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Local girl does make-up on Rihanna video

A Young West Belfast woman has told the Andersonstown News of her shock when she was picked to do the make-up for the video pop sensation Rihanna shot in the city.

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Report finally acknowledges truth of father’s murder

The family of a North Belfast man murdered by the British Army 40 years ago are to make an application to the Attorney General to reopen an inquest into his death after an historical inquiry cleared him of any wrongdoing.

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‘Shame that UVF man came to peace too late’

The grandson of a woman murdered in the UVF bombing of McGurk’s Bar said this week it is a pity loyalist leader Gusty Spence had not realised non violence was the answer before innocent people were killed.

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Cranes lift spirits at Stormont

The Great Hall at Stormont was transformed into a craft workshop as MLAs made origami cranes to celebrate World Peace Day. The project is the brainchild of the North Belfast-based Arts and Disability Forum (ADF) which has been working with a wide range of community groups, ethnic minority organisations and disability groups throughout the North to produce almost 2,000 paper cranes as a symbol of peace.

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Councillors milking it in the chamber

AS a reporter ducking into the monthly meeting of Belfast City Council, one thing I never neglect is remembering to switch off my aging Nokia

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Impact of drink and drugs on health services

A NEW report by the Public Health Agency has shed light on the problems caused by substance misuse in South Belfast. The ‘Scoping Report on Drugs and Alcohol Services in Belfast’ published last week, looked at various issues surrounding the effect on health services and the public caused by those who abuse alcohol and other […]

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