THE controversial deadline for the removal of memorials on unmarked babies’ graves to the rear of Milltown Cemetery has been
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Billy (74) pools his talents with charity to give something back
A FAMILIAR face to shoppers on the Springfield Road is preparing to do his bit for Marie Curie Cancer Care today (Thursday) at Whiterock Leisure Centre. 74-year-old Billy Clarke, co-owner of Clarke Bros fruit shop, will swim 62 lengths – the equivalent of one mile – to raise much-needed funds for the cancer charity.
Appeal over killing of boy
The family of a teenager gunned down by the British Army in the early years of the Troubles are appealing for witnesses to the killing to come forward. Gerard Gibson was shot in the head in Carrigart Avenue in Lenadoon on July 11, 1972. His family are hoping the investigation into the 16-year-old’s murder will be reopened and are appealing for anyone with information to come forward.
‘The rich get richer and the poor…’
NOT knowing whether to laugh or cry was the general response from the public as news emerged that an independent panel has recommended that our MLAs’ salaries should rise by almost £5,000 from April 2013. Currently, an MLA’s basic pay, before claims and expenses, stands at £43,101 – an 11 per cent increase would see it rise to £48,000.
Families awake to the sound of a lorry dumping rubbish
A West Belfast Councillor says more needs to be done to secure a derelict site against fly-tippers. Residents from Hamill Park on the Glen Road contacted Councillor Caoimhín Mac Giolla Mhín for help after they were wakened by the sound of a lorry dumping tons of rubbish on vacant land that backs on to their homes.
Clonard beauty unveiled
“IT’S been a different adventure and it’s been an exciting adventure to get to this point,” says Rector Fr Michael Murtagh as the finishing touches are put in place to reopen Clonard church on March 25. The church, which closed its doors a year ago to undergo extensive restoration work, will reopen to the public in less than a fortnight. Fr Murtagh told the Andersonstown News
