THERE were big smiles all round on Friday as Stephen McAllister was told he was going to get the chance to meet his hero. Last week we reported how the 22-year-old with learning difficulties was viciously set upon and attacked in broad daylight outside the Beehive bar on his way to play a game of […]
Pic of the day, Thursday, May 3
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‘Teeny’ dreams of handing Ward defeat
JAMES Tennyson believes his experience of the big stage can help him add the European and Commonwealth super-featherweight title to his WBA International strap against Martin J Ward in London on Saturday night. It will be almost two years to the day since his last outing in England when a weight-drained Tennyson was stopped in […]
Norwegian visitors go back to school
NORTH Belfast welcomed a delegation of 20 representatives from the largest teachers’ union in Norway recently as part of an educational learning trip. The trip was organised by Bone native Eddie Whyte, who now lives and works in Norway and is himself an active trade unionist, as part of a learning programme about the school […]
West Belfast baker set to bring her creative flair to Patisserie Valerie
A WEST Belfast baker is set to bring her years of expertise and flair to the kitchens of renowned luxury bakery chain Patisserie Valerie. Lenadoon’s Carly Walsh, founder of The Cakery Co, which has taken social media by storm with photos of her many intricate, artisan creations, will take up the post as cake decorator […]
Fundraiser for Daire Flanagan
A TURF Lodge man is walking 200 miles to raise vital funds for Mencap, in support of young Daire Flanagan who has Aspert syndrome. 32-year-old Ciaran Rogan left Belfast on Friday night for the huge challenge, walking through the night raising much-needed funds for Mencap, a charity supporting adults and children with learning disabilities. Speaking […]