TransportNI are set to tear up a second roundabout in West Belfast. The mini roundabout at the bottom of the Whiterock Road is set to be removed and a traffic light system put in its place. There are also plans to make the City Cemetery into a one-way system. The scrapping of the roundabout at […]
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Roundabout number two to go at Whiterock
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Music and art take centre stage at East Belfast showcase
IT was a day of celebration at East Belfast’s Skainos Centre as pupils from South Belfast’s Scoil an Droichid and Naíscoil an Droichid put on an storming showcase of song and art. Art displays from the Naíscoil pupils along with rang seven students were proudly displayed as proud parents, staff and special guests gathered to […]
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Plaque unveiled to remember Eamonn Magee Jnr
FAMILY and friends of slain boxer Eamonn Magee Jnr gathered on his one-year anniversary as a special plaque was unveiled in his memory in West Belfast yesterday. 22-year-old Eamonn, the son of former WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee Senior, was stabbed to death in May 2015 in Summerhill Park in the Twinbrook estate. Eamonn’s parents […]
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Local punter scoops £30,000 on winrush bet
BET OF THE WEEK We start with a cracking bet with one local punter taking Paddy Power for £31,590.00 with a £20 winrush bet on Sunday. He is either a expert on Norwegian, international and Spanish football or he just winged it. If it’s for you, it’s for you and that late England goal proved it for this lucky […]
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City book festival opens its latest chapter
RUN by the Crescent Arts Centre and funded by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and Belfast City Council, the Belfast Book Festival offers yet another incredible programme for all ages and tastes. Now a firm fixture on the literary circuit, the Belfast Book Festival is getting ready to showcase a unique and magical experience […]
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Leisure centre staff out on strike over pension and staff disputes
STAFF across 14 leisure centres in Belfast have gone on 24-hour strike protesting against pay, pensions and cuts to employee numbers. A number of staff from Andersonstown and Whiterock Leisure Centre took to the picket line from 7am this morning after Unite union members voted for strike action in a dispute over a pensions guarantee […]
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