THE FALLS Residents’ Association says so far it has been “a quieter Christmas in the Divis area” thanks to an increased presence of the PSNI alongside local political representatives in the area during the holiday break. Speaking to the Andersonstown News, development worker with Cumman Áithritheoirí na bhFál/Falls Residents Association, Chris Turley, said: “Over the […]
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Police operation effective so far in Divis
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Kevin disappeared at New Year 2006: still his family have hope
The family of a man who went missing in North Belfast on New Year’s Day nine years ago have issued a fresh appeal for information on the eve of his anniversary. Martin Kelly, who was 21 at the time, was last seen leaving a bar in the Docks area at around 7.10pm and has never […]
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Leisure centre changes
THE SINN Féin leader on Belfast City Council says his party is insisting the not-for-profit operator that will run the city’s leisure centres from January 1 guarantees to maintain and improve current service provision. London-based Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) will take over the facilities this week, with 60 of the existing leisure centre staff taking […]
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Community spirit saves Christmas
A BEECHMOUNT father was the beneficiary of a Christmas miracle when donations from the local community allowed him to replace his son’s stolen Christmas gifts. On Sunday December 21, just three days before Christmas Eve, Paul Martin returned from a trip to Dublin to discover his home had been broken into. The thieves had made […]
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‘Neighbours’ kindness rescued our Christmas’
A Polish father-of-four living in North Belfast has praised his neighbours for coming to his family’s aid after heartless thieves cleaned out their home on Christmas Eve. Maruz Harkabuz, 41, who lives on Henderson Avenue off the Cavehill Road, woke up on December 24 to find his house had been burgled and thieves had made […]
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‘Arsonists won’t defeat this team’
THE Secretary of a West Belfast football team whose clubhouse was gutted in a deliberately-started Saint Stephen’s Day blaze has defiantly told the arsonists: “We won’t be beaten by this.” John Morgan, a founding member of Glen Road’s Sport and Leisure Swifts, said the team and committee have been inundated with messages of support and […]
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