If there’s a more unedifying sight on the planet than a man of a certain age out and about in the sunshine in his bare belly then Squinter has yet to see it. Young males routinely take their shirts off when the sun comes out, not sure why – probably something hormonal. Certainly, Squinter never missed an opportunity to divest himself of his panda-collar shirt in the 70s and 80s.
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Hospital treatment made me feel like a ‘bag lady’
A LOCAL woman has spoken of “a nightmare experience” during which she was treated “appallingly” at the Royal Victoria Hospital’s A&E department. Ann McLaughlin (64) was brought to A&E on the evening of Tuesday, May 22 on the advice of a Beldoc after she had been violently sick for five days.
Good old Bhoys do their bit in Ardoyne
Big-hearted Celtic FC players have met fans in North Belfast at an event organised by a local football club. The Hoops’ stars Anthony Stokes, Paddy McCourt, Mark Wilson and Niall McGinn were the guests of Ardoyne’s Shamrock FC, and arrived at the club to present end-of-season awards to local players last Saturday evening.
Another barracks gets social housing go ahead
Social housing is to be built on the site of a former North Belfast barracks that closed two years ago. The homes are to be built by Fold Housing Association on the site of Oldpark Barracks. The former police station closed in 2010. The housing association is to built ten homes on the site.
Movie premiere heals wounds
The annual Belfast Film Festival is returning this month – and with it comes an exciting new Irish language documentary charting the history of the city over the last 100 years.The new film, titled ‘Cathair Ghonta’ (‘Wounded City’), is produced by Bóthar Ard, the filmmaking arm of the Belfast Media Group.
coke and heroin abuse on the rise
The massive haul of Class A drugs seized by police in Newtownabbey over the past year is an indication of their increased use on local streets, a leading substance abuse worker has said. Director of Services at Forum for Action on Substance Abuse and Suicide Awareness (FASA) Jim Weir was speaking after new figures show large increases in seizures of hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin in Newtownabbey…
