Northern Ireland News for March 2012 : Page 13
UK National News, Mar 8, 2012
Other News In Brief
Police Divers Searching For Limbs Of Missing Eastenders Actress Police divers are trailing Regents Canal in Hackney, East London for the head, arms and legs of former Eastenders actress Gemma ...
Other News In Brief
Police Divers Searching For Limbs Of Missing Eastenders Actress Police divers are trailing Regents Canal in Hackney, East London for the head, arms and legs of former Eastenders actress Gemma ...
Recruitment News, Mar 7, 2012
GMB Condemns Decision To Close Remploy Factories
GMB, the union for Remploy workers, has responded angrily to the Ministerial statement in the House of Commons today which announced the decision to close 36 of the 54 remaining Remploy sites with com...
GMB Condemns Decision To Close Remploy Factories
GMB, the union for Remploy workers, has responded angrily to the Ministerial statement in the House of Commons today which announced the decision to close 36 of the 54 remaining Remploy sites with com...
UK National News, Mar 7, 2012
Pair Quizzed Over Child Murder
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a four year-old boy. According to reports a 26-year-old woman and a man aged 32 were arrested after the child was found unconscious at his home...
Pair Quizzed Over Child Murder
Two people have been arrested on suspicion of murdering a four year-old boy. According to reports a 26-year-old woman and a man aged 32 were arrested after the child was found unconscious at his home...
UK National News, Mar 7, 2012
Six Soldiers Killed In Helmand Explosion
Six soldiers are missing, believed killed, after their armoured vehicle was caught in an explosion in southern Afghanistan yesterday, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Five soldiers from 3r...
Six Soldiers Killed In Helmand Explosion
Six soldiers are missing, believed killed, after their armoured vehicle was caught in an explosion in southern Afghanistan yesterday, according to the Ministry of Defence (MoD). Five soldiers from 3r...
UK National News, Mar 7, 2012
Govt Increases Costs And Reduces Flexibility According To Report
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today reported on the initiative for government departments to share back-office functions. It concludes that, despite significant cost and effort, the planned be...
Govt Increases Costs And Reduces Flexibility According To Report
The National Audit Office (NAO) has today reported on the initiative for government departments to share back-office functions. It concludes that, despite significant cost and effort, the planned be...
UK National News, Mar 7, 2012
'Champagne Culture' Of A4e Revealed By Former Managers
Several former managers of A4e, the welfare-to-work company at the centre of fraud investigations, have told the Guardian newspaper the firm ‘has a culture of lavish trips abroad and big-spending hosp...
'Champagne Culture' Of A4e Revealed By Former Managers
Several former managers of A4e, the welfare-to-work company at the centre of fraud investigations, have told the Guardian newspaper the firm ‘has a culture of lavish trips abroad and big-spending hosp...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
NHS Spend £109m On Locum Doctors
Health Trusts in Northern Ireland have spent a staggering £109m on employing locum doctors over the past five years, it has been revealed. According to a report compiled by the Public Accounts Commit...
NHS Spend £109m On Locum Doctors
Health Trusts in Northern Ireland have spent a staggering £109m on employing locum doctors over the past five years, it has been revealed. According to a report compiled by the Public Accounts Commit...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Retired Prison Officers Don't Reapply For Jobs
Over 5,000 people have applied for 200 custody officer jobs in Northern Ireland’s Prison Service- none of the applicants are the prison officers who are taking early retirement. This news follows pl...
Retired Prison Officers Don't Reapply For Jobs
Over 5,000 people have applied for 200 custody officer jobs in Northern Ireland’s Prison Service- none of the applicants are the prison officers who are taking early retirement. This news follows pl...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Isolated Young People Awarded Funding Grant
A Newtownabbey project using sports and education to prevent young people turning to crime has been awarded a major grant from the Big Lottery Fund. Monkstown Amateur Boxing Club is one of nine or...
Isolated Young People Awarded Funding Grant
A Newtownabbey project using sports and education to prevent young people turning to crime has been awarded a major grant from the Big Lottery Fund. Monkstown Amateur Boxing Club is one of nine or...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Unions Concerned Over 'Stressed' Schools
Teaching Unions have expressed corncerns after an audit revealed that many schools are struggling. Figures released by the Department of Education have revealed that 84% of secondary schools and 50% ...
Unions Concerned Over 'Stressed' Schools
Teaching Unions have expressed corncerns after an audit revealed that many schools are struggling. Figures released by the Department of Education have revealed that 84% of secondary schools and 50% ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Rory McIlroy To Make £100m?
It is believed that Northern Ireland golf sensation, Rory McIlroy, could become one of the wealthiest sportsmen in the world if he keeps on track. According to PR guru Max Clifford the 22-year-old go...
Rory McIlroy To Make £100m?
