Cost-cutting has forced some local authorities to reduce expenditure by turning off lights in towns and on motorways. Belfast does not seem to have suffered in this way, as a look over the city from the surrounding hills will show. But the place was not always so brightly illuminated.
Gas times as city shines under glow of new lights

Knife burglary fears calmed

A LOCAL councillor has told Lisburn Road residents “not to be alarmed” at local crime rates after a householder was confronted by a knife-wielding intruder in the early hours of Monday morning.
Cyclists running into trouble due to parked cars
POLICE on the Lisburn Road must protect cyclists by keeping bicycle lanes free, a local MLA has said.
Landlords get their houses in order

Landlords in South Belfast’s student heartland have carried out a series of precautions to prevent a repeat of last year’s extensive flooding during the severe weather.
Condolences over Lagan body find
THE Chairperson of the Lagan Valley Regional Park Board has offered condolences to the family of a man whose body was found close to Shaws Bridge in South Belfast.
St Matthew’s make Nelson Cup progress

Under the watchful eye of new manager Lance Shields, St Matt’s progressed to the second round of the Nelson Cup with a hard fought victory.