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 

Northern Ireland electrical chain Laser, which recently went into administration, has closed down following a sell off at all its NI stores 

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

... the organisation charged with matters vital to the economic success and growth of the Northern Ireland economy, provide £625,000 to a company taking on a reported 'ZERO' number of new staff.

The changes at Belfast International Airport are not to everyone's liking what do you think? 

Whenever we travel abroad we place our hands in those charged with our well being, so what is going on! 

...the organisation making decisions aimed at economic growth provide £12.7 Million to create just 95 Jobs - a staggering £133,684 pounds per head: false economy? you decide.

Holywood Exchange Ikea, in East Belfast criticised by user for new policies such as 'Receipts Checked'

Did you buy a pc / computer from MFI as part of their closing down sale - need a login or password?

The New Year's Celebrations over, should we be worried that the Job Centre is advertising only 929 jobs for over 50,000 out of work 

One of Northern Ireland's largest banks, the Northern Banks is to close five branches including Ballyhackamore and Castlereagh Road branches 

As economic times toughen and job security is assured it seems that at lot of Northern Ireland is job hunting 

The Simply Belfast group of sites extend our thanks and best wishes to the editor and staff at the East Belfast Herald and wish them all the very best

In what has been a troubled year for the UK economy find out just some of the good and disastrous news to hit the UK 

Northern Ireland gas supplier Phoenix Natural Gas has increased prices

No more traveling to the Glasgow store for bargains, Ikea has opened it's Belfast store at Holywood Exchange

Beware in case you fall fowl of the rules that allow your car to be taken and possibly crushed!

This year will see Belfast shops open on the Twelfth just after the Orange Parade passes.

In a time of economic recession, with people losing their houses / businesses we look at how much InvestNI have given to two companies 

Belfast News
Harvey Norman Opens Belfast Stores

Belfast latest jewel has opened at Holywood Exchange in East Belfast. Harvey Norman specializes mainly in household products, as well as electric and computer equipment.

The Marks & Spencer store in Newtownards has closed its door for the last time.

Belfast Woolworths Close Down

Saturday the 3rd of January 2009 signals the end of Woolworths in Northern Ireland. East Belfast residents lost the Connswater store on Tuesday 30th December 2008 with the last two closing up shop today.

East Belfast has its very own local Newspaper called the East Belfast Herald. The 64 page publication boasts local news, features & sport

Lidl supermarket at Dundonald in East Belfast, fined for illegal signage