FORGOTTEN HISTORY: South belfast - The Untold Story

Martin Smyth was an MP of ‘integrity and Christian principle’, service told

The former Ulster Unionist MP for South Belfast and Orange Order grand master died last week at the age of 94.

Evening Standard · Aug 29, 2025

Tributes paid to ‘stalwart of unionism’ Rev Martin Smyth

The former South Belfast MP has died at the age of 94.

Evening Standard · Aug 22, 2025

South Belfast: Man charged after £60,000 of drugs and large sum of cash recovered

It follows an incident in the South Belfast area in the early hours of Friday morning.

Belfast Live · Jul 8, 2023

Free community meals bringing people together in South Belfast

The Ballynafeigh Methodist Church has received a grant from Tesco to continue feeding the Ormeau Road community

Belfast Live · Jun 19, 2023

Frustration over closed toilets in popular South Belfast park

Drumglass Park toilets close at 5.30pm despite it being busy until the late evening

Belfast Live · Jun 16, 2023

Galwally House in South Belfast to get £4,000 grant from Lisburn Castlereagh Council

"By the 1930s the hospital was the property of the UVF, a militia that had suffered heavy casualties during the First World War, when many of their number served as part of the 36th (Ulster) Division."

Belfast Live · Jun 14, 2023

Belsonic 2023: Hotels near Ormeau Park to stay in after the concert

Thousands of fans will take over the South Belfast park over the next month

Belfast Live · Jun 1, 2023

Man has car repaired twice due to damage from pothole covered road in South Belfast

He has had to spent £300 replacing shock absorbers due to the issues on the road

Belfast Live · May 17, 2023

Popular Belfast restaurant to close after almost 15 years of trading

The Barking Dog in South Belfast is 'away to live on a farm' after being a staple in the area for almost a decade and a half

Belfast Live · May 8, 2023

South Belfast student accommodation nears completion

This is the company's first complex in the city

Belfast Live · Apr 25, 2023