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RUAS members vote on Show’s big mooo-ve

Members of the Royal Ulster Agricultural Society attended a meeting last night (Tuesday) to decide on the future venue for the famous Balmoral Show. Ireland’s largest agricultural and food show has been held at King’s Hall in South Belfast for over 100 years but is expected to be relocated to a 65 acre plot of land at the former Maze prison near Lisburn.

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Missing Ghostbike will be replaced

A replacement ghost bike is in the process of being prepared in memory of a cyclist killed in a road collision. The ghost bike that was placed at Ormeau Bridge in South Belfast to honour the memory of Michael Caulfield has been missing for almost two weeks.

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Iconic church ‘would make perfect home’ for Buddhists

ONE of the North’s biggest buddhist organisations is planning a move to South Belfast. The Black Mountain Zen Centre, located in the city centre, is hoping a move to the south of the city will help accommodate the group’s booming membership numbers.

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Man slashed in day time attack

A MAN who was slashed in broad daylight as he made his way along the Ormeau Road has revealed how the attackers threatened to cut his throat. The savage incident, which occurred around 5pm last Thursday May 31, left the 29-year-old victim requiring hospital treatment after he was repeatedly slashed with a Stanley knife by two men who had demanded his wallet.

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South tops anti-social tables

Anti-social behaviour in South Belfast – which is higher than anywhere else in the north – requires increased community policing, according to a local representative.

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Bowel cancer diagnosis for 60 people a year in South

Approximately 27 people in South Belfast die every year as a result of bowel cancer, according to figures released last week.

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