Northern Ireland News for March 2004 : Page 11
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2004
Politicians unite in condemnation of racist leaflet
Local political leaders have united in their condemnation of a racist leaflet which is being circulated in south Belfast. The leaflet calls for local people to expel members of the Chinese community ...
Politicians unite in condemnation of racist leaflet
Local political leaders have united in their condemnation of a racist leaflet which is being circulated in south Belfast. The leaflet calls for local people to expel members of the Chinese community ...
Business News, Mar 10, 2004
Local business a winner in education review
Linking Further Education with business needs was one of the key topics considered at today’s meeting of the Economic Development Forum (EDF). The NIO Minister with responsibility for Enterprise, Tra...
Local business a winner in education review
Linking Further Education with business needs was one of the key topics considered at today’s meeting of the Economic Development Forum (EDF). The NIO Minister with responsibility for Enterprise, Tra...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2004
Lottery funding for sport tops £50m
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Angela Smith confirmed today that funding from the National Lottery to sport projects in Northern Ireland has reached £50 million. The Minister was speaking at Ball...
Lottery funding for sport tops £50m
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister Angela Smith confirmed today that funding from the National Lottery to sport projects in Northern Ireland has reached £50 million. The Minister was speaking at Ball...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2004
Car tax evaders face £80 fine, says Minister
Motorists who fail to tax their car from this month onwards face an £80 fine, the Government warned today. From March, Driver Vehicle Licensing NI will issue the first notices to tax defaulters, NIO ...
Car tax evaders face £80 fine, says Minister
Motorists who fail to tax their car from this month onwards face an £80 fine, the Government warned today. From March, Driver Vehicle Licensing NI will issue the first notices to tax defaulters, NIO ...
UK National News, Mar 10, 2004
Four Guantanamo Britons held for questioning
Counter-terrorism officers are continuing to question four of the five Britons who returned to the UK from Guantanamo Bay yesterday. The men – Tarek Dergoul, from London, and Rhuhel Ahmed, Asif Iqbal...
Four Guantanamo Britons held for questioning
Counter-terrorism officers are continuing to question four of the five Britons who returned to the UK from Guantanamo Bay yesterday. The men – Tarek Dergoul, from London, and Rhuhel Ahmed, Asif Iqbal...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2004
School suspension and expulsion procedures under review
Education Minister, Jane Kennedy has today announced the start of a three-month consultation exercise to consider proposals for new suspension and expulsion procedures in schools. Explaining the back...
School suspension and expulsion procedures under review
Education Minister, Jane Kennedy has today announced the start of a three-month consultation exercise to consider proposals for new suspension and expulsion procedures in schools. Explaining the back...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2004
Scientists discuss role of genetics in psychiatric disorders
Scientists and mental health experts are gathering in Belfast today to discuss the role of genetics in psychiatric disorders. Organised by Queen's University's Neuroscience Research Group, which is ...
Scientists discuss role of genetics in psychiatric disorders
Scientists and mental health experts are gathering in Belfast today to discuss the role of genetics in psychiatric disorders. Organised by Queen's University's Neuroscience Research Group, which is ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2004
Local business a winner in education review
Linking Further Education with business needs was one of the key topics considered at today’s meeting of the Economic Development Forum (EDF). The NIO Minister with responsibility for Enterprise, Tr...
Local business a winner in education review
Linking Further Education with business needs was one of the key topics considered at today’s meeting of the Economic Development Forum (EDF). The NIO Minister with responsibility for Enterprise, Tr...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2004
Water Service launches customer charter and complaints procedure
The Water Service has launched a new Customer Complaints procedure and a revised Customer Charter, describing the standards of service that customers can expect and what customers should do if they fe...
Water Service launches customer charter and complaints procedure
The Water Service has launched a new Customer Complaints procedure and a revised Customer Charter, describing the standards of service that customers can expect and what customers should do if they fe...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
Britain's five Guantanamo detainees fly home today
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are expected to fly home to the UK today. Home Secretary David Blunkett confirmed yesterday that the five – Tarek Dergoul, from Lon...
