A TRUSTING pensioner who lost over £6,500 to a scheming fraudster who she considered a friend for over 30 years, has spoken of the trauma she has suffered throughout the ordeal.
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Attacks against church increase
A North Belfast orthodox priest said he has been “touched and delighted” by the support from the local community against ongoing antisocial behaviour issues at his church. The Antiochian Church of St Ignatius, on the corner of the Antrim Road and Cliftonville Road, has been a target for antisocial behaviour that has worsened in recent months. Local gangs of young people have been throwing stones and eggs at the church, damaging cars and harassing parishioners.
IRSP claims on hunger strike deal
The Irish Republican Socialist movement have claimed that their seven year investigation into the 1981 Long Kesh hunger strikes has “conclusively” found that there was an offer made by the British government to the prisoners that could have saved lives.
House price falls severest in North
House prices in North Belfast have seen some of the most dramatic falls of any region of the North since the economic crisis took hold in 2007, a leading housing expert has said. Tom McClelland, housing spokesman with the Royal Institute of Charterd Surveyors, was speaking after the publication the Institute’s latest house price survey this week.
Council ‘hopes to reopen’ park in late spring
Belfast City Council has said it “hopes to open” the popular adventure playground in the grounds of the Belfast Castle in ‘late spring’ after being questioned on the length of its closure by the North Belfast News. The Cave Hill Adventurous Playground has been closed for refurbishment since last November and it was hoped by local parents that it would have reopened, at least, in time for the Easter holidays.
Uni to meet with locals
Concerns of residents of inner city North Belfast about the University of Ulster’s move to the area are to be discussed at a meeting between local community leaders and representatives from the university next week. Senior figures from the university will meet with community representatives from areas like Carrick Hill and New Lodge on Monday (April 16) over the university’s plans for the £250 million development of their new campus at on York Street.
