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Four generations during four decades
JOHN Paul II Youth Club in Ardoyne was founded in 1972 amidst violence that would mark the year as one of the bloodiest of the recent conflict. The youth club’s first home was in a disused shop on Herbert Street, just yards from where a number of nationalist were burnt out of their homes just […]
Storm Diana set to batter the north
THE tail end of Storm Diana is set to sweep across the north today (Wednesday) with strong winds of up to 70mph in some places. A yellow warning has been put in place by the Met Office from 9am to midnight. The warning adds that some delays to public transport are likely and some journey […]
Newly published children’s book aims to teach important message for a worthy cause
A new children’s book, designed to introduce small children to the world’s big issues and aid vital charity work, is the latest work of West Belfast woman Arlene Gormley. Co-founder of the Feeding Dreams Cambodia charity, Arlene has penned, designed and illustrated ‘2030 Not A Fairytale’ describing how even from a young age we can […]
West tops child poverty league
THE LEVELS of child poverty and social deprivation in West Belfast have been branded a “scandal and an outrage”. Workers’ Party representative Joanne Lowry was speaking after the publication of a report by the United Nations into austerity measures across the UK. Earlier this year West Belfast was revealed to have the worst levels of […]
Teenage heroes spring to aid of OAP hit by a car
TWO local students have been praised for their heroics after they saved the life of an elderly man who was hit by a car. Mark Thompson (16) from Ligoniel and Eoghan Lyttle (16) from Carrick Hill, who are both students at Edmund Rice College, sprung into action after witnessing the horrific incident. On Thursday, November […]
Football tops at Coca-Cola plant causing division says local man
A COCA-COLA worker has described working conditions at the multinational’s Lambeg plant as “intimidating and antagonising” for Catholic employees as breaches of the company’s policy on work clothing are on the rise. The man said that though the wearing of football tops is expressly banned, Rangers and Northern Ireland jerseys are routinely worn by members […]
