Northern Ireland News for March 2006 : Page 10
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
Jobs to be lost on closure of Boots' Belfast warehouse
Around 50 jobs are to be lost following the closure of the Boots retail warehouse in Belfast. Today, the company has revealed that over the next three years, approximately 2,250 jobs are to be cut fr...
Jobs to be lost on closure of Boots' Belfast warehouse
Around 50 jobs are to be lost following the closure of the Boots retail warehouse in Belfast. Today, the company has revealed that over the next three years, approximately 2,250 jobs are to be cut fr...
Recruitment News, Mar 14, 2006
New Website Gives Advice To Students And Families
A website to help give advice to students and their families on the financial support available to them has been launched. The site, www.studentfinanceni.co.uk, will also have the facility for studen...
New Website Gives Advice To Students And Families
A website to help give advice to students and their families on the financial support available to them has been launched. The site, www.studentfinanceni.co.uk, will also have the facility for studen...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 14, 2006
FSB calls on Chancellor to assist business growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Northern Ireland's largest business lobby group with over 5,000 members, has presented its Budget submission to the Treasury. A serious concern to the FSB's ...
FSB calls on Chancellor to assist business growth
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), Northern Ireland's largest business lobby group with over 5,000 members, has presented its Budget submission to the Treasury. A serious concern to the FSB's ...
Recruitment News, Mar 13, 2006
30 Jobs To Be Cut At Medical Equipment Company
Approximately 30 jobs are to be lost at a medical equipment company in Ballymoney, County Antrim. The American owned company, Tyco Healthcare, made the announcement today, claiming that the redundanc...
30 Jobs To Be Cut At Medical Equipment Company
Approximately 30 jobs are to be lost at a medical equipment company in Ballymoney, County Antrim. The American owned company, Tyco Healthcare, made the announcement today, claiming that the redundanc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Hain announces Policing Board line-up
Secretary of State Peter Hain has today announced the new line-up for the 19-member Northern Ireland Policing Board. Speaking earlier today, the Secretary of State said: “The Northern Ireland Policin...
Hain announces Policing Board line-up
Secretary of State Peter Hain has today announced the new line-up for the 19-member Northern Ireland Policing Board. Speaking earlier today, the Secretary of State said: “The Northern Ireland Policin...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Government welcomes Church's moves to protect children
The government has today welcomed the move by leaders of the Catholic Church to share all information on suspected paedophile priests with the PSNI. In response to the Protection of Children and Vuln...
Government welcomes Church's moves to protect children
The government has today welcomed the move by leaders of the Catholic Church to share all information on suspected paedophile priests with the PSNI. In response to the Protection of Children and Vuln...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Goldsmith accepts Met Chief's apology
The Attorney General has accepted an apology from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair after he admitted secretly taping phone conversations. A spokesperson for Lord Goldsmith said that he ...
Goldsmith accepts Met Chief's apology
The Attorney General has accepted an apology from Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Ian Blair after he admitted secretly taping phone conversations. A spokesperson for Lord Goldsmith said that he ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Man has both ears bitten off in west Belfast attack
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following an assault in west Belfast earlier today. Shortly after 9am, a man entered a house in the New Barnsley Gardens area of the city and at...
Man has both ears bitten off in west Belfast attack
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following an assault in west Belfast earlier today. Shortly after 9am, a man entered a house in the New Barnsley Gardens area of the city and at...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
New cancer centre opens in Belfast
A new multi-million pound cancer unit has today opened its doors to patients in Belfast. The £60 million Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital has high-tech suites and is aimed at putting Northern I...
New cancer centre opens in Belfast
A new multi-million pound cancer unit has today opened its doors to patients in Belfast. The £60 million Cancer Centre at Belfast City Hospital has high-tech suites and is aimed at putting Northern I...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Four arrested after Manchester pub killings
Four men have been arrested following a shooting at a pub in Salford, Greater Manchester on Sunday March 12. Two men died in the incident at the Brass Handles pub on Edgehill Close in Pendleton at ap...
Four arrested after Manchester pub killings
Four men have been arrested following a shooting at a pub in Salford, Greater Manchester on Sunday March 12. Two men died in the incident at the Brass Handles pub on Edgehill Close in Pendleton at ap...
