A YOUTH project in North Belfast is supporting young people to stay in education and employment, thanks to National Lottery funding. Streetbeat Youth Project has been awarded £585,375 from Big Lottery Fund’s Empowering Young People Programme for the ASPIRE to Succeed project. The five-year project is supporting young people aged 14 to 16 from North […]
Archive | July, 2017
Funding boost enables young people to stay on in education
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DUP and PUP plan ‘Cultural Convention’ to counter bonfire crackdown
The DUP and PUP are to hold an Autumn ‘cultural convention’ in an attempt to counter Council efforts to crack down on rogue bonfires. Amid growing anger in the unionist community at efforts to improve safety at bonfires, party group leaders Lee Reynolds and Billy Hutchinson drafted a statement blaming “republicans” for prosecuting a “cultural […]
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Ginley confident Cacace will fulfil his destiny at Wembley
RAY Ginley believes it is Anthony Cacace’s destiny to overcome Martin J Ward in this Saturday’s British and Commonwealth super-featherweight title clash at Wembley Arena. The long-term friends and training partners’ journey has taken in a Subway in Andersonstown and has led them to the London Underground this weekend as they open a new chapter […]
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Justice cycle raises funds and awareness
THE BALLYMURPHY Cycle For Truth will return this August with even more participants expected to take part to raise awareness for the Ballymurphy Massacre families and their fight for truth and justice. The 70-mile round cycle from the massacre site at Springfield Park to the Portaferry graveside of Father Hugh Mullan will take place on […]
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RVH released my child too early, says distraught dad
A LOCAL father has spoken of his anguish after his daughter was readmitted to hospital days after being discharged despite his protests she wasn’t ready. Five-year-old Annabel Mongon was transferred to the Royal Victoria Hospital for Sick Children with a chest infection in February. Her father, Tom Mongon, questioned the hospital’s decision to discharge his […]
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Now it’s Dr Gary Donegan
FORMER Holy Cross priest Father Gary Donegan has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to peace-building and community work in the North. The Fermanagh native received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) from Ulster University this week. Fr Donegan, who spent 15 years in Holy Cross Parish in Ardoyne, often hit the headlines […]
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