A 3D scale model of the proposed Casement Park Stadium has been laid out for public viewing at the Westwood shopping centre. The model was unveiled at a press conference yesterday (Wednesday) and will be displayed for the community to view for the next two weeks. The stadium team have undertaken widespread community and stakeholder […]
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GROUND CONTROL TO MAJOR TÓM
The Irish language arts in West Belfast have reached dizzy new heights. A copy of An Chultúrlann’s arts brochure travelled 40 kilometres attached to a helium balloon up through the atmosphere to the edge of space on May 11 and returned to the earth by parachute. On-board cameras recorded the journey and provided spectacular images […]
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WE GET A NEW HOTEL
THE revitalisation of West Belfast has received a major boost with news that plans are in place for a new hotel in West Belfast. In what is being seen as vote of confidence in the local tourism sector, the Devenish site on Finaghy Road North has been been acquired by West Belfast entrepreneurs Gerry Carlile […]
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UNION JACKS OVER COUNCIL PROPERTY
Union flags have been erected inside Belfast City Council facilities in West and South Belfast. The flags are flying in Council yards at Agnes Street, off the Shankill, and at Charlotte Street, off the Donegall Pass. The erection of the flags is being seen as an attempt by loyalists to put renewed pressure on the […]
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Bungling counterfeiters hit wrong note
THE bad news for local shops and businesses? West Belfast has been hard-hit by the biggest influx of counterfeit notes seen in the city in ten years. The good news? The dud £20 notes are easy to spot. Many local shops, pubs and clubs have been hit in the pocket in recent weeks by the […]
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DUMPING HINDERING SEARCH FOR GRAVES
HEARTLESS dumpers who are illegally depositing waste over the location of Milltown Cemetery burial grounds are badly hampering the search for the grave sites of the poor – including babies. In a special feature for the Andersonstown News today ahead of Milltown Cemetery Sunday which is due to take place at the weekend, an archaeologist […]
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