IT would be fair to say Richard O’Rawe has made an impact in the local community – wherever he has been. Born and bred in North Belfast on the Antrim Road, improving the lives of people in the community has always been at the forefront of his work, much of which has been voluntary. Richard […]
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Five deaths a week from suicide
A NORTH Belfast mental health campaigner has called for the urgent implementation of a shelved Stormont suicide prevention strategy after it was revealed that five people die from suicide each week in the North of Ireland. The latest statistics reveal that 80 people died by suicide in North in the first quarter of 2018. Mental […]
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 […]
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 […]
Early morning arson and paint bomb attack on Sinn Féin’s Connolly House HQ
WEST Belfast MP Paul Maskey said that Sinn Féin “will not be deterred” from the work they are doing within the community following an early morning attack on their Connolly House offices. Between 4.30am and 4.50am this morning (Monday) local residents noticed smoke and flames coming from Sinn Féin’s Andersonstown Road headquarters and rang the […]
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 […]
Call for calm after fights are arranged
LOCAL SDLP Councillor Paul McCusker has appealed for calm after a number of arranged fights this week in North Belfast. The Oldpark representative was forced to intervene after large groups of youths gathered on the Crumlin Road on Monday night in what he described as an “arranged fight with people from both communities”. On Tuesday […]
