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Seb told Jennifer to run for her life

THE LATE Sebastian Creane warned his girlfriend to run for her life before he was brutally murdered by Shane Clancy last August at his Cuala Grove home.

Hundreds attend funeral of Dr. Michael Slazenger

By Mary FOGARTY

HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE attended the funeral of retired doctor Michael Slazenger in Enniskerry last Thursday. Many of those watched the ceremony from outside, on two screens on the side wall of the church. The retired anaesthetist, whose father owned the Slazenger sports brand, died after his single-engine plane crashed on a private air-strip on his own land the previous week.

Youth sentenced for role in robbing 70-year-old man

A WICKLOW YOUTH who restrained a 70year-old man in an armchair at an old folks' complex while his accomplice searched the man's flat for cash to steal, was given a two-year suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.

Diarmuid and Paddy miss charity event

By Mary FOGARTY

THE UNFORESEEN CLOSURE of European airspace had its impact on East Coast FM's coffee morning last Friday, with celebrity gardener Diarmuid Gavin and king of the swingers Paddy Cole both stranded overseas.

Big turn out for cancer services

THOUSANDS of Wicklow people came out last Friday to support East Coast FM's annual Wicklow Wide Coffee Morning in aid of the all of the cancer support services and centres in County Wicklow and The Wicklow Hospice Foundation.

JJ O'Dwyer (Chair of the Bray Economic Think Tank), Tony Carroll (Programme Manager Sustainablilty ESB), Cathaoirleach Bray Town Council John Ryan and John Campion (Dir Sustainability ESB) with the electric people carrier outside the Ramada before...

Economic brains invest €1m to help create jobs

By Mary FOGARTY

THE HEADS OF Takeda, Oriflame and East Coast FM are among a group of 13 experts on Bray's 'Economic Think Tank,' who have made recommendations for the economic growth of the town.

Disneyland trip ends in scramble to get back home

RECENT AIR travel restrictions have impacted on local Arklow residents who planned a fun holiday in Disneyland Paris but have been waiting to return home for almost a week.

Rosanna forced to rethink Marrakesh birthday plans

ROSANNA DAVISON missed her birthday bash in Marrakesh last weekend, the Enniskerry beauty one of many whose travel plans have been foiled by the volcano in Iceland.

Roche and Ryan at loggerheads over controversial bus corridor

A ROW HAS ERUPTED in Bray between Cathaoirleach of Bray Town Council John Ryan and Minister Dick Roche over the controversial bus corridor plan.

Lauren may miss mum's 40th bash

A WICKLOW WOMAN faces the prospect of missing her mother's 40th birthday celebrations as a result of the travel disruption across Europe.

Glendalough in running for World Heritage List

PADDY POWER has yet again proved that you can make a wager of almost anything with odds on which historic Irish landmark site will be added to the World Heritage List when the UNESCO committee meets this July.

Clean bill of health

WICKLOW'S FOOTBALLERS appear to have relatively few injury worries as they enter the final phase of preparations for their Leinster championship opener on May 16. Jacko Dalton and Ciar�n Hyland are reported to be recovering from minor injuries but those apart the squad appears to be in good health for this joust with neighbours and arch-rivals Carlow.

Excitment at International Speech and Evaluation Contest

THERE WAS great excitement in the Glenview Hotel recently during the Area 5 International Speech and Evaluation Contest.

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