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03/11/2015
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Farmer Fined For Pollution Offence
A farmer has been fined for a pollution offence at Newry Magistrates' Court.
Mr Jeff Mathers from Co Down was fined £2,000, and an offenders levy of £15 after pleading guilty for making a polluting discharge to a waterway.
On 12 February 2015, Water Quality Inspectors (WQIs), acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), inspected a waterway adjacent to Ballygowan Road, Banbridge and observed it to be grossly contaminated with fungus. The discharge was traced to farm premises owned by Mr Mathers. The WQIs inspected silage clamps on the farm of Mr Mathers and observed effluent flowing to the side of the clamps and making its way into a field drain and subsequently into the waterway. A fluorescein tracing dye test carried out confirmed continuity between the effluent flowing from Mr Mathers farm and the waterway.
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Dungannon Magistrates' Court.
Bighate Naae of Lisnahull Park, Dungannon claimed Jobseekers Allowance totalling £2,151 while failing to declare employment. Following an appeal he was given a two month prison sentence, suspended for one year.
He also received a compensation order to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
More Needs To Be Done On Mental Health Services - Hamilton
Health Minister Simon Hamilton has said Northern Ireland has the potential to become a world leader in dealing with mental health issues.
He was speaking in the Assembly responding to a motion on mental health services in Northern Ireland.
Minister Hamilton said: "One in four adults in Northern Ireland will suffer from a mental health problem at some stage in their life, indeed Northern Ireland has higher levels of mental ill health than any other region in the UK. However in the past decade, significant reform and modernisation of mental health services have taken place, but more needs to be done.
"The Bamford review in 2008 set in motion some of the most significant changes ever seen in mental health services. Those changes have transformed how we care for people with a mental illness, and have significantly improved the achievable outcomes. The focus in the last number of years in terms of service development has been on early intervention, home treatment services and the development of psychological therapy services."
(CD/LM)
A farmer has been fined for a pollution offence at Newry Magistrates' Court.
Mr Jeff Mathers from Co Down was fined £2,000, and an offenders levy of £15 after pleading guilty for making a polluting discharge to a waterway.
On 12 February 2015, Water Quality Inspectors (WQIs), acting on behalf of the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA), inspected a waterway adjacent to Ballygowan Road, Banbridge and observed it to be grossly contaminated with fungus. The discharge was traced to farm premises owned by Mr Mathers. The WQIs inspected silage clamps on the farm of Mr Mathers and observed effluent flowing to the side of the clamps and making its way into a field drain and subsequently into the waterway. A fluorescein tracing dye test carried out confirmed continuity between the effluent flowing from Mr Mathers farm and the waterway.
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud
A man has been convicted for claiming benefits he was not entitled to at Dungannon Magistrates' Court.
Bighate Naae of Lisnahull Park, Dungannon claimed Jobseekers Allowance totalling £2,151 while failing to declare employment. Following an appeal he was given a two month prison sentence, suspended for one year.
He also received a compensation order to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Social Security Agency.
More Needs To Be Done On Mental Health Services - Hamilton
Health Minister Simon Hamilton has said Northern Ireland has the potential to become a world leader in dealing with mental health issues.
He was speaking in the Assembly responding to a motion on mental health services in Northern Ireland.
Minister Hamilton said: "One in four adults in Northern Ireland will suffer from a mental health problem at some stage in their life, indeed Northern Ireland has higher levels of mental ill health than any other region in the UK. However in the past decade, significant reform and modernisation of mental health services have taken place, but more needs to be done.
"The Bamford review in 2008 set in motion some of the most significant changes ever seen in mental health services. Those changes have transformed how we care for people with a mental illness, and have significantly improved the achievable outcomes. The focus in the last number of years in terms of service development has been on early intervention, home treatment services and the development of psychological therapy services."
(CD/LM)
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