Northern Ireland News for January 2002 : Page 12

Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
NIE gets ‘Seal’ of Approval
The mood was fun and festive at a recent special event held by Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) at the Exploris NIE Seal Sanctuary in Portaferry to celebrate the South Eastern Education and Library ...
Business News, Jan 2, 2002
Business failures continue to drop despite economic downturn
The number of business failures in the UK dropped last year by nearly one per cent according to the annual tally of business casualties published by business information company D&B. The total number...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
Former director of Lottery Management Company disqualified
A former director of the Northern Ireland Lottery Management Company from Helens Bay, County Down has been disqualified by the High Court from being a company director for seven years. The judgement ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
Elderly man rescued from house fire
The Fire Service has said two Londonderry women who pulled their 82 year old disabled father from a house fire saved his life. All three were treated at Altnagelvin hospital after the fire at their h...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
QUB graduation ceremony recognises clinical skills of nurses
According to the Department of Health local services in Northern Ireland have been given a major boost following the graduation of almost four hundred “much needed” new nurses at Queen’s University, B...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
Education Minister approves funding for Sperrin Integrated College
The Education Minister has announced that he has approved funding for a new Post-Primary Integrated School - Sperrin Integrated College at Magherafelt. Education Minister Martin McGuinness said: “I a...
Business News, Jan 2, 2002
UK economic growth expected to slow in 2002
The UK’s economic growth is expected to slow to about 1.5 per cent during 2002. The latest figures from research group Cambridge Econometrics has predicted a further decline in manufacturing, led by ...
Business News, Jan 2, 2002
Many directors believe political incorrectness is acceptable
The majority of company directors believe that cracking politically incorrect jokes and using slang are now acceptable in many business situations, according to a recent survey. The research by The A...
Business News, Jan 2, 2002
HSENI issue safety message for roofing work
The HSENI has issued an important safety message to all homeowners thinking of engaging contractors to carry out roofing or other work at height on their premises. People have been urged to be extrem...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 2, 2002
Newry border town deals with triple currency status
As people in the Republic of Ireland begin to make sense of the euro, a border town in Northern Ireland is starting to adapt to their new triple currency status. People in Newry, in County Down, have...