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Pic of the Day, Wednesday, September 5
Movie about British Olympic figure skating gold medallists filmed in West Belfast school
THE corridors and classrooms of St Mary’s Christian Brothers’ Grammar School have been transformed from present day to recapture the excitement and adrenalin of 1984 Sarajevo during the winter Olympics for an upcoming Torvill and Dean movie. The film will chart the early years of the British figure skating duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean […]
State abuse survivor hits out at PIP system
A NEWTOWNABBEY woman who was physically and mentally abused after wrongly being detained in a psychiatric institution in Tipperary has warned against the cruelty of the new PIP system. Dr Rosaleen Rogers, 74, was sent to Clonmel Mental Hospital as a teenager for reasons she cannot understand. While detained in the state-run institution she was […]
Markets residents stress the need for social homes at gates of City Hall
RESIDENTS from the Markets took to the gates of City Hall last night to reiterate their call that land marked for social housing remains so. Residents and campaigners gathered on Monday night to mark the first anniversary of Belfast City Council’s vote to earmark land on the Gasworks site – previously zoned for social housing […]
West Belfast teenager signs for Fleetwood Town
A WEST BELFAST teenager’s dreams of a career as a professional footballer took a huge step in the right direction this week as he began life with English professional club, Feetwood Town. Barry Baggley put pen to paper on a deal last week that will see him contracted with the EFL League One side for […]