LOCAL private hire taxi drivers are set to sit down with the Environment Committee at Stormont today (Thursday) to state their case as they call for political support for proposals to reshape the taxi industry. Taxis currently operate under different rules determined by the colour of their licensing plates, but the Department of the Environment […]
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Hopes are high for private taxi rules overhaul
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City Hall to invite both Irish teams to reception as unionist amendments are defeated
FROM THE CHAMBER: The first full Council meeting of 2016 at Belfast City Hall was dominated by one subject: football. More specifically, it was dominated by consideration of whether Belfast City Council should hold a joint reception for football teams north and south of the border to mark their qualification for this summer’s Euro 2016 […]
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Alban Maginness’s announcement he won’t run for Assembly in May expected to clear the way for Nichola Mallon
AN SDLP heavy-hitter delivered a political bombshell yesterday when he announced he won’t be standing in May’s Assembly election. Alban Maginness, who’s been a North Belfast MLA since 1998, says he’s made the decision to clear space for a new generation in the party to enter the Stormont stage. “The party is renewing itself at […]
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Long waits at A&E as post-holiday rush puts strain on hospitals
A post-holiday rush put the RVH and Mater emergency departments under severe pressure, the Health and Social Care Board has said. In a joint statement issued with the Public Health Authority, members of the public were advised that longer waits than normal were being experienced and they asked that only those with urgent or life-threatening […]
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Antrim outclassed by Derry in disappointing season opener
Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Section A Derry 4-16 Antrim 2-12 Antrim outclassed in season opener ANTRIM’S 2016 season got off to a disappointing start yesterday after they suffered a 10-point defeat at the hands of Derry in Owenbeg. The home side cut through the Antrim defence with alarming ease at times and Chris Kerr was forced to make a […]
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Kebab shop fight led to fatal assault on Christopher Meli, court is told
A late-night fight outside a hot food shop sparked a later confrontation that led to the brutal murder of 20-year-old Christopher Meli, the High Court heard yesterday. The alleged timeline of events that led to the shocking crime in the early hours of Saturday, December 12 was outlined as Stephen McCann (18) of Bearnagh Drive, […]
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