THE North Belfast Partnership Board has been wound up after the body was unable to secure funding for the next year amidst the continued absence of a Stormont budget. The Board, which operates a number of programmes on both sides of the interface, has ceased trading and their office on Duncairn Gardens has been locked […]
Archive | March, 2017
North Belfast Partnership shuts down after funding runs out
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Everton Centre stalwart Jim set to call it a day after three decades
STAFF and service users at the Everton Day Centre in Ardoyne have bid a fond farewell to manager Jim Gray who retired from his role after almost 30 years. The Day Centre offers support to a range of people who suffer from mental health problems and Jim says he would miss his the job, which […]
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Plans launched for Short Strand
Sinn Féin Councillor Mairead O’Donnell has welcomed community plans to develop the Translinks bus depot in the Short Strand. Launching the ‘Short Strand Vision’ on behalf of the Short Strand Partnership, Cllr O’Donnell said: “It is very exciting to finally see on paper these plans which aim to develop the bus depot site to help […]
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Sinn Féin: “This talks process has run its course.”
TALKS to form a power sharing executive have failed ahead of this afternoon’s 4pm deadline. Over the weekend politicians failed to reach agreement on any crucial issues such as an Irish language act, legacy issues or marriage equality, with the DUP failing to show up for talks on Sunday. Speaking on Sunday Michelle O’Neill said: […]
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His was a life of ‘endurance and resolve’
The 19th century Donegal poet, lamenting his drowned son, comes closest to capturing our devastation at the news that Martin McGuinness is gone. An chéad Mháirt de fhómhair ba brónach tuirseach mo scéal. Lámh thapa a bhí cróga ag gabháil rohmam ar leaba na n-éag. On the First Tuesday of autumn, sorry and tired was […]
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Darkness to light coffee morning
A COMMUNITY group from Hannahstown is taking action to address the “disturbing” increase in the number of suicides in the area with the first ever ‘Darkness into light’ charity walk in West Belfast. A coffee morning to launch the event was held in Lámh Dhearg CLG clubrooms where a Hannahstown Community Association spokesperson explained: “Today […]
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