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Pollution devastation in Waterworks leads to indefinite closure of park to anglers
The normally clear lakes of the Waterworks turned a shocking shade of red after a major pollution incident at the weekend. The pollutant, which government experts say is red diesel, entered the top pond at the bridge close to Solitude on Saturday and has since spread across the lake leaving a trail of devastation in its wake. It is believed the diesel came from the site of the old Girls Model School in Dunkeld Gardens which is currently being demolished. ...
Council took 'too long' over lock keeper's cafe dealings
A local businesswoman who expressed an interest in running the café managed by Iris Robinson’s young lover has expressed her ‘disappointment’ at the dealings of Castlereagh Council, claiming the council took too long to contact her after she expressed an interest in the business.
Louise Foye met the council’s economic development committee in March 2008 to discuss the lease of the Lock Keeper’s Inn, which came to prominence last month when it was revealed Kirk McCambley - the boyfriend of...
INLA in the frame as killer goes on wing
There is fresh speculation that the INLA murdered two West Belfast men three years ago after it emerged that a man convicted for one of the murders is serving time on the paramilitary group’s wing in Portlaoise Prison.
Gerard Mackin, from the Whiterock area but with an address at Raheen Close, Tallaght in Dublin, was jailed for life by the Special Criminal Court in Dublin in November of 2008 after he was found guilty of the murder of Belfast taxi...
Empty station hit by RIRA to be sold
The empty PSNI station targeted by dissident republicans in a pipe bomb attack this week is to be sold off, the North Belfast News can reveal. The Real IRA this week said its members threw the explosive device at Oldpark barracks in the early hours of Wednesday morning despite the base being closed for nearly a year. A small number of security men have been placed at the station since the PSNI moved out in March 2009. The PSNI confirmed...
Paper’s founder will be ‘missed like nothing else’
Members of a South Belfast golf club have spoken of their “devastation” over the death of one of their members; Belfast Media Group founder and civil rights veteran Basil McLaughlin. Balmoral Golf Club last week lowered its flag as a mark of respect to Basil, who was a long-time member of the Lisburn Road club. Basil died at the Northern Ireland Hospice on the Somerton Road last Wednesday (January 27) after a three-year battle with cancer. He was laid to...
Robinson can do a deal, says Adams
West Belfast MP Gerry Adams says the talking is over, but he expects Peter Robinson to deliver the DUP and sign the deal to transfer justice powers from London to Belfast. Yesterday, hopes of a deal rose when Mr Robinson resumed his First Minister post. On Monday it was believed that the parties were on the verge of signing a deal – both the Taoiseach and Prime Minister were waiting to fly into Belfast – but Mr Robinson ran into...
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Restaurant reviews and more...
This month's edition of Fork eMagazine has hit the digital shelves, and at 32 pages, it's the biggest ever. Click here to read the edition which features reviews from local restaurant Bo Tree as well as interviews and reviews from some of Cornwall's finest including Jamie Oliver's 15 restaurant, Rick Stein's seafood restaurant; Michelin starred chefs Nathan Outlaw and Ben Tunnicliffe and much, much more!
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Belfast Media Group showcase
At the Invest NI headquarters in Belfast on Friday saw the BMG's annual showcase of events, conferences and initiatives being undertaken in 2010, including the Aisling Educational Bursaries (which have provided £350,000 in bursaries over the past ten years to students from the west) and the upcoming City of Quarters conference. Click here to see video footage from the event.
