A LOCAL MLA has said the housing crisis is so bad in West Belfast that some people on the housing waiting list are resorting to drastic measures to improve their chances of getting allocated accommodation – including paying dissident paramilitary groups to send them bullets in the post.
Archive | February, 2012
3,000-plus and climbing: crush on local housing waiting list worsens
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Our Tommy faces fight of his life
A YOUNG West Belfast boxer is facing the fight of his life as he battles to recover from a vicious assault in time for this summer’s Olympics. Lenadoon lad Tommy McCarthy was left hospitalised after he was caught up in a melée at a city centre nightclub.
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Fake notes flood shops
The owner of a local shop has warned businesses to be on the alert after he received this fake £20 Isle of Man note, above, and a £50 note taken out of circulation after the Northern Bank robbery in 2004.. And more worryingly, the Andersonstown shopkeeper says the fake note, purporting to be issued by the Isle of Man Government, passed unnoticed by a counterfeit detector pen.
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Holden’s heroics help Ulidia to a draw
This South Belfast Youth League clash at Cherryvale on Saturday morning ended in a tight draw.
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Staff face an anxious wait as Halifax considers job losses
STAFF facing potential job losses at a South Belfast business park could be forced to wait until the end of the year before knowing if they face redundancy.
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