Northern Ireland News for November 2009 : Page 9
Recruitment News, Nov 16, 2009
ICTU 'Plan' Strike
The public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is to meet today to consider progress in talks on the sector. It also has plans for a national public sector strike scheduled for T...
ICTU 'Plan' Strike
The public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is to meet today to consider progress in talks on the sector. It also has plans for a national public sector strike scheduled for T...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2009
'Equalizer' Woodward Dead
The well-known British actor Edward Woodward, who was famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer, died today aged 79. He had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia, ...
'Equalizer' Woodward Dead
The well-known British actor Edward Woodward, who was famous for his roles in The Wicker Man and The Equalizer, died today aged 79. He had been suffering from various illnesses, including pneumonia, ...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2009
100 Arrests In Newport Drugs Swoop
Police in Newport have arrested over 100 people as part of a co-ordinated two month crackdown on organised crime. Most of the arrests, made as part of Operation Prudent, were related to the use and ...
100 Arrests In Newport Drugs Swoop
Police in Newport have arrested over 100 people as part of a co-ordinated two month crackdown on organised crime. Most of the arrests, made as part of Operation Prudent, were related to the use and ...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2009
'Safer Streets' Pledge From Leeds Chief
Leeds city centre's new Chief Inspector has pledged to make it a safer place to live and work. Vernon Francis has pledged to consult with all partners involved in the city to make it an even safer pl...
'Safer Streets' Pledge From Leeds Chief
Leeds city centre's new Chief Inspector has pledged to make it a safer place to live and work. Vernon Francis has pledged to consult with all partners involved in the city to make it an even safer pl...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2009
Fake Cops Steal Computers
Police are appealing for witnesses after armed robbers posing as policemen stole a consignment of high-value computer equipment. Shortly before midnight on Monday, 9 November, a Silver Ford Transit v...
Fake Cops Steal Computers
Police are appealing for witnesses after armed robbers posing as policemen stole a consignment of high-value computer equipment. Shortly before midnight on Monday, 9 November, a Silver Ford Transit v...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2009
Tax Relief 'For Rich' Attacked
The TUC is to tell the Chancellor that he should raise £10 billion a year by capping the amount of tax relief that can be claimed by those earning more than £100,000 a year at £5,000. Speaking at th...
Tax Relief 'For Rich' Attacked
The TUC is to tell the Chancellor that he should raise £10 billion a year by capping the amount of tax relief that can be claimed by those earning more than £100,000 a year at £5,000. Speaking at th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Pensioner Attacks Slammed
An elderly woman has been punched and knocked to the ground in east Belfast. She was attacked by a would-be thief as she was walking along North Road at about 10pm on Sunday. A man came up behind he...
Pensioner Attacks Slammed
An elderly woman has been punched and knocked to the ground in east Belfast. She was attacked by a would-be thief as she was walking along North Road at about 10pm on Sunday. A man came up behind he...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Portadown SDLP Councillor Dies
Tributes have been paid to long-serving Portadown councillor Ignatius Fox, who died at the weekend. SDLP leader Mark Durkan said Mr Fox, who sat at Craigavon Borough Council, "held the line for power...
Portadown SDLP Councillor Dies
Tributes have been paid to long-serving Portadown councillor Ignatius Fox, who died at the weekend. SDLP leader Mark Durkan said Mr Fox, who sat at Craigavon Borough Council, "held the line for power...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Hospital Design Wins Commendation
The new £33m South Wing of the Western Health and Social Care Trust's Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Londonderry – designed by HLM Architects in Glasgow in association with Hall Black Douglas – has been...
Hospital Design Wins Commendation
The new £33m South Wing of the Western Health and Social Care Trust's Altnagelvin Area Hospital in Londonderry – designed by HLM Architects in Glasgow in association with Hall Black Douglas – has been...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2009
'Cancel Queen's Speech' Urges Clegg
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has called on the government to cancel the Queen's Speech to Parliament on Wednesday. Mr Clegg said time would be better spent working on reforms to "clean up politics". He...
'Cancel Queen's Speech' Urges Clegg
Lib Dem Leader Nick Clegg has called on the government to cancel the Queen's Speech to Parliament on Wednesday. Mr Clegg said time would be better spent working on reforms to "clean up politics". He...
