gratitude to Brive and is looking forward to getting back on the pitch after missing the whole of last season due to suspension.

Cricket Ireland responds to critics over Afghanistan series

Cricket Ireland has defended its promotion of Ireland’s upcoming T20 series against Afghanistan and the decision not to erect a temporary grandstand at host venue Bready.

And finally...
At least 20 dead in Italian motorway bridge disaster

At least 20 people have died after a bridge on a main road linking Italy with France collapsed in Genoa during a storm, sending vehicles plunging nearly 150ft into a heap of rubble below.

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