HEALTH and Social Care NI has come under fire after a package full of confidential patient files was found lying in the middle of a West Belfast road. The bundle, containing the personal notes of a number of different patients, was found lying on the Stewartstown Road on Tuesday afternoon. A taxi driver who made […]
Patient files are found lying in the middle of the road by taxi driver
Family pays tribute to ‘Quiet Man’ dad
The family of an elderly New Lodge man who died this week after a fire in his home have spoken of their ‘true gentleman’ dad and of their grief at his tragic loss. 80-year-old Joseph McNally from Carlisle Road died on Tuesday morning as a result of the fire in his home early last Friday. […]
Terror on the No.10a
TRANSLINK have apologised to a local man after they admitted that two of their off-duty employees were involved in an incident on a West Belfast bus. A local dad made a complaint to Translink after his daughter arrived home crying and “in terror” with her baby. He claimed that the two men boarded the 10A […]
Objections to ‘moving car park’ plan
A planning application to build 20 apartments and an underground car park in Dunmurry is expected to be given the go-ahead despite fierce objections from residents and local representatives. Land located at 141-147 Upper Dunmurry Lane has been earmarked for the development, which is due to be discussed at next Monday night’s Lisburn City Council […]
‘Nothing logical’ about OO parade request
The Crumlin Ardoyne Residents Association has said there is ‘nothing logical’ about the Orange Order’s renewed attempt to march past Ardoyne on the Crumlin Road on June 7. The Loyal Order has filed for a march from Woodvale Parade along the Crumlin Road to Ligoniel for 9am on Monday, June 7. The application includes provision […]
Insulation row nears a belated resolution
Several hundred people turned out in Mount Eagles on Sunday to hear about a pilot scheme that could solve the ongoing cavity wall insulation problems of many householders. As we previously reported, homes in the development checked for insulation last year received a 100 per cent fail rate following complaints of damp, mould and condensation. […]