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23/02/2012
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Man Dies After Being Found Trapped Under Caravan
A man has died after being found trapped under a caravan in County Down. The man was found under the caravan at about 10:15 GMT on Wednesday on the Leestone Road in Kilkeel. The man who is in his 50s was taken to hospital and said to be in serious condition. He has since died. Newry and Mourne District Council have begun an investigation.
MLA Calls For Increase In Organ Donors
A plea for an increase in organ donors has been made by an MLA whose son's life was saved by a transplant. Ulster Unionist Jo-Anne Dobson told Assembly members the government must raise awareness of the great need for organ donors. The Upper Bann representative said her family had experienced the life-saving potential of such procedures. "I speak today not only as an MLA, but as the mother of a successful kidney transplant patient," she said.
Charges Made After Fuel Theft
Three men are due to appear in court charged after £10,000 of diesel was stolen. The trio, aged 23 and two 27-year-olds, are charged with theft. One of the 27-year-olds is also charged with possession with intent to supply a class B drug, possession of a class B drug and cultivating cannabis. The fuel was stolen in the Ballymena area on Tuesday. During follow-up searches at a property in Coleraine, police uncovered £15,000 of cannabis.They are expected at Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday.
(LB)
A man has died after being found trapped under a caravan in County Down. The man was found under the caravan at about 10:15 GMT on Wednesday on the Leestone Road in Kilkeel. The man who is in his 50s was taken to hospital and said to be in serious condition. He has since died. Newry and Mourne District Council have begun an investigation.
MLA Calls For Increase In Organ Donors
A plea for an increase in organ donors has been made by an MLA whose son's life was saved by a transplant. Ulster Unionist Jo-Anne Dobson told Assembly members the government must raise awareness of the great need for organ donors. The Upper Bann representative said her family had experienced the life-saving potential of such procedures. "I speak today not only as an MLA, but as the mother of a successful kidney transplant patient," she said.
Charges Made After Fuel Theft
Three men are due to appear in court charged after £10,000 of diesel was stolen. The trio, aged 23 and two 27-year-olds, are charged with theft. One of the 27-year-olds is also charged with possession with intent to supply a class B drug, possession of a class B drug and cultivating cannabis. The fuel was stolen in the Ballymena area on Tuesday. During follow-up searches at a property in Coleraine, police uncovered £15,000 of cannabis.They are expected at Ballymena Magistrates Court on Thursday.
(LB)
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