Northern Ireland News for March 2010 : Page 3

UK National News, Mar 29, 2010
Clubber Jailed For Bottle Threats
A man has been jailed for threatening nightclub door staff with a broken bottle in Manchester. Damien Hall, 27, of Walmersley Road, Bury, was jailed for a total of 33 months at Manchester Crown Court...
UK National News, Mar 29, 2010
Appeal To Find Musselburgh Woman
Police in East Lothian have made a fresh appeal for information on the whereabouts of Elizabeth McVey, who went missing from her home in Musselburgh a week ago today. The 50-year-old mother-of-two wa...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2010
Historic Sculptures Unveiled
Two new sculptures, reflecting the heritage and history of the Crumlin Road area, have been unveiled this morning. The stone sculptures, by local artist Jason Mulligan, are erected at Snugville Stree...
Business News, Mar 29, 2010
VAT And PAYE Changes On Way
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is urging businesses to get ready for major changes to VAT and PAYE coming into effect on 1 April. VAT-registered traders with annual turnovers of £100,000 or more (exclud...
UK National News, Mar 29, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Adams Rejects IRA Accusation Gerry Adams has reiterated his rejection of senior IRA membership allegations published in a book. On the day that the daughter of a Protestant woman murdered by the IRA ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2010
Boiler Scrappage 'Scheme' Welcomed
Although there is no official NI initiative to add a fillip to the plumbing sector by providing an inefficient boiler scappage scheme, a commercial one has been welcomed. The Ulster Unionist Party's ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2010
Eco Homes Good News, Says Ritchie
Tenants will benefit from Northern Ireland's most eco friendly social homes. That's according to the NI Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie who officially launched construction of a new £2mi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2010
Deanes Opens In French Style
One of Northern Ireland's most prolific and successful restaurateurs, Michael Deane has re-opened his flood-hit iconic Howard Street restaurant today. With a return to the classical signature opulenc...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 29, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Train Takes Hospice Strain Proving that Translink is just the ticket for the Northern Ireland Hospice Big Walk Week 2010 is Translink NI Railways Inspector Don Knock with Jan Harrison Fundraiser from...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
BA Prepares For Second Strike
British Airways will fly more than 75% of customers booked to travel between tomorrow and March 30, despite these four days being targeted for strikes by Unite. The airline said approximately 240,000...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
British Summertime Begins
British summertime officially begins this weekend, sparking the continued debate over the usefulness of daylight savings adjustments. At 1am on Sunday 28 March throughout the European Unions clocks ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
DUP MPs Will Quit Assembly Seats
All DUP MLAs returned to Westminster at the forthcoming General Election will resign from the Northern Ireland Assembly, the party leader has said. However, Peter Robinson will be the exception. The ...
Recruitment News, Mar 26, 2010
Building Trade 'Graduates' To Belfast Campus
There's a degree of success ahead for the beleaguered construction sector. In what is being billed as the biggest building project since Victoria Square was undertaken, a £250m development by the Uni...
Business News, Mar 26, 2010
Narrow Water Bridge Building In Doubt
The proposed development of a bridge at Narrow Water outside the city of Newry need addressing. There are concerns that the massive construction project could be shelved to be replaced by a much less...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
Boy Sought Over Gwent Sex Assault
A women has been sexually assaulted in Gwent by a boy believed to be 13 or 14. Officers in Cwmbran have appealed for information on the incident which occurred at around 4.50pm on Wednesday. A 35-...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
Lotto Operator Sold To Canadian Firm
Camelot, the company which runs the UK National Lottery, has been sold to a Canadian firm for £389m. Shareholders, who include Cadbury Holdings Ltd, De La Rue Holdings plc, Fujitsu Services Ltd, Roy...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
Hoax Aberdeen Bomber Pleads Guilty
A man has pleaded guilty to leaving a hoax bomb on Aberdeen's Guild Street. Colin Pirie, appearing at the High Court in Edinburgh yesterday, also admitted making bomb threats on 21 January. Detec...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Belfast Campus Project Will Build Jobs
There's a degree of success ahead for the beleaguered construction sector. In what is being billed as the biggest building project since Victoria Square was undertaken, a £250m development by the Uni...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
West Lothian Cannabis 'Farm' Raided
Lothian and Borders Police have launched an investigating after a cannabis cultivation was discovered at a property in West Lothian. Officers carried out a search at an address in Ossian Drive, Livin...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
Belize To Share Tax Data With UK
Belize has agreed to share tax information with the UK. The move follows revelations that Tory deputy chairman Lord Ashcroft has non-domicile tax residency in the UK. His main residence is in Belize...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
Woman Jailed For Knifepoint Robbery
An 18-year-old woman from Islington was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment for a knifepoint robbery on the Regent's Canal towpath. During the robbery, Natsena Quatome-Takab, from the Packington Esta...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
Keys Handed Over At MediaCityUK
BBC Children's presenters Sonali Shah from Newsround, Helen Skelton from Blue Peter and Alex Winter from CBeebies visited the building at MediaCityUK this week which will be the new home of BBC Childr...
UK National News, Mar 26, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Tragic Child At Rest The funeral of an eight-year-old girl found hanged in her Nottinghamshire bedroom is taking place today. Little Charlotte Avenall's body was found in the room, which was describe...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Knock Golf Club Housing Project 'Pending'
Local construction firms may have to wait a little longer for work as plans to build hundreds of homes at Knock Golf Club in east Belfast has proved not be "a done deal". Senior planning officials or...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Narrow Water Bridge Building In Doubt
There are concerns about the proposed development of a new bridge at Narrow Water outside the city of Newry. Doubts have emerged over the massive construction project amid fears that it could be shel...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Motor Sales Rising In Northern Ireland
Car sales are increasing across Northern Ireland. For the second consecutive quarter there has been an increase in registrations when compared to the corresponding time period in the previous year. ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Centuries-old Church Gains Listing
A 200-year-old Church in Cappagh has joined the official list of top historic buildings in Northern Ireland. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) added the previously unlisted, Cappagh Pari...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Belfast Film Festival Celebrates 10 Years
The Belfast Film Festival celebrates its 10th birthday this year and in order to mark the milestone the festival will run over 16 days from 15th–30th April. The 10th film festival boasts over 30 UK...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Junior Minister 'Battles Poverty'
An initiative to fight against poverty and social exclusion has been launched in Belfast. Junior Minister Robin Newton threw his weight behind the EY2010 European Year for Combating Poverty and Socia...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 26, 2010
Blackbourne 'Build' On Sales Success
An Antrim mechanical and electrical firm is on target to secure external sales of £20 million by 2014, thanks to support from Invest Northern Ireland. Blackbourne Integrated M & E offers integrated s...