Business News, Mar 13, 2006
Training partnerships put NI SME's top of the class
Student training partnership programmes are playing a vital role in helping local SME's to develop and grow their business, according to Paul White, Head of Employer Engagement Unit, Belfast Institute...
Training partnerships put NI SME's top of the class
Student training partnership programmes are playing a vital role in helping local SME's to develop and grow their business, according to Paul White, Head of Employer Engagement Unit, Belfast Institute...
Business News, Mar 13, 2006
CBI warns Brown of UK tax burden
The CBI has hit out at what it has labelled "stealth taxes" disguised as a 'tax avoidance' crackdown on businesses. The CBI warned today that the UK is losing its competitiveness as it slips down the...
CBI warns Brown of UK tax burden
The CBI has hit out at what it has labelled "stealth taxes" disguised as a 'tax avoidance' crackdown on businesses. The CBI warned today that the UK is losing its competitiveness as it slips down the...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Five people remanded over Kent depot robbery
Five people have been remanded in custody on charges related to the £53 million robbery at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent last month. Four men and one woman were remanded until June 12 at a p...
Five people remanded over Kent depot robbery
Five people have been remanded in custody on charges related to the £53 million robbery at the Securitas depot in Tonbridge, Kent last month. Four men and one woman were remanded until June 12 at a p...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Lawyer considers client's 'overexposure'
The lawyer of a senior north Belfast loyalist has warned that he may report the Chief Constable, Sir Hugh Orde, and an unnamed Sunday newspaper editor to the Attorney General for over exposure of his ...
Lawyer considers client's 'overexposure'
The lawyer of a senior north Belfast loyalist has warned that he may report the Chief Constable, Sir Hugh Orde, and an unnamed Sunday newspaper editor to the Attorney General for over exposure of his ...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Milosevic took 'wrong drugs'
A Dutch toxicologist who examined blood samples from former Serb and Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic before his death, found traces of medication which may have prevented his heart medication from ...
Milosevic took 'wrong drugs'
A Dutch toxicologist who examined blood samples from former Serb and Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic before his death, found traces of medication which may have prevented his heart medication from ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Antrim woman dies in road crash
One woman has been killed and a second has been seriously injured during a road traffic incident in the early hours of yesterday morning. Sarah Doris Jones, 25, from Antrim, died in the collision, wh...
Antrim woman dies in road crash
One woman has been killed and a second has been seriously injured during a road traffic incident in the early hours of yesterday morning. Sarah Doris Jones, 25, from Antrim, died in the collision, wh...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Prescription charges to increase by 15p
The cost of an NHS prescription will rise by 15p to £6.65 for a single prescription item from the start of April. The cost of prescription pre-payment certificates will also increase, rising by 75p t...
Prescription charges to increase by 15p
The cost of an NHS prescription will rise by 15p to £6.65 for a single prescription item from the start of April. The cost of prescription pre-payment certificates will also increase, rising by 75p t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Delays hit Westlink as upgrade begins
Motorists using the Westlink in Belfast have been warned of possible delays as the three-year multi-million pound upgrade commences today. Lane closures came into effect in the early hours of this mo...
Delays hit Westlink as upgrade begins
Motorists using the Westlink in Belfast have been warned of possible delays as the three-year multi-million pound upgrade commences today. Lane closures came into effect in the early hours of this mo...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Thames Water announces hosepipe ban
Britain's largest water company, Thames Water, has announced that it will introduce a hosepipe ban, amid growing fears that the south east of England could face a drought this summer. Around eight mi...
Thames Water announces hosepipe ban
Britain's largest water company, Thames Water, has announced that it will introduce a hosepipe ban, amid growing fears that the south east of England could face a drought this summer. Around eight mi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
30 jobs to be cut at medical equipment company
Approximately 30 jobs are to be lost at a medical equipment company in Ballymoney, County Antrim. The American owned company, Tyco Healthcare, made the announcement today, claiming that the redundanc...
30 jobs to be cut at medical equipment company
Approximately 30 jobs are to be lost at a medical equipment company in Ballymoney, County Antrim. The American owned company, Tyco Healthcare, made the announcement today, claiming that the redundanc...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Government launches consultation on sexuality discrimination
The Department of Trade and Industry has launched a consultation on outlawing discrimination by pubs, hotels and restaurants against gay and lesbian customers. Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johns...
