Northern Ireland News for November 2008 : Page 5

Recruitment News, Nov 21, 2008
Jobs Boost As Executive Focus Is On Economy
Ahead of this afternoon's long-awaited meeting of the Assembly's Executive - which is expected to focus on the struggling economy - there has been a positive announcement on employment. Some 30 new j...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2008
Medical Officer Warns Of CO Poisoning
Northern Ireland's Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael McBride has urged people to be aware of the symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning. He was speaking during Carbon Monoxide (CO) Awareness Week, whic...
Business News, Nov 21, 2008
Farmers In Line For Early Single Farm Payments
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew has announced that 82% of 2008 Single Farm Payments will be paid next month. The Minister said that the Department of Agriculture and Rural De...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2008
'Think Global', Urges Enterprise Minister
Local food and drink companies are being urged to ensure growth by developing new product brands for export. The Northern Ireland Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster said that she believes it is vital ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2008
Deal At Aer Lingus Ends Strike Threat
The threat of strike action from Aer Lingus staff has been called off after a last minute deal was hammered out between the union chiefs and management. Workers union Siptu and Aer Lingus resolved th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 21, 2008
Aldergrove Is 'For The Birds'
Birds of a feather seem indeed to flock together, with a partnership just announced between high-flyers at Belfast International Airport and those caring for wildfowl at a successful bird sanctuary in...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Officers Target Of 'Coffee Jar' Bomb, Says Police Boss
A so-called 'coffee jar' bomb recovered in west Belfast last night was planted to injure police officers, a top cop has claimed. Police were responding to a security alert in an area close to the Ne...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Police Launch Inquiry Into Officer's BNP Links
Merseyside Police are investigating whether a serving constable is a member of the British National Party (BNP). PC Steve Bettley's name was one of thousands on the leaked BNP membership list, posted...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Jobs Boost As Executive Focus Is On Economy
Ahead of this afternoon's long-awaited meeting of the Assembly's Executive - which is expected to focus on the struggling economy - there has been a positive announcement on employment. Some 30 new j...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Tougher Penalties For Speeding Drivers To Be Announced
Tougher penalties for motorists caught speeding have been proposed by ministers in a bid to reduce road deaths. Drivers who break the speed limit by a significant margin twice could be given six pena...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Ten Year Sentence Imposed For Dissident Bomb
A Belfast man who was forensically linked to explosives with high tech DNA techniques is today beginning a 10 year jail sentence. Liam James Hannaway, 38, pleaded guilty to possession of explosives w...
Recruitment News, Nov 20, 2008
50 Tech Jobs For Limerick
Fifty 'high quality' technology jobs are to be created in Limerick by US firm DTS Inc, it has been revealed. The company produces surround-sound audio products. With support from IDA Ireland, DTS i...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Space Station On View
There's a rare chance this weekend to see space travel at first hand as the NASA shuttle Endeavour and the International Space Station are both together. The shuttle and its seven astronauts blasted ...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested After Gas Leak A man has been arrested after homes were evacuated after a suspected gas leak. Twenty-seven homes in the Gainsborough estate area of north Ipswich, Suffolk were affected. ...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Mother Calls For Jail For Murder Suspect
A murder suspect who escaped from a mental health unit should have been in prison, his alleged victim's mother has said. John Clayton, 28, escaped from the Springfield Hospital in Wandsworth, south L...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Man Arrested After Dead Baby Found
A 56-year-old man has been arrested after the body of a newborn baby was found at a house in Cheshire. Detectives attended the address in Warrington, Cheshire, following the admission of a woman into...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
New Measures To Aid Minority Ethnic Police Recruitment
Policing Minister Vernon Coaker today published his Assessment of Minority Ethnic Recruitment, Retention and Progression in the Police Service. The report confirms police forces are already doing go...
Business News, Nov 20, 2008
Another Taggart Firm Folds
Another subsidiary of the Taggart building group has gone into administration, it has been announced. Taggart, once one of Northern Ireland's largest building firms, yesterday confirmed its Taggart ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Jobs At Risk At Top Ulster Law Firm
Jobs could be in the firing line at one of the Province's top law firms, it has been reported. Tughans, founded in 1896, is expected to shed almost a sixth of its staff covering a range of employees...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Pilot Suffers Mental Breakdown Mid-Flight
A stewardess helped make an emergency landing during an Air Canada flight to London from Toronto after a co-pilot suffered a mental breakdown. The co-pilot had to be wrestled out of the cockpit, rest...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Violence Victims 'Unaware' Of Compensation Scheme
Two thirds of crime victims are unaware they can claim compensation, according to MPs. A report by the Commons Public Accounts Committee revealed that only 5% of victims of crime eligible for sums of...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Second Arrest As Police Probe Doorman's Death
Another person has been held by police investigating the death of a man who was working as a pub and club doorman in Londonderry. The 46-year-old man was arrested in Derry today (Thursday) in connect...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Festive Season Prompts Supermarket Pump Price War
There's been yet another cut in the price of petrol as the big supermarkets look set to wage a price war in the run up to the festive season - and are hoping to attract lucrative Christmas shoppers to...
Recruitment News, Nov 20, 2008
Donegal Council To Shed Staff
Jobs are to be lost in the North West with shock news that a local council is to reduce staffing levels. More than 70 workers are expected to lose their jobs at Donegal County Council with staff bein...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Other NI News In Brief
C-Diff Strikes Altnagelvin A so-called 'super bug' - that was mentioned on the death certificates of 77 people last year overall - has been discovered at the North West's major hospital. Specialist '...
UK National News, Nov 20, 2008
Chancellor's Aid For Small Businesses
A raft of new measures to support small firms, across the UK, to secure loans will be unveiled by the Chancellor next week, the Financial Times has reported. Mr Darling will aim to help ailing compa...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Farmers In Line For Early Single Farm Payments
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew has announced that 82% of 2008 Single Farm Payments will be paid next month. The Minister (pictured) said that the Department of Agriculture a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Give Your Facade A Facelife, Says Armagh Council
Business owners in Armagh have been urged to spruce up their buildings' facade for 2008. Armagh City and District Council have offered commercial property owners and tenants grant assistance to impr...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2008
Belfast Choir Makes National Final
A performance of 'The Star of the County Down' has helped a local choir earn a place in the prestigious final of a major UK event. Grosvenor Chorale from Belfast won a place at the BBC Radio 3 Choir ...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2008
Chief Fire Officer Resigns Over Child Porn Arrest
A top fire officer for the West Midlands Fire Service has resigned after he was arrested on suspicion of making indecent images of children. West Midlands Police arrested Frank Sheehan, 55, yesterday...