Newtownabbey

Bus services in Newtownabbey suspended after one was hijacked in violence being blamed on the Ulster Volunteer Force

Petrol bombs thrown in Belfast during second night of rioting Henry McDonald 2010

Cathal McNaughton/Reuters PASSING BY: A man walked past a burnt-out bus after rioting in Newtownabbey on the outskirts of Belfast Wednesday.

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The Ulster Volunteer Force has been blamed for orchestrating the violence which loyalists claimed were provoked by a number of police arrests in the Newtownabbey/Rathcoole area over the weekend.

Petrol bombs thrown in Belfast during second night of rioting Henry McDonald 2010

A bus was also hijacked and set on fire in the Newtownabbey area of the city at about 7pm last night.

Petrol bombs thrown in Belfast during second night of rioting Henry McDonald 2010

One can imagine (I think that someone actually proposed) a massive shift of North Belfast to take up most if not all of Newtownabbey, shedding the rest to West Belfast.

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During a second night of violence in the Newtownabbey area, a bus was hijacked and set on fire near the Cloughfern roundabout.

Children 'as young as nine' involved in Belfast riots Henry McDonald 2010

That leaves Newtownabbey, and whatever happens to the Belfast seats.

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The sole elected representative of the Newtownabbey Ratepayers Association, Billy Webb, has announced that he is joining the Alliance Party.

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Mark Langhammer for his one-man socialist crusade in Newtownabbey?

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Mark Langhammer for his one-man socialist crusade in Newtownabbey?

Eamon Gilmore, giant of the left. Discuss. Johnny Guitar 2009