The recent bad weather in South Belfast has opened up the floodgates to criticism of how agencies are dealing with flooding in areas such as Sicily Park.SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell has held meetings with NI Water to address the response procedures that were implemented in the Finaghy area.
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Video: Floods devastate cul-de-sac
This is the devastating scene at a cul-de-sac in Orchardville Crescent, off Finaghy Road North, on Wednesday evening. The flash floods caused
Arch vandalised ahead of parade
The orange arch in Glengormley was vandalised this week hours before it was officially opened during a
Behind the flag protest
One of the men involved in the Black Mountain protest against the queen’s visit says the demonstration was a peaceful one. Ballymurphy republican Seán Cahill told the Andersonstown News that those involved in the protest represented no particular republican group but a number of republican backgrounds all keen on quietly expressing their Irishness.
Students back lecturers’ protest
STUDENTS at Queen’s University have backed a protest by staff which could lead to industrial action if pay and pension demands are not met.Members of both the Unite union and the University and College Union (UCU) gathered at the main doors of the Lanyon building at the South Belfast university on Tuesday to protest their grievances,and warned that if further negotiations between staff and bosses at the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA) did not lead to a “reasonable” outcome, then students could face disruption next term.
Colin’s poster boys and girls
SCHOOLCHILDREN from the Colin area have won an art competition aimed at helping spread the message
