THE Belfast Hills Partnership are seeking volunteers to help plant 6,500 trees and hedging plants before the end of March. Most of the trees to be planted this season will be part of an industrial revolution project in quarry and landfill sites throughout the Belfast Hills. Some of the trees are also part of the […]
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Council to investigate Fransen ‘mayor’ video
BELFAST City Council have launched an investigation after the deputy leader of far-right group Britain First was filmed sitting in the Lord Mayor’s chair. A video of Jayda Fransen, dressed in red council robes was posted on the group’s Facebook page. In the video, she claimed she was back at the scene of the original […]
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West Belfast man’s novel tops charts
A BROODING crime thriller braiding together the political past and murky present of Belfast is taking the Kindle bestseller chart by storm with pen already being put to paper for a much anticipated sequel. Blood Will Be Born, written by former De La Salle College student Gary Donnelly marries the past and present day with […]
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Rap duo delighted song is ‘banned’ by RTÉ
TWO controversial West Belfast rappers have said that RTÉ have done them a huge favour by banning their Irish language rap song Cearta. In the song the satirical duo Kneecap – AKA Móglaí Bap and Mo Chara – refer to the PSNI as ‘muca’, which is Irish for pigs. The song was removed from Raidió […]
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Clean-up begins after Storm Eleanor batters the north
AROUND 3,000 homes across the north remain without electricity after Storm Eleanor battered the north overnight. Powerful gusts, as high as 100mph in some areas, and gale force winds brought down trees and power lines. Motorists have been urged to slow down and exercise caution with a yellow wind warning still in place until 7pm […]
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After a lifetime of writing Jim has his stories published
A LENADOON pensioner has had a collection of his short stories and poetry published after a friend uncovered his collection and had them printed. ‘As I See Life’ is penned by 86-year-old Jim Cushnahan who began to immerse himself in his passion for writing to fill his lonely evenings after he moved to Australia in […]
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