SOME OF South Belfast’s most popular sporting facilities have made the list of venues to be used at the World Police and Fire Games. The games, which will take place from 1st to 10th August 2013, are anticipated to welcome around 10,000 competitors and an additional 15,000 friends and family for the 10-day event and is one of the biggest sporting events in the world.
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Zoo day for Ben Magidan kids
Over 2,000 pre-school children, including kids from North Belfast, descended on Belfast Zoo last week for an annual educational visit for early years pupils. The Zoo Days event, organised by young children’s organisation Early Years, included kids from Ben Madigan prep school and Avoca Playgroup in the Oldpark area.
Sporting summer will hit blood supply
THE upcoming summer of big sporting fixtures could have a detrimental impact on blood stocks for seriously ill people, says the Northern Ireland Blood Transfusion Service (NIBTS).Service spokesperson Paul McElkerney was speaking as West Belfast gears up for a packed summer of top sport, including the Championship, Euro 2012 and the Olympic Games.
Council refuse to empty bins if liners aren’t tied
A CARRYDUFF man who was forced to empty his own bin after a “bizarre” health and safety concern meant it was left untouched by binmen has hit out at Castlereagh Borough Council. John McGoran of Manse Drive went out to collect his wheelie bin last week only to find it still full outside his home. He was further baffled when he found a note stuck to the bin stating staff had left it untouched as he had failed to tie the binliner inside it.
Dad deemed unfit to live alone is returned to his flat after fire
The family of a North Belfast man say they don’t know why their father, who suffers from dementia, has been allowed to live alone in his Ardoyne flat after being deemed unfit to care for himself last year. Tommy Inglis was moved back in the Flax Street flat in April after spending seven months at the Owenvale Court care home in West Belfast after being told he was unable to care for himself.
CBS pupils show their bright potential
STAFF and Year 11 pupils from the Christian Brothers School on the Glen Road recently completed a ‘life coaching’ programme.The course provided a personal development programme aimed at young people aged 13 to 19 at risk of underachievement or exclusion from school. The ‘New Directions’ life coaching sessions were delivered by locally-based life coach Davina Hawkins and outreached by Springhill Community House.
