Headlines From Belfast Newsletter Fri 29th Aug 2014

Belfast Newsletter News Collone YFC annual charity tractor run This year’s Collone YFC charity tractor run will be held on Sunday 31st August. Read more... Unionists kept in dark on Anglo-Irish talks in 1985 Declassified Government files from 1985 have revealed details of how unionists were deliberately not informed of the Anglo-Irish Agreement while the SDLP received regular briefings on the progress of negotiations. Read more... Furious Sean Quinn enlisted powerful allies in 1985 bid for big grant Sean Quinn reacted furiously when a Government development agency offered him a grant of 20 per cent — not 40 per cent — of the costs of a new cement works in 1985. Read more... IRA man who fled jail was given Royal pardon, files reveal An IRA man who escaped prison more than 50 years ago was given a Royal pardon after the intervention of Margaret Thatcher’s government, a government file has revealed. Read more... Grotesque grammar in note to PM A particularly unwieldy sentence in a submission to the Prime Minister was thought so grammatically “grotesque” that it could jeopardise a sensitive request. Read more...   Sport Kris Boyd double helps Rangers edge past Queen's Park Rangers are through to the Second Round of the League Cup courtesy of two Kris Boyd goals in a hard-fought 2-1 win over Queen’s Park at Airdrie on Tuesday night. Read more... Ballyclare Comrades shock Linfield in League Cup tie BALLYCLARE COMRADES 1 LINFIELD 0 Read more... Holders Cliftonville ease through in League Cup CLIFTONVILLE 6 WAKEHURST 0 Read more... Premiership sides advance to second round in League Cup While there were some shocks on Monday night in the Wasp Solutions League Cup second round, the majority of Danske Bank Premierhip sides defeated their Championship opponents. Read more... Monday night's Wasp Solutions League Cup results Monday night’s local football results Read more...   Please do not respond directly to this email as this mailbox is not monitored. To contact Belfast Newsletter direct go to http://www.newsletter.co.uk/ and click on Contact Us Johnston Press are the publishers of Belfast Newsletter. You have received this email as you have subscribed to this newsletter on our website. Edit or Unsubscribe Preferences | Edit Your Profile Company Name: Johnston Press plc | Registered in Scotland no: SCO15382 | Registered Office: 108 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AS