Northern Ireland News for January 2009 : Page 14
Northern Ireland News, Jan 7, 2009
Paving The Road To Sales Growth
As the credit crunch continues to bite, the battle to grow sales is an ever more important one for businesses to win. However, small businesses are being given a competitive advantage, thanks to Belf...
Paving The Road To Sales Growth
As the credit crunch continues to bite, the battle to grow sales is an ever more important one for businesses to win. However, small businesses are being given a competitive advantage, thanks to Belf...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
Weather Warning Issued As Big Freeze Continues
Severe weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office, as temperatures across the UK are plummeting towards -10C. The alerts were issued by the Met Office for Tuesday morning in parts of south-e...
Weather Warning Issued As Big Freeze Continues
Severe weather warnings have been issued by the Met Office, as temperatures across the UK are plummeting towards -10C. The alerts were issued by the Met Office for Tuesday morning in parts of south-e...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
Other News In Brief
Police Investigate Lisburn City Blaze A fire at a block of flats in Lisburn is believed to have been started by arsonists, according to police. One man was taken to hospital, and two were treated at ...
Other News In Brief
Police Investigate Lisburn City Blaze A fire at a block of flats in Lisburn is believed to have been started by arsonists, according to police. One man was taken to hospital, and two were treated at ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
Man Pleads Guilty To Teacher's Manslaughter
A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a teacher in Limavady in 2007. Victor Kennedy, 35, of no fixed abode, had previously denied murdering Michael McGinnis, but he pleaded guilty to the ch...
Man Pleads Guilty To Teacher's Manslaughter
A man has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a teacher in Limavady in 2007. Victor Kennedy, 35, of no fixed abode, had previously denied murdering Michael McGinnis, but he pleaded guilty to the ch...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
Tendering Open On £4m Downpatrick Sports Project
Tendering for the £4m Ballymote extension project in Downpatrick has officially commenced. The project involves the provision of an extension to the existing Ballymote complex - currently comprising ...
Tendering Open On £4m Downpatrick Sports Project
Tendering for the £4m Ballymote extension project in Downpatrick has officially commenced. The project involves the provision of an extension to the existing Ballymote complex - currently comprising ...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
New Look Sales Bolster Expansion Plans
As high street giants Next and Debenhams reel from poor like-for-like annual sales, discounted fashion chain New Look reported a 2.8% growth in quarterly sales, bolstering further expansion plans. D...
New Look Sales Bolster Expansion Plans
As high street giants Next and Debenhams reel from poor like-for-like annual sales, discounted fashion chain New Look reported a 2.8% growth in quarterly sales, bolstering further expansion plans. D...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
Murdered Officer Receives Posthumous Bravery Award
A police officer who died trying to restrain a terror suspect has received a posthumous award for bravery. Detective Constable Stephen Oake, of Greater Manchester Police, was stabbed to death by Kame...
Murdered Officer Receives Posthumous Bravery Award
A police officer who died trying to restrain a terror suspect has received a posthumous award for bravery. Detective Constable Stephen Oake, of Greater Manchester Police, was stabbed to death by Kame...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
House Prices Drop By 14.7%
House prices in the UK have fallen by a staggering 14.7% according to the Nationwide. Nationwide said prices fell by another 2.5% in December taking the average house price down to £153,048. The comp...
House Prices Drop By 14.7%
House prices in the UK have fallen by a staggering 14.7% according to the Nationwide. Nationwide said prices fell by another 2.5% in December taking the average house price down to £153,048. The comp...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
Elderly Woman 'Died From Hypothermia'
An elderly woman, who was tied up in her bedroom during a suspected robbery, has died of suspected hypothermia, according to police. Eveline Kelmenson, 83 - known as Lina to family and friends - was ...
Elderly Woman 'Died From Hypothermia'
An elderly woman, who was tied up in her bedroom during a suspected robbery, has died of suspected hypothermia, according to police. Eveline Kelmenson, 83 - known as Lina to family and friends - was ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
Police Appeal After Attempted Newtownabbey Bomb Attack
Police have launched an investigation into a suspected bomb attack in Newtownabbey. The alarm was raised around midnight last night. A telephone warning said a pipe bomb had been left outside a hou...
