THERE were chaotic scenes in the Colin area on Monday morning as children from Christ the Redeemer Primary School had to be evacuated to a nearby church hall due to a hoax security alert. Pupils along and teaching staff were moved around 9.30am after police were contacted about a suspicious object found close to the […]
Archive | March, 2016
Hoax security alert causes chaos at primary school
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Cross-cultural singers are hitting the right note
BELFAST’S Irish language community radio station, Raidió Fáilte, is participating in an exciting cross-cultural project which is linking local Irish speakers and people from the Shankill Road in a cross-cultural choir. Under the title of Glór Nua/New Voice participants sing Irish and English traditional songs and the culmination of their work will see a recording […]
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Killers of Stephen Carson involved in city extortion rackets
THE father-of-two shot dead in the south of the city last Thursday week has been laid to rest. Stephen Carson (28), who was originally from Turf Lodge, was shot in a house at Walmer Street off the Ormeau Road area at about 10.45pm on Thursday, February 25. At his funeral in Turf Lodge, West Belfast, […]
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Booth delighted with Burnett progress
ADAM Booth says he is delighted with the progress his charge, Ryan Burnett has been making and was thrilled with the Newington man’s performance to capture the WBC International bantamweight title with a points win over Anthony Settoul at Manchester Arena on Saturday night. Burnett dominated the fight from first to last, sending the Frenchman […]
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Major funding means exciting times lie ahead for Colin Glen Forest Park
COLIN Glen Forest Park is set to benefit from £2.5 million worth of funding from Belfast City Council as part of its £6 million masterplan. Plans to build an outdoor pursuit centre, mountain bike trail, alpine ride and camping site are part of the park’s extensive plans to make it a leading tourist attraction in […]
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‘They’ll have to shoot me as well’ – mother of murdered man spoke out after learning of death threat
THE MOTHER of murdered father-of-two Stephen Carson told the Andersonstown News last October that the gang targeting him would have to “shoot me as well” if they followed through on their threat to kill him. Mr Carson also said that he feared his life was under threat from a group calling itself the West Belfast […]
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