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Northern Ireland News for August 2009 : Page 5
Business News, Aug 21, 2009
Grand Home Drops 'Three Grand'
An expansive County Down estate has had to drop its asking price by £3m over the last two years, it has been revealed. Mountpanther, in Newcastle, boasts scenic views across the coastline and Mourne...
Grand Home Drops 'Three Grand'
An expansive County Down estate has had to drop its asking price by £3m over the last two years, it has been revealed. Mountpanther, in Newcastle, boasts scenic views across the coastline and Mourne...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Anger As Lockerbie Bomber Returns Home
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi has returned home to Libya, as relatives of the victims and US President Barack Obama voiced their anger. The 57-year-old, who has terminal prostate cancer,...
Anger As Lockerbie Bomber Returns Home
Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi has returned home to Libya, as relatives of the victims and US President Barack Obama voiced their anger. The 57-year-old, who has terminal prostate cancer,...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Mandelson In Hospital For Prostate Op
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has been admitted to a London hospital to have an operation for a "benign condition of the prostate", a Government spokesman has said. The 55 year-old, who is also t...
Mandelson In Hospital For Prostate Op
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson has been admitted to a London hospital to have an operation for a "benign condition of the prostate", a Government spokesman has said. The 55 year-old, who is also t...
Recruitment News, Aug 21, 2009
Jobs For Cookstown
A Tyrone company is to create 15 new jobs after securing a contract worth £7.5m. BA Components Ltd, based in Cookstown, manufactures doors for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom sectors. The company ...
Jobs For Cookstown
A Tyrone company is to create 15 new jobs after securing a contract worth £7.5m. BA Components Ltd, based in Cookstown, manufactures doors for the kitchen, bedroom and bathroom sectors. The company ...
Business News, Aug 21, 2009
Building Society Loses In Buy-To-Let Fraud
Chelsea Building Society has revealed that it has lost £41 million due to buy-to-let mortgage fraud. The building society, the fifth biggest in Britain, has blamed the fraud for it sliding into the r...
Building Society Loses In Buy-To-Let Fraud
Chelsea Building Society has revealed that it has lost £41 million due to buy-to-let mortgage fraud. The building society, the fifth biggest in Britain, has blamed the fraud for it sliding into the r...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Lib Dems Admit Donations Breach
The Liberal Democrats have been forced to repay a party donation of more than £1,300 after breaching electoral rules. South London MP Susan Kramer's son, Jonathan, donated the money to the party. W...
Lib Dems Admit Donations Breach
The Liberal Democrats have been forced to repay a party donation of more than £1,300 after breaching electoral rules. South London MP Susan Kramer's son, Jonathan, donated the money to the party. W...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Widdecombe Slams Tory Selection Method
Veteran Tory MP Ann Widdecombe has blasted her party's move to select candidates on what she described as "category rather than ability". She said David Cameron's decision to create an 'A List' encom...
Widdecombe Slams Tory Selection Method
Veteran Tory MP Ann Widdecombe has blasted her party's move to select candidates on what she described as "category rather than ability". She said David Cameron's decision to create an 'A List' encom...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Multiple Bolton Burglary Arrests Made
Forty-two people were arrested in Bolton last night as part of a police crackdown on burglaries. Around 100 officers carried out 12 separate raids across the town following months of intensive inves...
Multiple Bolton Burglary Arrests Made
Forty-two people were arrested in Bolton last night as part of a police crackdown on burglaries. Around 100 officers carried out 12 separate raids across the town following months of intensive inves...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Parking Enforcement 'Out of Control'
Growing parking enforcement in private car parks and the huge amounts of money being taken from drivers has reached 'epidemic' level, according to the AA. More than one in 10 drivers say they have be...
Parking Enforcement 'Out of Control'
Growing parking enforcement in private car parks and the huge amounts of money being taken from drivers has reached 'epidemic' level, according to the AA. More than one in 10 drivers say they have be...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Victims Of Domestic Violence Protected
Greater protection for victims of harassment, including domestic abuse, will come into effect next month, the government confirmed today. From September 30, courts in England and Wales will have more...
