FOUNDED in 1955, St Gabriel’s Weightlifting Club in Ardoyne continues to go from strength to strength – quite literally. The club was started by Tommy McAfee, an ex-army physical training instructor from the Second World War who had an interest in weights. Unique in name, the club still carries the title St Gabriel’s which is […]
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St Gabriel’s still taking the strain after 60+ years
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Digging deep for NI Hospice
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‘Improvised weapon’ found in grounds of Holy Cross Boys PS
POLICE have discovered an ‘improvised weapon’ during a security alert on Monday afternoon at Holy Cross Boys’ Primary School in North Belfast. The device was found by Principal Kevin McArevey and a caretaker in a plastic package under a man-hole cover in the grounds of the school. The school is closed today (Tuesday). Police have […]
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New play area for Ballymacward
BALLYMACWARD Pre-School was bathed in autumnal sunshine as the Rock Road’s nursery unit unveiled its brand new outdoor play area. £10,000 worth of funding was awarded from the Big Lottery Fund for the outdoor project, which has an outdoor kitchen, climbing frames, slides and tunnel for the children to enjoy. The play area was blessed […]
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Pic of the Day, Monday, September 23
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Transatlantic and back for local couple
A LOCAL couple are preparing to embark on a trans-Atlantic voyage of a life-time. Leonard Nugent (59) from North Belfast and Mary McBride (57) from Beechmount, first met up in Malta eight years ago. Over the past 12 months they have been putting their plan in place including preparing their boat for the massive trip […]
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