Business News, Nov 16, 2009
Jobs To Be Created In Armagh
An extension to a Co Armagh business centre will bring new jobs to the area. The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, along with David Graham, International Fund for Ireland, has officially opened t...
Jobs To Be Created In Armagh
An extension to a Co Armagh business centre will bring new jobs to the area. The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, along with David Graham, International Fund for Ireland, has officially opened t...
Recruitment News, Nov 16, 2009
Jobs To Be Created In Armagh
An extension to a Co Armagh business centre will bring new jobs to the area. The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, along with David Graham, International Fund for Ireland, has officially opened t...
Jobs To Be Created In Armagh
An extension to a Co Armagh business centre will bring new jobs to the area. The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, along with David Graham, International Fund for Ireland, has officially opened t...
UK National News, Nov 16, 2009
Other News In Brief
PM 'Talks-Up' Economy Gordon Brown promised a "transformation" of the way the financial sector is policed as the centrepiece of Wednesday's Queen's Speech. A Financial Services Bill will offer tough ...
Other News In Brief
PM 'Talks-Up' Economy Gordon Brown promised a "transformation" of the way the financial sector is policed as the centrepiece of Wednesday's Queen's Speech. A Financial Services Bill will offer tough ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Christmas Continental Market Arrives
With Christmas fast approaching, Belfast City Hall is getting ready to welcome the now traditional festive Continental Market, writes Carla Liébana. It opens this week, and will bring an exten...
Christmas Continental Market Arrives
With Christmas fast approaching, Belfast City Hall is getting ready to welcome the now traditional festive Continental Market, writes Carla Liébana. It opens this week, and will bring an exten...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Jobs To Be Created In Armagh
An extension to a Co Armagh business centre will bring new jobs to the area. The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, along with David Graham, International Fund for Ireland, has officially opened t...
Jobs To Be Created In Armagh
An extension to a Co Armagh business centre will bring new jobs to the area. The NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster, along with David Graham, International Fund for Ireland, has officially opened t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Procurement Boost Favours Construction
Public procurement spend in Northern Ireland grew by 9% during 2008 and 2009, the Stormont Finance Minister has said. Sammy Wilson, speaking at a Procurement Board meeting in Belfast, said his Execu...
Procurement Boost Favours Construction
Public procurement spend in Northern Ireland grew by 9% during 2008 and 2009, the Stormont Finance Minister has said. Sammy Wilson, speaking at a Procurement Board meeting in Belfast, said his Execu...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
1,500 West Belfast Homes Mooted
Plans for a new Belfast neighbourhood could see 1,400 homes built in the west of the city. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie said the scheme would "address some of the long-standing inequ...
1,500 West Belfast Homes Mooted
Plans for a new Belfast neighbourhood could see 1,400 homes built in the west of the city. Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie said the scheme would "address some of the long-standing inequ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Rabbit Poisoning Prompts Police Appeal
An incident over the summer that involved the deliberate poisoning of an animal has only now emerged. The police are appealing for information about events in Dungannon, that unfolded on Saturday 20t...
Rabbit Poisoning Prompts Police Appeal
An incident over the summer that involved the deliberate poisoning of an animal has only now emerged. The police are appealing for information about events in Dungannon, that unfolded on Saturday 20t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 16, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Derry Priest Quits A priest in Londonderry has resigned after he became involved in a relationship with a woman. Fr Sean McKenna, parish priest at the Holy Family Church in Ballymagroarty, told his s...
Other NI News In Brief
Derry Priest Quits A priest in Londonderry has resigned after he became involved in a relationship with a woman. Fr Sean McKenna, parish priest at the Holy Family Church in Ballymagroarty, told his s...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2009
Son Held In Lurgan Murder Probe
The discovery of a man's body in Co Armagh is being treated as murder the police have said. The body was found in a house in the Mansefield area off Lurgan's Old Portadown Road at about 8.30pm on Thu...
Son Held In Lurgan Murder Probe
The discovery of a man's body in Co Armagh is being treated as murder the police have said. The body was found in a house in the Mansefield area off Lurgan's Old Portadown Road at about 8.30pm on Thu...
