Tributes have been paid to a much-loved Greencastle man who died last week after a battle with cancer. Harry Magill, the honorary president of Greencastle Rovers Football Club, passed away last Wednesday (February 15) at the age of 77 after developing a rare heart tumor earlier this year.
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Priest’s take on border ‘alien to parishioners’
A NORTH Belfast priest has hit back at claims by a Glengormley colleague that Roman Catholics are beginning to prefer to be a part of the United Kingdom, describing the attitude as “alien” to locals.
Residents urged to join Throne Woods campaign
Residents living near a woodland area of North Belfast are being urged to get involved in a campaign to maintain the site. Throne Woods, which sits between the Antrim Road and the Whitewell Road, has recently undergone improvement works by the Woodland
Barrier to reopen 24 years afer murder
A North Belfast interface barrier that has been in place for over 20 years is to open for the first time next week. The barrier at Newington Street was put in place soon after the death of Terry McDaid in 1988. The father-of-two was shot dead in May of that year by loyalist gunmen as he sat with his mother, father, wife and two daughters.
Minister will meet with St Joe’s group
The Environment Minister says he will meet with a local community group after they hit out at being overlooked for funding to refurbish a listed building in their area. Alex Attwood says he is will meet with Sailortown Regeneration Group (SRG) to discuss their concerns about the disused St Joseph’s Church.
Controversy over inaccurate water test certificates
The spa in the main fitness suite at the Valley Leisure Centre has been closed as a precautionary measure while water safety tests are carried out, Newtownabbey Borough Council said this week. The move comes amidst controversy over inaccurate laboratory certificates issued to the Council by a firm contracted to test the water at the leisure centre for the potentially deadly bacteria which cause legionnaires disease.
