The proposed multi-million pound Casement Park redevelopment has hit another stumbling block as a government agency strongly criticises its design. The plans for the new stadium have been scrutinised by the principal landscape architect at the Northern Ireland Environment Agency who described it as “overbearing” and not in keeping with its surroundings. EJM Miller’s conclusion […]
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Workers shock at loss of 180 M&S jobs
Workers at Marks and Spencer’s largest Irish distribution centre in Mallusk have spoken of their devastation at almost 200 job losses after the retail giant announced they were to ‘reorganise their workforce’. The site, operated by DHL, employs over 300 people and 180 jobs are expected to go in the move that will see distribution […]
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READY, STEADY, PARTY
THE CURTAIN goes up across the city today (Thursday Aug 1) as Féile25 begins its 11-day programme of events across the West of the city. Féile an Phobail Director Kevin Gamble was yesterday busy putting the finishing touches to this year’s extravagaza. “After months of preparation and planning by the Féile team for our 25th […]
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Hate campaign against nationalist businesses
An interface auto yard which was petrol bombed twice during the Twelfth week has been targeted again by loyalists who this time entered the yard and torched another four cars. The latest attack on J&K Sons fuel depot at the top of Rosapenna Street was accompanied by another assault on a related business in nearby […]
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£3,000 or we’ll shoot your son
A Criminal gang is demanding £3,000 from Poleglass families, threatening that if they don’t pay up “your drug-dealing children will be shot”. A key member of the gang is a Twinbrook thug with such a heavy addiction to prescription drugs that he has been barred from every chemist in the West Belfast area. The man […]
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TRAFFIC CHAOS
LOCAL community and political representatives have accused DRD Roads Service of a “lack of consultation” over major roadworks that are due to start on the Glen Road on Monday. The resurfacing works are expected to take up to six weeks to complete. In letters distributed in the Glen Road and Suffolk areas Roads Service has […]
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