Northern Ireland News for November 2002 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2002
School children to attend drugs awareness class
Almost 100 primary school pupils from across Belfast are set to take part in a special cross-community drugs education initiative tomorrow morning. The children - from Avoniel, Currie, Holy Rosary an...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2002
Man in court over Belfast bomb find
A man has appeared in court charged in connection with the discovery of a large incendiary-type bomb in Belfast at the weekend. Terence McCafferty, 34, from the New Lodge area of the city, was charge...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2002
Police reforms could lead to 'disastrous one-way truth commission'
Ulster Unionist Policing Board member Fred Cobain has said that the government's proposed policing legislation could lead to a "disastrous one-way truth commission". Among the new police reforms tabl...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2002
Government unveils legislation for working parents
The government has announced it is preparing legislation that will give new and improved rights to working parents of young children in Northern Ireland. The Employment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 ...
Business News, Nov 27, 2002
FSB NI welcomes cross-border fuel report
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Northern Ireland has given a warm welcome to the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee Report on 'Cross Border Fuel Duty Differentials'. NI Policy Chai...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2002
Woman dies in Bangor house fire
A man has been arrested after a woman died in a fire at her flat in the early hours of this morning. The woman – who has not yet been named – was found dead by firefighters at the flat in the Kilcool...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2002
North-west sports events considered for civic honour
The organisers of two of the north coast’s biggest sporting events are to be honoured by Coleraine Borough Council. The organising teams behind the Milk Cup soccer tournament and the North-West 200 m...
Business News, Nov 27, 2002
Rixell spins up to meet full order book
Rixell, the Omagh-based subsidiary of Ritek, the world’s largest producer of CDs, is gearing up to meet a series of orders from two of the best-known international companies in the global data storage...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
Six arrested over republican arms smuggling
Six people have been arrested by police in Antrim and north Belfast today in connection with suspected arms smuggling. It is understood that the four men and two women were arrested following investi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
Northern Ireland trade delegation visit China
As part of its commitment to support local business in developing markets overseas, Invest Northern Ireland has sponsored a 28-strong trade mission to China. Led by Victor Haslett, President of the N...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
NI Hospice chief steps aside for operational review
The Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Hospice, Tom Hill, is to step aside to allow an independent review of the operation of the charity and its council's activities. In a statement the managem...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
Vacant security bases to undergo regeneration
Direct rule minister Ian Pearson has published plans that will see the regeneration of security force bases vacated as part of the normalisation process. The draft Order sets out how a Strategic Inve...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
Motion to change city's name is 'illegal' claims Nesbitt
The UUP's former Environment Minister Dermott Nesbitt has warned that Derry Council could leave itself open to legal action if it passes a motion to drop the prefix 'London' from the City of Londonder...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
Antrim company leads the way for SME success
Antrim-based Springfarm Architectural Mouldings (SAM) has seen its sales rise by over 450 per cent following the start of a business improvement drive, Leslie Morrison, Invest NI Chief Executive, has ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
International e-business conference opens in Belfast
Growth in Northern Ireland’s economy depends on the ability of local business to make the best use of e-business technologies to tackle global markets. This was message from Economy Minister, Ian Pea...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
UUP delegation meets with Prison Officers' Association
A senior delegation from the Ulster Unionist Party has met with the Prison Officers' Association to discuss the ongoing dispute between the Association and the Government. At the request of the Assoc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
Pub damaged in overnight arson attack
A pub in Randalstown, County Antrim, has been severely damaged in an overnight arson attack. Two "Yellow Godessess" from Ballymena, which responded to the emergency call, attended the blaze at the ba...
Business News, Nov 26, 2002
Local SPAR stores appraised by UK team
A recent three-day long study tour of some of the Province's SPAR stores, which had the theme of “Stand Out And Be Recognised” has taken place in SPAR stores across Northern Ireland. The tour enabled...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2002
Police launch 'major operation' against loyalist crime
Police have launched what they described as a "major search and arrest operation" against loyalist paramilitaries and organised crime in the Waterside area of Londonderry. Police confirmed that as of...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Pensioner attacked and robbed at home over the weekend
A pensioner has been attacked and robbed in her south Belfast home over the weekend. The woman, who is in her 70's, was attacked at around 5pm on Saturday after two men called at her home at Wamsbeck...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Ministers launch €179m Interreg IIIA programme
Ministers from Northern Ireland and the Republic have launched the INTERREG IIIA Programme, one of the European Union's Community Initiatives. The programme, which targets all disadvantaged border ar...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Firefighters' 40% pay claim 'detrimental' to economy says PM
Prime Minister Tony Blair remained defiant over the weekend claiming firefighters' 40% pay aspirations were unrealistic and would be detrimental to the economy. In a televised statement, Mr Blair war...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Miss NI quits Nigeria after riot deaths
Northern Ireland's Miss World representative has arrived back in the UK, along with the rest the competitors, after scores of people were killed in rioting close to the venue in Nigeria. Miss William...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
No DPP seats for ex-prisoners before 'acts of completion'
The government has said that ex-prisoners can only serve on District Policing Partnerships (DPPs) after republicans had successfully made "acts of completion". Speaking ahead of the publication of th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Ramraider shot by police in Newry
A man has been shot and six police officers injured after a ramraider went on the rampage in Newry in the early hours of this morning. Previous to the shooting, there were three ram raid incidents –...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Man shot as police head off terror attack
A man is seriously ill in hospital after police opened fire on two men believed to be involved in planting an incendiary device in Belfast City centre last night. It is understood that two cars were ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Browne hails Laganside regeneration programme
NIO minister Des Browne has heaped praised on the Laganside Corporation for its track record in promoting the regeneration of the River Lagan – a process which has seen up to 10,000 jobs created in th...
Business News, Nov 25, 2002
Omagh firm surveys Scottish Highlands
Almost every local authority building in the Scottish Highlands, including those in the Inverness area, have been surveyed recently by Concept Engineering Systems (CES) of Omagh. As part of a major c...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
DUP's expulsion threat to members talking to Sinn Fein
The DUP leader has warned his party members that anyone who is seen to make contact with Sinn Féin will face expulsion. Dr Ian Paisley made his shock announcement at his party's annual conference in ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2002
Teenage girl escapes abduction bid
Police are investigating the attempted abduction of a 13-year-old girl in the Fruithill area of Andersonstown yesterday afternoon. The girl was with two friends when an old type navy Vauxhall Nova a...