Newtownabbey

Police in Newtownabbey are appealing for information after a man in his 20s was assaulted in Merville Garden Village on Wednesday, April 27. “The victim was attacked in the Merville area at around 4pm by a man wearing a baseball cap,” Sergeant Rice ...

A Newtownabbey grandmother has celebrated her birthday in an unusual way - by abseiling 160 feet down the side of Belfast's Europa Hotel. Jill Aspinwall, 82, carried out the daredevil feat on April 24 in aid of the Northern Ireland Children to Lapland ...

A Newtownabbey man has been ordered to stand trial accused of raping a child and subjecting her to a catalogue of further sexual abuse. The 46-year-old defendant is alleged to have molested the girl over a five-year period. He is not being named to ...

Hastings Hotels have teamed up with the Larne, Carrick and Newtownabbey Times to offer one lucky reader the chance to win an afternoon tea for four - with a real difference. This unique experience, inspired by the hit TV series Game of Thrones, will ...

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The accused, who is from the Newtownabbey area, appeared before Belfast Magistrates' Court today facing a total of 34 charges. They included 23 counts of indecent assault and two allegations of raping a child under the age of 13. He is also charged ...