The owner of a local shop has warned businesses to be on the alert after he received this fake £20 Isle of Man note, above, and a £50 note taken out of circulation after the Northern Bank robbery in 2004.. And more worryingly, the Andersonstown shopkeeper says the fake note, purporting to be issued by the Isle of Man Government, passed unnoticed by a counterfeit detector pen.
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Staff face an anxious wait as Halifax considers job losses

STAFF facing potential job losses at a South Belfast business park could be forced to wait until the end of the year before knowing if they face redundancy.
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40 young achievers get the recognition they deserve

Celebration was the order of the day as the Belfast 40 Under 40 gathered, rather appropriately, in the Great Hall at Queen’s University to be honoured for their sterling contribution to our city.
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Mystery over fuel spill that claimed local woman’s life
A SOUTH Belfast woman died after the car she was travelling in skidded on diesel spilt from a lorry just moments earlier, the inquest into her death has heard.
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And in the blue corner – boxing queen Ma Copley

A LOCAL woman who held her own in the macho world of boxing is to be honoured with an Ulster History Circle plaque at her former South Belfast home.
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