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Condemnation of ‘white power’ graffiti

Racist graffiti daubed on a wall in South Belfast over the weekend has been condemned by local representatives. The graffiti, which proclaimed ‘Belfast White Power’ was painted on a wall on Deramore Avenue, just off the Ormeau Road. It was removed on Monday morning (August 25); however, community activists and politicians were quick to condemn the incident. Alliance Party MLA Anna Lo said she was “extremely annoyed” by the appearance of the graffiti. “This sort of racism seems to be

Teen gang behind ‘recreational riots’

A teenage gang in inner city South Belfast is being blamed for the rioting which broke out in the area on Monday night. Passing drivers were pelted with stones and the PSNI were attacked with petrol bombs in a night of disturbances in the Markets and Lower Ormeau. A mother and two young children were among those targeted by the stone throwers in the Cromac Street area around 9pm. PSNI officers, who responded to reports of trouble were then attacked

New interface plan is 'crazy'

A HOUSING  association plans to extend the Springfield Road peaceline as part of proposals to build hundreds of new houses in the area. The proposals have been widely condemned by local residents, community groups and elected representatives on both sides of the divide, who say they were not consulted. They believe the plan raises serious concerns about the environmental impact of the new development. Plans have been drawn up on behalf of Fold Housing Association to build almost 160 new

Job loss crisis is looming for West

SINN Féin MLAs Jennifer McCann, Paul Maskey and Fra McCann have met with community workers in an attempt to avert what they described as an “impending crisis in the delivery of essential community services in the West Belfast area.” The meeting – which took place at the West Belfast Partnership Board – followed local community organisations being asked to put up to 122 jobs on ‘at risk’ redundancy notice until economic appraisals have been carried out on their projects by

Targeted Divis gran suffers a second stroke

  A Divis grandmother besieged by anti-social elements for more than three-years has had a second stroke. The 59-year-old, who recently suffered a life-threatening aneurysm, collapsed at her home on Tuesday evening. She is currently recovering at the Royal Victoria Hospital. Last week the Andersonstown News revealed how the frail woman, her children and grandchildren have been assaulted and had their homes attacked. But within hours of them going public they were targeted again by teenage thugs. A gang –

Soldiers watched Dairy Farm killing

  A Police Ombudsman investigation into the loyalist murder of Poleglass teenager Damien Walsh will confirm undercover soldiers watched the killing take place and did not intervene, his parents say. The report into the 1993 murder of Damien, 17, at the Dairy Farm complex will be published near the end of the year, but vital parts of it have been seen by the Walsh family. They say it will criticise the RUC for failing to arrest the UDA killers as