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How to get to the Boucher Road Playing Fields for EMERGE

After a sell-out first year, EMERGE is back bigger and better.
The annual two-day multi-stage outdoor event is brought to you by the teams behind the long-running Belfast club brand Shine and Belsonic Festival.
With a capacity for 20,000 attendees per …

UK train halted as man stabbed and air ambulance lands on bridge

An air ambulance[1] landed on a bridge over tracks after a “serious assault on a train” that saw a man stabbed.
Hartford Railway Station in Cheshire was the scene of the madness as the 15:33 from Liverpool to Birmingham came to an abrupt halt in the vi…

All aboard as the Portrush Flyer takes on a new life (July 2002)

The tank engine, first unveiled in 1947, is set to make a high-profile comeback at the head of the Portrush[1] Flyer’s excursion train this month when railway enthusiasts will get the chance to climb aboard.
The engine, which had never been named and …

It happened today – this day in history – June 24

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1314: Scotland regains independence from England at the Battle of Bannockburn.
1340: The English fleet destroys the French at the battle of Sluys during the Hundred Years War.
1441: Eton College is founde…

European Commission closes investigation into allegations of …

Belgium: Colruyt Zele reopens on Wednesday 19 AprilOn Wednesday 19 April 2023, the Colruyt Lowest Prices store in Zele will reopen its doors. Store Manager Filip Van Buynder: “The renewed store boasts a freshmart that offers an even wider selection of …