Belfast News

City Hall to look into planting "community orchards" in Belfast

Belfast City Council

Councillor says: "We’ve repeatedly seen the removal of orchards in order to clear land for other development"

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DUP Belfast playpark proposal, accused of “stirring up racial tensions” is voted down at City Hall

Belfast City Council

DUP calls for report detailing incidents “of a predatory, indecent or threatening nature" in playparks

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Soldier so scared on Bloody Sunday his ‘knees were trembling’, court hears

Judge Lynch today ruled that the statements of Soldier E would be "admitted into evidence'' on the same basis as statements from Soldiers G and H

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'I drove underrated coastal route 30 minutes from Belfast and what I saw stunned me'

Robbie Roams recently embarked on a trip to Northern Ireland to check out an "underrated", but "beautifully stunning" route, which features a "remote" and "tranquil" beauty spot

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DUP distance themselves from Ian Paisley Jr over comments about a united Ireland

He indicated to the podcast that he appeared on alongside former Sinn Fein MP Michelle Gildernew in at times testy exchanges that he was open to “persuasive arguments”

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Translink facing annual operating loss of up to £30m, MLAs told

Mr Conway said if the current funding situation remained, Translink would have to ask the Department for Infrastructure for a “realistic public service obligation for the current network”

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RHI Bill is continuation of payments rather than closure, committee head says

Department for the Economy

There are currently 1,100 participants in the RHI scheme, with just less than 2,000 boilers in Northern Ireland

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Belfast to welcome new student accommodation in former biscuit factory

Belfast City Centre

The site is expected to complete in June 2026

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Air pollution estimated to cause 130 lung cancer cases a year in NI, study finds

The study estimated that people in the most polluted areas have a 37% higher risk of lung cancer than those in the least polluted areas

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Christine Lampard set to host television awards in Belfast

Christine Lampard

The popular broadcaster will host the 10th Anniversary Royal Television Society Northern Ireland (RTS NI) TV Awards later this year

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Multiple people attacked during serious assault at Belfast train station

Belfast City Hospital

Police have issued an appeal for information following the attack at the City Hospital station

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Falls Park and Belfast cycling club VC Glendale to host top cyclo-cross event

There will be more than 300 riders travelling from all over Ireland to take part in what is known as the “Race of the Falling Leaves”

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Belfast Council appealing for volunteers for the city's first ever Fleadh

Belfast City Council

With interest set to be high, anyone keen to be involved is advised to apply before the end of this year

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Firearm and ammunition found following search in Newtownabbey

Police have issued an appeal for information following the discovery

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MLAs back Ladies with Letters call for public inquiry into Southern Health Trust cervical screening review

This week marks two years since 17,500 women received letters advising them that their smear tests were being reviewed.

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Clonard Monastery Belfast targeted by masked burglars in 'distressing' incident

"It is deeply saddening that anyone would do this to a place that means so much to so many"

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Ahmed Abashar: Police issue appeal for missing man who failed to appear at court

The PSNI remains the only UK police force that does not routinely issue mugshots of convicted offenders

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Westlink Belfast clear after early morning two vehicle crash

Traffic and travel

The busy dual carriageway reopened after 7am

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Monument approved for unmarked Muslim graves in West Belfast Cemetery

Belfast City Council

The site contains 'poor ground' where over 80,000 souls lie in unmarked graves and an underground wall, built in Victorian times to separate Protestant and Catholic graves

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Man taken to hospital with head injury after report of group attack in South Belfast

The victim is understood to have been knocked to the ground by the suspects who then kicked him a couple of times

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Latest row over Irish language street signs in Belfast focuses on survey times

Belfast City Council

DUP fails to get 28 day survey time, even with Alliance support

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Details and timings of extended Belfast bus lane hours

Traffic and travel

The extended hours were announced on Monday

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Belfast man enters 'not guilty' pleas in relation to pensioner's death

Belfast Crown Court

Pedestrian Paul Marshall, 70, died a week after he was struck by a van at the Millfield junction in Belfast

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Belfast bus lane hours to be extended

Belfast City Centre

The pre-Christmas roadworks embargo in Belfast City Centre is also to be brought forward

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Real Life Grieving family raise thousands in memory of four-year-old son who died in tragic holiday accident Edward Massey passed away hours after arriving for a holiday on the Spanish island of Tenerife

Outrage as guests arrive at North Coast hotel for bookings only to find it closed

A number of people had to find elsewhere to stay after expecting to stay the night at Me & Mrs Jones hotel in Portstewart

Glengormley family-run chippy on 28 years of creating a 'home from home'

The popular spot has changed over the years, but has always kept its rustic charm

Six cases heard before NI courts this week

Two Belfast men who stole a scooter from a doctor in an early morning hijacking were handed 30-month sentences

Investigation after dual language sign cut with angle grinder in East Belfast

The sign at Shandon Park was removed on Saturday evening

Crime Investigation after multiple cars damaged with 'Halloween hair-dye' in Dundonald The incident took place some time between Friday evening and Saturday morning

43-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder after two children found dead at home

Police were called to a home in Stafford at around 7.30am on Sunday morning by the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Two children were sadly pronounced dead at the scene

Man to appear in court charged with sexual communication with a child

It comes after a man was arrested in Strabane on Saturday, October 11

Mallusk hub fighting food poverty across Northern Ireland as winter demand looms

Last year they provided 172 charitable projects across NI with 1.7 million meals

Investigation after dual language sign cut with angle grinder in East Belfast

The sign at Shandon Park was removed on Saturday evening

Real Life Grieving family raise thousands in memory of four-year-old son who died in tragic holiday accident Edward Massey passed away hours after arriving for a holiday on the Spanish island of Tenerife

Outrage as guests arrive at North Coast hotel for bookings only to find it closed

A number of people had to find elsewhere to stay after expecting to stay the night at Me & Mrs Jones hotel in Portstewart

Glengormley family-run chippy on 28 years of creating a 'home from home'

The popular spot has changed over the years, but has always kept its rustic charm

Six cases heard before NI courts this week

Two Belfast men who stole a scooter from a doctor in an early morning hijacking were handed 30-month sentences

Investigation after dual language sign cut with angle grinder in East Belfast

The sign at Shandon Park was removed on Saturday evening

Crime Investigation after multiple cars damaged with 'Halloween hair-dye' in Dundonald The incident took place some time between Friday evening and Saturday morning

Northern Ireland can follow Slovakia's lead says Bailey Peacock-Farrell

Northern Ireland football team

Northern Ireland goalkeeper Bailey Peacock-Farrell eyeing a big night against Germany at Windsor Park

Shea Charles relishing 'one of the biggest nights' of his Northern Ireland career

Northern Ireland football team

The Southampton midfielder can't wait to get another crack at Germany

43-year-old woman arrested on suspicion of murder after two children found dead at home

Police were called to a home in Stafford at around 7.30am on Sunday morning by the West Midlands Ambulance Service. Two children were sadly pronounced dead at the scene

Man to appear in court charged with sexual communication with a child

It comes after a man was arrested in Strabane on Saturday, October 11