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Protesters have blocked a city centre road in a bid to rally support for continuing calls for social housing.

A group stood at one end of Stewart Street in Belfast's Market district as part of an ongoing campaign against what they say is a greater priority being given to office developments over homes for locals.

This morning's protest comes ahead of legal action at the High Court tomorrow.

The case is being taken in the wake of a major office development at waste ground off Stewart Street being given the go ahead.

Locals say office developments in the area are getting priority despite what they see as years of broken promises about more housing.

They also say the office block at Stewart Street will have a negative effect on people living in the immediate vicinity.

Padraig Ó Meiscill, from the Housing Now group, is at this morning's protest.

He said: "If we lose the case on Stewart Street and the skyscraper is built at the expense of the rights of residents, it could be the beginning of the end for the Market community."

The protest comes against a backdrop of upset over a lack of housing on the nearby Gasworks site where office accommodation is also planned.