Category Archives: CITY CENTRE
BELFAST TO CELEBRATE 2009 AS ‘ITS YEAR’
2009 is set to be a momentous year for Belfast with ₤500 million worth of developments unveiled, including a number of landmark buildings opening their doors to the public again following extensive refurbishments.
COUNTDOWN IS ON TO PLANETLOVE WKD WINTER PARTY
Christmas is mere days away and that means just one thing for Northern Ireland’s legion of electronic music fans – Planetlove’s annual WKD Winter Party is imminent!
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NEW CHRISTMAS TALE ON DVD
LITTLE did British film director Bill Clark know that when his wife encouraged him to read a children’s book it would become a project that would take over his life for more than a decade.
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BELFAST CITY COUNCIL SET TO MAKE £10M CONTRIBUTION TO TITANIC PROJECT
BELFAST City Council is set to ratify its £10m contribution to the Titanic Signature Project at a special council meeting on December 16.Diane Dodds, Chairperson of the Strategic Policy and Resources Committee, welcomed the announcement that the Northern Ireland Executive … Continue reading
NATIONAL TREE WEEK IN BELFAST
BELFAST families are invited to plant trees at Orangefield Park on Saturday November 29 to celebrate National Tree Week.
RAPE CRISIS CENTRE REVEALS DOCUMENTS TO SHOW A GOVERNMENT MINISTER WAS MISLEAD TO WITHDRAW FUNDING
THE Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre today reveals an internal memo that shows a government minister who approved a recommendation in 2006 to withdraw the organisation’s funding was deliberately given information that was factually incorrect by civil servants.
RAPE CRISIS CENTRE INUNDATED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE PUBLIC AFTER HARD-HITTING BBC DOCUMENTARY
THE Rape Crisis & Sexual Abuse Centre has been inundated with messages of support from all over Northern Ireland and further afield following the screening of a hard-hitting documentary by the BBC on Wednesday night.
BELFAST CHRISTMAS LIGHTS HAVE THE X FACTOR
X FACTOR finalists Same Difference jetted into Belfast last night to kick off the city’s Christmas celebrations. Pop duo Sean and Sarah Smith were joined by cartoon favourite Scooby Doo, Hollyoaks actor Gerard McCarthy and Olympic medallists cyclist Wendy Houvenaghel … Continue reading
WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS LAUNCH NEW NORTHERN IRELAND EVENTS
UK singles company When The Music Stops are launching two new events in Northern Ireland.
ALL-ISLAND CONFERENCE ADDRESSES OBESITY PROBLEM
A LEADING health chief has revealed obesity causes an estimated 450 deaths a year in Northern Ireland. Health Promotion Agency Chief Executive Dr Brian Gaffney joined leading obesity experts in Belfast last week to discuss how to tackle the problem.
