THE Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donaldson has been writing in his blog about the dread prospects for unionism if unionist unity is not achieved ahead of next May’s Westminster General Election. His words are worth considering carefully, because while Mr Donaldson, like most politicians, has had his intemperate moments, he’s generally considered to be one […]
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Why don’t we want money for business?
Just over £7,000 has been offered to West Belfast business start-ups by Invest NI over the past year, leaving it way behind the rest of the north in the race to create new jobs. Shock new figures released by Invest NI show that in the financial year 2013 to 2014, just £7,780 in financial assistance […]
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Birthday Greetings 25th October
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West tops child poverty league
West Belfast has the highest rate of child poverty in the whole of the north, according to shock figures in a new ‘deprivation map’. The Campaign to End Child Poverty, an umbrella group made up of 150 organisations including children’s charities and child welfare organisations, have released stats that show more than 20 per cent […]
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Mother and daughter reunion
In a local version of ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, an English family has made an emotional pilgrimage to the grave of their grandmother in the City Cemetery. Margaret Douglas Steven-son, Valerie Plesnorlviczh, James Douglas and his wife Margaret Douglas made the trip from Nottingham this week. The Douglases lost their mother, Kathleen Lennox […]
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Hip-happy Daniel is hoping to enjoy further success
Local hip hop artist Daniel Juma is set to make waves at the regional final of the Open Mic UK talent competition. Daniel, who only began rapping a year ago, entered the competition after hearing about it from his girlfriend. “After a few live shows I was hungry to keep performing,” he told the Andersonstown […]
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