The decision by the former Environment Minister Edwin Poots to lift restrictions on the cap covering the number of seats for sale at Belfast City Airport in any one year, has been successfully challenged at the High Court...more

Elmgrove Primary School in East Belfast has been plunged into mourning at the loss of much loved and respected Headmaster Mr. Hutchinson. Past and Present Pupils leave tributes...more

Despite the turmoil and public anger over the last few years about employing relatives 39 of are MLA's have decided to keep it in the family.

Fire services called to Mount Street (off Woodstock Link / Road) in East Belfast as fire takes hold on what is reported as an old bakery.

Road safety is a paramount issue to most people and the MLA's we have just elected we spend endless hours telling us all about it, so lets update them first.

A Northern Ireland property website owned by media company UTV has been ordered to scrap an advertisement, claiming to be 'NI's largest'.

Did you know that on the day you returned your MLA's there were only 1041 Jobs on the official Jobs website, with unemployment figures set to exceed 60,000

Why not view our latest video on YouTube of the start of the 2011 Belfast City Marathon Congratulations to all who entered

Is the only expression for how Prince William looked at times during his right Royal Wedding to Kate Middleton

You don't have to live without Hope...You don't have to live that way. In a world of despair Pastor McConnell brought his message...

One of Northern Ireland's gas provider's has announced a price hike of nearly 40% that will affect all its customers from May 2011. The gas hike has been approved by the utility regulator,..

In the current economic climate, its a matter of every little helps! With public complaints mounting over funding of absurd art projects, we request to know how much Rates Payers have contributed ...

The 2011 Northern Ireland Assembly Elections are set, nominations are closed so it's all over to the electorate as most candidates beg you 'vote for me'

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The Big Race for the NI Assembly is on and the big claim to fame by the Northern Ireland Assembly is that it has had its first full uninterrupted term since being set up. Can you think of one bill, act or procedure they have passed....

With 60,000 people across Northern Ireland unemployed we examine the current policy of job funding and creation by the NI Executive & Invest NI

Good Lord, Wallace Browne, is to give up double jobbing, despite the DUP fielding other candidates that if elected will continue to double job

The Conservative Lib Dem Government has just got to liberal for many, with plans for legislation, which could see gay marriage taking place in Christian Churches in England and Wales

EasyJet has announced that the service it had moved from Belfast International Airport to Belfast City Airport, will move back again

The Metropolitan Tabernacle at Whitewell, lead by Pastor James McConnell has announced it is to take its message of hope to one of Northern Ireland's premier venues The Odyssey.

...has completed its report into the worst water crisis to hit Northern Ireland for many a year, their verdict....

The East Belfast Heritage that the Northern Ireland Assembly has hidden from the public. View Ormiston House inside and out, as the NIA pushes to sell it at a huge loss to you!

Former home to Edward Harland of the world famous Harland Wolff Shipyard, has various inscriptions built into the architecture such as 'Do Right Trust In God'.

73 year Old Portaferry Woman, Noreen Troupe has died of hypothermia, amid claims that she faced a 'heat or eat' dilemma.

With many people across the Belfast in great need and crime in the city on the rise, will the public thank our politicians for the £1/2 million wasted on this latest piece of modern art.

...has arrived, will you complete it like a lamb or will Big Brother have to threaten you with a criminal record and fines...

The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland is to conduct its sixth review of constituencies, the results of which are expected to see the number of Northern Ireland's MPs fall from 18 to 16 seats.

It would appear that The NI Utility Regulator has taken on the role of informing customers of upcoming gas hikes, as he tells the Assembly's Enterprise Committee increases in gas prices are on the way...

A Judge who rules against a bank, has accused the bank of torture

Following the tragedy of the Manx2 Belfast Flight To Cork, the airline ends this route

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The election race has only just begun but already the DUP via their website and Google search results have stated Sammy Douglas is already an elected MLA

The leader of the SDLP Margaret Richie has spoken out against the proposed NI Budget..

We have a report stating no increase to fees, an update, stating they should be increased. Is it only the NI Assembly Elections stopping the increase? 

The publication of the New Year's Honours List show many Northern Ireland residents honoured by the Queen

The Northern Ireland Assembly has announced the sale of Ormiston House which it bought for £9 million and now wishes to sell for just £2.5m. The property is situated off Hawthornden Road in East Belfast

Ever flashed at on-coming cars to warn them of speed traps. It's criminal! A Grimsby Man now has a criminal record, a £175 fine and £250 of costs, after being found guilty of willfully obstructing a police officer in the course of their duty.

As speculation continues as to whether the UUP Ministers in the NI Assembly will walk and whether the SDLP Minister will back the budget, would the public be right is they were to think the consensus is over

A Government Meeting, chaired by Michael McGimpsey, on suicide has heard that over 211,000 calls have been received since January 2008, by Northern Ireland Charity Lifeline.

District judge in Belfast jails 'Homeless Man' for a week, following his conviction for the offence of begging, after he is unable to pay the £80 fine.

