A CRIMINAL gang that extorts North Belfast drug dealers while claiming to oppose them has started to spread its tentacles into West Belfast. Action Against Drugs (AAD) had until recently operated almost exclusively in the North of the city, particularly the New Lodge area. They are widely believed to have been responsible for the murder […]
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Housing Executive deny DUP claim they are giving up barracks site
The Housing Executive has denied ending their interest in building houses on the old Glengormley RUC barracks site after a local DUP politician said he had a letter stating they are “suspending” interest in the site. The disused barracks on the Antrim Road had been earmarked in the Glengormley Master Plan for social housing which […]
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Divis says no as bonfire builders start their work
A LOWER Falls Sinn Féin Councillor has hit out at those collecting for the dreaded August bonfires. Jim McVeigh says bonfires have no place in the area as they have merely become a magnet for anti-social activity. He was speaking after a mound of flammable material appeared in the Divis district, clearly intended for the […]
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Cancer sufferer attacked returning from tests
A New Lodge cancer sufferer who was struck with a brick as he returned from hospital along North Queen Street has told of how he cried in pain following the attack. Patrick McDonald, 52, was walking home last week (Wednesday, July 9) when a gang of youths – believed to be the same people involved […]
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Post Office is just the ticket
Garth Brooks may have pulled out of Croke Park, but music and comedy fans can come to West Belfast and enjoy the sights and sounds of Ireland’s biggest and best community festival. As the countdown to Féile 2014 gathers pace, with ticket sales breaking all previous box office records, organisers have given the community something […]
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Shock at sudden death of well-known barman
The family of a well known barman who died suddenly on Monday have spoken of their beloved ‘big gentleman’ who ‘got to everyone’ with his kindness. Twenty three year old Joe Burns, who worked as an electrician by day and in The Chester in the evenings, took ill in the early hours of Monday morning […]
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