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One hint of snow in Barra Best’s weather forecast is enough to send parts of Northern Ireland into meltdown. And if Angie Phillips utters the words ‘frost’ and ‘ice’ it can signal even more province-wide panic.
On Thursday this week even the big revolving door at the main entrance to the Royal Victoria Hospital was on strike. I tried it a couple of times. No go. Maybe it’s a bit too whimsical to think that, in support of staff taking industrial action on the day, it had come out (or shut down) in sympathy. Maybe…
Last week, an Ofcom survey revealed the NI public pays more attention to local news than anywhere else in the UK, with more than eight in 10 respondents indicating it was something they followed.
Transport workers will stage another four strikes in February, the Belfast Telegraph can reveal.
Belfast city centre retail took a hit from widespread strike action on Thursday as people stayed at home due to a lack of public transport and to avoid ungritted roads.