Northern Ireland News for October 2008 : Page 6

Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2008
Top Bollywood Group Hits NI
The biggest Bollywood group in the UK is coming to Newtownabbey next month. Their colourful performance will be the highlight of a major event being organised by Northern Ireland's multi-ethnic arts ...
UK National News, Oct 23, 2008
Future Lawyers Get 'Life Coaches' To Remove Barriers To Law
Budding lawyers seeking advice and support in their efforts to join the legal profession will be helped by a Government initiative launched today by Justice Minister Lord Bach. The project, 'Barriers...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2008
NI Builders To Visit 'Booming' Saudi Market
Top procurement staff from the Saudi Bin Laden Group, one of the world's biggest construction businesses, will meet Northern Ireland companies in Saudi Arabia this week. The meeting with the $5 billi...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 23, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Jenni Backs UCF Lunch The Ulster Cancer Foundation's (UCF) annual luncheon event will this week be celebrated with special guest speaker Jenni Murray, who was diagnosed with breast cancer and is a we...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
'Friends' Supply Most NI Cocaine
So-called 'friends' are responsible for supplying most of the illegal drugs being used in Northern Ireland. An official survey has found that almost three quarters of recent users of cocaine powder h...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
Tributes For Family Of Six Killed On Motorway
Tributes have been paid to a family of six who were killed in a five-car pile up on the M6 yesterday. David and Michelle Statham had been returning to their home in Llandudno, north Wales, with their...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
Barnsley And Yorkshire Building Societies To Merge
Barnsley Building Society is to merge with its larger rival Yorkshire Building Society after facing the prospect of losing millions of pounds from the collapse of the Icelandic banks. The deal - whic...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
Woman Hurt In Glengormley House Blaze
One person has been treated for the effects of breathing in smoke and considerable damage has been caused to a private house which caught fire in Co Antrim earlier today. The NI Fire & Rescue Service...
Recruitment News, Oct 22, 2008
Optician Creates 60 New Irish Jobs
Sixty jobs are to be created with the expansion of Optical Express's operations in Ireland. The optician will open three new bases in Cork, Dublin and Galway, it was revealed today. The investment...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
No 'Serial Rapist' At Large
Following news of the fourth rape in the Queen's University area (pictured) in two weeks, the PSNI has moved to quell fears that one individual could be responsible. Superintendent Chris Noble confir...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
Abortion Debate Out Of Time
Hours before a Westminster debate and vote was due to take place, partly aimed at extending existing GB abortion legislation to Northern Ireland, it has emerged that the Human Fertilisation and Embryo...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
Mandelson Pledges Support For SMEs
The government will push billions of pounds into the small business sector by radically reducing the lag time in paying its bills, Peter Mandelson has announced. This is one of a number of measures...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
Mallusk Firm Hit With River Pollution Fine
Following unease over a failure to prosecute anyone for a series of pollution incidents that left thousands of fish dead in a Co Antrim river and its tributaries, a Mallusk company has now been fined ...
Business News, Oct 22, 2008
Executive Stalemate 'Costing Building Jobs'
The Northern Ireland Executive's refusal to meet will cost the construction industry hundreds of jobs by Christmas, a top building director has warned. Ongoing wrangling between the two biggest part...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
'Honour' Crime Victims Need More Support: ACPO
British police forces need to review their witness protection schemes to help victims of "honour" crimes, new guidelines have urged. A new Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) document has bee...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
Other News In Brief
Weston Grand Pier Fire Cause 'Unknown' An investigation into the cause of a fire which ravaged the Grand Pier at Weston-super-Mare has found the cause of the blaze is "unknown". However, Avon Fire an...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
Firm Fined Over Electrician's Death
Mitie Engineering Services (Edinburgh) Ltd has been fined £300,000 after an electrician died while working on a live wire marked "not in use" at a JJB Fitness Centre. Michael Adamson, 26, from Bo'nes...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
Pair Guilty Of Bus Row Murder
Two teenagers who stabbed a man to death after an argument on a bus in Croydon have been found guilty of his murder. Junior Lumbango, aged 18, of Croydon and Starfield Badza, aged 18 also of Croydon,...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
Fly-past To Honour Troops Plans are being made for a military fly-past at next month's armed forces' Belfast homecoming parade. As controversy continues over a planned counter-march organsied by Sinn...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
Minister's Frank Exchange Over Transfer Test
The NI Education Minister, Caitriona Ruane has reiterated her stand on the abolition of the 11- plus examination. She said yesterday that "academic selection is wrong" and said she is "determined to ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
Executive Stalemate 'Costing Building Jobs'
The Northern Ireland Executive's refusal to meet will cost the construction industry hundreds of jobs by Christmas, a top building director has warned. Wrangling between the biggest parties - Sinn F...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
60 NI Postal Staff Sacked In Three Years For Theft
Sixty dishonest postal staff were fired in Northern Ireland between 2005 and 2007, Royal Mail has revealed. Theft-related incidents during the three-year period led to 23 employees facing prosecutio...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
'Cocaine In Computer' Smuggler Jailed
A 35-year-old man who attempted to smuggle five kilos of cocaine inside a computer's base has been jailed for 11 years. Craig Allpress was arrested by investigators from HM revenue & Customs at a hot...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
TV Is Making The UK Fat: BMJ
A top UK medical website has targeted the scourge of obesity with one of its latest editorials - and has blamed watching television as part of the cause of this epidemic. The British Medical Journal'...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 22, 2008
FGA Pick-Up Top CEF Awards For Victoria Square
Northern Ireland firms Farrans and Gilbert Ash have lifted the top prize at the 2008 CEF Specify Construction Excellence Awards for their combined work on Belfast's multi-million pound Victoria Square...
UK National News, Oct 22, 2008
Contract To Reducing Impact On The Environment Awarded
The Olympic Delivery Authority (ODA) has awarded a contract for monitoring and tracking logistical vehicles travelling to and within the Olympic Park to Logica. The Delivery Management System Vehicle...
Recruitment News, Oct 21, 2008
Clare TD Welcomes Jobs News
Clare TD Tony Killeen has welcomed the creation of 11 new jobs at an Ennis-based software development and services company. Async Technologies has announced it will invest €2.4 million with support f...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2008
PSNI's Human Rights Record Assessed
A new report from the Northern Ireland Policing Board has highlighted concerns around the police's actions over policy making issues, with earlier problems thrown up by the watchdog body still going u...
UK National News, Oct 21, 2008
Man Questioned Over Recruitment Agency Death
A 52-year-old man is being questioned by police in connection with the death of a man at a driver recruitment agency in Wales. The arrest follows an incident yesterday at Driverline 247 Ltd in New In...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 21, 2008
Parade Plan Heightens Tension As Executive Fails To Meet
With the NI Executive paralysed by a failure to meet for four full months, as Sinn Féin protests about a lack of progress on the devolution of policing and justice powers, the party has defended its d...