Northern Ireland News for March 2004 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2004
English firm fined record H&S figure
An English based railways firm has been ordered to pay the largest fine on record for a conviction under health and safety at work legislation in Northern Ireland. Mowlem Railways was fined a total o...
English firm fined record H&S figure
An English based railways firm has been ordered to pay the largest fine on record for a conviction under health and safety at work legislation in Northern Ireland. Mowlem Railways was fined a total o...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2004
Tory MP quits frontbench for 'family reasons'
The Tory local government spokesperson has quit his post for "family reasons", it has been reported today. David Curry has sent a resignation letter to party leader Michael Howard setting out his re...
Tory MP quits frontbench for 'family reasons'
The Tory local government spokesperson has quit his post for "family reasons", it has been reported today. David Curry has sent a resignation letter to party leader Michael Howard setting out his re...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2004
Anglers offer Scotland £113m in 'reel' economic benefits
Angling is worth £113 million a year for Scotland's economy and supports almost 3,000 jobs, according to a new report published today. The report, 'The Economic Impact of Game and Coarse Angling in S...
Anglers offer Scotland £113m in 'reel' economic benefits
Angling is worth £113 million a year for Scotland's economy and supports almost 3,000 jobs, according to a new report published today. The report, 'The Economic Impact of Game and Coarse Angling in S...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2004
USCA calls for St Patrick's Day Budget present
The Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants (USCA) has called on Chancellor Gordon Brown to present a Budget which delivers regional incentives to stimulate the local economy. The Ulster Society, whi...
USCA calls for St Patrick's Day Budget present
The Ulster Society of Chartered Accountants (USCA) has called on Chancellor Gordon Brown to present a Budget which delivers regional incentives to stimulate the local economy. The Ulster Society, whi...
UK National News, Mar 15, 2004
'Operation Payback' puts squeeze on fine dodgers
The government has stepped up its action in a crackdown on persistent fine dodgers. The 'Operation Payback' campaign marks a drive across England and Wales to recover £354.4 million worth of outstand...
'Operation Payback' puts squeeze on fine dodgers
The government has stepped up its action in a crackdown on persistent fine dodgers. The 'Operation Payback' campaign marks a drive across England and Wales to recover £354.4 million worth of outstand...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2004
Conference highlights nursing care practice
A major conference to highlight innovation and best practice in the nursing care of Older People was held in Co Antrim today. Hosted by the Nursing and Midwifery Group at the Department of Health, So...
Conference highlights nursing care practice
A major conference to highlight innovation and best practice in the nursing care of Older People was held in Co Antrim today. Hosted by the Nursing and Midwifery Group at the Department of Health, So...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 15, 2004
TSS issue warning on 'art' investment
The Trading Standards Service (TSS) has issued a warning to consumers invited to invest in paintings. It comes after the TSS was contacted by someone who had bought a painting for £1,800 following a ...
TSS issue warning on 'art' investment
The Trading Standards Service (TSS) has issued a warning to consumers invited to invest in paintings. It comes after the TSS was contacted by someone who had bought a painting for £1,800 following a ...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
ETA remain chief suspects, but Aznar rules nothing out
The Spanish Prime Minister has pledged to bring the perpetrators of yesterday's terror bombings in Madrid to justice, as the government continues to insist that the Basque separatist group ETA were be...
ETA remain chief suspects, but Aznar rules nothing out
The Spanish Prime Minister has pledged to bring the perpetrators of yesterday's terror bombings in Madrid to justice, as the government continues to insist that the Basque separatist group ETA were be...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
British Guantanamo detainee accuses US of 'torture'
One of the five Britons recently returned to the UK from Guantanamo Bay has claimed that he was subjected to cruel and sadistic treatment by US authorities. Jamal al Harith, from Manchester, told th...
British Guantanamo detainee accuses US of 'torture'
One of the five Britons recently returned to the UK from Guantanamo Bay has claimed that he was subjected to cruel and sadistic treatment by US authorities. Jamal al Harith, from Manchester, told th...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
Leicester City trio fly home after being granted bail
The three Leicester City players accused of sexually assaulting three women in La Manga last week have been released on bail. The club's captain Paul Dickov and players Frank Sinclair and Keith Gill...
