Helping the homeless

LOCAL man Peter James Nugent will again stage his help the homeless Christmas appeal in 2017.

Every year Peter has done a shoebox appeal and this year he is aiming to fill 50 backpacks, full of essential needs . Peter and his team will deliver the 50 backpacks to the homeless on West Street at 2.30pm on December 6.

He is looking for items such as sleeping bags, school bags, foil blankets, toothpaste, blankets, hair brush, etc.

The drop off point is the Sinn Fein office or contact Peter at 0874379002.