As business leaders ponder the first steps on the return to normality, the hospitality sector is already weighing up the seemingly insurmountable obstacles blocking the revival of a sector which supports 20,000 jobs in the city of Belfast. In discussions with pub, restaurant and hotel owners this week, BelfastMedia.com found them firmly united in the […]
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We asked hospitality businesses if they would survive the lockdown – this is what they told us
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“You think coronavirus is terrible, but my generation has seen it all before”, a survivor of TB recalls the era of the White Plague
While fears sweep Belfast about the spread of the Coronavirus, one pensioner told the Andersonstown News how living with deadly disease used to part of daily life for residents of the city. Bridie Millar (90) told how “the White Scourge” – tuberculosis – swept through whole streets, wiping out families. It took her mother Annie […]
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Local pharmacy staff have ‘never been under so much pressure’
THOSE accessing prescriptions and services from West Belfast pharmacies are being urged to remain “calm and patient” as healthcare staff come under relentless pressure amidst the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking on behalf of Cooper’s Chemist, Michael Cooper told the Andersonstown News that the business, which has served the community for some 38 years, has “never been […]
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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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Ligoniel lad reaches out to share his harrowing experiences
A LIGONIEL teenager is hoping by sharing his own story about suicide and mental health matters that he can help others who are struggling with their own issues. 17-year-old Aidan McMeekin has suffered from poor mental health and depression since he was just 14-years-old. However, his state of mind took a turn for the worse […]
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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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