Victims Of Domestic Violence Protected
Greater protection for victims of harassment, including domestic abuse, will come into effect next month, the government confirmed today. From September 30, courts in England and Wales will have more...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
Tobermore Alert Ends As Device Removed
A second security alert in Co Londonderry within 24-hours has been cleared. A crude device was found outside a vacant property on Main Street in Tobermore on Friday morning. It has been sugge...
Tobermore Alert Ends As Device Removed
A second security alert in Co Londonderry within 24-hours has been cleared. A crude device was found outside a vacant property on Main Street in Tobermore on Friday morning. It has been sugge...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
River Rescuers Return As Hopes Fade
Hopes are fading for a missing teenager feared drowned in a rain-swollen Co Antrim river. James Elliott, 14, was out walking along the River Bush near his home in Stranocum yesterday along wit...
River Rescuers Return As Hopes Fade
Hopes are fading for a missing teenager feared drowned in a rain-swollen Co Antrim river. James Elliott, 14, was out walking along the River Bush near his home in Stranocum yesterday along wit...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
Appeals For Calm Ahead Of March
Scores of demonstrators are expected to picket a contentious loyalist band parade in Rasharkin this evening. The Parades Commission, who approved the march, has appealed for calm in the villag...
Appeals For Calm Ahead Of March
Scores of demonstrators are expected to picket a contentious loyalist band parade in Rasharkin this evening. The Parades Commission, who approved the march, has appealed for calm in the villag...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
'Sadness' As Swine Flu Death Revealed
Northern Ireland has suffered its first swine flu fatality. The woman died last night having been previously diagnosed with swine flu. She passed away in a Northern Ireland hospital and it is...
'Sadness' As Swine Flu Death Revealed
Northern Ireland has suffered its first swine flu fatality. The woman died last night having been previously diagnosed with swine flu. She passed away in a Northern Ireland hospital and it is...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Merger Proposed For Flagship Film Bodies
Plans to merge the UK Film Council (UKFC) and the British Film Institute (BFI) into a single body to support film could benefit both the film-going public and the industry, Film Minister Sion Simon ha...
Merger Proposed For Flagship Film Bodies
Plans to merge the UK Film Council (UKFC) and the British Film Institute (BFI) into a single body to support film could benefit both the film-going public and the industry, Film Minister Sion Simon ha...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Diabetes Drug Increases Risk Of Heart Failure
A drug, Rosiglitazone, popularly used to treat the very common type 2 diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and death among older patients compared to a similar drug (pioglit...
Diabetes Drug Increases Risk Of Heart Failure
A drug, Rosiglitazone, popularly used to treat the very common type 2 diabetes, is associated with an increased risk of heart failure and death among older patients compared to a similar drug (pioglit...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
Hope Remains Over Presbyterian Mutual
Savers in the failed Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) remain hopeful they can recover their money. NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster met with the members pressure group, the Savers Coaliti...
Hope Remains Over Presbyterian Mutual
Savers in the failed Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) remain hopeful they can recover their money. NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster met with the members pressure group, the Savers Coaliti...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
UUP 'Weigh In' On A5 Plans
One of Northern Ireland's main political parties is hosting a public meeting to discuss plans for the new A5 road in Omagh. Ulster Unionist members, including MEP Jim Nicholson and MLA Tom Ell...
UUP 'Weigh In' On A5 Plans
One of Northern Ireland's main political parties is hosting a public meeting to discuss plans for the new A5 road in Omagh. Ulster Unionist members, including MEP Jim Nicholson and MLA Tom Ell...
Business News, Aug 21, 2009
Hope Remains Over Presbyterian Mutual
Savers in the failed Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) remain hopeful they can recover their money. NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster met with the members pressure group, the Savers Coalition yest...
Hope Remains Over Presbyterian Mutual
Savers in the failed Presbyterian Mutual Society (PMS) remain hopeful they can recover their money. NI Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster met with the members pressure group, the Savers Coalition yest...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
Grand Home Drops 'Three Grand'
An expansive County Down estate has had to drop its selling price by £3m over the last two years, it has been revealed. Mountpanther, in Newcastle, boasts scenic views across the coastline an...
Grand Home Drops 'Three Grand'
An expansive County Down estate has had to drop its selling price by £3m over the last two years, it has been revealed. Mountpanther, in Newcastle, boasts scenic views across the coastline an...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
Traditional Country Fair At Roe Valley
Part of Co Londonderry's rural beauty is going on show tomorrow. Visitors to Limavady's Roe Valley Country Park will be transported back in time tomorrow for a one-off 'old fashioned' country ...
