A major collaborative commerce and culture project backed by your local newspaper is to culminate in a fun-filled festival on the lower Lisburn Road.
Archive | September, 2011
Alexandra in tune at open mic competition
An aspiring South Belfast singer has been given the thumbs up by judges who votd her through to the semi-finals of a prestigious music competition.
Play park supporters petition council
A South Belfast residents’ group has appealed to a local council to create a public play park which they say is desperately needed in their community.
Councillors’ choice in leadership race
SDLP councillors in South Belfast have revealed where their loyalties lie ahead of the upcoming party leadership contest.
Inability to make investment case sees city still lagging behind
News of a reprieve for the Continental service linking Belfast and the US is good news for all the people of this city, not just those who take that transatlantic flight. The news that Twitter has chosen Dublin this week for its European base — the 11th major digital company to locate major operations there — shows that Belfast is still behind the curve when it comes to attracting inward investment.
Southern voters ignored dire warnings last time round
I used to interview graduate students who wanted to become teachers. Since there were four applicants for every place on the course, the room tended to have more than its share of tight smiles and leaky armpits. We were looking for several things, principally a personality suited to teaching and recent experience that matched the job.
