Against the background of the Chief Scientist calculating R from minimal data for every scenario on Nolan (would you buy wine which might be 7.9. then 4.9 and not less than 1.00 no matter how young or the calculator?), the Health Committee met at Stormont yesterday to hear from real experts. Firstly, Sian Griffiths from […]
Experts lay it on the line at Stormont Health Cttee: If you have all-island policy to protect animals, why not humans?
VIDEO: Ghost lights still shining as our actors deal with lockdown
With theatres closed and work dried up for the present time, some of the North’s best known actors – including many familiar faces from the Belfast arts scene – have come together to release a video to show support for one another during these unprecedented times. The idea was the brainchild of Andersonstown actress Debra […]
Otter spotted in the Waterworks
My daughter @HewittScarlett took this video around 20.45 tonight at Waterworks Cavehill/Antrim road is this an otter? #northbelfast pic.twitter.com/pwVp8i5tjg — @HotlipsStGeorge (@HotlipsStGeorge) May 11, 2020 A FEMALE otter has been spotted in the Waterworks this week. A video of the wild animal gained plenty of attraction after being captured by Hewitt Scarlett on Monday […]
It’s take-off for Bearforce 1 on BGT
A GROUP of Belfast singers and dancers have made it through to the next stage of ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent show. West Belfast duo Brian McBride and Ambrose Donnelly together with Allen Gordon and North Belfast man Robert Brown make up the modern day Bearforce 1. Bearforce 1 take their name from the original […]
WE SAY: Executive right to paddle its own canoe on Covid exit roadmap
THE five-point plan signposting the way out of the lockdown outlined by the Stormont Executive on Tuesday is a thoughtful and considered response at a critical time in the Covid crisis. The work done on it is also an encouraging sign that the seriousness of the pandemic has finally hit home and that local geopolitical […]
Search on for more families willing to help troubled children as Foster Care Fortnight kicks off
FIND OUT MORE: www.adoptionandfostercare.hscni.net or 0800 0720 137 Foster Care Fortnight™ is the biggest foster care awareness raising campaign, delivered by leading charity, The Fostering Network. Belfast Health and Social Care (HSC) Trust is delighted to support Foster Care Fortnight 2020. We hear from two families who show the commitment, passion and dedication of foster carers and […]


