Belfast City Council news

Belfast’s £105m Leisure Transformation Programme has been recognised for its social impact by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). The programme won the leisure ... More

Fitness and physical activity operators in the UK have begun closing facilities and cancelling events, ahead of the predicted peak in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak. ... More

The future nature of Belfast Zoo is uncertain after a motion was tabled by a city councillor to phase out the display of caged animals ... More

Two newly-built leisure centres are set to open their doors in Belfast next month as part of the city council's £105m Leisure Transformation Programme. The ... More

Northern Ireland’s only burial ground with a Jewish section is to have a visitor centre added to it that will tell the history of the ... More

Construction work has started on the £15m Brook Leisure Centre in West Belfast – one of seven key projects which form the city council’s £105m ... More

Northern Ireland’s popular Titanic Belfast attraction has submitted plans to expand its facility, with the operator casting its eye towards the hospitality side of its ... More

Belfast’s Crumlin Road Courthouse is getting set to be transformed into a £25m luxury hotel. Signature Living Group, the hotel group, will revamp the landmark ... More

Spa Experience has opened it’s ninth UK spa in Belfast, as part of the redevelopment of the Olympia Leisure Centre in the city’s centre. The ... More

Construction company Heron Bros has been appointed as the contractor to design and build three new leisure facilities in Belfast, which is part of a ... More

The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has granted £5m (US$6.2m, €5.5m) to restore and redevelop Ireland’s surviving Victorian public baths in Ireland. The project, which in ... More

Belfast’s revamped Connswater Community Greenway will play host to the 2017 International Association of Ultrarunners (IAU) 24-Hour World Championships. The competition – held every two ... More

Gaming giant Rank Group has pitched plans for a new mixed-use leisure development – including a casino – to Belfast City Council, but will require ... More

Planning approval has been granted for a new leisure complex within the Windsor Park stadium development in Northern Ireland. The new development, led by Belfast ... More

Northern Irish football club Crusaders FC has drawn up proposals for a new 4,000-capacity sports and educational facility to be shared with Newington Youth FC. ... More

A partnership of local and central governments is using sport to deliver social change in the Shankill area of Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Department for ... More

Budgets across the UK are delivering harsh cuts to arts groups with Westminster council set to cut funding by 100 per cent, while Newcastle council ... More

Belfast communities are being consulted this week regarding opportunities to improve local sport and leisure facilities in tandem with the development of Windsor Park and ... More

Titanic Belfast, a new £97m (EUR116.2m, US$154.8m) attraction in Northern Ireland, UK, has opened 100 yards from where the ill-fated liner was launched a century ... More

Belfast's new £18m Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) is to open its doors for the first time next month in the Northern Irish capital's Cathedral Quarter. ... More

The Belfast Waterfront arts and entertainment venue is to benefit from a GBP20m expansion as part of a wider GBP150m investment designed to boost the ... More

A gala performance of Arthur Miller's The Crucible has marked the unveiling of the new £18.1m Lyric Theatre in Belfast, Northern Ireland - two years ... More

Belfast City Council (BCC) has announced the launch of its new integrated strategy to help guide tourism development in Northern Ireland's capital city. The council ... More