Conor McParland joined Belfast Media in the summer of 2014 working as a freelance journalist at the sportsdesk and later the Andersonstown News as a reporter. Since May 2016, he works as a news journalist for the North Belfast News and contributes weekly to both the Andersonstown News and South Belfast News.
POLICE are treating an assault on a woman in South Belfast on Wednesday night as a hate crime.
THE leader of the Opposition in Stormont says the redevelopment of Casement Park is "stuck in the limbo of Executive dysfunction".
THE Belfast sky will light up for Féile’s annual Halloween Parade and Fireworks Display to cap off Féile an Phobail’s Halloween programme.
THREE residential developments providing 160 new homes in the city have been approved by council’s Planning Committee.
WITH nominations continuing to roll in for this year’s Aisling Awards the manager of the Kennedy Centre, John Jones, is urging readers to nominate educational establishments and school projects to be shortlisted for this year’s Education Award.
SUSPECTED cocaine with a street value of approximately £40,000 has been uncovered in a house in West Belfast.
THE annual Féile na Carraige is underway in the Upper Springfield area of West Belfast, with a packed programme of events running until Saturday.
TWO West Belfast schoolgirls are preparing to volunteer in Zambia next summer to help provide support for local projects.
THE death of a young mother in Newtownabbey is not being treated as murder, police have said.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of murder following the discovery of a woman's body in Newtownabbey.
ST Mary's on the Hill Primary School in Glengormley have marked 125 years of education, community, and growth with a heartfelt celebration that brought together pupils, staff, and members of the wider community.
THE long-awaited regeneration of the Castle Street area has officially begun, as demolition work commenced this week on the derelict Norwich Union House.
A WEST Belfast school girl is celebrating after winning a prestigious dance award at the weekend.
WEST Belfast MLA Órlaithí Flynn has received cross-party support for her motion calling for a dedicated mother and baby unit in the North.
WORK is due to begin on the first step towards delivering a safe, continuous cycle route through West Belfast.