LOCAL mental health and suicide prevention charity PIPS have launched a Befriending Helpline in response to the Covid-19 crisis. The Antrim Road charity had offered counselling sessions over the phone but is now adding Befriending Helpline, using all the Charity’s Care Team to help those in need. The charity is not government-funded and relies on donations. […]
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We will only get through this together, says PIPS head as new service is launched
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Scottish businesswoman donates £10,000 to lift Belfast hearts
A Scottish businesswoman honoured for her commitment to the revitalisation of Belfast has donated £10,000 to Covid-19 relief efforts in the city. Former Scotland Businesswoman of the Year Marie Macklin has been working with communities across the peace line for the past four years in order to identify a suitable site for a mixed-use development […]
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‘Great Wall of China’ sparks South Belfast residents’ row with Consulate
BUILDING work on the Chinese Consulate in South Belfast is to go ahead – despite objection from local residents — courtesy of special diplomatic protocols between the UK and China. Martin McBurney from nearby Adelaide Park contacted the South Belfast News to raise his concerns after work began to build a wall between the boundary […]
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OPINION – Gerry Adams: Neglect of Moore Street battlefield is a morality tale for our times
REPUBLICANS across the island of Ireland and beyond commemorated the 1916 Easter Rising last weekend. The online Sinn Féin events were all exceptional and I want to commend everyone involved in producing them. The National Commemoration broadcast in particular – including Mary Lou’s oration – was very uplifting. As we continue to commemorate these events, […]
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‘Mother of all send-offs’ promised for famed frontman Marty Lundy
Katmandu – I Can Make The Future Today we were saddened to learn of the death of Pat Fitzpatrick (Fitzy), original keyboard player with the legendary Katmandu. In a long, diverse and illustrious career Pat played with acts such as Katmandu, Van Morrison, The Blades, Something Happens and latterly as the 'sixth member' of Aslan. […]
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VIDEO FLASHBACK 1964: Dublin and Belfast bakeries battle it out at Casement Park
If you’re missing your weekly football fix, take a look at the clip above where a GAA football match dating back to 1964 sees Kennedy’s of Belfast compete against their baking brethren from Dublin at Casement Park. (And for the chance to win a hamper of goodies to help you endure the lockdown, see competition details […]
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