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78 – 94 CHURCH ST. BALL YMENA UK & IREL ANDAWARDWINNING FOOTWEAR RETAILER JA NUAR Y SALE CO NT INUES – ALL DE PARTMEN TS 1/2 PRICE MANY MORE OFFERS NOW See page 11 PICTURE: Paul Faith/PA Dazzling Display for the DiamonD Jubilee SEE PAGE 3 The pride of Northern Ireland Price: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Tuesday, January 3, 2012 Attacks on Loughs Agency staff are becomingly increasingly violent as poachers step up their campaign of threats and intimidation against bailiffs in Northern Ireland, it was revealed yesterday. Agency inspector Seamus Cullinan, pictured, claimed the poachers were more violent than ever – on one occasion dropping a concrete block on to a patrol boat from an overhead bridge. Bailiffs attacked by violent poachers Since 1737 www.newsletter.co.uk 2 7 5 t h A n n iver s a r y Y e a r INSIDE T OD AY MCBw in crunchclash against RS Ar magh Teony fr ond- of a t escoos’ act ion s30-31 All the f est iv e Cup successes ar ound the various clubs seepage32 K ids ay int e Nor t W est seeae32 T Y RONE P OW ER! DuNg ANNON,ClOghER V AllEY , OM Agh, COOKSTOW N AND ST R ABANE All T Op lEAguE SECT IONSgOINgINTO2012 INSIDE One of safest ever years on our roads NORTHERN Ireland has had another exceptionally sae year on the roads, with the second lowest number o road deaths ever. The gures conrm a trend in recent years in which the carnage on Ulster’s roads has been slashed. Fatalities in 2011 were ractionally up on 2010, but that year was itsel by ar the saest ever year, with barely hal the previous lowest. A total o 59 people died on the province’s roads last year, up rom 55 in the previous 12 months. Prior to these two years, the saest year was 2008 with 107 deaths. One o Britain’s oremost experts on reducing crashes said that while any road death was a tragedy, it was appropriate to hail the progress in reducing atalities in Northern Ireland, which refected trends across Britain and Ireland. Andrew Howard, head o road saety at the AA, told the News Letter: “It is wonderul that they are coming down so much. We have to make sure it keeps alling. BY BEN LOWRY [email protected] Turn to page 5 PluS 2012 Sporting Calendar VOLUNTEERS have joined police ocers in the search or a cyclist who went missing in Co Antrim on New Year’s Day. The man, who is believed to be in his late 40s, let his home in the Ballymena area at around 2pm on Sunday or what was expected to be a two-hour cycle. Police were alerted when he ailed to return and a search operation was mounted. An Irish Coastguard helicopter and volunteers rom the Community Rescue Service were involved yesterday and the search is expected to resume this morning. He is understood to be wearing only normal cycling clothing with no additional equipment or a longer journey. Searchers were checking dozens o roads, laneways, ditches and elds over a wide area all day yesterday. However, as o last night, the cyclist had not been ound. Fears rise for cyclist
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78 – 94 CHURCHST. BALLYMENA
UK & IRELANDAWARDWINNING
FOOTWEAR RETAILER
JANUARY SALE CONTINUES – ALL DEPARTMENTS
1/2 PRICEMANY MORE
OFFERSNOW
See page 11PICTURE:
Paul Faith/PA
Dazzling Display
for the DiamonD
Jubilee SEE PAGE 3
The pride of Northern IrelandPrice: 72p (IR 1.05 EURO) Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Attacks on Loughs Agencystaff are becominglyincreasingly violent as
poachers step up theircampaign of threatsand intimidation againstbailiffs in NorthernIreland, it was revealedyesterday. Agencyinspector SeamusCullinan, pictured,claimed the poacherswere more violent thanever – on one occasiondropping a concrete blockon to a patrol boat froman overhead bridge.
Bailiffsattackedby violentpoachers
Since 1737www.newsletter.co.uk
2 7 5
t h A n n iver s a r y Y
e a
r
25e s Letter ,Tuesda,Januar 3,20 12
INSIDE T OD AY
MCB w incrunch clashagainst RS Ar magh
Te ony f r ond- of a t e scoos’
act ions 30-31
All the f est iv eCup successesar ound the
various clubssee page3 2
K ids ay in t e Nor t W est
see ae 32
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
T Y RONE P OW ER!DuNg ANNON,C lOghER V AllEY ,OM Agh, COOKSTOW N ANDST R ABANE All T Op lEAguESECT IONS gOINg INTO 2012
C log herVa lleyp lay erscelebratea valuablew in againstC ook e att he top of theKuk riS ection One table FULLST ORY:Pages28-29P ICTURE :CO LINHEY BURN
INSIDE
One of safest ever
years on our roadsNORTHERN Ireland has hadanother exceptionally sae yearon the roads, with the second
lowest number o road deathsever.The gures conrm a trend
in recent years in which thecarnage on Ulster’s roads hasbeen slashed.
Fatalities in 2011 wereractionally up on 2010, but thatyear was itsel by ar the saestever year, with barely hal the
previous lowest. A total o 59 people died onthe province’s roads last year,
up rom 55 in the previous 12months.
Prior to these two years, thesaest year was 2008 with 107deaths.
One o Britain’s oremostexperts on reducing crashes said
that while any road death wasa tragedy, it was appropriate tohail the progress in reducing
atalities in Northern Ireland, which refected trends acrossBritain and Ireland.
Andrew Howard, head o roadsaety at the AA, told the NewsLetter: “It is wonderul thatthey are coming down so much.
We have to make sure it keepsalling.
BY BEN LOWRY
Turn to page 5
PluS 2012SportingCalendar
VOLUNTEERS have joinedpolice ocers in the searchor a cyclist who went missingin Co Antrim on New Year’sDay.
The man, who is believedto be in his late 40s, let hishome in the Ballymena areaat around 2pm on Sundayor what was expected to be atwo-hour cycle.
Police were alerted when heailed to return and a search
operation was mounted. An Irish Coastguard
helicopter and volunteersrom the Community RescueService were involvedyesterday and the searchis expected to resume thismorning.
He is understood to be wearing only normal cyclingclothing with no additionalequipment or a longer journey.
Searchers were checkingdozens o roads, laneways,ditches and elds over a widearea all day yesterday.
However, as o last night,the cyclist had not beenound.
Fears risefor cyclist
