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24/08/2015
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Burglars Target PIPS Office In North Belfast
A suicide prevention charity has been targeted by burglars in north Belfast.
The offices of PIPS on the Antrim Road were ransacked over the weekend, with a number of computers stolen.
Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister condemned the attack.
Councillor McAllister said: "It is extremely disappointing that an organisation that provides vital support for so many has been targeted in such a way.
"I completely condemn those behind this attack and I know I am joined by the whole community in offering any support needed in order to get affected services up and running again.
"I would urge anyone with information to contact the PSNI as soon as possible."
Govt Called To Abandon Nuclear Energy Programme
The Government is being called to abandon its out-of-date nuclear energy programme.
SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie said only this year, large cracks were discovered in concrete tanks surrounding volatile nuclear waste storage ponds.
She said: "Revelation after revelation about the scale of the problems facing the Sellafield plant seems to have had no impact on the nuclear juggernaut at the heart of this government’s energy plans.
"The consortium previously tasked with decommissioning the site described the conditions as 'extraordinarily vulnerable, and in facilities that are well past their designated life'. While the National Audit Office has admitted that it poses 'significant risks to people and the environment'. The haphazard approach to decommissioning Sellafield has seen a scattergun-like waste of taxpayer money running into billions of pounds.
"The Government must urgently reconsider the path it treads on nuclear energy policy."
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
An Armagh man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Armagh Magistrates' Court
Errol Lenaghan claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £2,829 while failing to declare employment. He was given 150 hours community service.
He is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(CD/LM)
A suicide prevention charity has been targeted by burglars in north Belfast.
The offices of PIPS on the Antrim Road were ransacked over the weekend, with a number of computers stolen.
Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister condemned the attack.
Councillor McAllister said: "It is extremely disappointing that an organisation that provides vital support for so many has been targeted in such a way.
"I completely condemn those behind this attack and I know I am joined by the whole community in offering any support needed in order to get affected services up and running again.
"I would urge anyone with information to contact the PSNI as soon as possible."
Govt Called To Abandon Nuclear Energy Programme
The Government is being called to abandon its out-of-date nuclear energy programme.
SDLP South Down MP Margaret Ritchie said only this year, large cracks were discovered in concrete tanks surrounding volatile nuclear waste storage ponds.
She said: "Revelation after revelation about the scale of the problems facing the Sellafield plant seems to have had no impact on the nuclear juggernaut at the heart of this government’s energy plans.
"The consortium previously tasked with decommissioning the site described the conditions as 'extraordinarily vulnerable, and in facilities that are well past their designated life'. While the National Audit Office has admitted that it poses 'significant risks to people and the environment'. The haphazard approach to decommissioning Sellafield has seen a scattergun-like waste of taxpayer money running into billions of pounds.
"The Government must urgently reconsider the path it treads on nuclear energy policy."
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
An Armagh man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Armagh Magistrates' Court
Errol Lenaghan claimed Jobseekers Allowance and Housing Benefit totalling £2,829 while failing to declare employment. He was given 150 hours community service.
He is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
(CD/LM)
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