IT’S that special time of year again when you get to nominate your picks for the Best of the West 2019. This initiative is all about celebrating excellence in our local service community and business sectors here in the West of the city. We’re urging our loyal readers to fill out a nomination form for […]
Nominations flood in for Best of the West 2019
That battered can is kicked again
IN 2006 the intense focus of many in the policing debates in our community was the lack of progress on legacy matters. It was deeply contentious that a new police service could be established without a wider societal process to deal with the harms of the conflict, especially violations by the RUC, including their involvement […]
KFC footage proves man didn’t burgle home: claim
THE brother of a man who’s been remanded in prison for his alleged involvement in an aggravated burglary in Ligoniel on Friday night says he is innocent. Daniel Lundy says his brother Alan was targeted in an MI5-directed operation by the PSNI. He’s currently in Maghaberry. Alan Lundy, of Thornberry Close, appeared before Belfast Magistrates […]
RESTAURANT REVIEW: Stix & Stones, Balmoral Hotel
BASED on the extraordinary popularity of Stix & Stones restaurant in the city centre, there was already plenty of excitement when the eminent eatery announced the opening of its second branch in the Balmoral Hotel in 2017. Establishing a new restaurant in an already thriving hotel was, of course, a clever move, but while the […]
Pic of the day, Friday, February 22
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SDLP Councillor Tim Attwood quits politics
SDLP Councillor Tim Attwood has said he is leaving electoral politics after more than 20 years on Belfast City Council. His announcement comes just weeks after the West Belfast representative told the Andersonstown News about misgivings over his party’s partnership with Fianna Fáil. Revealing his decision to withdraw from electoral politics, he said last night […]