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TRACES o a deadly inection which killed our babies in hospitals in Northern Ireland have been ound in three more neo-natal units, it emerged yesterday. Health ofcials said the pseudomonas bacteria has been detected in water outlets at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, Craigavon Area Hospital and the Erne Hospital in Fermanagh. The Public Health Agency said no babies in these three hospitals had been inected. Bug in more baby units HOUSE prices have almost halved rom their peak in 2007, a property survey revealed yesterday. The University o Ulster recorded an average home price o £137,219 in the last quarter o 2011, down 45.2 per cent rom the peak o £250,586 in the third quarter o 2007. The fgures paint a picture o prices continuing to decline, but at a more modest pace, confrming trends in other major house price surveys. House prices down 45pc Can DUP deliver a shared future? PETER Robinson’s appeals or a shared uture in Northern Ireland are aimed at wooing liberal Protestants rather than Catholics, Lord Trimble has claimed. In a string o high-profle gestures, the DUP leader has called or integrated education, recently attended a GAA match, and even expressed hopes o attracting the support o Catholic voters. But ormer Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble said he believed the moves are actually aimed at securing the support o those unionists who have previously been deterred by the DUP’s hardline past. Lord Trimble also questioned whether Mr Robinson was bringing his party with him as he embarked on a more liberal agenda. BY PA REPORTERS [email protected] See page 5 PICTURE: Colm Lenaghan/Pacemaker Moderator ‘to be good neighbour’ P3 The pride of Northern Ireland Price: 75p (IR 1.05 EURO) Thursday, February 9, 2012 Scores of faithful bowed their heads in prayer at Martyrs Memorial Church in east Belfast last night as its founder and former minister remained in a serious condition at the Ulster Hospital in Belfast. Lord Bannside was taken there on Sunday with suspected heart problems. Last night his family maintained a vigil at his bedside while the Rev Alan Smylie, right, conducted a prayer service Prayers for Paisley at Martyrs THERE were ears last night over the uture o 80 jobs at the Haliax in Belast as part o a restructuring programme in the bank. Sta have been told that 80 jobs in the Haliax’s Re- tail Mortgage and Private Banking section, based at the ormer Gasworks site, will be relocating. Last night, sta had not been told where the jobs are going to be based. Haliax is part o the Lloyds Banking Group which, on Tuesday, announced it was shedding 1,000 jobs in the UK. Fears over bank jobs Since 1737 www.newsletter.co.uk 2 7 5 t h A n n iver s a r y Y e a r T rimble questions Robinson’ s bid to woo Catholics Capello quits England job SPORT See page 8 See page 7 Turn to page 12 Turn to page 8
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TRACES o a deadly inection which killed our babiesin hospitals in NorthernIreland have been ound inthree more neo-natal units, itemerged yesterday.
Health ofcials said thepseudomonas bacteria hasbeen detected in wateroutlets at Daisy Hill Hospital
in Newry, Craigavon AreaHospital and the ErneHospital in Fermanagh.
The Public Health Agencysaid no babies in these threehospitals had been inected.
Bug in morebaby units
HOUSE prices have almosthalved rom their peak in2007, a property surveyrevealed yesterday.
The University o Ulsterrecorded an average homeprice o £137,219 in the lastquarter o 2011, down 45.2 percent rom the peak o £250,586in the third quarter o 2007.
The fgures paint a pictureo prices continuing todecline, but at a more modestpace, confrming trends inother major house pricesurveys.
House pricesdown 45pc
Can DUP deliver
a shared future?
PETER Robinson’s appeals or
a shared uture in NorthernIreland are aimed at wooingliberal Protestants rather than
Catholics, Lord Trimble hasclaimed.
In a string o high-proflegestures, the DUP leader has
called or integrated education,recently attended a GAA match,and even expressed hopes o
attracting the support o Catholic voters.
But ormer Ulster Unionistleader David Trimble said he
believed the moves are actuallyaimed at securing the supporto those unionists who have
previously been deterred by theDUP’s hardline past.
Lord Trimble also questioned whether Mr Robinson was
bringing his party with him ashe embarked on a more liberalagenda.
BY PA REPORTERS
See page 5
PICTURE: Colm
Lenaghan/Pacemaker
Moderator‘to be goodneighbour’ P3
The pride of Northern IrelandPrice: 75p (IR 1.05 EURO) Thursday, February 9, 2012
Scores of faithful bowedtheir heads in prayer atMartyrs Memorial Churchin east Belfast last nightas its founder and formerminister remained in aserious condition at the
Ulster Hospital in Belfast.Lord Bannside wastaken there on Sundaywith suspected heartproblems. Last nighthis family maintained avigil at his bedside whilethe Rev Alan Smylie,right, conducted a prayerservice
Prayers forPaisley atMartyrs
THERE were ears last nightover the uture o 80 jobs atthe Haliax in Belast as parto a restructuring programmein the bank.
Sta have been told that80 jobs in the Haliax’s Re-tail Mortgage and PrivateBanking section, based at theormer Gasworks site, will berelocating. Last night, sta had not been told where the jobs are going to be based.
Haliax is part o the LloydsBanking Group which, on
Tuesday, announced it wasshedding 1,000 jobs in theUK.
Fears over
bank jobs
Since 1737www.newsletter.co.uk
2 7 5
t h A n n iver s a r y Y
e a
r
Trimble questions Robinson’s bid to woo Catholics
Capello quitsEngland job SPORT
See page 8
See page 7
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