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Big Lottery windfall for community groups
THREE West Belfast community groups are set to benefit from almost £30,000 worth of Big Lottery funding. Conway Education Centre Ltd, the Blackie Community Groups Association and the Upper Andersonstown Youth Network each received upwards of £10,000 from the Big Lottery Fund’s ‘Awards for All’ programme. The Conway Education Centre, based in Conway Mill, has been awarded £9,911 to evaluate the impact of its alternative therapy programme on local people. “We are primarily an education centre which was set up...
Road bosses urge pizza company to stop wobbling
FAST food chain Domino’s Pizza have been branded “irresponsible” for sending young employees out to stand with large advertising boards to catch the eye of motorists at busy roadways in parts of West Belfast. The employees have been spotted brandishing the advertising signage – a marketing practice called ‘wobble boarding’ – at passing motorists on the Andersonstown Road and at Kennedy Way roundabout. Advertising without lawful authority on a public road or pathway contravenes the law, but Domino’s say they’re...
Now IBA cause havoc in another estate
GLUE sniffing thugs have spread the scourge of IBA graffiti to the New Barnsley area, targeting a local resident’s home with the name of the notorious gang of hoods. Having started in the St James’ area of West Belfast, the fad in which youths adopt the IBA moniker for their anti-social activity has spread its sinister message up towards Black Mountain, and thugs are causing nightly havoc for locals in New Barnsley, with one man bearing the brunt of recent...
War of words over Glen Road housing plan
WEST Belfast MLA Paul Maskey has hit out at Social Development Minister Alex Attwood’s “failure” to consult with the community over a proposed new Glen Road housing development. The Sinn Féin MLA spoke out following Minister Attwood’s announcement of the next phase of the ‘Glen Ten’ development. The Minister revealed that consultants have been appointed to develop proposals for the development, which, when built, is expected to include new shops and leisure facilities for future residents. Although happy that the...
Lisburn -v- Belfast row comes to the City Hall
The long-running row over the proposed John Lewis development in Lisburn spilled onto the steps of Belfast City Hall last week when several Lisburn Councillors spoke of their “disappointment” at being “excluded” from a meeting concerning town centre regeneration, including the Sprucefield development. The event, which took place at City Hall on Wednesday last, focused on protecting town centres, with Sprucefield being high on the agenda. John King, Chief Executive of the House of Fraser chain of shops, told the...
Young athletes at heart of the matter
ONCE again, the GAA has been thrust into the spotlight for tragic reasons, following the death of young player Patrick Dinsmore. The 16-year-old collapsed and died during a match last week, and the incident had harrowing echoes of similar deaths in recent years among young players of Gaelic games and other sports. Hailing from Newry, and playing for St Peter’s GAC in Warrenpoint, Patrick was the latest young athlete to die from an undiagnosed heart condition, and as in previous...
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