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‘Cop shops to close as crime increases’

NEW PLANS for the future of local police stations will leave South Belfast without adequate policing cover, it’s been claimed.

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Search for devil-dog that mauled family pet Shep

A POLEGLASS couple who witnessed their much-loved family pet being viciously mauled by a pit bull-type ‘devil dog’ said the crazed animal needs to be found and destroyed before it targets a child.

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Man bailed on burglary charge

AN 18-year-old has been released on continuing bail on charges of burglary with intent to steal after a home was broken into in Carrigart Avenue in upper Lenadoon.

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Catholics and those living in flats will die earlier

New Department of Health research that shows Catholics and tenants living in flats are more likely to die earlier than Protestants or those living in houses is proof that families should not be living in the New Lodge tower blocks, a local campaigner said this week.

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House prices continue to fall but sales increase

Continuing falling house prices are leading to an increase in sales in North Belfast according to a local estate agent. Laura McMillan, from McMillan Estate Agents in Glengormley, was speaking after the publication of the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey’s this week.

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Joby’s family won’t give up search

The family of Joby Murphy will continue to search the River Lagan for his remains despite the scaling back of the official search. The Glengormley man is presumed dead after falling into the river in the early hours of Thursday, January 26 after a night out at a concert in the Odyssey arena.

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