A DUP decision to shut republicans out from the Newtownabbey policing partnership is simply a return to the dark days of gerrymandering, Sinn Féin said this week.
Newtownabbey DUP keeps SF off policing body
Bird in the hand worth a restored faith in people
A bird-loving pensioner who had two of her pet cockatiels stolen last month says her faith in humanity has been restored after a kind-hearted North Belfast woman gave her two new birds after reading about the theft in the North Belfast News.
Only girl in the world in the New Lodge

As pop superstar Rihanna brought the New Lodge area to a standstill this week the local man who allowed the singer to use his home to have her hair and make up done was taking it all in his strid
Bless me! Father meets Father’s father
It was a case of friends reunited when two of Ardoyne’s most respected and well-loved clerics had a chance meeting at the All-Ireland football final earlier this month.
Campaign for BT14 school could be hampered by review
Fears that deprived areas of North Belfast will fail to secure a new all-ability post-primary school arose this week after the education minister announced an audit of all schools in the North which could lead to school closures.
North can’t afford to miss out on funding
North Belfast cannot afford to miss out on the opportunity to benefit from a new £80million government investment fund designed to reduce poverty in the North’s most deprived communities.