Having just secured the Manager of the Month trophy for January, Stephen Baxter enjoyed another week to remember as he signed a new contract that ties him to Crusaders for the next two seasons. The deal ensures Baxter will remain in charge of the North Belfast side until the conclusion of the 2013-14 campaign.
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Pupils learn job-hunting lesson
Pupils from a North Belfast secondary school received an important lesson in job hunting at a special event at their school this week. On Monday (February 20) Year 13 and 14 pupils at Our Lady of Mercy Girls School Girls’ school went head-to-head in a realistic recruitment drive.
Residents urged to join Throne Woods campaign
Residents living near a woodland area of North Belfast are being urged to get involved in a campaign to maintain the site. Throne Woods, which sits between the Antrim Road and the Whitewell Road, has recently undergone improvement works by the Woodland
Controversy over inaccurate water test certificates
The spa in the main fitness suite at the Valley Leisure Centre has been closed as a precautionary measure while water safety tests are carried out, Newtownabbey Borough Council said this week. The move comes amidst controversy over inaccurate laboratory certificates issued to the Council by a firm contracted to test the water at the leisure centre for the potentially deadly bacteria which cause legionnaires disease.
House prices continue to fall but sales increase
Continuing falling house prices are leading to an increase in sales in North Belfast according to a local estate agent. Laura McMillan, from McMillan Estate Agents in Glengormley, was speaking after the publication of the latest RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) and Ulster Bank Housing Market Survey’s this week.
Uni move plans take a step closer
Plans to relocate the University Of Ulster’s Jordanstown campus to North Belfast have taken a step forward as the university began their consultation process last week. The proposal to move the campus to North Belfast has been in the pipeline for a number of years.