Police Appeal After Attempted Newtownabbey Bomb Attack
Police have launched an investigation into a suspected bomb attack in Newtownabbey. The alarm was raised around midnight last night. A telephone warning said a pipe bomb had been left outside a hou...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
Arrests After Antrim Armed Robbery
Four people are being questioned by police in relation to an armed robbery at a Co Antrim home. Two men aged 27, a 43-year-old man and a woman, 44, have been arrested in connection with the robbery o...
Arrests After Antrim Armed Robbery
Four people are being questioned by police in relation to an armed robbery at a Co Antrim home. Two men aged 27, a 43-year-old man and a woman, 44, have been arrested in connection with the robbery o...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
BBC's Dot To Leave Newsline Following Settlement
BBC journalist Dot Kirby is to leave her high-profile Newsline jobs after settling a discrimination case against her employer. Ms Kirby, a National Union of Journalists activist, has accepted ill-he...
BBC's Dot To Leave Newsline Following Settlement
BBC journalist Dot Kirby is to leave her high-profile Newsline jobs after settling a discrimination case against her employer. Ms Kirby, a National Union of Journalists activist, has accepted ill-he...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
Hospital Mobile Phone Ban 'Should Be Lifted'
Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, following new guidance issued today by the Department of Health. The updated guidance indicates that NHS trusts should...
Hospital Mobile Phone Ban 'Should Be Lifted'
Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, following new guidance issued today by the Department of Health. The updated guidance indicates that NHS trusts should...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
Environment Minister Calls For Clearer Food Labelling
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today called on supermarkets and food companies to give shoppers clearer information on where their food comes from. He made the call as he urged people to "buy more...
Environment Minister Calls For Clearer Food Labelling
Environment Secretary Hilary Benn today called on supermarkets and food companies to give shoppers clearer information on where their food comes from. He made the call as he urged people to "buy more...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
NI Links Up To Underwater Telecommunications Cable
Northern Ireland's transatlantic telecommunications are to be strengthened by the connection to a fibre optic cable which runs along the seabed. The link up to the cable which connects North America ...
NI Links Up To Underwater Telecommunications Cable
Northern Ireland's transatlantic telecommunications are to be strengthened by the connection to a fibre optic cable which runs along the seabed. The link up to the cable which connects North America ...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2009
Other News In Brief
Man In Court Over Death Of Mother-Of-One A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-one from Barnsley. Katrina Preece, 25, was found dead at her home in Summerdale Road, Cudwo...
Other News In Brief
Man In Court Over Death Of Mother-Of-One A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a mother-of-one from Barnsley. Katrina Preece, 25, was found dead at her home in Summerdale Road, Cudwo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2009
Cement Firm Announces £2m Titanic Plant Investment
A Northern Ireland cement firm has expressed further optimism for Belfast's emerging Titanic Quarter by announcing plans for a £2m on-site plant investment. CEMEX NI said it is confident the compan...
Cement Firm Announces £2m Titanic Plant Investment
A Northern Ireland cement firm has expressed further optimism for Belfast's emerging Titanic Quarter by announcing plans for a £2m on-site plant investment. CEMEX NI said it is confident the compan...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
Couple Attacked In Derry City Centre
A couple have been attacked by a man in the centre of Derry. The incident happened between midnight and 1am as the couple walked along Waterloo Street in the city. It is believed that the man was a...
Couple Attacked In Derry City Centre
A couple have been attacked by a man in the centre of Derry. The incident happened between midnight and 1am as the couple walked along Waterloo Street in the city. It is believed that the man was a...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
Publication Date For Troubles Group Report Revealed
A report advising how to deal with the legacy of the Troubles is to be published on January 28, it has been revealed. The Consultative Group on the Past, which is chaired by Lord Eames and Denis Brad...
Publication Date For Troubles Group Report Revealed
A report advising how to deal with the legacy of the Troubles is to be published on January 28, it has been revealed. The Consultative Group on the Past, which is chaired by Lord Eames and Denis Brad...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2009
Other News In Brief
Teens Deny Shakilus Townsend Murder Six teenagers have appeared in court today in relation to the death of a 16-year-old boy who was beaten with a baseball bat and repeatedly stabbed in south London....
