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BreakingNews.ie
26-06-2025
- BreakingNews.ie
ATM stolen from wall of garage
Police are investigating the theft of an ATM from the wall of a service station in Co Antrim. The cash machine was reported missing from the wall of a retail shop in the Upper Road area of Greenisland at around 1.30am on Thursday. Advertisement A police spokesperson said inquiries are ongoing and police have appealed for any witnesses to come forward. They said: 'Anyone who was in the area at the time and saw anything, or who may have dashcam, CCTV or other video footage, is asked to contact police on 101, quoting reference number 84 of 26/6/25.'
BBC News
13-06-2025
- BBC News
Greenisland: Man who abused partner jailed for 15 years
A man who physically, verbally and psychologically abused his partner over the course of six years has been jailed for 11 Oakes, 38, from Greenisland, County Antrim, will also spend a further four years on licence upon his release. Oakes, pleaded guilty to to a total of 43 offences which he committed over a period from 31 November 2014 to 19 December charges include multiple assaults, threats to kill and criminal damage. Warning: contains distressing content. On Friday, Belfast Crown Court heard how Oakes attacked his partner with an range of weapons including a hammer while she was pregnant. He also made threats to burn her alive, bury her in the garden and remove her teeth with a pair of court also heard that Oakes used coercive and controlling behaviour to assault, humiliate and degrade his partner, who has since been diagnosed with a complex post traumatic stress victim said she was slapped in the first assault in December also recalled how in 2015, Oakes kicked her front door in, strangled her and hit her head off a wall after she refused him entry to her flat. Court heard that in August 2018, Oakes assaulted his partner causing her to flee through a window. He had also twice previously tried to throw her through a window. In September that year, an assault left the victim with a perforated eardrum and in November she attended hospital after being kicked and punched by Oakes. Between March and April 2019, he put pliers in his partners mouth threatening to remove her teeth and dug a hole in her arm with a plastic potato peeler. 'Death for dishonour' Oakes wrote 'Death is dishonour' on the victim's kitchen wall in white the same day, he dragged her by the hair into the back garden by hair and threatened to bury her whilst digging a hole. The assaults continued in 2019, which included Oakes putting a cigarette out the victim's face and striking her with implements such as a fire poker and curtain also covered her in lighter fluid and said he was going to set her on August 2020, he attacked her with a hammer while she was pregnant. The prosecution revealed that Oakes would send the victim hammer victim was strangled and hit with a metal pole in September 2020 and she suffered a miscarriage in December 2020, he assaulted her a final time and slashed all four of her car's tyres. 'Torment suffered' Defence barrister said Oakes guilty pleas to the charges spared his victim having to "relive the incidents" in a also raised issues concerning Oakes' mental health, which was exacerbated by drug use and is now being addressed. He added that Oakes and the victim are no longer in Lynch said a 61-page statement written by the victim set out the "torment suffered by her during the relationship and the long-term consequences".A senior public prosecutor said: "I commend the bravery, fortitude and dignity of the victim who found the courage to speak out and to engage with police and the PPS to enable us to prosecute Oakes for his heinous and cowardly behaviour."I hope the conclusion of proceedings today brings a sense of closure for the victim and allows her to start to move forward with the life that she deserves."
BBC News
25-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Greenisland Church: Parish community shop reopens for business
The reopening of a parish community shop in County Antrim after the church was set on fire in an arson attack last September represents the "first shoots of revival", the director of the shop has Church of the Holy Name and its parish hall in Greenisland, were severely damaged in the fire in parish community shop has temporarily relocated to a portable cabin next to the church, while the original shop and parish centre is set to be demolished and Martin, director of the parish community shop, said: "We see this as the first part of a journey with the regeneration of the church and the church hall." 'Feeling elated' Mr Martin said he is "feeling elated" with the reopening and that it is "great to have movement after nine months"."This is the first shoots of revival, I would put it as, for the church," he said."We've had great support online from the community, you know a lot of people asking: 'When are you opening again?', because they really value the shop." He said the shop can buy "over stock" from large supermarkets at a reduced price as well as proceeds from the shop sales go towards the church, its outreach support services and other various charitable cabin next to the church was transported from Glenavy to Greenisland during Storm Darragh in December 2024."It arrived amongst torrential rain and high winds, but the guys did a fantastic job, we were all like drowned rats by the end of the day when we saw it put into position," Mr Martin said. Lorna Brown, a volunteer in the parish community shop and a children and family outreach worker for the Greenisland parish, said "it's absolutely brilliant" to have the shop reopened."It's our first big milestone that we're hitting, we've a lot of hurdles to go but this is our first one and I think it's a boost for everybody," Ms Brown said. "There are people who come to this shop - that's their only outlet for the day, they don't actually go anywhere else". Elsie Ferris was one of the first customers to step foot into the new parish community said she is "really pleased" the shop has reopened adding that she got brought in first because "I'm always there and I used to bake for them". "All delighted to get it opened, its been closed for ages now you know, and they are all awful nice in it," Ms Ferris added. 'Delighted' Among the customers was Jean and Tom Hill, who said they were "delighted" with the shop to BBC News NI, Mrs Hill said she is "so excited about it, we've really missed it"."Everybody has been asking about when it is opening around the Greenisland area," Mr Hill said. The fire was started after the church celebrated its 70th anniversary and it destroyed the church roof, interior and parish boys - two aged 11 and one aged 10 - were charged with arson over the criminal proceedings were ended before they were due to make their first court appearances.
