Belfast City Council

Preparatory works at Victoria Park is paused by the council after the plans received a mixed response.

The proposal is approved despite calls for housing to be incorporated into the development.

The longest day of the year is chosen for poetry readings and a service of prayer and music.

The mayors or chairpersons of local authorities traditionally change at the start of June.

Sinn Féin's Tina Black was elected mayor at the monthly council meeting on Wednesday.

Ms Black is the ninth Sinn Féin Lord Mayor since Alex Maskey became the first 20 years ago.

Launched at the end of March, the scheme received more than 2,750 orders in less than 24 hours

Alliance's Michael Long is also the first spouse of a previous lord mayor to hold the post.

Council services likely to be affected include some bin collections and street cleaning.

Centres in Belfast, Newry, Craigavon and Ballymena are due to open on staged basis next week.

John Walsh has worked for the council for more than 30 years and takes up the role next Monday.

A councillor's "Batphone has been ringing off the hook" over the Robert Pattinson movie.

The proposal to mark the day when IRA bombs killed nine and injured 130 was opposed by Sinn Féin.

Councils say they are under pressure due to revenue lost during the pandemic and rising energy costs.

Belfast City Council will instead fly the union flag on 1 July, to mark the Battle of the Somme.

Three parties do not want the Union flag to fly at Belfast City Hall but the DUP opposes that idea.

It is hoped the £1bn agreement for the Belfast region will create up to 20,000 jobs.

Carole Howard says she can now "openly and comfortably" express her pro-union views.