UK National News, Nov 13, 2009
Tory Peer Raps Sun Reportage
A top brass Conservative has criticised a tabloid's "very personal" attack on the Prime Minister. Front bench Opposition peer Pauline Neville-Jones said David Cameron would share view that the Sun ha...
Tory Peer Raps Sun Reportage
A top brass Conservative has criticised a tabloid's "very personal" attack on the Prime Minister. Front bench Opposition peer Pauline Neville-Jones said David Cameron would share view that the Sun ha...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2009
Death Driver's Two-Year Jail Term 'Insult'
The man found guilty of being the drunk hit-and-run driver who killed a Derry teenager has been given a jail term that amounts to two years in custody. David Leo Brennan died in April after he was kn...
Death Driver's Two-Year Jail Term 'Insult'
The man found guilty of being the drunk hit-and-run driver who killed a Derry teenager has been given a jail term that amounts to two years in custody. David Leo Brennan died in April after he was kn...
UK National News, Nov 13, 2009
BBC Salaries Exceed PM's
Dozens of BBC executives are paid substantially more than Gordon Brown. In a revelation that is bound to ignite further criticism over widespread BBC cut-backs and staff reductions, it has emerged to...
BBC Salaries Exceed PM's
Dozens of BBC executives are paid substantially more than Gordon Brown. In a revelation that is bound to ignite further criticism over widespread BBC cut-backs and staff reductions, it has emerged to...
UK National News, Nov 13, 2009
More German Troops For Afghanistan
Germany will send more than 100 extra troops to Afghanistan in January, the country's defence minister announced today. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the quick-reaction force soldiers would be depl...
More German Troops For Afghanistan
Germany will send more than 100 extra troops to Afghanistan in January, the country's defence minister announced today. Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said the quick-reaction force soldiers would be depl...
UK National News, Nov 13, 2009
Labour Wins Glasgow By-Election
The Labour Party has held its parliamentary seat in Glasgow North East, hailing the by-election win a public endorsement of embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Winning candidate Willie Bain retai...
Labour Wins Glasgow By-Election
The Labour Party has held its parliamentary seat in Glasgow North East, hailing the by-election win a public endorsement of embattled Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Winning candidate Willie Bain retai...
Business News, Nov 13, 2009
Council Reshuffle Plans Wavering
A plan to create 11 new Northern Ireland 'super councils' has been cast into doubt, after the minister in charge of the amalgamation warned time was running out to secure full consensus. Plans to do...
Council Reshuffle Plans Wavering
A plan to create 11 new Northern Ireland 'super councils' has been cast into doubt, after the minister in charge of the amalgamation warned time was running out to secure full consensus. Plans to do...
Business News, Nov 13, 2009
Hi-Tech Communications Boost
A leading worldwide provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications for the telecommunications industry has completed an even stronger connection to Belfast. NI Enterprise Minister Arlen...
Hi-Tech Communications Boost
A leading worldwide provider of Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) applications for the telecommunications industry has completed an even stronger connection to Belfast. NI Enterprise Minister Arlen...
Business News, Nov 13, 2009
Management Programme Welcomed
There has been a warm welcome expressed for the launch of the special management development programme. Robin Newton, the East Belfast DUP MLA, said today that the 'Made Not Born' programme, launched...
Management Programme Welcomed
There has been a warm welcome expressed for the launch of the special management development programme. Robin Newton, the East Belfast DUP MLA, said today that the 'Made Not Born' programme, launched...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 13, 2009
Princess Anne 'Backs Equality'
A royal visitor has today honoured a leading government-backed agency that targets equality provision. The Princess Royal visited the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) at their main off...
Princess Anne 'Backs Equality'
A royal visitor has today honoured a leading government-backed agency that targets equality provision. The Princess Royal visited the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) at their main off...
UK National News, Nov 13, 2009
Dead Tot's Mum Charged With Neglect
A mother from Great Manchester has been charged with neglecting her baby boy. Tracey Sutherland, 39, of Porlock Road, Baguley, appeared before Manchester Magistrates’ Court today (13 November) charge...
Dead Tot's Mum Charged With Neglect
A mother from Great Manchester has been charged with neglecting her baby boy. Tracey Sutherland, 39, of Porlock Road, Baguley, appeared before Manchester Magistrates’ Court today (13 November) charge...
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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.