Monthly Archives: March 2012

Three years after England adopted legislation for the management of the marine environment, and two years after Scotland followed suit, a Marine Bill for Northern Ireland is finally before the Assembly. Willie Clark MLA, a member of the Environment Committee … Continue reading →

The regeneration of the Village has been a long and tortuous process, but residents should be seeing real progress on the ground very soon. Although it now looks unlikely that the promise of building getting underway by the end of … Continue reading →

Last month I attended a conference on the impacts of climate change on Northern Ireland, which took place at CAFRE’s Greemmount campus. Introduced by the Environment Minister, the event focused mainly on the local implications of the UK Climate Change Risk … Continue reading →

Just completed a great morning as part of a team of about 12 people volunteering with the Belfast Hills Partnership. Two family groups, some nature enthusiasts, a student or two and some walkers who were persuaded to give something different a try … Continue reading →

A milestone in my life has been surpassed since my last post, in the form of the launch of my first piece of academic work. The study of pension provision for women was completed by a team from Queen’s University … Continue reading →