15th Feb 2012 ⁄ A Belfast-based charity dedicated to the support of survivors of brain injury and their families is gearing up for the night of the season as it hosts its first charity gala ball at City Hall. The Swing into Spring ball is being organised with the support of the city`s Lord Mayor...
24th Jan 2012 ⁄ Oscar fever is building in the run-up to Hollywoods biggest night of the year but its a red carpet event of a different kind that will be grabbing the limelight in Belfast come March. Belfast City Council has launched its annual search for outstanding teens that are making a difference...
20th Dec 2011 ⁄ Belfast City Council has launched a new initiative designed to help small businesses literally bring their products to the marketplace. The new Market Start Up programme is designed to provide support to people who wish to start up food or craft businesses...
20th Dec 2011 ⁄ Amateur photographers are advised to get ready for action as Belfast City Council launches the 2012 Belfast Parks Photographic Competition. A share of £1,000 is on offer for the best in three categories – People in parks; Wildlife in our parks; and, Buildings and art...
10th Oct 2011 ⁄ All kinds of scary spirits, wicked witches and ghostly ghouls will be making themselves known in Belfast soon as Hallowe`en gets underway and promises to be as fang-tastic as ever...
3rd Oct 2011 ⁄ With the spotlight firmly fixed on Belfast as it prepares to host the MTV EMAs, the worlds biggest artist, multi-million selling popstar, Rihanna has been causing a stir all on her own this week...
30th Sep 2011 ⁄ A ‘Titanic’ art piece, created by children from across Belfast, has been unveiled. The 8ft tall structure – created by more than 500 schoolchildren from all parts of the city – was seen for the first time in public at an exhibition in Belfast City Hall...
19th Sep 2011 ⁄ A time capsule is being buried to mark the end of work on the biggest public artwork ever commissioned in Northern Ireland. The capsule – containing messages from school children from the greater Village and lower Falls area, about their hopes for the future and how they would like to see their native Belfast in the year 2036 – was buried at th...
13th Sep 2011 ⁄ The biggest ever gathering of Belfasts writers has been held in the city centre, to mark the official launch of a series of new initiatives to highlight the citys rich literary heritage and vibrant contemporary scene...
26th Aug 2011 ⁄ The biggest ever gathering of Belfasts writers will mark the official launch of a series of new initiatives to highlight the citys rich literary heritage and vibrant contemporary scene.
On Tuesday 6 September, Belfast City Council and its various partners will officially launch Literary Belfast, with a gala evening at the Ulster Hall, featu...
26th Aug 2011 ⁄ The creative industry in Belfast is to benefit from the council's latest targeted business development initiatives. The 'Creative Entrepreneurs Club' (CEC) which is funded by the council will bring together those who work in the Film, Television, Digital Media, Music and Design sectors to network, pitch new ideas, listen to inspiring speakers as we...
18th Aug 2011 ⁄ The creative industry in Belfast is to benefit from the councils latest targeted business development initiatives. The ‘Creative Entrepreneurs Club (CEC) which is funded by the council will bring together those who work in the Film, Television, Digital Media, Music and Design sectors to network, pitch new ideas, listen to inspiring speakers as ...
22nd Feb 2012 ⁄ West Midlands ⁄ A Birmingham design agency’s newest recruit has big plans for the company. Barques Design, based in the Jewellery Quarter, has appointed Kathryn Small as business development manager...
