A South Belfast residents’ group has called on a major design guide for a local conservation area to be changed in order to include their community, which they claim has been “forgotten about”.
Archive | January, 2012
Life ain’t soTweet for those slagging Snow Patrol
I’ve made a huge mistake. That’s one of the most-used phrases from one of my favourite television shows of all-time (Arrested Development for those keeping up). But it’s also the exact words I was thinking when I made a recent post on Twitter.
Hopeful signs amidst the economic gloom
It’s not clear whether the old Chinese adage, ‘May you live in interesting times’, is a curse or a proverb but, either way, an interesting year lies ahead for Belfast. Readers can certainly expect to be buffeted by the headwinds of a turbulent economy over the next 12 months.
‘Bullied’ hospital worker speaks out
One of the security workers at the centre of claims of ongoing bullying at the City Hospital has described a year-long investigation into the allegations as “a sham”.
Excellent Shamrock United clinch Tommy Henry Cup
The Crumlin Star club had the ‘full house’ signs up for the much-awaited bottom half cup shoot out to decide the destination of the Tommy Henry Memorial Cup.
Voice of a new generation
2012 promises to be a big year for Cliftonville singer Marcella Walsh, one of the North’s fastest rising opera stars. The former Dominican College, Fortwilliam pupil is a recipient of the prestigious BBC and Arts Council’s Young Musician Platform for 2011-2013 and on Sunday, December 18 the 24-year-old wowed the Ulster Hall with a spectacular performance with the Ulster Orchest
