This is how De La Salle College’s new Glassmullin sports facilities will look – if they’re given the go ahead. The Andersonstown school will today deliver images of their proposed development to residents living near the contentious piece of open land at Glassmullin Gardens. In recent months many locals have been campaigning to stop the […]
Cops urge parents to be aware
A LOCAL police officer investigating an attempted child abduction in West Belfast has urged people to be cautious as police continue their inquiries. The incident took place last Thursday (February 20) afternoon when two men approached a young girl and boy who were playing in the area of Forfar Street and an attempt was made […]
Leisure centre job fears
Staff at West Belfast leisure centres say they’ve been left in “limbo” after a Belfast City Council Committee voted in favour of outsourcing the city sports facilities to a Trust. The Strategic Policy and Resources Committee at City Hall voted in favour of the changes by a margin of 10 to six on Friday. Sinn Féin […]
Shop units to become flats
A number of units earmarked for commercial businesses at the front of Glen Road’s Caffrey Hill estate are to be turned into apartments. Planning permission has already been lodged by Clanmil Housing Association to develop a further nine apartments bringing their total, along with 165 homes, from 46 to 55 on the former Bass Brewery […]
Station switch is step forward, say top officers
The PSNI have rejected claims that community policing and response times will be affected by a restructuring of local services within the organisation. As of April 1, neighbourhood policing teams and the PSNI response units in West Belfast will all be based at Woodbourne station. As we’ve previously reported, residents in the lower Falls have […]
Crusaders and Newington plan major development
A major development on the site of the Loughside Leisure Centre in conjunction with Newington Football Club and Crusaders could see an integrated college developed alongside a revamped 4000 all seater stadium. Plans were unveiled on Thursday (February 20) for the major development that will dramatically change the area between the Shore Road and M2. […]