Homeless shelter gutted in blaze
HOMELESS people in west Belfast have been left devastated after a drop-in centre was destroyed during an overnight fire.The Fire Service found a well-developed blaze at the Welcome Organisation’s...
View ArticleFour ‘badly shaken’ after hijacking
FOUR people have been left “badly shaken” after their car was hijacked in north Belfast.The four - two men and two women in aged in their 20s and 30s - were in a Grey Toyota Prius in Cliftondene Park...
View ArticleWoman charged with disorderly behaviour
A 32-year-old woman is expected in Belfast Magistrates court this morning charged with disorderly behaviour and obstructing a Constable.The charge is related to disorder in the Castlereagh Street area...
View ArticleOnline broadcasting helps pipes and drums go global
NORTHERN Ireland’s pipers, drummers and drum majors have been getting global exposure thanks to some online radio broadcasting through December and into January.FusefMRathfriland hosted a five-part...
View ArticleStormont vow over peaceful future
Politicians in Northern Ireland have not given up on building a shared future, Stormont’s First Minister vowed.Peter Robinson said the only way to end violence was through the political process.Almost...
View ArticleBusiness activity still slipping at year end
BUSINESS activity in the province continued to fall as 2012 ended but at a slightly slower rate than during much of the year.The latest data from the Ulster Bank Northern Ireland PMI report published...
View ArticleThe dream detox
Clean living doesn’t have to be a hardship. LISA HAYNES reveals how to achieve the body beautiful - minus the personal trainerJANUARY resolutions may be in full swing but who says you have to be cruel...
View ArticleDialogue is the only way forward, urges Robinson
THE only way to end violence in Northern Ireland is through the political process, the First Minister has said.Peter Robinson condemned those responsible for injuring dozens of police officers and...
View ArticleProtests: Mike Nesbitt platform
I HAVE said often since December 3 that I support the principle of the democratic right to lawful, peaceful street protest.However, when street protest carries a high risk of being followed by...
View ArticleAllister stays sceptical over Unionist Forum’s chances
THE leader of the TUV has said he remains sceptical about the Unionist Forum’s chances of success against a backdrop of concessions to nationalists.Jim Allister said: “When a nation’s flag is taken...
View ArticlePolice decision to block bridge ‘led to trouble’
MANY of those involved in Saturday’s flag protest in Belfast have claimed a police decision to block the Queen’s Bridge led to violence.However, the PSNI has denied the claim saying those involved in...
View Article‘Bad 24 hours for the image of unionism’
MIKE Nesbitt described it as “a bad 24 hours for the image of unionism”.The Ulster Unionist leader was responding to weekend violence in Belfast and south Antrim.On Saturday, violent clashes between...
View ArticleOAP blocked on visit to sick wife
THE recording of a frustrated north Belfast pensioner who was being prevented from getting through a loyalist protest to visit his dying wife in hospital has gone viral.In the recording, the pensioner...
View ArticleKilclooney defends case for a new unionist party
LORD Kilclooney has hit out after UUP chairman Lord Empey dismissed his suggestion that there is a case for a new unionist party in Northern Ireland.Initially, Lord Kilclooney, an independent...
View ArticleNo deal yet on cycle race
A BID team striving to bring one of the world’s most famous cycling races to Belfast insisted no deal has yet been secured.The Stormont Executive and Belfast City Council outlined the status of their...
View ArticleCrackdown on rogue builders
ROGUE developers in Northern Ireland face fines of up to £100,000 under new planning legislation.Fixed penalty enforcement notices could also be used as an alternative to costly and lengthy court...
View ArticleNaomi Long: ‘I tend to be a workaholic’
POLITICS was not something that initially grabbed the young Naomi Johnston.As a teenager growing up in the 1980s in east Belfast, she had “a general interest in current affairs.”She said: “I never had...
View ArticleTopless protest at Vatican
FOUR women have gone topless in St Peter’s Square to protest against the Vatican’s opposition to gay marriage.Police quickly took the women away, and the Pope appeared not to have been disturbed as he...
View ArticleWhy symbols matter to Sinn Fein
ACCORDING to Peter Robinson the Unionist Forum – which met for the first time on Thursday – was “the most representative group within the unionist community to meet probably in half a century”. Well,...
View ArticleGet off the streets and start talking
VIOLENCE around some of the street protests over the decision to limit the flying of the Union Flag at Belfast City Hall must stop now if the just cause of Ulster loyalism is to avoid being dragged...
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