A 76 year old disabled man who lives with his 86 year old sister has told how a bogus caller forced him to kneel in pain for five minutes while an accomplice searched his home before the pair made off with a sum of cash. The man, who does not want to be identified, was […]
Brother and sister oaps burgled by bogus caller
Principal of CBS on the plan that died
A great opportunity has been denied to the people of West Belfast, says CBS Principal Tom Armstrong as the dust settles after the shock decision to scrap the amalgamation of St Mary’s Christian Brothers’ Grammar School and CBS. The Andersonstown News revealed in December how plans to merge the neighbouring Glen Road post-primaries were abandoned […]
Jog Blog: Week Three
Well, things are getting better. I’m training more, eating cleaner and sleeping like a log. I’m still no Sonia O’Sullivan, but I can definitely see a marked improvement. I’ve been training with Gerard McCafferty 3 times a week in St. John Bosco ABC in Conway Mill, as well as running with my dog and trying […]
Twaddell laid bare
SNATCHED footage giving a remarkable glimpse inside the protest camp at Twaddell Avenue and handed to the Andersonstown News has provided more evidence that no-one actually lives on the site, despite loyalist claims that it’s occupied at all times. Just days ago a West Belfast man gained access to the camp through a gap in […]
Jog Blog: Week Two
Every morning for the past week I’ve set my alarm for 6am to get up and go for a run. And every morning for the past week I’ve rolled over, knocked it off and got up at 7.15am… the intention was there! Anyway, I know it’s time to catch myself on and start taking this […]
New Springhill inquests
NEW inquests into the deaths of civilians, one as young as 13, shot dead by the British army during the 1972 Springhill Massacre are to be opened. Attorney General John Larkin directed the fresh inquests on Wednesday into the July 9, 1972 killings of 13-year-old Margaret Gargan, 16-year-old John Dougal, 14-year-old David McCafferty and 38-year-old […]