Northern Ireland News for November 2009 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2009
NI 'Missing Out' On Digital Britain
An important Westminster committee has been debating the impact of the digital revolution on regional brodcasters. It has been claimed that Northern Ireland's media has missed out on the only element...
NI 'Missing Out' On Digital Britain
An important Westminster committee has been debating the impact of the digital revolution on regional brodcasters. It has been claimed that Northern Ireland's media has missed out on the only element...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2009
Multiple Robber Jailed
A criminal who evaded police after committing a series of armed robberies has been jailed for nine years. Grant Findlay, aged 23, of Marvels Lane, Bromley, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Tu...
Multiple Robber Jailed
A criminal who evaded police after committing a series of armed robberies has been jailed for nine years. Grant Findlay, aged 23, of Marvels Lane, Bromley, was sentenced at Woolwich Crown Court on Tu...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2009
QUB Offers Engineering Scholarships
A new scholarship for post graduate civil engineering students has been launched in Northern Ireland. The £3,000 a year William Bald scholarships will open for students attending Queen's University ...
QUB Offers Engineering Scholarships
A new scholarship for post graduate civil engineering students has been launched in Northern Ireland. The £3,000 a year William Bald scholarships will open for students attending Queen's University ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2009
A5 'Road' Plan Debated
There have been intensive discussions on the 'road ahead' this week as an Ulster Unionist MLA joined a UU peer to look at local concerns over the proposed A5 Transport Corridor. Lord Laird of Artigar...
A5 'Road' Plan Debated
There have been intensive discussions on the 'road ahead' this week as an Ulster Unionist MLA joined a UU peer to look at local concerns over the proposed A5 Transport Corridor. Lord Laird of Artigar...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2009
Banbridge Housing Project Approved
Planning permission has been given to a major development located at the former Lotus Factory, on Newry Road in Banbridge. The Art Deco building is now set to become mixed housing, incorporating the...
Banbridge Housing Project Approved
Planning permission has been given to a major development located at the former Lotus Factory, on Newry Road in Banbridge. The Art Deco building is now set to become mixed housing, incorporating the...
UK National News, Nov 19, 2009
Other News In Brief
Museum 'Into Touch' The National Football Museum is to move its main base to Manchester, but hopes to keep a presence at its current Lancashire site, said officials. Controversial plans to leave Pres...
Other News In Brief
Museum 'Into Touch' The National Football Museum is to move its main base to Manchester, but hopes to keep a presence at its current Lancashire site, said officials. Controversial plans to leave Pres...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 19, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
UCF In Conference The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF), in association with the National Association of Laryngectomy Clubs, has hosted a conference for laryngectomy patients, carers and health professi...
Other NI News In Brief
UCF In Conference The Ulster Cancer Foundation (UCF), in association with the National Association of Laryngectomy Clubs, has hosted a conference for laryngectomy patients, carers and health professi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Price Released Without Charge
A former IRA bomber being held by detectives in Northern Ireland over the killings of two soldiers at Massereene army barracks has been released without charge. Marian Price, 55, was arrested in wes...
Price Released Without Charge
A former IRA bomber being held by detectives in Northern Ireland over the killings of two soldiers at Massereene army barracks has been released without charge. Marian Price, 55, was arrested in wes...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
Last Queen's Speech Before Election
Fifteen new bills were outlined in today's Queen's Speech to Parliament, with accusations the constitutional ceremony was exploited by the government to bolster its election fight. Emphasis was plac...
Last Queen's Speech Before Election
Fifteen new bills were outlined in today's Queen's Speech to Parliament, with accusations the constitutional ceremony was exploited by the government to bolster its election fight. Emphasis was plac...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Road Death Toll Hits Six
It has been a grim night on the roads of Ireland. A man was killed in a road accident on the Shore Road in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim early this morning and four young women were fatally injured in the ...
Road Death Toll Hits Six
It has been a grim night on the roads of Ireland. A man was killed in a road accident on the Shore Road in Newtownabbey, Co Antrim early this morning and four young women were fatally injured in the ...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
Mutilated Woman 'Died From Head Injury'
The woman who died after being found badly injured and mutilated in a north-west London street, died from a severe head injury, a post mortem has revealed. Mother-of-two Geeta Aulakh, 28, was found b...
