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A delegation of European health experts received an official welcome to Belfast this week. Delegates from Sweden, the UK, Italy and Romania joined officials from Belfast Healthy Cities and the City Council on a two-day study visit examining healthy urban planning and the impact public policy has on the health of a region.
 
Belfast is one [...]

The Learning and Skills Development Agency NI (LSDA NI) has launched a new booklet advising further education colleges throughout the UK on how to manage communications effectively during a college merger process.
 
‘Meeting the Communication Challenge During College Merger’ has been written by LSDA NI associate Robert Conlon, who used the Northern Ireland experience of the [...]

Belfast Harbour has completed a £3.2m upgrade to two of the port’s busiest roads, thus improving access for almost two million hauliers and ferry passengers who use the routes annually. The works on a two-kilometre stretch of Dargan Road and Westbank Road mean that the Harbour’s main ferry and container facilities, including the new Stena [...]

Titanic Quarter Chief Executive Mike Smith hosts United States Ambassador to the UK, Ambassador Louis B. Susman, and the US Government’s new Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland, Declan Kelly, on a tour of Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. The tour was the first stop of a two-day visit to Northern Ireland for Ambassador Susman and Mr Kelly [...]

Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, has announced details of a spectacular flight giveaway in Bangor and Belfast to celebrate A-level results day on Thursday 20 August.

The Ryanair team will be giving away free flights to A-level students that have gained university or college places in any of its five destinations from George Best Belfast [...]

Management at George Best Belfast City Airport today spoke of their delight as two tenant airlines won a major public sector contract.

Following an EU compliant tender process, bmi and Flybe were two of three airlines to secure the Government Air Programme deal which will see local civil servants enjoy cheaper flights between Northern Ireland and [...]

Belfast Harbour has published its 2008 Annual Accounts detailing a strong financial performance despite the ongoing global recession.  Turnover increased to £32.7m (up 5%) while Operating Profit rose to £14.8m (up 10%).  The report also noted that the Harbour has completed or commenced capital projects totaling £60m during the past year.
Net Profit Before Tax stood [...]

A spokesperson for Titanic Quarter Ltd said:
“It would appear that there is much unfounded media speculation surrounding the future of Titanic Signature Project, when in fact the required preparation and foundation work has been ongoing on site for over two months and if anyone is interested in viewing the site, we would be happy to [...]

Speaking in response to the residents’ noise survey, Brian Ambrose, Chief Executive of George Best Belfast City Airport said:
 
“People living near transport infrastructure such as airports, motorways or railway lines will experience noise.
 
“In fact noise maps drawn up by the Environment and Heritage Service (now the NI Environment Agency) and available at www.noiseni.co.uk highlight that [...]