Northern Ireland News for December 2011 : Page 11
Recruitment News, Dec 5, 2011
Jobs Boost On Way For Lurgan Stationers
A Co Armagh business is to boost the jobs market and create 20 jobs in an investment supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Enterprise Stationery Ltd, based in Lurgan, manufactures and supplies bespok...
Jobs Boost On Way For Lurgan Stationers
A Co Armagh business is to boost the jobs market and create 20 jobs in an investment supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Enterprise Stationery Ltd, based in Lurgan, manufactures and supplies bespok...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 5, 2011
£37m Shankill Regeneration Planned
Plans to spend £37m on the redevelopment of housing in the Shankill area of Belfast have been announced. Speaking at the Shankill Convention on Housing, Stormont Social Development Minister Nelson Mc...
£37m Shankill Regeneration Planned
Plans to spend £37m on the redevelopment of housing in the Shankill area of Belfast have been announced. Speaking at the Shankill Convention on Housing, Stormont Social Development Minister Nelson Mc...
UK National News, Dec 5, 2011
UK Supermarkets 'Misleading' Customers
Four of the UK’s leading supermarkets could be at risk of prosecution over misleading pricing practices, so said a Panoroma programme aired on BBC. Pricing tactics used by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's an...
UK Supermarkets 'Misleading' Customers
Four of the UK’s leading supermarkets could be at risk of prosecution over misleading pricing practices, so said a Panoroma programme aired on BBC. Pricing tactics used by Tesco, Asda, Sainsbury's an...
Recruitment News, Dec 5, 2011
Laws On Agency Workers Equality 'Imposed'
Staff recruited by a private agency are to have the same employment rights as those employed directly by businesses. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton is to enact laws ...
Laws On Agency Workers Equality 'Imposed'
Staff recruited by a private agency are to have the same employment rights as those employed directly by businesses. The Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton is to enact laws ...
Business News, Dec 5, 2011
Tesco 'Creates Building Jobs'
As part of a €120 million investment programme in Ireland, Tesco Ireland has today unveiled their new Kildare store creating over 130 new jobs. This follows on from the recent opening of the new Cab...
Tesco 'Creates Building Jobs'
As part of a €120 million investment programme in Ireland, Tesco Ireland has today unveiled their new Kildare store creating over 130 new jobs. This follows on from the recent opening of the new Cab...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 5, 2011
MLA Tackles Modern 'Slave Trade'
What is virtually a modern-day 'slave trade' has been in focus with a local MLA commenting on the work of the police in combating human trafficking. The West Tyrone Ulster Unionist, Ross Hussey, has ...
MLA Tackles Modern 'Slave Trade'
What is virtually a modern-day 'slave trade' has been in focus with a local MLA commenting on the work of the police in combating human trafficking. The West Tyrone Ulster Unionist, Ross Hussey, has ...
UK National News, Dec 5, 2011
Chiles And Bleakley Bow Out
Today axed Daybreak presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley have bowed out of the show. The exit was low key with both presenters wishing viewers a merry Christmas and a happy new year and pa...
Chiles And Bleakley Bow Out
Today axed Daybreak presenters Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley have bowed out of the show. The exit was low key with both presenters wishing viewers a merry Christmas and a happy new year and pa...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 5, 2011
Queen & US President's Visits 'Over Budget'
Two separate visits by VIPs to the Irish Republic cost almost €16m more than was anticipated. The Dáil has heard that the visits of the Queen and US President cost €36m, far over the original budget ...
Queen & US President's Visits 'Over Budget'
Two separate visits by VIPs to the Irish Republic cost almost €16m more than was anticipated. The Dáil has heard that the visits of the Queen and US President cost €36m, far over the original budget ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 5, 2011
Other NI News In Brief
Market Trading Belfast's St George's Market will be open for six extra days in December, in the run up to Christmas. The market will open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays (10am - 4pm) on 12...
Other NI News In Brief
Market Trading Belfast's St George's Market will be open for six extra days in December, in the run up to Christmas. The market will open on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays (10am - 4pm) on 12...
UK National News, Dec 5, 2011
Ambulance Service Apologise For Arriving To Collect Man, Dead Four Years
Apologies have been made after paramedics in the East Midlands called to a house to collect a man who had died four years ago. According to the BBC the East Midlands Ambulance service was dispatched ...
