WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey has hit out at dissident republican umbrella group Republican Network for Unity after a black taxi ad campaign aimed at tackling the scourge of scramblers and quads was scrapped As well as billboards and bus shelter ads, the ad encouraging people to ring the police if they witness anyone illegally […]
Archive | February, 2017
Police scrambler warning on black hacks withdrawn after RNU objections
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Fare play to big-hearted taximen
A GRANDFATHER and his friends have raised almost £1000 for South Belfast Charity Sólás as his grandson awaits diagnoses for autism. Taximen Jackie Stirling and his pal Sandy Ward held a 70s and 80s fancy dress disco in the Westbourne Glentoran Supporters club at the end of January, raising £905. “I used to be a […]
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Bedford Street hotel vision expanded
THE owners of the Europa Hotel have dramatically increased the scale of their plan for a new complex on the site of the Windsor House high-rise in Bedford Street. Announcing their vision of the new hotel, office, retail and hospitality complex in 2015, the Hastings Group envisioned 200 rooms for the hotel. But now a […]
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There actually is such a thing as a free lunch
THE BIG Lunch initiative has been connecting people and communities in North Belfast since 2009, encouraging people to make positive change where they live. Run by the Eden Project and the Big Lottery Fund, the Big Lunch is the perfect recipe for having fun with neighbours, feeding community spirit and helping to build stronger neighbourhoods. […]
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Fears over future of Mater fracture clinic
FRACTURE Clinic services at the Mater Hospital are to be decreased with concerns expressed for its overall future. The clinic, which runs on a Tuesday, will be moved to the Royal Victoria Hospital with the Friday fracture clinic also now in serious doubt. There’s anger amongst trade unions who say they were not consulted about […]
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Antrim hurlers off to a flyer but footballers suffer second successive defeat
Allianz National Hurling League Division 2A Antrim 0-20 London 0-13 Allianz National Football League Division Three Offaly 0-23 Antrim 1-7 ANTRIM’s hurlers made a winning start to their Division 2A campaign when they defeated London by seven points in Corrigan Park yesterday. However, the Antrim footballers endured a 0-23 to 1-7 loss to Offaly […]
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