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Archive | December, 2011

British megalomania remains a terrible disease

I like the way Alex Salmond looks. And the way he talks. He’s overweight, he has the wide-eyed face of a panda in search of banana shoots, and he’s supremely unflappable. Besides which he has this idea that Scotland is an adult nation and should have independence from Britain within Europe.

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Property stripped by thieves

Ormeau Road residents are eager to contact the owner of a local house which is being stripped for metal by thieves who know the property is vacant.

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Less than a quarter of jobseekers take Steps to Work

Less than a quarter of job seekers who took part in a government programme where they were sent to work for eight weeks for £15.38 per week, were employed at the end of the scheme.

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Towpath gritting decision gets a frosty response

A South Belfast councillor has blasted the authorities after the Department for Social Development (DSD) revealed it would not be gritting the Lagan Towpath this winter.

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Conall swaps his bike for trainers in diabetes run

A South Belfast MLA is strapping on his running shoes and tackling the challenge of next year’s London Marathon, all in aid of his diabetic daughter.

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Defensive strength the platform for success

Linfield edged out a narrow 1-0 win away at Crusaders in what proved to be a typically feisty affair between the two sides.

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