Dissident republicans are thought to be behind the leafleting campaign targeting a teenager from the Cliftonville area who they accuse of being involved in anti social behaviour and criminal acts. The poster, distributed anonymously, identifies the 18-year-old and accuses him of being involved in the recent robbery of a taxi driver. The North Belfast News […]
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Man loses hearing after savage attack
The distraught mother of a young New Lodge man, who was so badly beaten in a weekend street attack he has lost hearing in one ear, has appealed for eyewitnesses to come forward so the culprit can be charged. Martin Ward, 23, was walking back to his Spamount Street home in the early hours of […]
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Flats arsonsist who ‘wanted to die’ is jailed
A man with 65 previous convictions who set fire to his 16th floor flat on the New Lodge Road three years ago was jailed in Belfast Crown Court last Friday (April 11) after pleading guilty to arson. The court heard that James Dixon, 50, of Kinnaird Close, Belfast, set fire to his flat in Grainne […]
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CARA slam Easter Monday parades decision
An Ardoyne residents group has hit out at a Parades Commission decision to allow a loyalist band, self-labelled as ‘Ulster’s Number 1 Blood and Thunder band’, to march past the area on Easter Monday. CARA (Crumlin Ardoyne Residents Association) said the decision to allow the Shankill Protestant Boys Flute Band to take part in the […]
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Blackmail gang jailed after botched scheme
Evan Short Members of a blackmail gang that included a former INLA prisoner were jailed in Belfast Crown Court last Friday after pleading guilty to setting up a fake kidnapping that was foiled when the target informed the PSNI. Damien Morgan, 44, of Fianna House, New Lodge Road; Colm Cassidy, 37, of Rosehead, North Belfast […]
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New housing plan sparks concerns over local access
Furious residents living off the Whitewell Road say they will do everything in their power to prevent a housing development being built that they claim will adversely impact their ability to access the Antrim Road. Glengormley-based Abcord Building Services Ltd have submitted a planning application for ten semi-detached homes and a detached house on waste […]
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