Other News In Brief
Teens Deny Shakilus Townsend Murder Six teenagers have appeared in court today in relation to the death of a 16-year-old boy who was beaten with a baseball bat and repeatedly stabbed in south London....
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
850 Adams Jobs To Go As Stores Close
Childrenswear retailer Adams is to shed around 850 jobs, after administrators announced the immediate closure of 111 of its stores. The news comes five days after PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) were ca...
850 Adams Jobs To Go As Stores Close
Childrenswear retailer Adams is to shed around 850 jobs, after administrators announced the immediate closure of 111 of its stores. The news comes five days after PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) were ca...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2009
Young Adults With Depression 'Desperately' Need Help
A significant number of young adults need more assistance dealing with mental health problems, a new report has warned. The survey of 16 to 25-year-olds compiled by the Prince's Trust found one in 10...
Young Adults With Depression 'Desperately' Need Help
A significant number of young adults need more assistance dealing with mental health problems, a new report has warned. The survey of 16 to 25-year-olds compiled by the Prince's Trust found one in 10...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
Motorists Warned Of Icy Conditions
Motorists across Northern Ireland have been warned of treacherous road conditions in parts of the country as temperatures are expected to reach a low of -6C over the next few days. The Met Office sai...
Motorists Warned Of Icy Conditions
Motorists across Northern Ireland have been warned of treacherous road conditions in parts of the country as temperatures are expected to reach a low of -6C over the next few days. The Met Office sai...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
Waterford Wedgwood Goes Into Receivership
Waterford Wedgwood has gone into receivership. The china and ceramics firm has requested shares be suspended from trading on the Irish Stock Exchange. It expects to call in administrators to its UK...
Waterford Wedgwood Goes Into Receivership
Waterford Wedgwood has gone into receivership. The china and ceramics firm has requested shares be suspended from trading on the Irish Stock Exchange. It expects to call in administrators to its UK...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
NI Road Deaths Down
Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has welcomed the fall in Northern Ireland road deaths recorded last year - but insisted more must be done to prevent fatalities. In 2008, deaths on the province's ...
NI Road Deaths Down
Environment Minister Sammy Wilson has welcomed the fall in Northern Ireland road deaths recorded last year - but insisted more must be done to prevent fatalities. In 2008, deaths on the province's ...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2009
House Prices To Remain Depressed This Year
House prices look set to fall further this year, resulting in a peak to trough price decline of at least 25%, according to Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) housing market forecast. The ...
House Prices To Remain Depressed This Year
House prices look set to fall further this year, resulting in a peak to trough price decline of at least 25%, according to Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) housing market forecast. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
NIHE Announces Cut Backs
Northern Ireland's social housing authority has insisted it must 'live within its means' during the ongoing financial crisis, after a projected fall in the value of assets earmarked for sale. The Ho...
NIHE Announces Cut Backs
Northern Ireland's social housing authority has insisted it must 'live within its means' during the ongoing financial crisis, after a projected fall in the value of assets earmarked for sale. The Ho...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2009
Woman Dies After Train Collision
A woman has died at a level crossing in Lincolnshire as she desperately tried to reverse her car out of the path of an oncoming train at a level crossing. It is understood the 30-year-old driver of t...
Woman Dies After Train Collision
A woman has died at a level crossing in Lincolnshire as she desperately tried to reverse her car out of the path of an oncoming train at a level crossing. It is understood the 30-year-old driver of t...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2009
Bangor Town Centre Redevelopment A Step Closer
Stormont Regeneration Minister, Margaret Ritchie, has received a response to her department’s Development Brief for Queen’s Parade, Bangor, from the developer Karl Greenfarm Limited. The development...
Bangor Town Centre Redevelopment A Step Closer
Stormont Regeneration Minister, Margaret Ritchie, has received a response to her department’s Development Brief for Queen’s Parade, Bangor, from the developer Karl Greenfarm Limited. The development...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2009
Third Person Dies Following Arson Attack
A third person has died following an arson attack on a house in Sheffield, police have confirmed. Detectives investigating the deaths in the terraced house on Albert Road, Heeley, are treating the in...
Third Person Dies Following Arson Attack
A third person has died following an arson attack on a house in Sheffield, police have confirmed. Detectives investigating the deaths in the terraced house on Albert Road, Heeley, are treating the in...
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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.