COLIN GLEN Forest Park continues to go from strength to strength with new tourist attractions about to come on stream. And building on this success the Housing Executive are now funding a Social Enterprise development post at the Colin Glen Trust, with £30,000 being invested for one year to help business planning. The funding is […]
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New tourist attractions for Colin Glen Forest
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Abseil in memory of tragic mum of two sons
FAMILY and friends of a young West Belfast mother who tragically lost her life this year will be abseiling down the Europa Hotel in memory of the talented hairdresser. Louise McIlwaine from Lenadoon passed away after sustaining a fatal head injury following a seizure in January this year. At only 30-years-old she left behind two […]
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Aamir faces his greatest challenge in touching tribute to a friend’s late son
ONE of the north’s best-known personal trainers, Aamir Ishtiaque, has set himself the toughest and most dangerous challenge of his life – to compete in seven different professional fitness competitions over the space of seven weeks in a bid to raise money for the Children’s Heartbeat Trust. This challenge will see the 27-year-old Belfast-based trainer […]
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Half Moon fáilte for Syrian guests
LENADOON Community Forum has hosted a delegation of Syrian refugees at the Half Moon Lakek. Cairde Loch na Leathghealaí and workers from Belfast City Council put on a day’s event for men from Syria who were forced to flee their homeland due to the conflict there. On their arrival at the Half Moon Lake they […]
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Family’s gift of love to South Belfast park users
A BELFAST family who lost a loved one to heart attack at a sporting event have dug deep to help others by donating £6,000 to place defibrillators in nine local parks. Members of the Murphy family recently unveiled of one of the defibrillators in their local South Belfast park, Cherryvale. They also presented a £6,000 […]
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John Leathem is laid to rest
Hundreds of people turned out on the Falls Road on Tuesday for the funeral of community stalwart John Leathem. The 59-year-old passed away on Saturday after a battle with cancer. John spent most of his life tirelessly working for the people of the lower Falls. As a former chairman of the Divis Tower Residents’ Association […]
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