by Roger Donnelly
A woman has been convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court for claiming benefits that she wasn't entitled to.
36 year-old Michelle Scott of Lettercreeve in Ballymena was given a three month suspended prison sentence.
She claimed £10,603 of Income Support while failing to declare she was living with her partner.
Scott is also required to repay any outstanding money wrongfully obtained to the Department for Communities.
Mental health assessment to be carried out on teenage boy charged with murder
Gas supplier announces 19% price hike as winter approaches
Former council chief convicted of deleting email subject to FOI Act
340,000 NI households to be eligible for £100 oil support payment
High Court quashes Parades Commission Drumcree determination