Ambulance Service Apologise For Arriving To Collect Man, Dead Four Years
Apologies have been made after paramedics in the East Midlands called to a house to collect a man who had died four years ago. According to the BBC the East Midlands Ambulance service was dispatched ...
UK National News, Dec 5, 2011
Other News In Brief
Lorry Driver Dies Amid Wintry Conditions A lorry driver has died after his vehicle left a trunk road amidst wintry conditions. The incident happened at the A160 in North Lincolnshire. A spoke...
Other News In Brief
Lorry Driver Dies Amid Wintry Conditions A lorry driver has died after his vehicle left a trunk road amidst wintry conditions. The incident happened at the A160 in North Lincolnshire. A spoke...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Pension Switch Is Legal, Says Govt
A High Court has ruled that the government’s policy switch, used for pension inflation proofing, is legal. Trade unions brought a judicial review of the way Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was now being ...
Pension Switch Is Legal, Says Govt
A High Court has ruled that the government’s policy switch, used for pension inflation proofing, is legal. Trade unions brought a judicial review of the way Consumer Prices Index (CPI) was now being ...
Recruitment News, Dec 2, 2011
Limavady Regeneration Masterplan On Way
A 12-week public consultation on the Limavady town centre regeneration Masterplan has been launched. Jobs are expected to be created after the NI Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland said ye...
Limavady Regeneration Masterplan On Way
A 12-week public consultation on the Limavady town centre regeneration Masterplan has been launched. Jobs are expected to be created after the NI Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland said ye...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Iranian Diplomats To Leave UK
Diplomats at the Iranian Embassy in London must leave by this afternoon as result of an attack on the British embassy in Tehran earlier in the week. Foreign Secretary William Hague ordered the expuls...
Iranian Diplomats To Leave UK
Diplomats at the Iranian Embassy in London must leave by this afternoon as result of an attack on the British embassy in Tehran earlier in the week. Foreign Secretary William Hague ordered the expuls...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Clarkson's Strike Comments Rack Up 21,000 Complaints
The BBC has received some 23,000 complaints over comments made by journalist and broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson- with Clarkson and the BBC now having both apologised. The complaints, 21,331 in total, re...
Clarkson's Strike Comments Rack Up 21,000 Complaints
The BBC has received some 23,000 complaints over comments made by journalist and broadcaster Jeremy Clarkson- with Clarkson and the BBC now having both apologised. The complaints, 21,331 in total, re...
Recruitment News, Dec 2, 2011
Raising A Glass To New Jobs
Irish Distillers will soon create 60 jobs with a €100 million expansion of its plant at Midleton, Co Cork. Thirty of the new jobs will be at the company's Midleton Distillery, with another 30 at its...
Raising A Glass To New Jobs
Irish Distillers will soon create 60 jobs with a €100 million expansion of its plant at Midleton, Co Cork. Thirty of the new jobs will be at the company's Midleton Distillery, with another 30 at its...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Wales Worst Affected By UK Fuel Poverty
According to research by uSwitch Welsh households are the worst affected by fuel poverty with almost one third of households suffering. Research detailing the regions in the UK most affected by fuel ...
Wales Worst Affected By UK Fuel Poverty
According to research by uSwitch Welsh households are the worst affected by fuel poverty with almost one third of households suffering. Research detailing the regions in the UK most affected by fuel ...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 2, 2011
Loughgall 'Was Shoot-to-Kill' Insists SF
Republicans have today insisted that the infamous Loughgall SAS 'ambush' was in fact a 'Shoot-to-Kill' operation. Despite a leaked report today in the Belfast Telegraph, concluding that the IRA unit ...
Loughgall 'Was Shoot-to-Kill' Insists SF
Republicans have today insisted that the infamous Loughgall SAS 'ambush' was in fact a 'Shoot-to-Kill' operation. Despite a leaked report today in the Belfast Telegraph, concluding that the IRA unit ...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Man Commits Suicide Over Skype
According to a string of media reports a man has killed himself while chatting to his partner using Skype. Adrian Rowland, 53, from Reading, Berkshire, is said to have committed suicide on Sunday, la...
Man Commits Suicide Over Skype
According to a string of media reports a man has killed himself while chatting to his partner using Skype. Adrian Rowland, 53, from Reading, Berkshire, is said to have committed suicide on Sunday, la...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Rail Staff Set For £650 Olympic Bonus
A deal has been struck between unions and the London Overground which will see employees of the train service benefit from an extra £650 as a bonus for being flexible with their working hours during t...
