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Making The Difference

Last chance to vote for a star

Today marks the final call for entries for the 2012 Belfast Telegraph Making The Difference Awards, supported by Tesco.

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Inside Making The Difference

Popular UTV duo to compere Tele’s ‘people’s Oscars’

Tuesday, 7 February 2012

A glittering gala night honouring Northern Ireland’s unsung heroes will be hosted by UTV presenters Marc Mallet and Alison Fleming.
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Cafe that serves up inspiration

Tuesday, 24 January 2012

Airtricity workers volunteer to help Telegraph award winners
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Heralding unsung heroes who make such huge impact on the lives they touch

Tuesday, 17 January 2012

Time is running out to recognise the unsung heroes across Northern Ireland. Hundreds of inspirational people and projects have been nominated for the Belfast Telegraph Making the Difference Awards — supported by Tesco.
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Making the difference 2012: Best garden

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

An empty garden has been transformed by one charity into an area of tranquility symbolising hope and growth for the future.
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Making the difference 2012: Best Neighbour

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

He is a “gentleman with a heart of gold” who has worked tirelessly to keep the community spirit alive in south Belfast.
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Making the difference 2012: Best business

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Oasis Cafe is a little business but one giving back to a community in east Belfast which is affected by social deprivation in a big way.
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Making the difference 2012: Best school

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

It is in an area that has been marred by the legacy of the Troubles, but Holy Cross Boys’ Primary in north Belfast has helped to give hope and leadership to thousands of pupils and their parents.
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Making the difference 2012: Best art/sport/community project

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

It’s a project that helped bridge a community divide. For residents living close to a north Belfast interface a peace wall running through Alexandra Park has been a dominant feature in their lives.
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Making the difference 2012: Spirit of youth

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Rising star Sally Brown has great talent, drive and determination.
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Making the difference 2012: Best street

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The residents of Henry Street in north Belfast showed “grit and determination” when they opposed plans for a phone mast to be placed near their homes.
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Making the difference 2012: Service with a smile

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

It is going that extra mile for customers that led to Eimir Lynch (below) being nominated for service with a smile.
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Making the difference 2012: 999 hero

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Gorse fires raged across Northern Ireland last summer causing major destruction to the landscape.
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Making the difference 2012: Best Carer

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Michelle and Stephen Gifford’s lives changed forever in December 2008 when after three years of marriage he suffered a life-threatening stroke.
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Making the difference 2012: Best volunteer

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

Betty Campbell is an “amazing and determined” volunteer who has raised more than £550,000 for charities.
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Making the difference 2012: How to enter

Tuesday, 13 December 2011

The Belfast Telegraph is looking for the heroes who make a real difference
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Belfast Telegraph's gala for unsung heroes scoops CIPR Pride Award

Friday, 2 December 2011

The Belfast Telegraph’s Making The Difference Awards gala evening has received a top accolade at a prestigious ceremony and has been praised for celebrating the “strength of the local community”.
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Belfast Telegraph to honour Northern Ireland's local heroes

Friday, 28 October 2011

The search has begun to honour the unsung heroes of Northern Ireland.
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Making The Difference - a night to remember

Thursday, 17 March 2011

It was a remarkable night filled with emotional stories and stunning entertainment. In the historic surroundings of the Grand Opera House Northern Ireland’s unsung heroes were recognised.
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Service with a Smile - Daisies Cafe, Newtownards

Thursday, 17 March 2011

This award is for every single one of us. Those are the words of a very proud Eleanor Mulholland, deputy manager of Daisies Cafe in Newtownards, after accepting the Service with a Smile award. “I’m delighted,” she said.
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Carer in the Community - Adam Kaleta

Thursday, 17 March 2011

Adam Kaleta is an inspirational young man and his proud mother’s hero. The caring Newtownards teenager was just six-years-old when he first took on the huge responsibility of looking after his much-loved mother Katrina, who is a wheelchair user after suffering spinal injuries in a horrific car accident as a young woman.
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