Northern Ireland News for March 2003 : Page 3

Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2003
£25m regeneration project commences
Work on a £25 million project in Co Down, which is set to create hundreds of new job over the next couple of years, has begun. Work on the Gilford Mill Designer Outlet is set to be completed and open...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2003
Pharmacy deregulation report rejected by NIO Minister
An Office of Fair Trading (OFT) report calling for control arrangements for Health Service pharmacy contracts to be abolished has been rejected by NIO Health Minister Des Browne. The OFT report, whi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2003
Paul McGann to help Belfast media students
'Monocled Mutineer' and 'Hornblower' star Paul McGann is to return to Belfast on April 2 to help students from across Ireland looking for a career in film and television. McGann will join representat...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2003
Minister praises NI people’s creativity
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Angela Smith, has hailed the ingenuity of the people of Northern Ireland as their key to a better and more prosperous future. The Minister was speaking at the ...
Business News, Mar 26, 2003
Stena Line jockey for new horse racing package
Now that Cheltenham has whetted the appetite of horse racing enthusiasts across Northern Ireland, leading ferry company Stena Line has launched a day-trip programme to the famous Ayr Races – starting ...
Business News, Mar 26, 2003
Conduit enquiry number to rival BT's 192 service
Europe’s leading independent supplier of directory enquiries, Conduit has launched 11 88 88, an alternative to BT's 192 service. Conduit say any calls to 11 88 88 can be made from any landline or mob...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2003
Strategy for economic research unveiled
A document outlining the future strategy of economic research in Northern Ireland has been published today. Today's publication – ‘Economic Research for Northern Ireland – An Agenda' – highlights th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2003
Minister urges greater use of NI's £15m cycling facilities
NIO Minister Angela Smith has urged people to get on their bikes this summer and make full use of £15 million worth of cycling facilities that have been provided throughout Northern Ireland. She was ...
Recruitment News, Mar 25, 2003
Irish Government Alters Employment Legislation
THE Irish Government has published legislation which will allow citizens of 10 new EU member states to live and work in the Republic from May 2004. The Employment Permits Bill, introduced last week, ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Two deny charges over arms find
Two men who are charged with possession of weapons and explosives with intent to endanger life have both denied the charges at Belfast Crown Court today. Stephen Harte, 33, from Dermot Hill Parade, a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
RIR involved in capture of over 1,000 Iraqis
British troops, including men from the Royal Irish Regiment, have accepted the surrender of over 1,000 Iraqi soldiers in the south of the war-torn country. The 1st Battalion RIR assisted in taking hu...
Business News, Mar 25, 2003
CEM secure Heathrow T5 site
BAA has chosen CEM Systems, a Business Unit of Tyco Fire & Security, to supply the access control system for the Terminal 5 (T5) construction site at Heathrow Airport. T5, one of the largest construc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Redevelopment programme for Laganside unveiled
The historic Custom House Square area at Laganside is to get a £4 million facelift, it was announced today. The development, which is due to start this Spring, will see Custom House Square pedestrian...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Rail boost as new-look Central Station opens
The £6.4 million refurbishment of Central Station in Belfast underlines the Department for Regional Development’s commitment to provide Northern Ireland with a modern and sustainable transportation sy...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Elderly couple assaulted and robbed in Newcastle
An elderly couple have been assaulted at their home in Newcastle last night. One of the couple - a man in his 70's - was returning to his home at Knocksticken Road, Clough, after walking his dog. As ...
Business News, Mar 25, 2003
Firms failing to meet new ISO standard
UK construction companies are being warned that they may lose contracts if they fail to update to the new international quality management standard. The warning comes from certification body, BSI Man...
Business News, Mar 25, 2003
Initiative aims to attract investment in Shantallow
An investment of up to £4 million could be attracted into the Greater Shantallow area of Londonderry by a regeneration initiative launched today by John Hunter, Permanent Secretary at the Department f...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Youths petrol bomb Derry army base
An army base in Londonderry came under petrol bomb attack on Monday evening. A number of youths attacked the base in Bishop's Street shortly before 9pm last night. Although a number of devices were ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Girls escape injury after car driven at them
Two teenage girls have narrowly escaped injury in Belfast last night after a car mounted the pavement on the Stewartstown Road and attempted to run them down. At around 11pm, the pair, aged 17 and 1...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Calls for fair slice of Iraq contract work for NI
The Ulster Unionist MLA for Strangford, Tom Hamilton, has demanded that a fair slice of the lucrative Iraqi contracts to be handed out by USAid after the Iraq war, come to Northern Ireland. With Nort...
Business News, Mar 25, 2003
UTV gear up for May elections
UTV have upgraded their graphics presentation facilities with three fully optioned Aston RED character generators in preparation for coverage of May's assembly election. The units, which are fitted ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Minister says transport is major spending priority
Spending on public transport and roads is now a major priority, alongside health and education, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Angela Smith, MP said today. And she revealed that there will b...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
PSNI youth conference launched in Belfast
A two-day conference, organised by the PSNI, focusing on the relationship between young people and the police was launched in Belfast today. The conference, ‘Always Seen, Rarely Heard’, has been set...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
Exporter of the Year competition launches
Application forms for the Northern Ireland Exporter of the Year awards are being circulated to all companies in manufacturing and tradeable services ahead of the prestigious ceremony in Belfast City H...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 25, 2003
UUP 'concerns' over health provision in south west
The Ulster Unionist Party has voiced its concerns over the status of health provision in Mid-Ulster, with party leader David Trimble pledging to raise the issue when the assembly gets back on track. ...
Business News, Mar 25, 2003
Business networking club to launch in Dundonald
Local Enterprise Agency, Castlereagh Enterprises, is to launch a new business networking club. The club, which will be launched at Dundonald Enterprise Park, Carrowreagh Road, Dundonald, on Wednesday...
Recruitment News, Mar 24, 2003
Medical claims firm to create 220 jobs in Co Galway
CIGNA Corporation, the third largest investor-owned employee benefits organisation in the US, is to expand its medical claims processing operation in Co Galway creating 220 new jobs. Making the annou...
Recruitment News, Mar 24, 2003
De-rating will cost many manufacturing jobs warn MLAs
Alliance Assembly member Sean Neeson has claimed that the Government's proposals to abolish industrial de-rating could cost hundreds of manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland. The former Deputy Chair...
Business News, Mar 24, 2003
De-rating will cost many manufacturing jobs claim MLAs
Alliance Assembly member Sean Neeson has claimed that the Government's proposals to abolish industrial de-rating could cost hundreds of manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland. The former Deputy Chair...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 24, 2003
Speculation mounts over British demilitarisation deal
The BBC has reported that the government is planning to offer a significant demilitarisation carrot to republicans. This may entail reducing army personnel numbers in the province to around 5,000 – i...