A north Belfast primary school has become the BELB's first 'green' school. Cavehill Primary School has solar panels which power, among other things, lights which automatically switch off when nobody's in the room. Rain water is also collected from the roof to be recycled and used in the school.

Given Northern Ireland's excessive use of landfill sites (and the hike in rate bills this might enduce) this has to be a good thing.

The school also plan to begin using a wind turbine to generate electricity and raise a bit of extra cash to be reinvested in the school - which given recent rows over education funding, can't be bad.

The new building will accommodate 315 pupils.