THE PRINCIPAL of Malone Integrated College, Maire Thompson, has scooped the Head teacher of the Year award 2017 at the prestigious Pearson Teaching awards in London. The 43-year-old from the Glen Road was only made aware of her nomination by parents, pupils and staff at the school when the judges phoned to congratulate her on […]
Archive | October, 2017
Malone College principal wins ‘Head Teacher of the Year’ title
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Murder victim ‘screamed’ for help
TWO men remain in custody as police continue a murder investigation into the death of a mother-of-two in South Belfast at the weekend. Police received a report of a woman ‘in distress’ in Ardmore Avenue at about 7am on Saturday. Anne O’Neill was discovered seriously injured in the back garden of a house in Ardmore […]
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Burnett and Zhakiyanov ready for Titanic battle
WE have a fight. Ryan Burnett and Zhanat Zhakiyanov weighed in under the limit of 118lbs at the Titanic Hotel at lunchtime ahead of their world bantamweight unification clash at the SSE Arena tomorrow night. IBF champion, Burnett scaled 117.6lbs, three ounces heavier than WBA holder, Zhakiyanov in front of a large crowd as they […]
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Author wins award for novel based on West Belfast rape
AUTHOR Winnie M Li is celebrating as her debut novel Dark Chapter won the coveted Not the Booker Prize 2017 award. Winnie’s novel is based on her own harrowing experience of sexual assault while visiting West Belfast. In April 2008, while hiking through Colin Glen Forest on the outskirts of Lenadoon, the American woman was […]
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Funeral for 10-year-old ‘attacked by family pet’
THE funeral of 10-year-old Ryan Busa has taken place from the family home in Queen’s Park this morning. Ryan died on Sunday afternoon following an incident in the home that saw him suffer lacerations to the head. Reports suggest he may have been the victim of a dog attack. He was rushed to the Royal […]
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Tray-ned ‘Assassin’ Tennyson can thrive on the big stage once more
THE SSE Arena is where any local boxer wants to perform and James Tennyson is expecting to dazzle the crowd at the Waterfront venue against Darren Traynor on Saturday night. ‘The Assassin’ got a taste for the big stage last time out when he stopped Ryan Doyle in the sixth round of a thrilling contest […]
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