Britain's five Guantanamo detainees fly home today
Five of the nine British nationals held by the US in Guantanamo Bay are expected to fly home to the UK today. Home Secretary David Blunkett confirmed yesterday that the five – Tarek Dergoul, from Lon...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
Commercial planting of GM maize gets go ahead
The government has said today that it has agreed "in principle" to the commercial cultivation of GM herbicide-tolerant maize. Mrs Beckett said she did not anticipate any commercial cultivation of GM...
Commercial planting of GM maize gets go ahead
The government has said today that it has agreed "in principle" to the commercial cultivation of GM herbicide-tolerant maize. Mrs Beckett said she did not anticipate any commercial cultivation of GM...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
NI star to remain behind bars until at least Thursday
Jailed Northern Ireland and Leicester star, Keith Gillespie looks set to remain behind bars until Thursday while more forensic tests are carried out. Mr Gillespie, along with team mates Paul Dickov ...
NI star to remain behind bars until at least Thursday
Jailed Northern Ireland and Leicester star, Keith Gillespie looks set to remain behind bars until Thursday while more forensic tests are carried out. Mr Gillespie, along with team mates Paul Dickov ...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
More people in medical training than ever say government
More people in England are training to be doctors than ever before, according to government figures published today. The government claimed success in achieving its goal of increasing medical school ...
More people in medical training than ever say government
More people in England are training to be doctors than ever before, according to government figures published today. The government claimed success in achieving its goal of increasing medical school ...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
Men urged to 'act responsibly' to reduce number of female Aids sufferers
Marking International Women's Day yesterday, the UN Secretary-General has issued a call for men to "assume the responsibilities" to reduce the "terrifying pattern" of HIV/Aids infection among the worl...
Men urged to 'act responsibly' to reduce number of female Aids sufferers
Marking International Women's Day yesterday, the UN Secretary-General has issued a call for men to "assume the responsibilities" to reduce the "terrifying pattern" of HIV/Aids infection among the worl...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
Home of DPP member targeted
The home of a Co Tyrone District Policing Partnership (DPP) member has been targeted for the second time in six months on Monday. Strabane DPP member Tom McBride had just returned to his home near Pl...
Home of DPP member targeted
The home of a Co Tyrone District Policing Partnership (DPP) member has been targeted for the second time in six months on Monday. Strabane DPP member Tom McBride had just returned to his home near Pl...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
Appeal issued over missing teenager
Police in west Belfast have appealed for help in tracing the whereabouts of a 14-year-old boy who has been missing since the weekend. Paul McCoubrey was last seen leaving his New Barnsley Park home a...
Appeal issued over missing teenager
Police in west Belfast have appealed for help in tracing the whereabouts of a 14-year-old boy who has been missing since the weekend. Paul McCoubrey was last seen leaving his New Barnsley Park home a...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
Visits to UK museums rise by 11m from 2001
More people are taking advantage of free admission to museums and galleries in England, according to new figures out today. Visits have risen by nearly 11 million since the introduction of the free a...
Visits to UK museums rise by 11m from 2001
More people are taking advantage of free admission to museums and galleries in England, according to new figures out today. Visits have risen by nearly 11 million since the introduction of the free a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
Community projects to benefit from £3m fund
Thirteen community projects are to benefit from £3 million funding the Department for Social Development’s Outreach Programme. The initiative, which is a new approach to meeting community need, was d...
Community projects to benefit from £3m fund
Thirteen community projects are to benefit from £3 million funding the Department for Social Development’s Outreach Programme. The initiative, which is a new approach to meeting community need, was d...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
Four-year-old boy dies in Scottish road crash
A four-year-old boy from Northern Ireland has died following a road traffic collision in Scotland. James Hayes, from Omagh in Co Tyrone died following the crash between a car and a motorcycle outside...
Four-year-old boy dies in Scottish road crash
A four-year-old boy from Northern Ireland has died following a road traffic collision in Scotland. James Hayes, from Omagh in Co Tyrone died following the crash between a car and a motorcycle outside...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
Palm oil use linked to rainforest destruction, claim environmentalists
One third of all food products on supermarket shelves are directly contributing to the destruction of the world's rainforests, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth. The research claimed ...