Mutilated Woman 'Died From Head Injury'
The woman who died after being found badly injured and mutilated in a north-west London street, died from a severe head injury, a post mortem has revealed. Mother-of-two Geeta Aulakh, 28, was found b...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
UK 'Rejects' Swine Flu Jab
A medical publication has discovered that just over half of Britons being offered vaccination against pandemic H1N1 flu are turning it down. It is said to be because they fear side-effects or think t...
UK 'Rejects' Swine Flu Jab
A medical publication has discovered that just over half of Britons being offered vaccination against pandemic H1N1 flu are turning it down. It is said to be because they fear side-effects or think t...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
'Trojan' Computer Virus Arrests
The first arrests in the battle against an online 'Trojan' virus which threatened to compromise thousands of UK computers have been made. On 3 November, officers from the Metropolitan Police's Centra...
'Trojan' Computer Virus Arrests
The first arrests in the battle against an online 'Trojan' virus which threatened to compromise thousands of UK computers have been made. On 3 November, officers from the Metropolitan Police's Centra...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
Archie Norman Is New ITV Chairman
ITV has announced that Archie Norman has been appointed as the broadcaster's new boss. Mr Norman, a former Conservative politican and the Asda Chief Executive - who is credited for turning the superm...
Archie Norman Is New ITV Chairman
ITV has announced that Archie Norman has been appointed as the broadcaster's new boss. Mr Norman, a former Conservative politican and the Asda Chief Executive - who is credited for turning the superm...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
DNA Clues In 1981 'Baby On Beach' Case
Police reviewing the unsolved case of a dead baby girl whose body was found washed up on Weymouth beach in 1981 have made a DNA breakthrough. Referred to by the media at the time as the 'Baby on the ...
DNA Clues In 1981 'Baby On Beach' Case
Police reviewing the unsolved case of a dead baby girl whose body was found washed up on Weymouth beach in 1981 have made a DNA breakthrough. Referred to by the media at the time as the 'Baby on the ...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
'Majority Backs' Welsh Law Powers
The majority of Welsh people wish to see greater law making powers devolved to Cardiff, a new report has suggested. A group formed by the Welsh Assembly found a referendum on the issue could produce...
'Majority Backs' Welsh Law Powers
The majority of Welsh people wish to see greater law making powers devolved to Cardiff, a new report has suggested. A group formed by the Welsh Assembly found a referendum on the issue could produce...
Recruitment News, Nov 18, 2009
Farm Training Offered
Farmers and their families are being urged to 'get on course' to funded training this winter and update their skills for a better future. Under the Farm Family Options initiative, which is funded th...
Farm Training Offered
Farmers and their families are being urged to 'get on course' to funded training this winter and update their skills for a better future. Under the Farm Family Options initiative, which is funded th...
Recruitment News, Nov 18, 2009
Software Firm Brings Jobs To Dublin
Some 150 jobs are to be created in Dublin by the company that developed software for the Lansdowne Rd Aviva Stadium. Bentley Systems, who develops and provides software for infrastructural projects s...
Software Firm Brings Jobs To Dublin
Some 150 jobs are to be created in Dublin by the company that developed software for the Lansdowne Rd Aviva Stadium. Bentley Systems, who develops and provides software for infrastructural projects s...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
Women At Risk During Pregnancy
Women who develop high blood pressure and other problems - called pre-eclampsia - during pregnancy, are more likely than other women to have reduced thyroid function (hypothyroidism), finds a study p...
Women At Risk During Pregnancy
Women who develop high blood pressure and other problems - called pre-eclampsia - during pregnancy, are more likely than other women to have reduced thyroid function (hypothyroidism), finds a study p...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
Crack Down On Cumbria Christmas Thieves
Thieves in the Cumbrian areas of Gosforth and Great Park have been warned there is no hiding place as police continue their Christmas crackdown. Extra teams of uniform and undercover officers are flo...
Crack Down On Cumbria Christmas Thieves
Thieves in the Cumbrian areas of Gosforth and Great Park have been warned there is no hiding place as police continue their Christmas crackdown. Extra teams of uniform and undercover officers are flo...
