Category Archives: ORMEAU ROAD
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
AMNESTY CONDEMNS HOMOPHOBIA AS PHOTO EXHIBITION OPENS IN BELFAST
HUMAN rights campaigners have published information showing deep-rooted prejudice and intolerance towards LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transsexual) people across eastern Europe. As a new photographic exhibition opens in Belfast, Amnesty International reported that, in countries including Russia, Lithuania, Poland, … Continue reading
Filed under NEWS (Ormeau Rd & Surrounding Areas)
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.
GP TACKLES CHILDREN’S PROBLEMS IN NEW BOOK
A RECENT report by Duke Children’s Hospital in North Carolina has shown that reading books which feature an overweight character can help children to lose weight.
GET FESTIVE AT BELFAST ZOO
BELFAST Zoo is expecting a very special visitor next month, just in time for Christmas. Santa and his elves will be jetting into the Zoo on December 6 and 7, 13 to 21, for a magical Christmas.
