A grieving mother whose daughter took her own life after cutting off all contact with Social Services has questioned why more is not done for people with complex mental health needs who are unable to look after themselves. Moya Duffy was speaking a week after her daughter Selina, 34, ended her life in her Antrim […]
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Grieving mum tells of daughter’s struggle with mental health and hits out at lack of support
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Meet the West Belfast MPs who do take their seats
PAUL MASKEY is no longer the only MP from West Belfast. In fact he’s not even the only MP from Andytown. The Sinn Féin man has been joined by Dr Philippa Whitford of the SNP and Labour’s Rebecca Long-Bailey, who both have close ties to the area. Dr Whitford was raised in Owenvarragh Park adjacent to […]
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Council to install safety fencing at Waterworks danger spot after dramatic rescue of man stuck in mud for four hours
Barriers are to be placed at a danger spot in the Waterworks where a man had to be rescued after spending nearly four hours trapped in muddy water. Last week we reported that a man had slipped while walking on a steep bank close to the Antrim Road entrance of the park and fell into […]
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Teen suffers shattered hip and 22 police officers are injured during North Belfast disturbances
The 16-year-old girl run over by a car during disturbances in North Belfast yesterday has suffered a shattered pelvis and is undergoing surgery today. Meanwhile, the number of police officers injured during loyalist rioting on the Woodvale Road was this morning revised upwards to 22. There were distressing scenes at the Ardoyne roundabout as a […]
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Belfast braced for Orange march return
All eyes will be on Ardoyne in North Belfast tonight as hundreds of Orangemen returning from the field will advance on police lines blocking their progress along the Crumlin Road. Two years ago, Belfast exploded in violence when Orangemen attacked police lines at the Ardoyne shops but last year the Order abided by a Parades […]
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Out-of-control Japanese Akita feared responsible for yet another attack on family pet
There are fears that a fearsome dog is out of control in North Belfast parks after another family pet was mauled by a Japanese Akita in an attack that bears close similarities to one we reported last week. Antrim Road woman Sally Gardiner watched in horror as her pet Kerry Blue Darcy was savagely attacked […]
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