TWO best friends who hail from either side of the North Belfast peace line have started a public campaign to get on Big Brother to show the positive side of Belfast. Danielle Burns, 31, and Kimberley Trotter, 30, first met on a Springboard course a decade ago and hit it off immediately. They say they […]
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Best friends want to boost Belfast in Big Brother house
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30 years of giving others a hand up
TWO North Belfast football clubs are celebrating 30 years of working together to tackle social issues in the Shankill and New Lodge. Established in 1987, Shankill Juniors and St Patrick’s have more recently been active in promoting their latest mental health campaign, entitled #itsok2ask4help. Working with TAMHI (Tackling Awareness of Mental Health Issues), both clubs […]
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NI Assembly elections date set for March 2
THE north will go to the polls on Thursday, March 2 to elect a new Assembly after Secretary of State James Brokenshire yesterday triggered an election – as expected. Mr Brokenshire was legally obliged to call the election after negotiations failed. Sinn Fein did not nominate a Deputy First Minister to replace Martin McGuinness, who […]
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Young people set to make life-changing journey to Romania
A GROUP of young people from North Belfast are gearing up for a potentially life-changing trip to Romania. Twenty youths, aged between 15 and 18, who are part of the Romania Project in the New Lodge area, are to travel to the country in just a few weeks. The New Lodge Youth Project, as part […]
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Four Corners festival to tackle legacy issues
ADDRESSING the legacy of conflict in the north will form the theme of this year’s Four Corners festival with one of its founders saying he expects some people to struggle with some of the more challenging events that have been organised. Fr Martin Magill established the festival in 2012 while Parish Priest of Sacred Heart […]
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Heartbreak after theft of wedding day jewellery
AN Elmfield man has been left devastated after cash and treasured jewellery from his daughter’s wedding was stolen. Mathew Nampudakam returned from work in the early hours of Saturday morning to find his Glengormley home had been ransacked. It is believed the burglary occurred between the hours of 6pm and midnight. “I came home at […]
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