A CHALLENGE to the decision by the Department of the Environment to grant planning for permission for the new Casement Park got under way yesterday morning at the High Court. A large number of residents from Mooreland Park and Owenvarragh Avenue joined representatives of Ulster and Antrim GAA on the public benches as the case […]
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Legionnaires’ scare forces pool to close
THE swimming pool at Whiterock Leisure Centre has been closed down amidst concerns over the presence of high levels of the bacteria which cause the feared Legionnaires’ disease. Belfast City Council said this week that the popular community amenity was closed until further notice after routine water sampling identified “water quality issues in the showering […]
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Memory narratives
AT the weekend an event, ‘Armed Forces Jobs and Trades Fair’, was held at the ‘King’s Hall, Belfast, the aim of which was to recruit young people and graduates; recruiting and training people with a technological skills base that, when all is stripped away, said and done, will be utilised for the purposes of death […]
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RNU blame ‘spooks’ for bomb alert
REPUBLICAN Network for Unity have blamed “British spookery” for a security alert in West Belfast. The party leafleted homes in the district following a scare in the Springfield area last week which saw people evacuated from their homes. The leaflet claims that the PSNI are working with MI5 to create disruption in the area through […]
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Showdown looms as Casement case starts
DECISION day is close in the Casement Park saga as both sides go to court next week for a judicial review of the decision to grant planning permission for redevelop-ment of the stadium. The Mooreland and Owenvarragh Residents’ Association (MORA) applied for the High Court review in the hope of getting planning approval for a […]
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Patience is urged as rapid transit works get going
WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey has urged commuters to be patient as roadworks get under way during the busy back-to-school period to prepare the West Belfast section of the city’s new Belfast Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The extensive preparations for BRT are bound to cause traffic chaos, not only as schoolkids go back to class, […]
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