Leicester City trio fly home after being granted bail
The three Leicester City players accused of sexually assaulting three women in La Manga last week have been released on bail. The club's captain Paul Dickov and players Frank Sinclair and Keith Gill...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Urgency creeps into Northern Ireland peace process
A renewed sense of urgency evident on Thursday night as Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Prime Minister Tony Blair met in Dublin to discuss the Northern Ireland peace process. The two premiers pledged to t...
Urgency creeps into Northern Ireland peace process
A renewed sense of urgency evident on Thursday night as Taoiseach Bertie Ahern and Prime Minister Tony Blair met in Dublin to discuss the Northern Ireland peace process. The two premiers pledged to t...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
UK politicians send messages of 'solidarity' to Spain
UK political parties have strongly condemned yesterday's terrorist outrage in Madrid and sent messages of solidarity to the Spanish government. Speaking at Labour's spring conference in Manchester, ...
UK politicians send messages of 'solidarity' to Spain
UK political parties have strongly condemned yesterday's terrorist outrage in Madrid and sent messages of solidarity to the Spanish government. Speaking at Labour's spring conference in Manchester, ...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
UN passes resolution condemning ETA as 'threat to peace'
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the Basque separatist group Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) saying that it regards them as "a threat to peace and security." The re...
UN passes resolution condemning ETA as 'threat to peace'
The UN Security Council has unanimously adopted a resolution condemning the Basque separatist group Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) saying that it regards them as "a threat to peace and security." The re...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
Man arrested over Morecambe cockle-picking deaths
A man has been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 20 cockle-pickers, who drowned in Morecambe Bay last month. The 33-year-old Chinese man was arrested in Liverpool last night on suspicion...
Man arrested over Morecambe cockle-picking deaths
A man has been arrested by police investigating the deaths of 20 cockle-pickers, who drowned in Morecambe Bay last month. The 33-year-old Chinese man was arrested in Liverpool last night on suspicion...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Books of condolence opened for Madrid bombing victims
The Lord Mayor of Belfast has requested that Books of Condolence be opened at City Hall for the victims of yesterday’s terrorist bombs in the Spanish capital of Madrid. Speaking from London today, th...
Books of condolence opened for Madrid bombing victims
The Lord Mayor of Belfast has requested that Books of Condolence be opened at City Hall for the victims of yesterday’s terrorist bombs in the Spanish capital of Madrid. Speaking from London today, th...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
Blair and Ahern discuss next step in peace process
Prime Minister Tony Blair has met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin to discuss the next step in the flagging Northern Ireland peace process. At a press conference after the meeting on Thursday th...
Blair and Ahern discuss next step in peace process
Prime Minister Tony Blair has met with Taoiseach Bertie Ahern in Dublin to discuss the next step in the flagging Northern Ireland peace process. At a press conference after the meeting on Thursday th...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Elderly woman hospitalised following break-in
An elderly woman has been treated in hospital for shock following a break-in at her home in Belfast. Three masked men broke into the 95-year-old woman's home at Orby Drive in east Belfast at around 9...
Elderly woman hospitalised following break-in
An elderly woman has been treated in hospital for shock following a break-in at her home in Belfast. Three masked men broke into the 95-year-old woman's home at Orby Drive in east Belfast at around 9...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Racist leaflet linked to loyalist paramilitaries
Loyalist paramilitaries have been linked to a racist leaflet distributed in parts of south Belfast this week. Security sources have indicated that they believe the UVF may have been behind the leafle...
Racist leaflet linked to loyalist paramilitaries
Loyalist paramilitaries have been linked to a racist leaflet distributed in parts of south Belfast this week. Security sources have indicated that they believe the UVF may have been behind the leafle...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Chip plant saved by farmers' co-op
The sole frozen chip plant in Ireland has been saved by an investment of £2.5 million by a cross-border farmers' co-operative. The deal will secure 26 jobs at the Ballymoney Foods factory, which proc...
Chip plant saved by farmers' co-op
The sole frozen chip plant in Ireland has been saved by an investment of £2.5 million by a cross-border farmers' co-operative. The deal will secure 26 jobs at the Ballymoney Foods factory, which proc...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
Pyramid cash schemes organisers face £5,000 fines
People who organise, promote or recruit chain-gifting schemes face up to a year in jail or a £5,000 fine, under draft legislation published today. Schemes such as 'Hearts' and 'Women Empowering Women...
