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| Complacent and Careless |
Just four days into the New Year and in a chilling reminder of the despicable murder of the 3 Scottish soldiers at White Brae in 1971, republican terrorists attempted to murder a serving soldier who was visiting a girlfriend at Blackdam Court off the Ligoniel Road less than a mile from White Brae. No one should be under any illusion this device was designed not to maim or injure it was designed to kill the occupants of the car and most likely anyone within close proximity to the vehicle. >>>
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| Shankill Mirror reaches near and far! |
In an earlier edition we published this photograph. It was given to us by Iain Brown and shows a grouping Wilton Street as they celebrated the end of WW2. Just before Christmas we received the following letter that just goes to confirm that the Shankill Mirror is the best read newspaper in the world! >>> |
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A big thank you from Carol Parkinson |
The front page of our previous edition of the Shankill Mirror emphasised the true sprit of Christmas and at the same time highlighted the plight of one Shankill resident as she continued her battle with ‘officialdom’ within the medical profession. >>>
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| Police presence or lack of it |
In the run up to the Christmas holidays there was a visible increase in the number of police officers on the streets, something that in the past week local residents in the Shankill area have commented on from the point of view that since the beginning of the year there has been a visible absence, one Shankill Mirror reader who contacted the paper commented that since Christmas Eve he had not seen any police officers or vehicles until January 2nd when he noted one guarding a cash in transit van delivering to an ATM. >>>
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Alternatives Cultural Mural |
Residents of the Woodvale area will now be able to see the bands and Loyal Orders on parade 365 days a year. Be it, on a new wall mural painted by Shankill Alternatives to highlight positive expression of Protestant / Unionist / Loyalist culture and history. >>>
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| Royal Irish wreath laying ceremony |
Members of the Royal Irish Combined Services Old Comrades Association (RICSOCA) are pictured at a wreath laying ceremony at the graveside of their comrade and founding member David ‘Punchy’ Shields. >>> |
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Sell out performances |
The Shankill Players drama group which was set up in May 2006 because of the lack of amateur dramatic groups in the area. >>> |
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| Book of Reflection records Lost Lives during Troubles |
The Associated Clubs of the Apprentice Boys of Derry "Book of Reflection" was dedicated by Very Reverend Dean Morton during St Columb's Cathedral's public Service of Thanksgiving on the 323rd Anniversary of the Shutting of the Gates. >>> |
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Special flight to see Santa |
Northern Ireland’s Children to Lapland Trust took a very special charity flight from Belfast International Airport and headed to Lapland to see the real Santa. >>> |
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| Streetbeat Christmas Dinner for Local Pensioners |
Streetbeat Youth Project based on the Woodvale Road is an organisation that works with local young people, organising various programmes including personal development groups on issues affecting young people, one to one counselling, a Friday night drop-in, and issue based groups in schools. >>> |
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Crues News |
Christmas and new year Crusaders match reports and news. >>> |
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