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Archive | September, 2011

A toast to brewery homes

THE FIRST new tenants are expected to move into new houses on the former Bass brewery site on the Glen Road at the start of 2012.

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St Mary’s welcomes fees freeze

ST MARY’S University College has welcomed the decision by the Department for Employment and Learning Minister, Alliance MLA Stephen Farry, to freeze tuition fees paid to the North’s universities by local students at £3,465 per year.

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‘St Pat’s sex abuse destroyed my life’

A WEST Belfast man who was sexually abused while resident at the former St Patrick’s Boys’ Home on the Glen Road has spoken to the Andersonstown News about how his ordeal ruined his life and broke up his marriage.

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SDLP keep mum over leader

SDLP representatives for West Belfast are remaining tight-lipped about who they will support in the upcoming battle for leadership of the party.

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Maskey taking nothing for granted in carve-up

WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey says he will not take any changes to the electoral make-up of West Belfast for granted if suggested Westminster boundary changes are given the go-ahead.

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Hunt is on for callous school copper raiders

A LOCAL councillor has hit out at “criminal elements” in the community after the theft of copper from the roof of a local primary school.

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