Latest East Belfast News

The Chief Constable Jon Boutcher welcomed Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to the Northern Ireland Police College at Garnerville. Later the PM met some officers injured during riots and disorder in Belfast and Derry/Londonderry

David Crymble Funeral Directors open new premised on the Woodstock Road in East Belfast, present were Alderman Jim Rodgers, Cllr Sonia Copeland, Archdeacon David McClay (Willowfield Parish), Jason Marriot (Cardiac Services), Andrew Crymble

Four East Belfast businesses shortlisted for 2016 Women in Business Awards. Sinead Curran of Lagan Construction, Frances McVeigh of PwC, Sinead Dillon of Fujitsu, Katie Stevenson & Sarah Graham Walsh of La Bella Vita Hair & Beauty have been shortlisted

The Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Infrastructure has today visited the Connswater Community Greenway in East Belfast to see how the park is improving the quality of life for local people. The Committee also received a briefing on the Flood Alleviation Scheme

NI Water has commenced work on a new storm sewer on the Ballygowan Road and Knock Dual Carriageway in East Belfast. The work commenced Monday the 4th July 2016 and is to take approximately 8 weeks to complete. The project is to provide a storm sewer for a new apartment development on the Ballygowan Road,

East Belfast business academy creates 110 jobs for unemployed in first year. The partnership between Inspire Business Centre Dundonald and Welsh outsourcing company RMS is behind the programme. East Belfast MP Gavin Robinson today presented certificates at a special graduation ceremony.

New East Belfast bus lanes between Holywood Arches and Sandown Road at Ballyhackamore to become operational on Monday 27 June 2016. The completion

First bus from East to West Belfast using the Rapid Transport System is running a year late. Department for Regional Development (DRD) has announced that the

Give us back our green men! Simply Belfast call on the DRD to stop removing the green man signals on the opposing poles when replacing our pedestrian traffic lights. East Belfast now have several of these lights along the route of the rapid transport link.

Businesses and members of the public in East Belfast are disgusted by yet another robbery, this time on the commercial premises of an new addition to the Holywood Arches Shopping area, a clothing retail store called David James Kerr.

Northern Ireland Executive sells Ormiston House in East Belfast for less than £2 million. Ormiston House once lived in by Harland & Wolff founder Edward J Harland and former chairman Lord Pirie and shows off Belfast's maritime history now sold at huge loss - but who bought Ormiston House?

Residents of Kingsdale Park in East Belfast win struggle with DRD to have street adopted and repaired only to have it torn up for utility work..Most East Belfast political parties claim they won the battle for the residents which saw the repaired at a cost of..

Concerns raised over the long term viability of Connswater Shopping Centre in East Belfast which is believed to have been recently bought by an Investment Fund called Fortress. With Dunne Stores now closed and Tesco to close in April is Connswater a Ghost Town?

East Belfast accident on the Upper Newtownards Road at Ballyhackamore leaves a 15 year old school girl fighting for her life. The victim is being treated at the Royal Victoria Hospital and condition is described as serious. If you can pray - please pray!

Belfast City Hall became the launch for a campaign called 'Drug dealers don't care, do you?'. It aims to encourage the reporting of drug-related activity within local communities across Northern Ireland. Present at the launch were David Ford Justice Minister and George Hamilton PSNI Chief Constable

Tesco is to close Connswater and Cregagh Road stores on the 4th April 2015. The move follows the 2012 opening of a larger store on the Castlereagh Road in East Belfast. It is part of a wider plan to close less profitable stores across the UK. Does every little help?

East Belfast flood disaster avoided now Belfast Harbour want to reclaim land, does this not put Sydenham and other Belfast residents of danger of flooding. Belfast Harbour wants to reclaim lands with costs likely to exceed £30 million. Do you live in Sydenham aren't you worried?

Belfast Fun News: Whether you go to church, whether or not your a Christian, whether you can sing like an angel or not, surely we all know you can't get to Heaven this way!

Aidan Campbell, launches latest books on Belmont and Sydenham, at Hillmount Nurseries, Castlereagh Hills, East Belfast

Van Morrison 'Van the Man' free concert tickets for Belfast Waterfront Hall gig, to be allocated by Belfast City Council in lottery draw

Supermarket giant Sainsburys has been granted permission to build a major supermarket on the outskirts of East Belfast at Dundonald.