It was never how she dreamt she would be spending her 46th birthday; sitting in a little house in Belfast with two transvestites, sharing a meal and laughing alot.  And as they partied together Jacqui knew there was nowhere else she’d rather be.
The encounter came about through Jacqui Robb’s work with Hope Ministries.  The Monkstown [...]

‘She’ is not so different from me, really. Sure, our worlds are like night and day: one English living comfortably, the other Irish, living in hardship, taking drugs and waiting for the next punter to squirm into her life for a few horrendous moments.  But there is a chord that binds our hearts together…. writes Susan [...]

“I’d never crossed to the other side of the street - because that was ‘the other side’.”  The heartfelt words of one of the storytellers at our recent Tales from the City event.  It was a night of quality music, positive stories, warm chat, coffee and treats.  It was a night where hope was voiced.
Andrew’s [...]

Well, what can I tell you about Shaw Street?  We moved here nearly two years ago while I was heavily pregnant with my son, Teddy.  It’s just a regular terraced street in east Belfast with its own wee unspoken rules… writes Janette Myles.
These little rules included the fact that cars on the left can park [...]

“I think people should be screaming about this place…”  - that’s how the creator of an innovative new art project, which aims to capture the spirit of Belfast, feels about the city…
‘We are Belfast’ is an online wall made up of people’s favourite images of the city, which will then become a feature at an [...]

It apparently takes just 120 seconds to consume a cream egg… and this weekend thousands of people will be getting their teeth stuck into the yummy treats courtesy of two local youth groups.
Young people from churches in north Belfast and Granshaw have spent months collecting cream eggs en masse, in preparation for handing them out [...]

Take a few young people with a vision to make a difference on the streets of Belfast; take a few flasks of soup and hot drinks - and plenty of warm layers to combat some of the coldest nights of the year. This is a project known as Beautiful Feet.
It started out as an idea [...]

If people care enough to do this for me, then maybe I am worth caring about…”  The words of a woman in Belfast who has been handed a free hamper of groceries - all thanks to the kindness of random strangers she will never meet…

She’s one of 2,400 people across the city who have benefited [...]

Dusk was falling, offices were emptying as workers headed home on a damp and drizzly night, but laughter sounded from an interface area in the west of the city - as young people dreamt about a Belfast without walls.
Sixteen year old Rachel says the ‘peace walls’ have always been part of her life: “You grow [...]

Naomi Long is buzzing.  It’s the day of Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s visit to Belfast and she has back-to-back meetings and engagements.  But she’s not complaining: “I entered politics to get involved.  I could see what was wrong out there and I want to make a difference.  I love this city… I love what I [...]