A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND Poleglass man who campaigns to help raise awareness of disability issues has been attacked for the third time in three years. Michael Bailey (56), who suffers from multiple sclerosis, was making his way back to his Laurelbank home after a visit to the local shops on Thursday night when he was set upon from behind by four teenage males.
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Lives put in danger as street lights power sound systems
ON-STREET drinkers in Poleglass using electricity from street lighting to power music systems have been warned they are taking their lives in their hands. The warning comes after several street lights outside the Sally Gardens Community Centre were vandalised after the inspection panels were removed and internal wiring used to help soundtrack anti-social gatherings.
Now parents can’t get kids into primaries
Parents whose children were refused admission to their first-choice primary school in West Belfast have slammed the selection process. Last week scores of parents were left disappointed when they discovered their children had not been selected for a place at their local parish school.
‘They tried to murder me and my kids’
A West Belfast woman claims those behind an arson attack on her home were trying to murder her and her children. Joanne O’Toole’s McDonnell Street home was attacked in the early hours of Saturday morning by local thugs who have bullied and intimidated the O’Toole family for four years.
Silent danger is now found everywhere
THERE have been calls for more funding to be allocated to helping young people deal with gambling addiction with one community worker describing the problem as a “silent danger” to our teenagers. Fra Stone, Development Worker with the Falls Community Council, was speaking to the Andersonstown News after a student from West Belfast spoke candidly about overcoming his own addiction and revealed that teenagers as young as 15 are now hooked on gambling in bookmakers.
‘There’s always a queue of schoolkids waiting to use those gaming machines’
A WEST Belfast student who overcame a serious gambling addiction has said teenagers as young as 15 are now hooked on punting. The 20-year-old, who spoke to the Andersonstown News anonymously this week about his gambling problem in order to highlight the issue, said more needs to be done in local schools, sports clubs and youth groups to warn teenagers about the dangers of all types of gambling.
