TENDER Loving Childcare (TLC) is celebrating their tenth anniversary offering childcare services to the North Belfast community and beyond. The Cavehill Road-based nursery offer an extensive childcare service including a nursery, playgroup and pick-up/drop-off service using their own minibus. Christine Singh, who runs the service explained more about Tender Loving Childcare (TLC). “We still have […]
Archive | September, 2017
Kids put in danger by Cricky dog fouling
THE chairman of Ardoyne GAC has appealed to dog owners to ensure their pets are not allowed on to the Cricky playing field after a recent spate of dog fouling incidents. The state-of-the-art sports facility is used by a range of local clubs but Stephen McVicker said dog mess is causing a major problem and […]
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Mercy College welcomes boys for first time
WITH the school year now under way, Mercy College is getting used to life as the latest co-ed school in North Belfast. The Ballysillan Road school has welcomed 36 male students across both Year 8 and Sixth Form. The move to admit boys was part of a major shake-up of education in North Belfast, which […]
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AAD: Pipe bomb target threatened previously by INLA
THE man targeted in a pipe bomb attack in the early hours of last Tuesday had been threatened by the INLA in the past, the North Belfast News has learned. However, the bomb attack that saw a car damaged is understood to have been the work of vigilante group Action Against Drugs (AAD). It is […]
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Support for those dealing with autism
Belfast-based Parents’ Education as Autism Therapists (PEAT) is a parent-led charity that provides practical behaviour support to both parents of children with autism as well as professionals working with individuals who have autism. PEAT’s qualified behaviour analysts aim to empower parents with the knowledge of how to effectively understand and manage the behaviour of the […]
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Irish schools being ‘set up to fail’ by Dept of Education
THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE of the trust fund for Irish-medium education has said that Irish language schools are being “set up to fail” by the Department of Education (DE). Pilib Ó Ruanaí of Iontabhas na Gaelscolaíochta (InG) has warned that, despite the growth and successes of Irish-medium schools, some are struggling to survive due to a […]
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