A NORTH Belfast businessman who phoned the PSNI after his premises were robbed has spoken of his shock at seeing a Garda officer arrive to take details. Joe Rothsbottom who managers the Cornerhouse Bar on the Oldpark Road said the southern policeman stood out despite being on patrol with the PSNI. “He had a wee […]
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Garda shows up to Belfast robbery with PSNI officers
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AAD: Pipe bomb target threatened previously by INLA
THE man targeted in a pipe bomb attack in the early hours of last Tuesday had been threatened by the INLA in the past, the North Belfast News has learned. However, the bomb attack that saw a car damaged is understood to have been the work of vigilante group Action Against Drugs (AAD). It is […]
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Debt crisis casts doubt on future of church in Oldpark
A LANDMARK North Belfast church could close for good after it was revealed Sacred Heart parish is over a million pounds in debt. Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Deanby, has seen its future cast into doubt after a survey revealed it needs over 700k worth of repairs to remain open. But according to Parish Priest […]
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UPRG-linked Solinas won’t take no for answer on guns
A UPRG-linked member of the North Belfast Policing and Community Safety Partnership who sought to gain detailed knowledge of police firearms capability through written questions to the PSNI says he will go to the Chief Constable after the answers did not meet his satisfaction. In a series of questions obtained by the North Belfast News […]
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INLA-New IRA row over building site
THE New IRA has had to back off ‘protecting’ a North Belfast building site after the INLA moved in, the North Belfast News has learned. We understand the builder was surprised to see a new ‘security guard’ turn up at the site and he was later told there had been a change of arrangement. That […]
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Father John praises his parishioners as he prepares to move on
THE Parish Priest of St Mary’s on the Hill, Fr John Forsythe, says he is very sad to be leaving Glengormley after six years at St Bernard’s. Fr Forsythe, who moved from Christ the Redeemer parish, will now take up the parish priest role in Randalstown. Also moving from St Mary’s on the Hill parish […]
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