A woman living in the Oldpark who had around 50 pallets removed from her back yard by the Housing Executive has said she has no idea who was storing them at her house. Efforts by August 9 bonfire builders to collect wood have been intensifying and they have been involved in a cat and mouse […]
Woman says she is victim of bonfire builders
Marie Curie gets ready to step out at Stormont
MARIE Curie Hospice, based on the Kensington Road, offer a wide range of information and support to those diagnosed with a terminal illness. Their dedicated team offers round-the-clock care and support in a very friendly and welcoming environment. Marie Morrissey, the Day Hospice Sister, said: “We have patients who come in for the day from […]
Traffic lights attacked for 20th time close to West Belfast primary school
WEST Belfast MLA Jennifer McCann has hit out at vandals who destroyed a set of traffic lights a stone’s throw from St Kieran’s Primary School in Poleglass. The lights, which have come under repeated arson attack, are now out of commission due to the extensive damage they sustained in the early hours of Sunday morning. […]
Camp Twaddell: Ardoyne shops need financial package
THE owner of a fruit and vegetable shop which has been forced to close its doors after just 18 months has called for financial support for Ardoyne traders. Martin Fox, of Fox’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, has blamed a number of factors on his business’s decline, including a lack of investment in the North Belfast […]
Fantastic Frampton hails ‘career defining’ victory over Santa Cruz
IT was a night to remember for Carl Frampton and the city of Belfast on Saturday night in Brooklyn as ‘The Jackal’ prevailed in a classic battle against Leo Santa Cruz to claim the WBA featherweight title, writes David Mohan in New York. After 12 pulsating rounds of jaw-dropping action, it was the North Belfast […]
Police suspect Lisburn bomb may have fallen off a vehicle
A prison officer is understood to have been the target of a failed bomb attack in Lisburn. Police believe the device may have been an under-car booby trap bomb that fell off a vehicle as it made its way through Market Square in the County Antrim town on Saturday (July 30). They described it as […]