HUNDREDS from West Belfast and the Shankill took to the steps of Stormont on Tuesday to protest against the loss of essential services and cuts to funding for a vital youth services umbrella group. Chief Executive of the West Belfast Partnership Board, Geraldine McAteer, told the Andersonstown News that she is expecting an offer to come through on future funding for Integrated Services for Children and Young People before the end of the week.
Archive | March, 2012
Billy (74) pools his talents with charity to give something back
A FAMILIAR face to shoppers on the Springfield Road is preparing to do his bit for Marie Curie Cancer Care today (Thursday) at Whiterock Leisure Centre. 74-year-old Billy Clarke, co-owner of Clarke Bros fruit shop, will swim 62 lengths – the equivalent of one mile – to raise much-needed funds for the cancer charity.
Appeal over killing of boy
The family of a teenager gunned down by the British Army in the early years of the Troubles are appealing for witnesses to the killing to come forward. Gerard Gibson was shot in the head in Carrigart Avenue in Lenadoon on July 11, 1972. His family are hoping the investigation into the 16-year-old’s murder will be reopened and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
Environment body to probe oil-dumping at river claims
THE Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) is investigating claims that up to 20 metal drums filled with oily waste were illegally buried beside a river in a wildlife habitat on the outskirts of West Belfast. Two local walkers witnessed the 50 gallon drums being dumped in Glenside Community Woodlands and reported the incident to the Belfast Hills Partnership who manage the beauty spot.
Waking the dead at the Bass brewery
CROWDS have been flocking to the Falls Park this week to visit a wake house – with a difference. The one-day event on Tuesday was entitled the Brewery’s Wake. Visitors were invited to step inside a recreated old Irish wake house to mark the memory of the Glen Road Bass brewery site as a way of keeping local memories alive of the famous West Belfast employer.
US Congress hears of massacre and collusion
THE United States Congress has heard of the challenges to the British government over the Sean Graham’s bookmakers’ massacre on the Ormeau Road 20 years ago.
