North Belfast News

ROBIN LIVINGSTONE: Timothy Gaston's no Jim Allister – but he's getting the job done

LET’s remind ourselves of why it was that Stormont lone wolf Jim Allister was so utterly irresistible to the Loyal Ulster media. To that end, a checklist may help.

DÚLRA: A real Halloween horror at Belfast Castle

THIS Halloween, you don’t have to go far to find a horror story because you’ll find them in abundance right outside your front door in your garden. And you’ll certainly find them if you’re brave enough to visit the Belfast Hills. Because nature is a constant battle between monsters who will literally rip each other apart at any second if they let down their guard.

HEALTHWISE: Watch your diet as the temperature drops

A GOOD diet is important for good health. Eating a variety of foods can improve general wellbeing, reduce the risk of conditions including heart disease, stroke, some cancers, diabetes and osteoporosis (thin bones) and help you manage your weight.

MOVIES: Gascón dazzles and beguiles in audacious thriller

Emilia PérezIf you are familiar with the work of Jacques Audiard, you'll know the French filmmaker is fond of experimenting with different genres and styles, but nothing can really prepare you for just how audacious and wonderfully different Emilia Pérez is.

SQUINTER: 20 words never said so much

“THE assessment commissioned in 2015 by the then Secretary of State on Paramilitary Groups in Northern Ireland has not changed.”

GERRY ADAMS: Celebration of a unique social movement

ON Saturday night I was privileged to attend the oíche mhór Ghlór na Móna in Belfast’s City Hall. The event was to celebrate twenty years of this amazing Irish language initiative made up mostly of and aimed at young people in the Upper Springfield area. It was a great night. Packed out with young Gaeilgeoirí. But there was also a good clatter of veteran campaigners. The pioneers who gave us the Shaws Road Gaeltacht, An Chultúrlann, Lá, Raidió Fáilte, An Meánscoil (now Coláiste Feirste), an Cheathrú Ghaeltachta and many other wonderful cultural and communal creations, including a thriving Irish medium education sector.

Calls for 'festive bus fares' to ease traffic congestion in run-up to Christmas

CALLS have been made for "festive bus fares" for Belfast in the run-up to Christmas.

AISLING: Environment sector never more important

THE Aisling Guardian of the Environment Award has always been one of the most important categories in our annual tribute to Belfast’s best. But as we look on with increasing concern at the state of the world around us, and as we see severe weather events begin to take place with increasing regularity on our small island, the imperative to do our bit to protect the planet becomes ever more urgent.