A YELLOW weather warning has been issued for the north ahead of the arrival of Storm Eleanor. Strong winds measuring up to 80mph are expected and gales with gusts of 60 to 70mph are likely. The Met Office warning is in place from 6pm tonight (Tuesday) until 8am on Wednesday. Paul Gundersen, Met Office Chief […]
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Yellow warning as Storm Eleanor heads for Ireland
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Going cold turkey at the Roddy’s in January
FOLLOWING a sell-out run at the Roddy McCorley’s and The Mac Theatre, the duo behind The Terrible Tragedy of the Twinbrook Turkey will bring their hit show back to its Glen Road haunt for a string of dates in January. Gerard Jordan and Ciarán Nolan, the comedic partnership behind ’Em Two Balloons Theatre Company, told […]
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5,000 tablets collected from drugs bin
THE BATTLE against prescription drug abuse in West Belfast claimed a small victory this week when over 5,000 tablets were collected from the drug bin in the Kennedy Centre. The RAPID (Remove All Prescription and Illegal Drugs) bin in the Kennedy Centre has proved a great success with Centre manager John Jones calling it a […]
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Report advises Brokenshire to cut MLAs’ salaries
A FORMER Northern Ireland Assembly Chief Executive has advised Secretary of State James Brokenshire to cut MLAs’ salaries. The cut of £13,612 is one of 18 proposals by Trevor Reaney – who is urging Brokenshire to introduce the reduction in two stages. The recommendations come after Brokenshire asked Reaney for his advice on MLA salaries […]
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Prescription charges proposal down to ‘Tory austerity”
A BRIEFING paper issued by the Department of Finance on the future of the health service has suggested prescription charges could return to help plug a funding gap in the local NHS. The budget briefing document sets out a number of scenarios that will need to be addressed by the department in the absence of […]
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Help us to help those who need it the most
THIS Christmas the Whiterock Children’s Centre have teamed up with the Belfast Media Group and Ulster Bank Andersonstown Road branch to help make the season a little bit brighter for those less fortunate. The Andersonstown News met with Deirdre Walsh, Manager of Whiterock Children’s Centre to find out how we can help. Deirdre said: “We […]
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