CHILDREN at Thorndale Family Centre are bringing much-needed joy to the elderly during tough times thanks to an intergenerational partnership with a nearby care home. The specialist family centre in Duncairn Avenue is run by the Salvation Army and is home to around 31 families. With the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic forcing many people to self-isolate, […]
Archive | Front
RSS feed for this section
A ray of sunshine for local care home
Read More
Comments Off on A ray of sunshine for local care home
Drugs and alcohol warning during lockdown
Excessive drinking or drug-taking during the Coronavirus crisis will only “exacerbate the issues” people are already going through and will lead to “health problems for the future”, a leading drugs and alcohol awareness counsellor has warned. As we approach week six of the Covid-19 lockdown the Falls Community Council’s Fra Stone has said that during […]
Read More
Comments Off on Drugs and alcohol warning during lockdown
EDITORIAL: Trusting in Ourselves amidst jaw-dropping ineptitude of British Government
IT seems likely that when the British government finally gets round to counting people who have died at home or in care homes from Covid-19, the United Kingdom will be the second-hardest-hit country on the planet. If we haven’t already had enough evidence of the jawdropping ineptitude of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his government, […]
Read More
Comments Off on EDITORIAL: Trusting in Ourselves amidst jaw-dropping ineptitude of British Government
VIDEO REPORT: ARDOYNE SAYS A FINAL FAREWELL TO FR FERNANDO
ARDOYNE said goodbye to much-loved Passionist priest Father Fernando Carberry – but not in the manner that local people wanted to. The 85-year-old became another victim of Covid-19 this week, but the man who in his lifetime buried so many of the faithful with dignity and love was laid to rest before only a handful […]
Read More
Comments Off on VIDEO REPORT: ARDOYNE SAYS A FINAL FAREWELL TO FR FERNANDO
Black taxi powerhouse, community campaigner, Conway Mill chair: Jim Neeson mourned
Tributes have been paid to visionary community leader Jim Neeson who has passed away on Tuesday following a long battle with cancer. Although raised in Hannahstown on the outskirts of the city, Jim lived much of his life in Lenadoon and was very much a West Belfast man. The 79-year-old was one of the key […]
Read More
Comments Off on Black taxi powerhouse, community campaigner, Conway Mill chair: Jim Neeson mourned
Council: Castle residents’ recycling will be collected next week
BELFAST City Council say Castle residents in North Belfast will have their wheelie boxes collected next week after over five weeks of no collections. Households in the area have been left with overflowing stack boxes which are used for their recycling needs as a result. Local Alliance councillor Nuala McAllister said she has been inundated […]
Read More
Comments Off on Council: Castle residents’ recycling will be collected next week
