SOUTH Belfast actor Jonathan Harden is taking the podcasting world by storm. His ‘Honest Actors’ Podcast’, which has outranked shows from Hollywood heavyweights Ricky Gervais and Alec Baldwin on iTunes, returns for a second series at the end of September. For Jonathan, the podcast’s success is partly down to love of a good yarn – and […]
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South Belfast actor’s podcast getting rave reviews
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Minister’s U-turn on transfer test guidance
EDUCATION Minister Peter Weir has announced that primary schools in the north can now prepare pupils for unregulated transfer tests. The Minister claims the change removes any perceived threat to primary schools involved in supporting children through the process of transfer, reversing a long-standing departmental policy on the issue. The guidance, which endorses academic selection, […]
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Neil’s being put through his paces for Mencap
A North Belfast fireman who runs marathons for charity is urging local people to follow his lead and lace up their running shoes. Neil Mercer completed the Belfast City Marathon in May and is currently in training for the upcoming Belfast City Half Marathon. The Ballygomartin man works at Belfast City Airport and each time […]
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Kilkenny will be top Cats once again
THE All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final takes centre stage this Sunday at Croke Park as defending champions Kilkenny face Tipperary and we have signed up our GAA tipster Paddy Tierney to review the weekend game. The sides have built up a fierce rivalry in recent times with Tipp famously stopping Kilkenny’s ‘drive for five’ in […]
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Drugs campaign moves to next phase
A community drugs campaign launched last month in the Waterworks with a mass rally is to campaign for a dedicated treatment centre for addicts. At a meeting held last week it was agreed that a petition would be started to make the authorities confront the growing problem in North Belfast. Over the summer heroin dealers […]
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Battered pensioner had met his attacker
AN Ardoyne pensioner repeatedly punched in the head during a robbery at his home said he spoke to his attacker in recent months. Thomas Crawford was punched around the head by the man who broke into his Ladbrook Drive home in the early hours of Tuesday morning. The 71-year-old told the North Belfast News that […]
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