Jessica Black
Belfast Live
United Kingdom
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NI kids receive 1 in 3 emergency food packs sent out during Covid
Of the 32,000 packages distributed between April and September, almost 12,000 went to children → Read More
Education Minister rules out cancelling exams in wake of Wales move
"Cancelling exams at present will increase rather than decrease our young people’s stress and anxiety" → Read More
Northern Ireland children's watchdog calls for A-Levels and GCSEs to be axed
"Young people's mental health can't afford to continue with the system that we're under at the minute" → Read More
Asda chief vows to remain in Northern Ireland despite Brexit fears
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Lisburn councillor proposes socially distanced Santa for Christmas festivities
The committee chair said he would "assist Santa in any way we can" → Read More
Lisburn Castlereagh green lights £535,000 festive splash
The budget was rubber stamped at a full council meeting last night → Read More
Lisburn baker crowned Northern Ireland's bread hero
"To see the smiles on people’s faces when my red cart pulled up at their door filled me with joy" → Read More
NI road chief "appalled" by behaviour of Lisburn car park operator
"It is our view that those tickets were issued illegally" → Read More
Lisburn and Castlereagh to spend £535,000 on festive cheer
Decorations include an animated Christmas tree, 100 metre metre light tunnel and a six metre reindeer → Read More
Lisburn's 'socially distanced' Halloween fireworks knocked back after report reveals £50k price tag
Council's head of parks investigated an alternative to the usual firework display at Wallace Park → Read More
NIFRS reports rise in home fires caused by cigarettes since lockdown
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Co Down student lost year of school waiting on special needs statement, says mum
"The whole of P5 she couldn’t attend school because they said without a statement they couldn’t get her support" → Read More
Northern Ireland districts that could be next for local lockdowns based on Coronavirus figures
Newry, Mourne and Down's Covid-19 infection rate is second only to Derry and Strabane → Read More
Thor actor Chris Hemsworth and Prince William to speak at TEDxStormont
They will share the stage with young Belfast climate activist Anna Kernahan → Read More
DUP at loggerheads with developer over plans for Lisburn social housing
Families have rallied against a proposal for a housing association to buy into their estate → Read More
Bosses using illegal tactics to intimidate and lay-off workers, lawyers say
"It's morally wrong, particularly when we've used government money to get to this point" → Read More
Covid conspiracy theorists get Ministerial telling off after leaflets claim death toll inflated
"I am confident the people of Northern Ireland will not fall for their attempts to create confusion and hysteria" → Read More
Covid 'crucial time' to quit smoking
Half the number of smokers signed up to quit in the first weeks of the pandemic → Read More
Lisburn carpark boss caught out issuing tickets to drivers on a public road
Department of Infrastructure "considering legal action" → Read More
Domestic violence reports to PSNI reach 15-year high
More than 32,000 incidents were reported to PSNI between July 2019 and June 2020 → Read More