Government launches consultation on sexuality discrimination
The Department of Trade and Industry has launched a consultation on outlawing discrimination by pubs, hotels and restaurants against gay and lesbian customers. Trade and Industry Secretary Alan Johns...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Planning permission refused for Bangor development
Planning permission for a major housing development on the eastern side of Bangor has been refused. Dunlop Developments and Boland Reilly made the proposal fro the 35-hectare site, which was to inclu...
Planning permission refused for Bangor development
Planning permission for a major housing development on the eastern side of Bangor has been refused. Dunlop Developments and Boland Reilly made the proposal fro the 35-hectare site, which was to inclu...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Minister backs new initiative to collect unpaid fines
More than one thousand warrants have been executed, criminals arrested and £60,000 in unpaid fines collected following a major effort by courts staff across London to pursue elusive offenders. The mo...
Minister backs new initiative to collect unpaid fines
More than one thousand warrants have been executed, criminals arrested and £60,000 in unpaid fines collected following a major effort by courts staff across London to pursue elusive offenders. The mo...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2006
Dolphins found dead in County Down
Two dolphins rescued after beaching in County Down on Friday, have died. The mammals were spotted swimming close to the shore on Friday afternoon by a local resident and were later found beached on t...
Dolphins found dead in County Down
Two dolphins rescued after beaching in County Down on Friday, have died. The mammals were spotted swimming close to the shore on Friday afternoon by a local resident and were later found beached on t...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
Tax rebate for energy efficient homes
Nearly one million householders could receive a council tax rebate of up to £100 if they install energy efficiency measures, it has been announced. The scheme, launched by British Gas and Defra, will...
Tax rebate for energy efficient homes
Nearly one million householders could receive a council tax rebate of up to £100 if they install energy efficiency measures, it has been announced. The scheme, launched by British Gas and Defra, will...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2006
CBI calls for business tax reduction
The rising burden of taxes is leading to UK businesses losing their competitive edge, the Confederation of British Industry has warned. The CBI launched an attack on 'stealth taxes', which it said wh...
CBI calls for business tax reduction
The rising burden of taxes is leading to UK businesses losing their competitive edge, the Confederation of British Industry has warned. The CBI launched an attack on 'stealth taxes', which it said wh...
Business News, Mar 13, 2006
Businesses urged to consider benefits of environmental biodiversity
Representatives from Northern Ireland's business community will gather on Wednesday March 15 at the Belfast Innovation Centre to discuss the important role that business has in promoting and supportin...
Businesses urged to consider benefits of environmental biodiversity
Representatives from Northern Ireland's business community will gather on Wednesday March 15 at the Belfast Innovation Centre to discuss the important role that business has in promoting and supportin...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2006
Police examine items seized during cross border raids
Police are examining documents and laptop computers seized during yesterday's cross border raids. Operation 'Achilles,' a joint operation between the PSNI, HR Revenue & Customs, and Garda, involved s...
Police examine items seized during cross border raids
Police are examining documents and laptop computers seized during yesterday's cross border raids. Operation 'Achilles,' a joint operation between the PSNI, HR Revenue & Customs, and Garda, involved s...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2006
Vandals attack Catholic church in east Belfast
Police are appealing for information following a racist attack on a Catholic church in east Belfast last night. Vandals entered St Colmcille's church on the Upper Newtownards Road and daubed graffiti...
Vandals attack Catholic church in east Belfast
Police are appealing for information following a racist attack on a Catholic church in east Belfast last night. Vandals entered St Colmcille's church on the Upper Newtownards Road and daubed graffiti...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 10, 2006
Special honour announced for former UDR and RIR members
Defence Minister Adam Ingram has today announced that the service of the UDR and Royal Irish Regiment is to be formally recognised. The announcement came during Mr Ingram's visit to Drumaad Barracks ...
Special honour announced for former UDR and RIR members
Defence Minister Adam Ingram has today announced that the service of the UDR and Royal Irish Regiment is to be formally recognised. The announcement came during Mr Ingram's visit to Drumaad Barracks ...
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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.