A WEST Belfast grandmother said she will not be intimidated out of her home after a number of shots were fired through her front door and kitchen window on Saturday night. Julia Stokes, a settled member of the Travelling community from Mill Race off the Monagh By-Pass, told the Andersonstown News that the attack wasn’t linked, as has been claimed, to any feud between her family and any other Traveller family.
Tag Archives: SDLP
Economic package to target job creation in North
North Belfast is set for a multi-million pound makeover as Belfast City Council reveals a £150m investment package to regenerate the city. Leisure, community and economic projects across the north of the city are set to benefit from the mammoth cash injection over the next three years.
Tributes paid to councillor
Tributes have been paid to a South Belfast SDLP man, credited with being the party’s first press officer, who died last month.
Tributes paid to councillor
Tributes have been paid to a former North Belfast SDLP councillor who died last Wednesday (December 21).
Devlin junior following in dad’s SDLP footsteps
The SDLP’s newest North Belfast recruit may be relatively inexperienced in the political arena for a 44-year-old but his pedigree suggests he won’t take long adapting to the demands of local politics. Peter Devlin, who began working as a party representative for the area earlier this month, is the son of one of the party’s […]
Cadet-gate rages amongst the councillors
Belfast City Council’s monthly meeting isn’t a whole lot of fun at the best of times. Lets just say some of our esteemed local reps enjoy the sound of their own voices a tad too much. I’ve often thought an Oscar-style time limit should be introduced, where loud music is played when someone has talked over their allotted time slot.
