A NEWTOWNABBEY community have been refused speed ramps after they were told there was no history of road accidents or fatalities in their area. Residents of Abbeyville held a protest to express their opposition at the decision by the Department of Infrastructure (Dfl). Emmanuel Mullan, Chair of Abbeyville Residents Association, said the community felt ‘let […]
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Angry Abbeyville residents protest after being refused speed bumps
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‘Time to Shine’ for the young in North Belfast
CALLING all young budding actors and actresses in North Belfast. It’s your ‘Time to Shine’ thanks to the popular drama classes, brought to you by Ardoyne actress Louise Matthews. Taking place weekly in Glengormley and Oldpark, ‘Time to Shine’ classes caters from aged three to ten years old, focusing on the personal development of each […]
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Cupboard cash find unearths sad piece of history
THE DISCOVERY of an old wallet by an Ardoyne man doing DIY in his home has unearthed a sad yet fascinating piece of local history. Paddy McCann came across the wallet as he ripped out a built-in wardrobe in a bedroom of his Duneden Park home. Along with £50 in old £5, £1 and 10 […]
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SF urge vesting of land to fight housing crisis
A SINN Féin delegation has met with Department of Infrastructure officials to ask them to vest land in North Belfast to deal with the housing waiting list. The meeting was held in the wake of the loss of the Hillview site to a retail development and the revelation that over £1.1 million of government money […]
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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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An Dream Dearg call for meeting with Brokenshire
A DELEGATION from the Irish language community travelled to Hillsborough Castle yesterday (Tuesday) to highlight the call for an Irish Language Act. Over 60 people, a majority of them teenagers and young people from Irish language primary and secondary schools, were in attendance at the official residence of Secretary of State, James Brokenshire. Each person […]
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