THE Budget bill for the north will go before the House of Lords later today (Tuesday). It was passed through the House of Commons on Monday after being backed by all parties. The 2017/18 budget includes an increase in health spending of 5.4%. NI Secretary James Brokenshire previously said that public services would begin to […]
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NI budget deal to go before House of Commons
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The long lost townland of Ballycranocke
Last year I started looking into the history of the area I grew up in at the bottom of the Glen Road. My initial interest was naming and tracing the dirty old river that flows under Miller’s Grove (formerly MacErlean’s bakery) at the top of Upton Cottages. Turf Lodge Stream, as I would soon learn […]
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Our ‘Inspirational Youth’ celebrated at gala event
HUNDREDs of proud parents, grandparents and guardians packed into De La Salle College on Friday night to celebrate our young people at the annual Inspirational Youth awards. Over 200,000 votes were cast in the Belfast Media Group event and the awards shone a spotlight on the everyday and most unheralded efforts of our wonderful young […]
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Baker to replace Bell on Council
LAGMORE Sinn Fein activist Danny Baker is to replace David Bell as a Belfast City Councillor. MR Bell has served as a Sinn Féin Councillor since being elected to Lisburn council in 2011 and then, after the council boundary changes, to Belfast City Council in 2014. The Dunmurry man said his increased responsibilities as a […]
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Aisling Awards arrive in the city
IT’S all systems go for this year’s glamorous Aisling Awards set in the luxurious surroundings of the Europa Hotel. The 21st annual Aisling Awards gala celebrates the champions of Belfast and will be held on November 24th, when Michael Russell, Minister with Responsibility for Brexit Negotiations for Scotland, will address the audience at this year’s […]
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CRJ CHALLENGE TO DISSIDENTS: DISOWN DRUGS TAX CRIMINALS
DISSIDENT republican group Action Against Drugs (AAD) have vehemently denied that they were behind the issuing of a death threat to alleged drug dealers named on a new list. On Sunday night a shot was fired through the front window of a house in St James’ Road, it is understood that this was a case […]
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