UK National News, Nov 18, 2009
Fake Goods Seized In West Yorkshire
Three men have been arrested and counterfeit goods seized in Huddersfield as part of a joint operation between West Yorkshire Police and Revenue & Customs. The men, aged 19, 24, and 30, were detained...
Fake Goods Seized In West Yorkshire
Three men have been arrested and counterfeit goods seized in Huddersfield as part of a joint operation between West Yorkshire Police and Revenue & Customs. The men, aged 19, 24, and 30, were detained...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Mount Stewart Lady Dies
County Down aristocrat Lady Mairi Bury has died at her family seat Mount Stewart aged 88. The daughter of the 7th Marquess of Londonderry passed away at the Newtownards estate on Monday. Lady Mairi...
Mount Stewart Lady Dies
County Down aristocrat Lady Mairi Bury has died at her family seat Mount Stewart aged 88. The daughter of the 7th Marquess of Londonderry passed away at the Newtownards estate on Monday. Lady Mairi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Murderer Goes On-The-Run
A convicted killer on phased release from prison has evaded authorities in Northern Ireland. Jonathan Peter Neill, 34, had been granted release from Maghaberry Prison to stay at a Coleraine hostel. ...
Murderer Goes On-The-Run
A convicted killer on phased release from prison has evaded authorities in Northern Ireland. Jonathan Peter Neill, 34, had been granted release from Maghaberry Prison to stay at a Coleraine hostel. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Travellers 'Stay' With NIHE
As a 'high profile' family of travellers continue to make the news, it has emerged that responsibility for their transit sites will not transfer to local government control. Moving sites to the new l...
Travellers 'Stay' With NIHE
As a 'high profile' family of travellers continue to make the news, it has emerged that responsibility for their transit sites will not transfer to local government control. Moving sites to the new l...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Expert Reveals Power OF FX
Belfast is doing its bit to promote creativity and industry by welcoming a specialist workshop by one of the most highly respected professionals in the movie visual effects world. Brian Freisinger wi...
Expert Reveals Power OF FX
Belfast is doing its bit to promote creativity and industry by welcoming a specialist workshop by one of the most highly respected professionals in the movie visual effects world. Brian Freisinger wi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
RAF Flies Away From Aldergrove
The last RAF squadron based in Northern Ireland has left Aldergrove, the Ministry of Defence has said. Yesterday, 230 'Tiger' Squadron took off in a helicopter diamond formation from Aldergrove for t...
RAF Flies Away From Aldergrove
The last RAF squadron based in Northern Ireland has left Aldergrove, the Ministry of Defence has said. Yesterday, 230 'Tiger' Squadron took off in a helicopter diamond formation from Aldergrove for t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
PMS Crisis Remains Unresolved
A year on from the Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) going into administration, the society's savers are still facing an unresolved crisis that has created pain and anxiety - especially in many local ...
PMS Crisis Remains Unresolved
A year on from the Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) going into administration, the society's savers are still facing an unresolved crisis that has created pain and anxiety - especially in many local ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Aged Proposals 'Up For Discussion'
People across Northern Ireland are being urged to have their voices heard as a public consultation initiative on the establishment of Older People's Commissioner continue. Stormont Executive Junior M...
Aged Proposals 'Up For Discussion'
People across Northern Ireland are being urged to have their voices heard as a public consultation initiative on the establishment of Older People's Commissioner continue. Stormont Executive Junior M...
Business News, Nov 18, 2009
Belfast Aircraft Factory 'Takes Wings'
A new aircraft factory is being built at Bombardier's site in east Belfast, representing a positive boost to both Belfast Harbour Estate and also to NI's economy, writesCarla Liébana. The new ...
Belfast Aircraft Factory 'Takes Wings'
A new aircraft factory is being built at Bombardier's site in east Belfast, representing a positive boost to both Belfast Harbour Estate and also to NI's economy, writesCarla Liébana. The new ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 18, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Farm Training Offered Farmers and their families are being urged to 'get on course' to funded training this winter and update their skills for a better future. Under the Farm Family Options initiativ...
Other NI News In Brief
Farm Training Offered Farmers and their families are being urged to 'get on course' to funded training this winter and update their skills for a better future. Under the Farm Family Options initiativ...
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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.