Traditional Country Fair At Roe Valley
Part of Co Londonderry's rural beauty is going on show tomorrow. Visitors to Limavady's Roe Valley Country Park will be transported back in time tomorrow for a one-off 'old fashioned' country ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2009
Other NI News In Brief
Guns' Court Refuses Bail A Lithuanian court has refused bail to a Dundalk man while he waits for his trial to start in October. The Vilnius court said that 36-year-old Michael Campbell was con...
Other NI News In Brief
Guns' Court Refuses Bail A Lithuanian court has refused bail to a Dundalk man while he waits for his trial to start in October. The Vilnius court said that 36-year-old Michael Campbell was con...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2009
Other News In Brief
Jeweller Robbery Suspect Held There has been another arrest in connection with the daring £40m robbery at a central London jewellers. Scotland Yard said on Friday that Clinton Mogg, 42, from Bournemo...
Other News In Brief
Jeweller Robbery Suspect Held There has been another arrest in connection with the daring £40m robbery at a central London jewellers. Scotland Yard said on Friday that Clinton Mogg, 42, from Bournemo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2009
'Dissidents' Behind Derry Shooting
A man is recovering in hospital following a shooting in Derry last night. One local politicians has blamed the attack on dissident republicans. Police said a number of shots were fired throu...
'Dissidents' Behind Derry Shooting
A man is recovering in hospital following a shooting in Derry last night. One local politicians has blamed the attack on dissident republicans. Police said a number of shots were fired throu...
Business News, Aug 20, 2009
Building Society's Mortgage 'Surge'
EBS Building Society has expanded its share of the retail mortgage business The company's stake has grown by 5% to 18.5%. It also boosted its slice of the first-time buyer market during the first ha...
Building Society's Mortgage 'Surge'
EBS Building Society has expanded its share of the retail mortgage business The company's stake has grown by 5% to 18.5%. It also boosted its slice of the first-time buyer market during the first ha...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2009
Top Grades Falter In Local A-Levels
Despite a UK-wide rise in the number of top grades awarded, the number of students getting A grades in their A Levels in Northern Ireland has gone down by almost 1%. However, NI students have ...
Top Grades Falter In Local A-Levels
Despite a UK-wide rise in the number of top grades awarded, the number of students getting A grades in their A Levels in Northern Ireland has gone down by almost 1%. However, NI students have ...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2009
Lockerbie Bomber Released
Despite widespread opposition, the Lockerbie bomber has this afternoon left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya. Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was freed from prison on compassionate grounds af...
Lockerbie Bomber Released
Despite widespread opposition, the Lockerbie bomber has this afternoon left Scotland on board a plane bound for Libya. Abdelbaset Ali al-Megrahi, 57, was freed from prison on compassionate grounds af...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2009
GAA Ground's 'Use By SF' Slammed
There's a row developing over the use of a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ground to host a Sinn Féin-sponsored event. The SDLP Deputy Leader Alasdair McDonnell has called on the GAA to inve...
GAA Ground's 'Use By SF' Slammed
There's a row developing over the use of a Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) ground to host a Sinn Féin-sponsored event. The SDLP Deputy Leader Alasdair McDonnell has called on the GAA to inve...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2009
A-level Students Receive Results
Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their A-level results today, as it has been revealed that a record-breaking number of students have been awarded the top A grades. Mo...
A-level Students Receive Results
Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are receiving their A-level results today, as it has been revealed that a record-breaking number of students have been awarded the top A grades. Mo...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2009
'Double Pay' MP Clarifies Stance
A senior Tory MP has moved to clarify his suggestion that Parliamentary salaries should be doubled. Sir Patrick Cormack had said MPs' salaries should be increased from £64,766 to £130,000, allowing ...
'Double Pay' MP Clarifies Stance
A senior Tory MP has moved to clarify his suggestion that Parliamentary salaries should be doubled. Sir Patrick Cormack had said MPs' salaries should be increased from £64,766 to £130,000, allowing ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Dry with some late sunshine to end the day. Clear spells through the first part of the night but low cloud feeding in from the north later giving some mist or fog patches. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
