A MASKED man armed with a 10-inch machete-like blade who attempted to rob a New Lodge shop was forced to flee empty handed after a 76-year-old pensioner “told him where to go”. Phidelma Saunders was working in her son’s Vivo store on the New Lodge Road on Monday afternoon when the masked man entered the […]
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76-year-old woman sees off knife thug
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Suicidal man sent home to noose
A VULNERABLE North Belfast man who twice threatened to take his own life before overdosing on prescription drugs was allowed to return to his home where a noose was hanging, a mental health charity has claimed. PIPS, whose headquarters are on the Antrim Road, slammed the Belfast Trust over what they say are evident failures […]
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Concern over invite to ‘Sons of Kai’ band
The Crumlin Ardoyne Residents’ Association say they are concerned at the Royal Black Institution’s decision include a ‘blood and thunder’ band on their application for a parade past nationalist homes on the Crumlin Road at Ardoyne on Saturday, August 30. Spokesman Joe Marley told the North Belfast News the inclusion of the Rathcoole Sons of […]
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Feud death fears
A FEUD at the heart of the Tigers Bay community is escalating to the point where someone may die, a leading loyalist has warned. John Howcroft, a member of the UDA-linked North Belfast UPRG, said that “criminals” and “drug dealers” unhappy at progress within the community are edging closer to killing someone, following the latest […]
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Fleadh regrets offence caused by sectarian statement
The chair of the Ardoyne Fleadh committee Eddie Copeland today said it regrets any offence caused by a sectarian comment made at a concert on Sunday night. Eddie Copeland said: “We regret any offence caused by this incident. “It was wrong, regrettable, disappointing and should not have happened. “These comments do not reflect the views […]
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Heartless thugs torch ill baby’s ‘lifeline’ vehicle
VANDALS who set fire to a specially adapted vehicle used to transport a North Belfast toddler with a devastating genetic disease have been branded “heartless” by the little girl’s parents. 14-months-old Caoilte Fitzsimmons had to be transported by ambulance for her first visit home in over seven months, after the car customised for her needs […]
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