TWO men were arrested at the weekend after a street fight in which a suspected firearm and knife were produced. Police were called to Kinnaird Street in North Belfast around 8pm on Friday night after reports of an altercation between a number of men in the street. One man was treated for minor injuries. The […]
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Arrests follow suspected weekend gun attack
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Twaddell community art goes on display at Ulster University
A CREATIVE collaboration between North Belfast-based artists and members of the community has gone on display at the Ulster University’s Belfast School of Art on York Street to celebrate the links between the college and locals. Painting, embroidery and photography projects were all carried out by groups including Mind-Wise, Windsor Women’s Centre, Twaddell and Woodvale […]
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Brother’s anger at delay in ombudsman probe of UDA killing
THE brother of a North Belfast businessman gunned down by loyalist killers in 1987 after refusing to hand over cash to Pat Finucane’s killer has been angered by the announcement of a delay in the investigation of the case. Thomas McAuley, a 32-year-old married father-of-two, was shot dead by the UDA on the Crumlin Road […]
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Barnes ‘disappointed’ despite pro debut win
PADDY Barnes made a successful professional debut in Belfast’s Titanic Exhibition Centre on Saturday night – albeit in somewhat bizarre circumstances. The three-time Olympian was well on top of his fight with Bulgarian Stefan Slavchev when his opponent was disqualified in the fourth round for lifting Barnes over his shoulder and carrying him across the […]
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North Belfast history talks focus on partition
A series of talks on the partition of Ireland and its lasting impact on the island kicked off this week at the Duncairn Centre for Culture and Arts. ‘Towards a Divided Island’ has been organised by the 174 Trust the Duncairn with five eminent historians lined up to cover different aspects of the post-WWI and […]
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Mater maternity bypassed by GPs in favour of the RVH
A lack of referrals by GPs to the Mater Hospital maternity service is piling pressure on the Royal Victoria Hospital and forcing the redeployment of staff to West Belfast, the North Belfast News can reveal. According to a senior midwife with the Belfast Trust, some GPs don’t even know the Mater midwife-led unit – one […]
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