The 'Economic Research Institute of Northern Ireland', an economic think tank set to close, losing 12 jobs but saving the taxpayer about £1,000,000.00 per annum

The DUP get hacked off when three of their sites are hacked and translated into the Irish Language

It would appear that the coalition's new year's resolution is to attack the motorist. The first price rise came in on the 1st January, the second on the 4th and a third is due

The DUP has launched it Election Campaign for the upcoming elections for the NI Assembly, local councils, which fall on the same day as a national referendum on the UK voting system

The Alliance Party has announced their intentions to table bills on issues such as NI Water...

Hooray Hooray, its time for holidays! With most of the poor weather behind us, EasyJet gets us in the summer mood with the announcement of a new Belfast Flight and holiday destination.

The mini crime wave in Belfast seems to be continuing with an attack on a Christian Church in South Belfast. The Ulster Temple on the Ravenhill Road...

Did you know that the PSNI publish all Freedom of Information Requests made of them. One such request sought information on the number of accidents involving PSNI vehicles

Temperatures are freezing, snow is falling and people are complaining of treacherous footpaths. So what do Belfast Council do? Send out the 'litter collectors'

In the aftermath of the NI Water Scandal, is it wise for the NI Assembly to waste £100k on an inquiry, when most people believe the whole scandal came down to poor communications

That you're wasting £680 if you're an average family but how much did they spend...

Shop Keeper in Belfast targets persons he claims are shoplifters...

It may have been a hard year but the City has started its Christmas festivities..

Case adjourned to 11th January 2011 at London's High Court

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Is DRD public information leaflets deliberately vague? What didn't they tell you! Previous Belfast News Story

Belfast has seen its fair share of blues during the year 2010

The council state that Litter is not a good look but is wasting money a good look?

Competition Commission steps in to end 'uncompetitive' agreements with landowners

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With so many finding times hard is it right to spend money on 'tusks?'

Belfast gets its own 24 / 7 gym for those who just can't find any other time to work out

With the elections next year view  our would be, manifesto

For news stories covering the Northern Ireland & Belfast Business & economy

With Northern Ireland unemployment figures nearly  60, 000...

House Wilsons Auction has been fined for breach of Trade Descriptions Act

Good News for Lisburn as new garden centre opens its doors

Unionist politicians get electric shock treatment as NIE sold to Irish Firm

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Unionist politicians get electric shock treatment as NIE sold to Irish Firm

The Royal Mint has designed a special coin to celebrate the City of Belfast...

With the elections next year view  our would be, manifesto

Pastor McConnell packs Ravenhill Rugby ground with Christian Worship

For the latest news stories on Belfast City Airport why not check out our dedicated page

Photos of unusual scenes across Northern Ireland join us as we build this album

The Frank Mitchell show on U105 highlights criminal gangs operating in the South

As Belfast looms ever closer to the 2012 Centenary of the sinking of Titanic, we ask, did you know?

For the latest news stories on Belfast Property & the Northern Ireland Housing Executive NIHE

It has been announced that a cruise will retrace the voyage of Titanic as part of the 2012 centenary

The former Belfast family home of football ace George Best remains on the market

The Alliance Party has replaced Naoni Long as East Belfast MLA following her election as MP

For the latest news stories on Northern Ireland Water and the NI Water Rates

As of the 30th June 2010 the Bank of England is withdrawing as legal tender the £20 Note with the picture of.... 

There may be economic woes but not in East Belfast this week, as a new sports store open at Holywood Exchange in Belfast 

...in 2012 and as a result the UK will get a special Bank Holiday 

For the latest news stories on Phoenix Natural Gas  Northern Ireland's Main Gas Supplier

Why not find out more about the team or give the team a call to see how to join! 

Plans to hold the Belfast City Marathon on a Sunday next year, have been scrapped, but what about the year after?

Once again NI Libraries is planning to close various libraries with a number of the closures planned for East Belfast

An act which could be considered, as the act of a good citizen was rewarded with a police charge of theft for 0.003 pence

Girls declared the winners in a Public Speaking Competition held in Queen’s University Belfast. 

The former Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland wins libel case against false allegations made in local paper

In a modern High-Tech society there seems little we can't do, should we imagine it, but is this latest invention a step to far in the erosion of your rights

Another technology advancement sees lie detectors used against legitimate claimants in order to catch out fraudulent claims

In a society of lies and spin, where a blame culture has evolved and little grace or mercy ever shown, Scotland show the way to us all

We'd had radar guns, fixed speed cameras, traffic light cameras and now average speed cameras

We admit it, we were caught out by the UTV April Fools, for it was so close to reality that we believed our politicians foolish enough to implement such a scheme 

The remains of about 100 people are removed from a site to be redeveloped for a new church centre in East Belfast. 

Anger has erupted through out the UK after a Ghanaian woman who was physically removed by the Immigration Service after falling ill with cancer has died.

The world class airline that took on a Christian Woman and her Cross is not having a good year...

Right across the country attacks on the elderly are being reported. Read our report and view the BBC Videos and you decide what needs to be done

Read the story of how a man in Cumbria gained a criminal conviction, originating from incident where his bin lid was not quite closed

Up to £40,000 worth of stock stolen from a store in the Connswater Shopping Centre in East Belfast

Sir John Hermon Passes away. Tributes are paid by local politicians.