Belfast’s best of businesses rewarded
*The cream of the crop in Belfast’s business sector has been recognised at the 7th Belfast Business Awards, organised by Belfast City Council in partnership with Belfast City Centre Management.The...
View ArticleHigh end Fultons up for sale
The administrator of Fultons Fine Furnishings which has outlets in Belfast and Lurgan, has put the business up for sale.The administrators, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), were appointed in July at the...
View ArticleParades Commission places no restrictions on republican march
The Parades Commission has failed to place any restrictions on a republican band which unionists claim was involved in a parade featuring replica weapons.East Londonderry DUP MP Gregory Campbell has...
View ArticleDolores Kelly rocks SDLP with Opposition call
THE SDLP’s deputy leader has dramatically called for the party to consider quitting the Stormont Executive as members gathered for its annual conference.Dolores Kelly, pictured, who is rumoured to have...
View Article‘Speak up if you have information on Enniskillen’
A man who lost his father in the IRA Poppy Day bombing in Enniskillen 25 years ago has appealed for anyone with information on the attack to come forward. Crowds turned out at the cenotaph in...
View ArticleSinn Fein arrest protest staggering, says Fianna Fail leader
SINN Fein’s protest over the arrest of senior party official Padraic Wilson after he was charged in connection with Robert McCartney’s murder undermines the party’s criticism of dissident republicans,...
View ArticleHorseman dies after hunt fall
A FATHER-of-three has died after falling from his horse during a hunt.Willie McClean, 51, passed away after days spent in hospital following the fall near Clones in the Republic.He had been chasing...
View ArticleIrish ministers set for Ulster Remembrance events
AN Irish government minister will take part in Northern Ireland’s main Remembrance Sunday service at Belfast City Hall for the first time.And Taoiseach Enda Kenny will attend the Remembrance service in...
View ArticleRedundancies spark further concern for Patton
THREE days after it was placed in administration, up to 200 staff at building firm Patton were made redundant on Friday, sparking further concerns for the future of the 100-year-old family business.The...
View ArticleOur gallant servicemen and women
SUNDAY is Armistice Day when those who selflessly made the supreme sacrifice for Britain in two world wars and in global conflicts since are remembered at the 11th hour, on the 11th day and in the 11th...
View ArticleWild adventures in Borneo
THE chance to experience life in the depths of a rainforest appears on the wishlist of many travellers.Borneo, with its rich history of tribal life and vast natural resources, is a place where that...
View ArticleWine merchant serves up his annual treat
How sad that so many good things only come once a year. Things like your birthday, Halloween, Wimbledon and the James Nicholson Wine Merchant’s pre-Christmas tasting evening at Belfast’s Merchant...
View ArticlePair charged after threatening woman with iron bar
Two men have been arrested and charged following an attempted armed robbery in Banbridge.The incident occurred at a petrol station on the Aughnacloy Road at around 3.20pm on Friday.Two men threatened a...
View ArticleStudents sit unofficial transfer tests
THOUSANDS of P7 pupils in Northern Ireland sat the first of the year’s transfer tests on Saturday.While the official 11-plus exam was abolished in 2008, new unofficial exams have since been introduced...
View ArticleExciting line-up for city’s first festival of piping
PIPING fans in Northern Ireland received some exciting news this week with confirmation that Belfast will be holding its very first piping festival next year.The city will welcome a rich array of...
View ArticleMasked man arrested after cash and drugs stolen from pharmacy
A MAN has been charged with robbing a pharmacy of cash and drugs after an incident on Friday evening.A 51-year-old man was charged with robbery and possession of an offensive weapon after an incident...
View ArticleApprentice Boys hold remembrance parade amid small protest in Belfast
The Apprentice Boys staged a Remembrance parade through Belfast city centre on Saturday morning as around 40 nationalist protestors looked on.The Parades Commission had ruled that only hymns could be...
View ArticleEnda Kenny to take part in Enniskillen Remembrance tribute
ENDA Kenny, the prime minister of the Republic of Ireland and his deputy will take part in Remembrance Sunday services today in Northern Ireland. Taoiseach Enda Kenny will be in Enniskillen, while...
View ArticleSDLP ‘must hold others to account’
SDLP leader Alasdair McDonnell has pledged to challenge Stormont’s biggest political parties and their “stagnant strategies”.Just a day after his deputy Dolores Kelly suggested the party should leave...
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