
The independent BURA awards, established in 1992, help to define excellence in regeneration across the UK. Winners come from projects large and small and the type of projects and schemes awarded varies year on year. Winners can provide valuable lessons for everyone who works in regeneration.

It is estimated that up to a third of all road traffic accidents involve someone who is at work at the time. As employers you need to consider what steps you should take to ensure your employees use the road as safely as possible.

In 1992 Quentin Tarantino turned Hollywood on its ear with his explosive first feature, Reservoir Dogs. Now, for the first time in Belfast, ‘Theatre Knights’ are turning Reservoir Dogs on its ear by performing Tarantino’s original script with an entirely female cast, in aid of the Belfast Rape Crisis Centre.

As a response to the recent significant price hikes in oil, gas and coal and in anticipation of a hike in electricity tariffs, the Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has established a Task Force to identify how fuel poverty here can be addressed for the coming winter.

The Northern Ireland Assembly’s Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has announced that Credit Unions will be the subject of its first inquiry. The Committee will examine the role and potential of credit unions and opportunities and barriers in Northern Ireland.

All the top celebrities are getting facelifts and makeover these days … and if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for Oxfam Ireland!

With June fast approaching your thoughts are probably turning towards a reviving chill-out on a beach somewhere. Before you go, why not give your skills a boost too with these sizzling courses from NICVA’s training calendar?

Serious concerns were raised recently, at a meeting of the Inner East Forum, about the abuse of alcohol on the streets of East Belfast.