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Potential traffic disruption in Belfast due to planned parade on Saturday
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (195+ words) The PSNI have advised of potential traffic disruption in east Belfast and Belfast city centre on Saturday due to a planned parade. Around 800 people are expected to take participate in the Ulster Defenders of the Realm LOL 710 parade, in which…...
Travel Edinburgh: A city of beauty, character and culture
2+ day, 1+ min ago (1183+ words) I imagine if Edinburgh were a person and strolled into a party, they would be among the most cultured, affable and popular in the room. Without exception, everyone I talked to about our city trip responded positively about their love…...
Teen left with broken nose in suspected sectarian attack in Derry involving ‘up to 20 youths’
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (415+ words) A teenage boy in Derry was left with facial injuries including a broken nose after being targeted in a suspected sectarian attack. The deputy mayor of Derry and Strabane has said the youngster, understood to be aged 16, was attacked by…...
Glasgow film director to receive award for outstanding achievements in industry
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (357+ words) A Bafta-winning movie-maker from Glasgow is to receive an award from a film festival in her home city for her outstanding contribution to the industry. Lynne Ramsay, 56, is to receive the cinema city honorary award from the Glasgow Film Festival…...
James McAvoy to premiere directorial debut at Glasgow Film Festival
2+ week, 2+ day ago (629+ words) Hollywood star James McAvoy and director Mark Jenkin will be among the big names taking to the red carpet at this year's Glasgow Film Festival (GFF), which begins later this month. The 22nd edition of the festival, which opens on February…...
Former top nurse urged to appear before MSPs
2+ week, 5+ day ago (503+ words) Scotland's former top nurse has been urged to appear in front of MSPs following allegations she offered a bereaved family money. Fiona McQueen served as chief nursing officer between 2015 and 2021 and has been accused of offering the family of Sophia…...
Call made for free parking in Belfast car parks on St Patrick’s Day
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (344+ words) Belfast City Council is to look at free parking in council owned car parks in the city on St Patrick's Day. A committee at City Hall this week agreed to look at the possibility, after a proposal by the SDLP,…...
Police charge Rangers player with driving offences after car crash
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (129+ words) A Rangers footballer has been charged with driving offences after a crash in Glasgow. Dujon Sterling was arrested after a one-vehicle collision in West Graham Street, Cowcaddens, at around 1.25am on Sunday. Police Scotland said no one was injured in the…...
Bernie Murray: Kevin O’Brien’s knowledge could be Scotstown’s ‘secret weapon’
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (694+ words) In the aftermath of the Ulster final, the superlative "unbelievable" was used on more than one occasion as Kieran Hughes described the role of former Corofin manager Kevin O"Brien on Scotstown"s backroom team. Though the Galway outfit became…...
Firefighters tackle building fire in centre of Glasgow
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (243+ words) Hotel guests and a soup kitchen have been evacuated as firefighters tackled a blaze in the centre of Glasgow. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) sent seven fire engines and two high-reach appliances to Virginia Street when the alarm…...