THE Glider service is to be diverted away from Falls Road after an attack left two windows smashed on a vehicle. Unite the Union says the service will be diverted after 7pm, from Falls Road onto the M1 motorway turning back up at Kennedy way, to safeguard the safety and welfare of drivers and passengers. […]
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Falls Glider service Diverted After Latest attack
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Renewed calls to shut schools
THERE have been renewed calls to shut schools in the north to combat the spread of the coronavirus. Ten special schools closed indefinitely from today (Monday). Principals said this would allow them to seek clear guidance on the health and safety issues facing their pupils. Eleven new cases of coronavirus were confirmed in the north […]
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Coronavirus begins to impact on Belfast
FIRM measures are being implemented across Belfast as steps are taken to try and contain the spread of coronavirus. Two more people tested positive for COVID-19 in the north yesterday, bringing the total number to 18. All are linked to travel in Northern Italy or being in contact with someone who has returned from the […]
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Eskander wants another chance of life
ESKANDER ran for an hour in total darkness the night the military burned down his family home. His mother had told him to run to her brother’s house to find refuge: the military had already come in the night and killed his father and his brother, and he was likely to be in similar danger. […]
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Invest NI host 319 visits by investors but only 14 came to West of the city
ONLY 14 visits were made to the West Belfast constituency by potential inward investors, hosted by economic development agency Invest NI, compared to 181 in South Belfast new figures reveal. The figures for 2018/19 also show that East Belfast received 43 visits, while North Belfast had 40 visits. West Belfast is continually at the bottom […]
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New inquest sought
RELATIVES For Justice (RFJ) are to ask the Attorney General for a fresh inquest into the circumstances surrounding the death of republican prisoner Francis Dodds. From St Katherine’s Road in St James’, Francis Dodds (31) was sentenced to four years imprisonment in March 1973 for possession of explosive material. The father-of-four was sent to Long […]
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