THIS week pharmacies across Belfast will be hosting 'Ask Your Pharmacist Week' to encourage the public to visit their local pharmacy as a first point of contact for a range of health conditions to ease the burden on GPs and emergency departments.

The stunning victory of Donald Trump in the US Presidential election will usher in changes which will affect the entire globe - Ireland very much included. 

 For a while, I've been troubled by the absence of a forum for small businesses to meet, network and partner in West Belfast. For I'm a firm believer in the old adage that a problem shared is a problem halved - nothing like meeting fellow-entrepreneurs and (to use Brian Moran's term) 'passionate business owners' to discover new ways to tackle that cashflow problem, taxing staffing issue, blocked access to capital or challenging sales target which is giving you a headache.

AN attempt to have Ulster-Scots signage erected at Springfield Dam has been defeated at Belfast City Council.

CLINICAL colleagues from Specsavers Park Centre in West Belfast have volunteered at a Simon Community site in Belfast to deliver free eye tests and glasses to people experiencing homelessness in the local area.