THE owner of a fruit and vegetable shop which has been forced to close its doors after just 18 months has called for financial support for Ardoyne traders. Martin Fox, of Fox’s Fresh Fruit and Vegetables, has blamed a number of factors on his business’s decline, including a lack of investment in the North Belfast […]
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Police suspect Lisburn bomb may have fallen off a vehicle
A prison officer is understood to have been the target of a failed bomb attack in Lisburn. Police believe the device may have been an under-car booby trap bomb that fell off a vehicle as it made its way through Market Square in the County Antrim town on Saturday (July 30). They described it as […]
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Chernobyl children in visit to Mossley Mill
THE night of April 25/26 1986 will go down in history as the worst nuclear power plant disaster ever in terms of cost and casualties. In total, 31 people died during the Chernobyl accident, but it is the long-term effects of the catastrophe that are still very much felt today by people living in Belarus […]
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Get Out And Stay Out Rally Tells Dealers
Heroin dealers operating in the Waterworks were told the community will no longer tolerate their behaviour at a large public rally in the park on Wednesday night. Around 250 people, including residents, community leaders, teachers, youth workers, clergy and activists, gathered to hear Father Martin Magill and organiser Christina Sloan, a local resident, speak of […]
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Cops accused of hypocrisy over pallets
THE PSNI in Newtownabbey have been accused of hypocrisy after they stopped nationalist youths stealing pallets and described the culprits as “firebugs”. In a Facebook post, police described as “firebugs” a number of youths they prevented from taking pallets after receiving a call from a Longlands resident who had spotted the youngsters inside the gates […]
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Tributes go out to local community hero Brian
TRIBUTES have been paid to community worker Brian Mullan who passed away this week after losing his battle with cancer. Father-of-six Brian was a well-known face from his work with the Mater Hospital Community Forum, Newington Housing Association, the Newtownabbey Policing and Community Safety Partnership as well as the Newtownabbey Street Pastors. The retired civil […]
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