RESIDENTS from the Market area are concerned that private new development plans will “eclipse” the much-anticipated Market Tunnels Project. The eight disused railway arches, known as the Lanyon Tunnels, connect the Market with Belfast Central Station, St George’s Market and Lanyon Place. Plans are at an advanced stage to open them up for use as […]
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MARKET TUNNEL PLAN ENCOUNTERS SETBACK
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Packed and exciting festival programme ahead
FÉILE An Droichead continues to go from strength to strength. Now in its eighth year, the festival is recognised as one of the highlights of the traditional arts calendar in Belfast. Based in South Belfast, An Droichead is an Irish language organisation that promotes the development of Irish language and culture through education, arts, family […]
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King’s Hall development sparks local concern
SOUTH Belfast MLA Máirtín Ó Muilleoir and Balmoral Councillor Geraldine McAteer have met with residents of Harberton Park to discuss their concerns about the proposed new King’s Hall development. The King’s Hall site in South Belfast is being transformed into a £100m healthcare and leisure development, which is expected to create 500 new jobs. The […]
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Police suspect Lisburn bomb may have fallen off a vehicle
A prison officer is understood to have been the target of a failed bomb attack in Lisburn. Police believe the device may have been an under-car booby trap bomb that fell off a vehicle as it made its way through Market Square in the County Antrim town on Saturday (July 30). They described it as […]
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Double drama at Belvior and St Bride’s
A DRAMA group established to provide a creative outlet for the over-60s and the retired will put on two shows over the next week in aid of charity. Womberang was one of Adrian Mole creator Sue Townsend’s most famous drama productions and the U3A FunDrama group from the ‘University of the Third Age’ network will […]
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Body-in-the-boot victim was stabbed 200 times
A MAN whose body was found in the boot of a car in South Belfast had been stabbed 200 times, Belfast court has been told. 23-year-old Belfast man Kyle Neil, a resident of Bangor at the time of his death, was killed during a furious row after a party in Comber, County Down, in April […]
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