TROCAIRE has today begun its largest annual fundraising campaign as it targets humanitarian relief for up to one million people with the help of its Lenten campaign. Schools, communities and parishes will come together over the next six weeks to pledge their support for the poorest people in the world. The annual campaign – which this […]
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Trócaire targets humanitarian relief for up to one million people in 2017
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Ó Muilleoir calls for review of English test for Filipino nurses
SOUTH Belfast Assembly candidate Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has written to the Director of the Royal College of Nursing about the challenges facing Filipino nurses sitting the English Language Test (IELTS). IELTS, the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of people who need to study or work where English is […]
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Punter hits bet of a lifetime thanks to last minute goals
A local Whiterock punter hit Sean Graham bookmakers for over seven grand at the weekend with a cracking £40 bet and had the PG Facebook page cheering on his sweat on Sunday. The punter took four teams to win on the Saturday. Brighton (1/1) won 2-0 at Barnsley and Sheffield Wednesday (11/8) scraped home winning […]
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Local gym gets a £20,000 grant for equipment
MEMBERS of a South Belfast social enterprise gym are biking their way to better health thanks to a £20,000 from the Housing Executive. The Shaftesbury Community and Recreation Social Enterprise has received the funding to purchase new gym equipment. Twenty brand new Pulse Group spin bikes, with onboard computers, are now in place in the […]
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On the ready for more festival clues this weekend
We have just under four weeks to go to Cheltenham 2017 and festival fever is already starting to hit local punters. A few betting clues were got at the weekend for a few festival races and the mighty Alitor is now 3-1 on with Sean Graham for the Arkle after sauntering home at Newbury. On the same […]
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Fare play to big-hearted taximen
A GRANDFATHER and his friends have raised almost £1000 for South Belfast Charity Sólás as his grandson awaits diagnoses for autism. Taximen Jackie Stirling and his pal Sandy Ward held a 70s and 80s fancy dress disco in the Westbourne Glentoran Supporters club at the end of January, raising £905. “I used to be a […]
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