A Newington community worker has said a recent outbreak of violence that saw running battles fought on Duncairn Gardens has been sparked over a fall out between friends and are not sectarian clashes as reported earlier this week. A large number of teenagers confronted each other around 7pm on Monday evening (March 10) with fist […]
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Running battles at Duncairn not sectarian
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Cape Verde fall woman originally from the Cliftonville
Prayers were said in two North Belfast schools this week following the death of a woman in an accident on the west African island of Cape Verde. Mary Bradley Verhoeven (61), who lived in Dromore, was originally from the Cliftonville area and still has family living locally. Her twin sister, Philomena is a teacher in […]
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‘I will press charges against ONH attackers’
A convicted criminal ordered to leave Ardoyne by two men claiming to be from ONH says he intends to press charges against the individuals who came to his door to threaten him. Liam Donnelly, who went into hiding this week after further threats, said he knows the identities of the men who ordered him from […]
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Crusaders and Newington plan major development
A major development on the site of the Loughside Leisure Centre in conjunction with Newington Football Club and Crusaders could see an integrated college developed alongside a revamped 4000 all seater stadium. Plans were unveiled on Thursday (February 20) for the major development that will dramatically change the area between the Shore Road and M2. […]
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‘Revolution’ needed after the suicide of second son
A ‘revolution’ in how our community deals with depression is needed following the death of a family’s second son to suicide, a leading mental health campaigner has said. Phillip McTaggart of suicide prevention group Pips was speaking after Oldpark man Kieran Ferrin took his own life last weekend. The tragic passing of the 24-year-old brings […]
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Bare your soles
As someone who sees running as only to be used in life or death situations, it’s with no little bemusement that I look upon the spandex clad army of joggers pounding the streets of North Belfast with scrunched up faces getting whipped to death by the February wind. It’s not that I haven’t tried, even […]
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