The annual Belfast Film Festival is returning this month – and with it comes an exciting new Irish language documentary charting the history of the city over the last 100 years.The new film, titled ‘Cathair Ghonta’ (‘Wounded City’), is produced by Bóthar Ard, the filmmaking arm of the Belfast Media Group.
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coke and heroin abuse on the rise
The massive haul of Class A drugs seized by police in Newtownabbey over the past year is an indication of their increased use on local streets, a leading substance abuse worker has said. Director of Services at Forum for Action on Substance Abuse and Suicide Awareness (FASA) Jim Weir was speaking after new figures show large increases in seizures of hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin in Newtownabbey…
Arizona Rose blooms in West
ARIZONA Rose Lucy Artt was in West Belfast this week preparing for the regional finals of the Rose of Tralee International Festival. As we reported in March, the Belfast-born beauty, who was crowned with the dual title of 2012 Arizona Colleen and Arizona Rose, was chosen to lead the St Patrick’s Day Parade in Phoenix.
Healing of a Wounded City
THE annual Belfast Film Festival is returning this month, and with it comes a brand new Irish language documentary charting the history of the city over the last 100 years. The new film, titled ‘Cathair Ghonta’ (Wounded City), is produced by Bóthar Ard, the filmmaking arm of the Belfast Media Group, publishers of the South Belfast News, and sister publications the Andersonstown News and North Belfast News.
Police object to arcade opening
POLICE patrols in the wider Balmoral area could suffer if a proposed gambling arcade is opened in a South Belfast estate, the PSNI have warned. The concerns have been revealed in correspondence between the PSNI and Belfast City Council where cops said that should the arcade planned for the Erinvale area go ahead, it could lead to a rise in crime against both local residents and business owners.
No senior staff at centre
Concerns have been raised that two new multi-million pound health and wellbeing centres in West Belfast are without full-time management – nine months after they opened.
