Northern Ireland News for November 2001 : Page 5

Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Newtownabbey benefits from Tesco job creation
Newtownabbey is to benefit from the opening of a new Tesco store that is set to create 200 jobs in the town. The province’s newest Tesco outlet will be based in a purpose-built facility at the Abbey...
Business News, Nov 20, 2001
Tesco lose European court battle to Levi Strauss
The European Court of Justice in a land mark judgement ruled that clothes maker Levi Strauss has the right to limit the quantity of jeans that UK supermarket giant Tesco imports from the US or Eastern...
Business News, Nov 20, 2001
Heathrow's fifth terminal given the go-ahead
Transport Secretary Stephen Byers has given the green light for the creation of a fifth terminal at London’s Heathrow Airport following the findings of a four-year public enquiry into the proposed sch...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Stena to shed one sixth of workforce
Almost 100 jobs are to be shed on the Stena Line Belfast to Stranraer route as part of a restructuring programme designed to increase the company’s competitive advantage on the crossing. The company...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Police warn Londonderry workmen of Loyalist threat
The police in Londonderry have said they have obtained intelligence that loyalist paramilitaries are intending to attack Catholic workmen on building sites. They said they particularly wanted to war...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
NI Hospice Children’s Service launch fundraising scheme
The Northern Ireland Hospice Children’s Service are collecting used mobile phones, toner and printer cartridges to help secure the £2 million needed to run the Newtownabbey-based children’s hospice ea...
Business News, Nov 20, 2001
LEDU reveal Top 100 winners in small business sector
A Lisburn firm has been named as LEDU’s fastest-growing client company following the publication of the agency’s list of the hundred best performing small businesses in the province. Engineering fir...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Customs officers seize 6,000 litres of illegal fuel
Northern Ireland Customs and Excise officers have seized 6,000 litres of illegal fuel in an operation near Larne. Customs officers raided three separate businesses premises at an industrial complex ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Apartment prices fall as housing market stabilises
The average price of an apartment in Northern Ireland has slumped by more than £10,000 in the past year, according to a survey published today by the University of Ulster. This sector of the market ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Holy Cross parents decline school bus option
Only four children at the north Belfast school where loyalists have been protesting for 11 weeks took up the local education authority’s offer of transport on Tuesday morning. The Belfast Education ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
DEL appeal for Further Education college governors
The Department for Employment and Learning has issued a call to members of the business community and professions to apply for appointment as governors of Colleges of Further Education in Northern Ire...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Overseas students attend Stormont reception
The Minister for Employment and Learning, Dr Sean Farren, has welcomed a group of international students to the seat of Government in Northern Ireland. The students, including participants in the pr...
Business News, Nov 20, 2001
Survey reveals Britain is bottom of EU league
A new survey commissioned by the European Union has revealed that Britain is considered the most difficult country to do business with. Around 4,000 firms throughout the fifteen member states of the...
Business News, Nov 20, 2001
Business start-ups drop by over a quarter
Fewer businesses started in the third quarter of 2001 than at any time since mid-1992, according to research published by Barclays. The 76,900 starts in England and Wales in Q3 of 2001 represent a 2...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2001
Belfast promises warm welcome for US team
The Lord Mayor of Belfast has welcomed the announcement that Belfast will act as host to Team USA during the 2003 Special Olympics. More than 7,000 athletes from 170 countries are expected to take p...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
Empey launches business start up campaign
The Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment has called bright people with business ideas to re-establish the entrepreneurial spirit that the Northern Ireland economy needs. The Minister, Sir R...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
Man begins hunger strike to end Holy Cross dispute
A parent at Holy Cross Primary School in north Belfast has begun a hunger strike aimed at stopping the protest. The man, whose daughter attends Holy Cross Primary School in Ardoyne, which has been t...
Business News, Nov 19, 2001
Go profits from crisis in airline industry
Budget airline Go has revealed a 51 per cent rise in pre-tax profits following a half-year performance in direct contrast to the financial fortunes of most of the world’s airlines. The company’s pro...
Business News, Nov 19, 2001
Lisburn firm clinches deal with Japanese supermarket giant
An award-winning Lisburn firm has clinched an important export order to supply goods to Japanese retail giant Hanamasa. FifthSense Trading Company represents Irish speciality food manufacturers and ...
Business News, Nov 19, 2001
Empey reveals assistance package for renewable energy
Economy Minister Sir Reg Empey has stressed the need for small businesses and local communities to realise the full potential of using energy from renewable sources during the launch of a £600,000 pac...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
Youth questioned in connection with murder of man in Conlig
A 15-year-old youth is being questioned by police following the death of a man in a stabbing incident in Conlig, north Down. The name of the 27-year-old man who died in Conlig has not yet been made p...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
Turn your cash into Christmas baubles and save lives
Concern are launching a Christmas appeal with a difference this year as they want you to buy decorations for their festive tree. Companies can pay anything from £50 to £250 to have their logo put on...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
County Tyrone sees successful historic restoration
A unique restoration scheme in County Tyrone has been officially opened by Social Development Minister Nigel Dodds. The £500,000 project involved the sympathetic restoration of a historic terrace an...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
NIO proposes ideas to replace old RUC badge
The Northern Ireland Office has come up with seven different ideas for the design of the new Police Service of Northern Ireland emblem as a draft consultation document in order to assist the Policing ...
Business News, Nov 19, 2001
EMI report expected profit loss
EMI Group has seen its profits fall thanks to a worldwide fall in CD sales. The music company – whose roster of artists includes Kylie Minogue and Robbie Williams – revealed a loss of £2 million for ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
Emmerdale star to turn on Belfast’s Christmas lightshow
The Lord Mayor of Belfast Jim Rodgers will be joined by television star Lisa Riley to switch on the city’s Christmas lights on Tuesday evening. The star of ITV's ‘Emmerdale’ and ‘You've Been Framed’...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
Trimble appeals for party unity
Ulster Unionist Party leader David Trimble has made a call for unity within the party at the annual party conference held at the weekend. Warning against internal strife in the party, Mr Trimble sai...
Business News, Nov 19, 2001
Sx3 offer accountancy training solutions
Sx3 Training Solutions are now offering a Modern Apprenticeship in Accounting in response to the growing need to source highly skilled employees for their finance departments. The programme, entitle...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2001
Rule 21 is ‘history’ says GAA president
The Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) has voted to scrap its controversial Rule 21 which bans members of the security forces playing Gaelic games. The organisation made the decision at a special con...
Recruitment News, Nov 19, 2001
Farren welcomes cross-border training
The Chief Executives from Training & Employment Agencies north and south of the border have met in Belfast in joint session to discuss issues of common interest. The session, held on Monday November...