THERE were heartbreaking scenes in the Colin area of West Belfast on Monday as mourners gathered for the Requiem Mass for mother-of-three Valerie Armstrong at the Church of Nativity. Mrs Armstrong had been walking her dog in Colin Glen Forest Park last Tuesday evening when she was struck by a scrambler motorcycle. The 35-year-old Café […]
Archive | July, 2016
Heartbreaking scenes as mother-of-three laid to rest
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OT unit opened by Minister at Our Lady’s Home
OCCUPATIONAL Therapists play a vital role in transforming lives of elderly patients. That was the key message from Health Minister Michelle O’Neill as she officially opened the new Occupational Therapy department at Our Lady’s Care Home on the Falls Road. The care home has good links with the local community and will deliver nursing care […]
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Gang of four behind Poleglass shooting
Dissident republicans are being blamed for a paramilitary-style attack that left a man in his 20s needing hospital treatment for gunshot wounds. Around 10pm last night the man was approached by the gang who ordered him into an alleyway in the Laurelbank area of Poleglass where he was told to lie down. He was then […]
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Just join in the spirit of things
Ghostbusters (12A) Directed: byPaul Feig Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Chris Hemsworth ★★★ What’s the story? ERIN Gilbert (Kristen Wiig) and Abby Yates (Melissa McCarthy) have studied the paranormal throughout their academic careers, but instead of giving the spooky subject credibility, their overly enthusiastic approach has caused them to be labelled as two hare-brained crazies. […]
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D’ough! thon timer’s broke
CONTINUING on the theme of bread and this here’s the Twitter account of Irwin’s Bakery, makers of the Nutty Krust. It’s the king of the plain loaf and Squinter has consumed it in Homeric quantities down through the years. He’s often eaten it as toast (the heel was routinely fought over in West Belfast household […]
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Ice cream’s the hot topic
MEANWHILE, in the searing heat of Tuesday, Squinter decided an ice cream was in order as the mercury crept towards 30 degrees. And so in a Spar in Lisburn (again, don’t ask) he extricated this little fella from the chill box. Now it’s a very, very long time since Squinter had a Cornetto. Veda and […]
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