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Archive | November, 2011

Gas times as city shines under glow of new lights

Cost-cutting has forced some local authorities to reduce expenditure by turning off lights in towns and on motorways. Belfast does not seem to have suffered in this way, as a look over the city from the surrounding hills will show. But the place was not always so brightly illuminated.

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Knife burglary fears calmed

A LOCAL councillor has told Lisburn Road residents “not to be alarmed” at local crime rates after a householder was confronted by a knife-wielding intruder in the early hours of Monday morning.

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Cyclists running into trouble due to parked cars

POLICE on the Lisburn Road must protect cyclists by keeping bicycle lanes free, a local MLA has said.

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Landlords get their houses in order

Landlords in South Belfast’s student heartland have carried out a series of precautions to prevent a repeat of last year’s extensive flooding during the severe weather.

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Condolences over Lagan body find

THE Chairperson of the Lagan Valley Regional Park Board has offered condolences to the family of a man whose body was found close to Shaws Bridge in South Belfast.

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St Matthew’s make Nelson Cup progress

Under the watchful eye of new manager Lance Shields, St Matt’s progressed to the second round of the Nelson Cup with a hard fought victory.

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