A LOCAL development association urgently need to raise thousands of pounds to repair a lift at their newly renovated building to enable access to their user groups including the elderly, disabled and mums with prams. Residents who avail of the services at the Ballynafeigh Community Development Association (BCDA) currently can’t access programmes held on the […]
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Ballynafeigh centre is hit hard by lift defect
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Excitement ahead of Pope visit
CATHOLIC churches around the city are bedecked with bunting and Papal flags as excitement builds ahead of the historic visit from the Holy Father Pope Francis to Ireland this weekend. The momentous visit is being held to mark the World Meeting of Families (WMOF), staged every three years for families to celebrate, pray and reflect […]
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New PIP system is set up to fail
A WHISTLEBLOWER who works on the controversial Personal Independence Payment (PIP) assessments has claimed that the system is set up to fail. The claim was made in a letter which was sent to the office of People Before Profit’s West Belfast MLA, Gerry Carroll. The letter writer makes several other startling claims including: n Managers […]
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Next stop Warrington for ‘The Jackal’ following Jackson win
IT’S time to go back on the road for Carl Frampton as a showdown with IBF featherweight champion Josh Warrington was confirmed following The Jackal’s ninth round stoppage win over Luke Jackson at Windsor Park on Saturday, to retain the interim WBO title. In February 2016, the North Belfast man took 15,000 to Manchester for […]
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Tribute call for Elisha Scott
THE public vote to name the new road leading to the Olympia Leisure Centre in Belfast is in its final week and SDLP Councillor Donal Lyons is encouraging people to ensure they have their say and to vote for ‘Elisha Scott Boulevard’. Elisha Scott is a Liverpool football legend and was Belfast Celtic’s most successful […]
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