Pyramid cash schemes organisers face £5,000 fines
People who organise, promote or recruit chain-gifting schemes face up to a year in jail or a £5,000 fine, under draft legislation published today. Schemes such as 'Hearts' and 'Women Empowering Women...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2004
UK firm wins Indian parliament TV contract
UK broadcast equipment company dB Broadcast has won a prestigious contract for the design, engineering, testing and commissioning of the entire television and video recording facilities in the new, ha...
UK firm wins Indian parliament TV contract
UK broadcast equipment company dB Broadcast has won a prestigious contract for the design, engineering, testing and commissioning of the entire television and video recording facilities in the new, ha...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Ministers host all-island energy forum
An important step towards an all-island energy market was agreed today at a Ministerial energy forum held in Drogheda. NIO Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Ian Pearson and his Republic o...
Ministers host all-island energy forum
An important step towards an all-island energy market was agreed today at a Ministerial energy forum held in Drogheda. NIO Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment Ian Pearson and his Republic o...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Recruitment policy will lead to 'second-class' stigma
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has said the 50:50 recruitment policy for the PSNI will build-up resentment within the police force and lead to some officers being labelled with the stigma of "se...
Recruitment policy will lead to 'second-class' stigma
Ulster Unionist leader David Trimble has said the 50:50 recruitment policy for the PSNI will build-up resentment within the police force and lead to some officers being labelled with the stigma of "se...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Minister announces 'cautious' approach to GM crops
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Angela Smith has outlined Northern Ireland’s policy on the cultivation of GM crops. The Minister said: "We will take a precautionary step-by-step approach to GM...
Minister announces 'cautious' approach to GM crops
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Angela Smith has outlined Northern Ireland’s policy on the cultivation of GM crops. The Minister said: "We will take a precautionary step-by-step approach to GM...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Businesses warned to beware of mailshot scam
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standards Service, has advised local businesses about the latest attempt to get them to part with their money via mailshots. The latest ma...
Businesses warned to beware of mailshot scam
The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standards Service, has advised local businesses about the latest attempt to get them to part with their money via mailshots. The latest ma...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2004
Belfast conference urges firms to address funding issues
Representatives from across the island’s business community gathered in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall for InterTradeIreland’s Private Equity Conference have heard of opportunities that are passing Norther...
Belfast conference urges firms to address funding issues
Representatives from across the island’s business community gathered in Belfast’s Waterfront Hall for InterTradeIreland’s Private Equity Conference have heard of opportunities that are passing Norther...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2004
Asian countries warned not to drop guard against bird flu
The UN has warned south east Asia countries affected by the bird flu outbreak not to be "too hasty" after it emerged the some intended to declare virus-free zones and restock decimated farm flocks. T...
Asian countries warned not to drop guard against bird flu
The UN has warned south east Asia countries affected by the bird flu outbreak not to be "too hasty" after it emerged the some intended to declare virus-free zones and restock decimated farm flocks. T...
UK National News, Mar 11, 2004
Reid unveils plan to help sufferers of chronic diseases
A new initiative to help people suffering from long-term chronic diseases like asthma and diabetes has been unveiled by the Health Secretary today. Under the plans, specialist teams across the countr...
Reid unveils plan to help sufferers of chronic diseases
A new initiative to help people suffering from long-term chronic diseases like asthma and diabetes has been unveiled by the Health Secretary today. Under the plans, specialist teams across the countr...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2004
NI politicians condemn Madrid atrocity
Politicians in Northern Ireland have united in their condemnation of the series of bombings in Madrid today that have killed at least 180 and injured hundreds of commuters. Ulster Unionist leader Dav...
NI politicians condemn Madrid atrocity
Politicians in Northern Ireland have united in their condemnation of the series of bombings in Madrid today that have killed at least 180 and injured hundreds of commuters. Ulster Unionist leader Dav...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 11, 2004
DPP members defy threats from dissidents
Death threats made against members of the District Policing Partnership (DPP) in Craigavon have been condemned today as cowardly. Catholic members of the DPP including independent member Hugh Casey a...
DPP members defy threats from dissidents
Death threats made against members of the District Policing Partnership (DPP) in Craigavon have been condemned today as cowardly. Catholic members of the DPP including independent member Hugh Casey a...
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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.