Northern Ireland News for June 2009 : Page 5

Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2009
Foster To Seek Canadian Investment
Canada is to be in focus next week as the country is targeted for increased commercial development. With around 70 companies already exporting across the Atlantic, the NI Enterprise Minister A...
Business News, Jun 24, 2009
Foster To Seek Canadian Investment
Canada is to be in focus next week as the country is targeted for increased commercial development. With around 70 companies already exporting across the Atlantic, the NI Enterprise Minister Arlene F...
UK National News, Jun 24, 2009
Other News In Brief
Two Arrested After Man Dies Two men have been arrested after a 35-year-old man was found unconscious at his home in Merseyside. Officers and paramedics were called to an address in Dursley, Whiston o...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2009
Community Hall Gets Fillip
A Co Antrim community facility that was formerly used to dispense justice is to enjoy a considerable fillip with news this week of a £200,000 funding boost. It will help transform the former c...
Recruitment News, Jun 24, 2009
Bus Strike To Hit Rural Community Hardest
Those living in the west are to be among passengers hardest hit in next week's bus drivers strike. Today, Bus Eireann say passengers across Sligo and Leitrim can expect widespread disruption if union...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2009
Newcastle Named 'Tidiest Town'
Newcastle, Co Down, has been named Ireland's best kept town from hundreds of contenders. The seaside resort recently underwent a massive multi-million pound regeneration project, which has co...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 24, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Swine Flue Cases Grow The Department of Health has said that one more case of swine flu has been confirmed in Northern Ireland. This brings the total number here to 18. In the case revealed on...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
UK Expels Two Iranian Diplomats
The PM Gordon Brown has announced two Iranian diplomats are to be expelled after the "unjustified" expulsion of two British envoys. The move, which the Prime Minister said was in response to Iran ord...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
BNP 'Could Face Injunction' Over Membership Policies
The British National Party could face an injunction on the grounds its membership policies have possibly breached the Race Relations Act. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has written to the f...
Business News, Jun 23, 2009
Prime Minister Honours Business Heroes
PM Gordon Brown and Business Secretary Lord Mandelson yesterday hosted a reception for a selection of Britain's most innovative entrepreneurs at Downing Street to recognise their contribution to busin...
Business News, Jun 23, 2009
Victoria Square Shopping Complex 'Best In Ireland'
Belfast's landmark Victoria Square has been dubbed Ireland's best designed retail building. The £400m scheme was awarded the accolade by the Irish Architecture Awards, in a public vote. According to...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2009
Coleraine Pub Drinkers Hold Clues: PSNI
People drinking in Coleraine bars on the day father-of-four Kevin McDaid (pictured) was brutally murdered could hold vital clues to the investigations, police have said. Detectives have calle...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Mixed Response To New Speaker Bercow
New Commons Speaker John Bercow has already signalled a new era for the lofty role, by insisted he will not wear the full traditional dress of office. There has been a mixed response to Mr Bercow's ...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Total Encourages Discussions With Unions
Owner of Linsey Oil Refinery, Total, is actively encouraging talks to be opened between its contractors and the unions about how to facilitate the return to work of its contracting companies' former w...
Business News, Jun 23, 2009
'Onus On' Finance Minister To Fund Housing Pledges
An SDLP assemblyman has called on the Finance Minister to increase the housing budget in order to meet housing need and help secure maintenance contracts. Thomas Burns, the SDLP's housing spokesman, ...
Recruitment News, Jun 23, 2009
Jobs Under Threat In Food Industry
A report on the food and drink industry has said thousands of jobs are at risk in the sector. The new report, called closing the gap, said that already this year up to 2,000 jobs have already been l...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Mortgages Reach 13-Month High
Mortgage approvals in the UK have risen to a 13-month high in May, new figures published today have shown. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said 31,162 loans were approved for people buying a p...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Family Appeal Over Fatal Blaze
The family of a woman and her young granddaughter, who died in a suspected arson attack in Greater Manchester, have appealed for information. Hameeda Begum, 71, and four-year-old Alana Mian, died a y...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2009
Romanians Flee As Police Make Arrests
Scores of Romanian families are preparing to leave the Province following a sustained campaign of racial intimidation. According to NI Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie, 25 people h...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Police Worker Disciplined Over Speeding Tickets 'Shambles'
A Lancashire police worker has received a warning after a "shambles" which led to 2,115 speeding tickets being cancelled. The worker was cleared of dishonesty and breaching the code of conduct on per...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Former Glamour Model Faces Jail For Multiple Bigamy
A former glamour model has appeared in court charged with offences relating to bigamy. Emily Jane Horne, 30, from York, admitted to getting married for the fifth time, despite still being married to ...
Recruitment News, Jun 23, 2009
Apprenticeships Get Fillip
Plans which will help more young people to become apprentices, setting them on the path to career success, have been announced. The Stormont Employment Minister, Sir Reg Empey revealed the new Progra...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Man Convicted Over Deadly Gun Find
A 20-year-old man has been found guilty of stashing three deadly 'spray and pray' guns in London yesterday. The jury at Kingston Crown Court heard how on the 6 January 2009, following a proactive arm...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2009
Assets Recovery Praised
Some £30m of illegal drugs and other assets were seized from organised criminals in NI last year by law enforcement agencies. This is according to the Organised Crime Task Force's (OCTF) annua...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2009
Environmental Plan 'Rubbished'
Belfast City Council has voted against plans to build a waste incinerator on land it owns on the north foreshore at Belfast Lough. The result of last night's meeting appears to fly in the face...
UK National News, Jun 23, 2009
Other News In Brief
19-Year-Old Arrested Over Glasgow Death A teen has been arrested in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man in Glasgow last month. Kieran Crawford died after a disturbance in Forge Street in t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2009
High Drama On Belfast's Big Wheel
A man has been arrested after he climbed up the 60 metres high Belfast Wheel and balanced on top, halting the wheel and trapping passengers for a time. The 38-year-old, who was stripped off to...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2009
Victoria Square Complex 'Best In Ireland'
Belfast's landmark Victoria Square has been dubbed Ireland's best designed retail building. The £400m scheme was awarded the accolade by the Irish Architecture Awards, in a public vote. Accord...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 23, 2009
'Onus On Minister' For Housing Pledges
An SDLP assemblyman has called on the Finance Minister to increase the housing budget in order to meet housing need and help secure maintenance contracts. Thomas Burns, the SDLP's housing spok...
Business News, Jun 23, 2009
Nationwide Sues Developer For €60M
One of Ireland's biggest property developers is being sued by a major building society over unpaid loans. Developer Liam Carroll is being personally sued for €60m by Irish Nationwide Building Society...