A YOUTH project in North Belfast is supporting young people to stay in education and employment, thanks to National Lottery funding. Streetbeat Youth Project has been awarded £585,375 from Big Lottery Fund’s Empowering Young People Programme for the ASPIRE to Succeed project. The five-year project is supporting young people aged 14 to 16 from North […]
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Funding boost enables young people to stay on in education
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Justice cycle raises funds and awareness
THE BALLYMURPHY Cycle For Truth will return this August with even more participants expected to take part to raise awareness for the Ballymurphy Massacre families and their fight for truth and justice. The 70-mile round cycle from the massacre site at Springfield Park to the Portaferry graveside of Father Hugh Mullan will take place on […]
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Now it’s Dr Gary Donegan
FORMER Holy Cross priest Father Gary Donegan has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to peace-building and community work in the North. The Fermanagh native received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Ulster University this week. Fr Donegan, who spent 15 years in Holy Cross Parish in Ardoyne, often hit the headlines […]
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Pitch perfect for Falls man PJ
A FALLS Road baseball player has moved one step closer to playing major league baseball following a number of stellar performances in the USA’s Eastern League. PJ Conlon was brought up on Rockville Street just off the Falls Road, but he and his family moved to Orange County, California in 1996. His dad, Patrick is […]
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Blythefield come up trumps
BLYTHEFIELD Primary School is celebrating after becoming the first primary school in the north to attain ‘School of Sanctuary’ status. The school, located in the South Belfast Urban Village area, embarked on the journey to School of Sanctuary status over a year ago. Everyone, from staff, parents, pupils and wider community has embraced the ethos […]
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MMA: Cage fighter Andy ‘Taz’ Young visits Carrick Hill
THE north’s only professional cage fighter – double world champion Andy ‘Taz’ Young – was in Carrick Hill this week to promote a healthy living lifestyle. The Newtownards pugilist was pictured with local people using the community gym and has promised to come back to speak to the young people using the summer scheme. Andy […]
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