Elaine Mitchell

Belfast

Journalist at BBC

BBC Journalist. You can get in touch with me at [email protected]

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Articles

Leisure centre revamp to cost £18m more than first thought

1 week ago | bbc.com | Elaine Mitchell

Elaine MitchellBBC News NI south west reporterFermanagh and Omagh District CouncilThe proposed redevelopment of a leisure centre in County Fermanagh is now set to cost £18m more than first estimated, a public meeting has been told. Councillor Adam Gannon told the meeting on Monday night that the Lakeland Forum overhaul would now cost £70m.
Sergee Kelly jailed for killing nine-year-old in hit-and-run

1 week ago | bbc.com | Elaine Mitchell

Elaine MitchellBBC News NI south west reporterA County Tyrone family have said nothing is going to bring their "wee rascal" back as a man was jailed for five years for killing the nine-year-old in a hit-and-run crash. Ronan Wilson, from Kildress, died after he was hit by a car being driven by Sergee Kelly at more than 100 km/h (62mph) on Atlantic Way in Bundoran in County Donegal, where the speed limit was 50 km/h.
£100k home insurance quote leaves couple baffled

1 month ago | bbc.com | Elaine Mitchell

£100k home insurance quote leaves couple baffledElaine MitchellBBCPeter Cunningham made a home insurance claim after storm EowynA couple were left reeling after getting a home insurance renewal quote of just under £100,000. Dr Peter Cunningham and his wife Patricia from Newry have insured their bungalow with Tesco for a number of years paying £580 for last year's premium. This year's quote for £99,999 left the couple baffled.
Tree damage from storm 'unprecedented'

1 month ago | bbc.com | Elaine Mitchell

Loss of trees in Storm Éowyn is 'like losing a cathedral'Elaine MitchellBBCGregor Fulton surveys damage at Rowallane gardens in County DownThe scale of the devastation of Storm Éowyn is coming to light with Forest Service Northern Ireland describing it as "unprecedented". Hundreds of hectares of forestry were devastated and tens of thousands of trees destroyed across forests and parks. The Forest Service has now suspended its scheduled felling in order to clear up the storm damaged trees.
Loss of trees in Storm Éowyn is 'like losing a cathedral'

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Elaine Mitchell

The scale of the devastation of Storm Éowyn is coming to light with Forest Service Northern Ireland describing it as "unprecedented". Storm Éowyn brought winds of more than 90mph when it hit on 24 January. Hundreds of hectares of forestry were devastated and tens of thousands of trees destroyed across forests and parks. The Forest Service has now suspended its scheduled felling in order to clear up the storm damaged trees.
Stormont in legal breach over strategy

1 month ago | bbc.com | Elaine Mitchell

Stormont found in breach of duty on anti-povertyElaine MitchellBBCUnion members were outside the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on WednesdayStormont's Executive Committee has been found in breach of its legal obligation to adopt an anti-poverty strategy at the Royal Courts of Justice. The strategy was first committed to 18 years ago in an effort to tackle poverty, social exclusion and deprivation.
Teenager remanded in custody on attempted murder charge

2 months ago | bbc.com | Elaine Mitchell

Teenager remanded in custody on attempted murder chargeElaine MitchellBBCThe charges relate to an incident in Mountview DriveA teenager charged with attempted murder has been remanded into custody from his hospital bed. Ahmed Alameen was charged in connection with an incident in which a father and son were attacked by masked men armed with a hatchet, a hockey stick and a knife.
Health workers 'prepared to strike' over late pay deal

Nov 7, 2024 | yahoo.com | Elaine Mitchell

Health workers have held a protest at Stormont over their pay, which was organised by the health union Unison ahead of a meeting of the Health Committee. The workers are angry that their 2024/25 pay rise has not yet been actioned meaning their pay has fallen behind health workers' pay in the rest of the UK. Maura McKenna, the co-chair of Unison’s Regional Health Committee, said healthcare workers in Northern Ireland are frustrated at their treatment.
Woman found guilty of murdering stabbed partner

Oct 23, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Elaine Mitchell

Julie Ann McIlwaine was on trial for murdering James Joseph Crossley in 2022 [Pacemaker]A woman has been found guilty of the murder of her partner in west Belfast two years ago. Julie Ann McIlwaine, of Kilwee Lane in Dunmurry, stabbed James Joseph Crossley, 38, while he slept at her former home in Filbert drive in Dunmurry on 2 March 2022. Julie Ann McIlwaine had admitted killing Mr Crossley but denied his murder.
Court hears of mental health of murder accused

Oct 17, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Elaine Mitchell

The court heard that McIlwaine and Crossley's relationship was "toxic" [Pacemaker]The trial into the death of a man who was killed in a knife attack has heard psychiatric evidence into the mental health of the woman who killed him. On Thursday, the jury at Coleraine Crown Court listened as the defence brought forward two doctors who spoke with Julie Ann McIlwaine, 33 of Hazel Close, Lagmore in west Belfast, after she killed her partner James Joseph Crossley, 38.