Northern Ireland News for November 2009 : Page 17

UK National News, Nov 2, 2009
Scottish Builders Calls For Vat Cut
A body representing Scottish builders has called on the government to slash the VAT on homes building projects by 5%. The Scottish Building Federation said a reduction in the 15% tax would help elim...
UK National News, Nov 2, 2009
Other News In Brief
Gwent River Death A body found in a river in south Wales has been identified as an 83-year-old woman, police have said. Gwent Police named the woman as Margaret Morgan and said the death was not bein...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2009
'Catalyst' Plans For Belfast Regeneration
Regeneration plans for five deprived areas of Belfast have been opened for public consultation. Launching the formal consultation period, Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie, pictured here,...
Business News, Nov 2, 2009
Culloden Winning Cross Border Battle
Hotels across NI are getting an early Christmas present. Over the summer, hotels were already said to be 'weathering the economic downturn' better than their counterparts in the Irish Republic, and n...
Business News, Nov 2, 2009
Halifax Customers Defy Overdraft Costs
There's rebellion in the air as banking customers have expressed anger at Halifax's plans to effectively increase their overdraft charges six-times over. Halifax bank, which the government part owns,...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 2, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Halloween Robbery The 'witching hour' was barely past, when two men armed with handguns and wearing frightening monkey masks entered a youth club in the Magazine Street area of Derry in an attempted ...