Rail Staff Set For £650 Olympic Bonus
A deal has been struck between unions and the London Overground which will see employees of the train service benefit from an extra £650 as a bonus for being flexible with their working hours during t...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 2, 2011
Dáil Role In Birth Of Provisionals In Focus
There has been a welcome for news that the Dáil is to be asked to report on the role played by previous Dublin administrations in the genesis of what became the deadly terrorist group, the Provisional...
Dáil Role In Birth Of Provisionals In Focus
There has been a welcome for news that the Dáil is to be asked to report on the role played by previous Dublin administrations in the genesis of what became the deadly terrorist group, the Provisional...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Honeymoon Killers Face Sentencing
The parents of a Welsh couple who were gunned down on their honeymoon in Antigua have said that they hope their children's killers will finally be sentenced. Newlyweds Ben and Catherine Mullany, both...
Honeymoon Killers Face Sentencing
The parents of a Welsh couple who were gunned down on their honeymoon in Antigua have said that they hope their children's killers will finally be sentenced. Newlyweds Ben and Catherine Mullany, both...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Knife Possession Crimes On The Decline
The amount of people being jailed for carrying knives in the UK is at its lowest level for three years. According to new research by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 21 % (1,132) of all possession offen...
Knife Possession Crimes On The Decline
The amount of people being jailed for carrying knives in the UK is at its lowest level for three years. According to new research by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) 21 % (1,132) of all possession offen...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Dead Body Found On Dual Carriageway
A dead body has been found on a busy dual carriageway in Surrey. Motorists travelling on the northbound carriageway of the A3 near Ripley saw the body at about 7:35pm last night and alerted the eme...
Dead Body Found On Dual Carriageway
A dead body has been found on a busy dual carriageway in Surrey. Motorists travelling on the northbound carriageway of the A3 near Ripley saw the body at about 7:35pm last night and alerted the eme...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 2, 2011
Massive Police Station Closure Plan Revealed
The PSNI is seeking agreement to close over 30 of its existing 83 station - or about 40%. Details of the plan to shut 34 locations were presented to members of the NI Policing Board on Thursday. The...
Massive Police Station Closure Plan Revealed
The PSNI is seeking agreement to close over 30 of its existing 83 station - or about 40%. Details of the plan to shut 34 locations were presented to members of the NI Policing Board on Thursday. The...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 2, 2011
Party Time Warning Over Rape Dangers
With Christmas parties just around the corner, the police has re-launched the Be SMART - Rape awareness campaign. The PSNI campaign will run on Facebook sites throughout the month of December along...
Party Time Warning Over Rape Dangers
With Christmas parties just around the corner, the police has re-launched the Be SMART - Rape awareness campaign. The PSNI campaign will run on Facebook sites throughout the month of December along...
UK National News, Dec 2, 2011
Other News And Brief
PM Meets With French President Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the Eurozone crisis and to try and prevent the single currency from br...
Other News And Brief
PM Meets With French President Prime Minister David Cameron is to meet with French President Nicolas Sarkozy to discuss the Eurozone crisis and to try and prevent the single currency from br...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 2, 2011
Care Home Residents Win Mobility Reprieve
The UK Government has done a U-turn on a controversial benefit cut. In a move welcomed by the NI Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland, the Government is to scrap a controversial proposal fo...
Care Home Residents Win Mobility Reprieve
The UK Government has done a U-turn on a controversial benefit cut. In a move welcomed by the NI Social Development Minister, Nelson McCausland, the Government is to scrap a controversial proposal fo...
Northern Ireland News, Dec 2, 2011
Titanic Signature Building Gets High Praise
NI's top politicians, First Minister Peter Robinson and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have been taking on a Titanic mission. They visited the site of Titanic Belfast to view progress on...
Titanic Signature Building Gets High Praise
NI's top politicians, First Minister Peter Robinson and the Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have been taking on a Titanic mission. They visited the site of Titanic Belfast to view progress on...
Business News, Dec 2, 2011
Landlord Rating Allowance Reduced to 10%
Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson, has reduced the landlord rating allowance to 10% for housing associations and 12.5% for private sector landlords from 1 April 2012. The Minister was speaking following...
Landlord Rating Allowance Reduced to 10%
Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson, has reduced the landlord rating allowance to 10% for housing associations and 12.5% for private sector landlords from 1 April 2012. The Minister was speaking following...
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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.