THE strong green-fingered growers at Colin Allotments celebrated a successful end of summer harvest on Thursday by sharing the bountiful fruits (and vegetables) of their labour with the local community. The Colin Harvest Festival brought people from all over the community together for the celebration. Visitors were treated to displays from traditional musicians, the Colin […]
Summer’s bountiful harvest is celebrated in Colin
Call for Botanic Christmas lights
BUSINESS owners on Botanic Avenue are calling for the extension of the city’s Christmas lights to the area to help tackle the yearly lull in winter trade. As Christmas lights are erected in Belfast city centre, shoppers flock to the area for the winter festivities, making it the busiest time of year for most traders. […]
Pic of the Day Monday September 10
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Council U-Turn on ‘English Only’ Signage Policy after legal challenge
ANTRIM and Newtownabbey Council has performed a dramatic U-turn on their ‘English Only’ street-naming policy after a legal challenge in the High Court today, Friday. The policy, which was brought forward by Council following a request by local residents from Abbeyville in Newtownabbey for dual Irish and English language street signs in their local streets, […]
Nominations pour in for Education Award
NOMINATIONS are still being accepted for a school, college or educational project that has made the biggest impact across the city as part of the highly anticipated annual Aisling Awards. As the clock ticks down to the gala event on Thursday October 18, the chance to celebrate those who go the extra mile in our […]
State abuse survivor hits out at PIP system
A NEWTOWNABBEY woman who was physically and mentally abused after wrongly being detained in a psychiatric institution in Tipperary has warned against the cruelty of the new PIP system. Dr Rosaleen Rogers, 74, was sent to Clonmel Mental Hospital as a teenager for reasons she cannot understand. While detained in the state-run institution she was […]