Palm oil use linked to rainforest destruction, claim environmentalists
One third of all food products on supermarket shelves are directly contributing to the destruction of the world's rainforests, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth. The research claimed ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
First ever Honorary Indian Consul appointed in NI
India has appointed the first ever Honorary Indian Consul in Northern Ireland. Diljit Rana, who takes up his post after being appointed by his country's President, will also head up the first Honorar...
First ever Honorary Indian Consul appointed in NI
India has appointed the first ever Honorary Indian Consul in Northern Ireland. Diljit Rana, who takes up his post after being appointed by his country's President, will also head up the first Honorar...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
DEL launch Northern Ireland Partnership Fund
The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) today announced the launch of a Partnership Fund for Northern Ireland. The Fund will offer employers and employees or their representatives an opportu...
DEL launch Northern Ireland Partnership Fund
The Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) today announced the launch of a Partnership Fund for Northern Ireland. The Fund will offer employers and employees or their representatives an opportu...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
Belfast office rents are lowest in UK and Ireland
Northern Ireland is cheaper for business with the lowest rental costs in the UK and Ireland, according to the latest Office Market Report. This is according to the latest in a series of office report...
Belfast office rents are lowest in UK and Ireland
Northern Ireland is cheaper for business with the lowest rental costs in the UK and Ireland, according to the latest Office Market Report. This is according to the latest in a series of office report...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
More must be done to remove 'pockets of poverty': charity
Every country and region within the UK suffers from "pockets of poverty" and government initiatives have been "limited" in their attempts to reduce poverty, according to a new report today. The repor...
More must be done to remove 'pockets of poverty': charity
Every country and region within the UK suffers from "pockets of poverty" and government initiatives have been "limited" in their attempts to reduce poverty, according to a new report today. The repor...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
New protection centres to help sex assault victims
More victims of sexual assault will be able to receive care and counselling, while at the same time being able to help police investigations, following the announcement today of £250,000 funding for n...
New protection centres to help sex assault victims
More victims of sexual assault will be able to receive care and counselling, while at the same time being able to help police investigations, following the announcement today of £250,000 funding for n...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
Shankill Jobs & Benefits Office closes following attack
The Shankill Jobs & Benefits office in west Belfast has temporarily closed its doors, following an attack on staff last Friday. Two staff were injured in the incident which police are currently inves...
Shankill Jobs & Benefits Office closes following attack
The Shankill Jobs & Benefits office in west Belfast has temporarily closed its doors, following an attack on staff last Friday. Two staff were injured in the incident which police are currently inves...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 9, 2004
PRONI unveils refurbished Public Search Room
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has officially opened its Public Search Room, which has been refurbished at a cost of £250,000. It is hoped that the updated facilities will attra...
PRONI unveils refurbished Public Search Room
The Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI) has officially opened its Public Search Room, which has been refurbished at a cost of £250,000. It is hoped that the updated facilities will attra...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
South East to get £22m development package
A £22 million funding package to help deliver more affordable homes, jobs and growth in the South-East was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today. The investment into the London-S...
South East to get £22m development package
A £22 million funding package to help deliver more affordable homes, jobs and growth in the South-East was announced by the Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott today. The investment into the London-S...
UK National News, Mar 9, 2004
Thousands of SMEs risk prosecution over disability access
More than two-thirds of small business owners risk breaking the law if they fail to make their premises compliant with an extension of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), according to research pu...
Thousands of SMEs risk prosecution over disability access
More than two-thirds of small business owners risk breaking the law if they fail to make their premises compliant with an extension of the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA), according to research pu...
UK National News, Mar 8, 2004
Leicester boss vows to stay on as trio stay in jail
Leicester City boss Mickey Adams has vowed to stay on at the club as three of his players spend their fifth day in a Spanish jail. In a statement released on the club's website today, Mr Adams acknow...
Leicester boss vows to stay on as trio stay in jail
Leicester City boss Mickey Adams has vowed to stay on at the club as three of his players spend their fifth day in a Spanish jail. In a statement released on the club's website today, Mr Adams acknow...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.