It is believed that Northern Ireland golf sensation, Rory McIlroy, could become one of the wealthiest sportsmen in the world if he keeps on track. According to PR guru Max Clifford the 22-year-old go...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Princess Royal Visits NI
The Princess Royal has touched down in Northern Ireland for a series of engagements. Princess Anne has started off in Belfast where she will begin her visit at the Pony Club's national conference at ...
Princess Royal Visits NI
The Princess Royal has touched down in Northern Ireland for a series of engagements. Princess Anne has started off in Belfast where she will begin her visit at the Pony Club's national conference at ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Talks To Resume Over UU Job Cuts
Talks are set to take place today with University of Ulster (UU) staff in regard to proposed job cuts. The university previously announced that up to 200 posts could be made redundant as part of a r...
Talks To Resume Over UU Job Cuts
Talks are set to take place today with University of Ulster (UU) staff in regard to proposed job cuts. The university previously announced that up to 200 posts could be made redundant as part of a r...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Man Dies In Co.Antrim House Fire
An elderly man has died in a house fire in County Antrim last night. The man believed to be in sixties died when a fire broke out at his home on the Bush Road between Ballymoney and Dervock at around...
Man Dies In Co.Antrim House Fire
An elderly man has died in a house fire in County Antrim last night. The man believed to be in sixties died when a fire broke out at his home on the Bush Road between Ballymoney and Dervock at around...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Attwood To 'Get Tough' On Alcohol Promotions
Northern Ireland’s nightclub owners have been summoned to a meeting to discuss "irresponsible" alcohol promotions. Following the death pf 20-year-old Joby Murphy, who died after a night out drinking,...
Attwood To 'Get Tough' On Alcohol Promotions
Northern Ireland’s nightclub owners have been summoned to a meeting to discuss "irresponsible" alcohol promotions. Following the death pf 20-year-old Joby Murphy, who died after a night out drinking,...
UK National News, Mar 7, 2012
11 Year Low For Card Fraud
Money lost due to credit and debit card fraud has reached an 11-year low, falling to £341m last year, a drop of 7%. The drop has been attributed to a 41% fall in fraudsters impersonating people to ob...
11 Year Low For Card Fraud
Money lost due to credit and debit card fraud has reached an 11-year low, falling to £341m last year, a drop of 7%. The drop has been attributed to a 41% fall in fraudsters impersonating people to ob...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Apprentice Skills Showcased At SERC
On Wednesday 18 January seventy five apprentices from across South Eastern Regional College (SERC) participated in a day long Inter-Campus Skillbuild competition. The event was one of a series of Skil...
Apprentice Skills Showcased At SERC
On Wednesday 18 January seventy five apprentices from across South Eastern Regional College (SERC) participated in a day long Inter-Campus Skillbuild competition. The event was one of a series of Skil...
Recruitment News, Mar 7, 2012
SF Accuses The Govt Of Failing Miserably With Youth Unemployment
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on youth affairs Senator Kathryn Reilly has said that this government is failing miserably to deal with the issue of youth unemployment. Senator Reilly raised the issue of em...
SF Accuses The Govt Of Failing Miserably With Youth Unemployment
Sinn Féin’s spokesperson on youth affairs Senator Kathryn Reilly has said that this government is failing miserably to deal with the issue of youth unemployment. Senator Reilly raised the issue of em...
UK National News, Mar 7, 2012
Report Calls For Tighter Controls On Payday Loans
A report has recommended that lenders of payday loans should be forced to limit loans being ‘rolled-over’, stop letting customers switch lenders and to share customer information with other lenders. ...
Report Calls For Tighter Controls On Payday Loans
A report has recommended that lenders of payday loans should be forced to limit loans being ‘rolled-over’, stop letting customers switch lenders and to share customer information with other lenders. ...
UK National News, Mar 7, 2012
Other News In Brief
Police Used Tasers At Dale Farm Eviction Police used Tasers five times during the operation to clear traveller’s from the Dale Farm site. It has also been reported by Essex Police that 15 off...
Other News In Brief
Police Used Tasers At Dale Farm Eviction Police used Tasers five times during the operation to clear traveller’s from the Dale Farm site. It has also been reported by Essex Police that 15 off...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 7, 2012
Other News In Brief
One In Three Graduates in Low Skilled Jobs Figures released today show more than one in three recent graduates are employed in a lower skilled job compared to one in four in 2001, the Guardian...
Other News In Brief
One In Three Graduates in Low Skilled Jobs Figures released today show more than one in three recent graduates are employed in a lower skilled job compared to one in four in 2001, the Guardian...
Recruitment News, Mar 7, 2012
One In Three Graduates in Low Skilled Jobs
Figures released today show more than one in three recent graduates are employed in a lower skilled job compared to one in four in 2001, the Guardian has reported. The Labour Market 2012 report publi...
One In Three Graduates in Low Skilled Jobs
Figures released today show more than one in three recent graduates are employed in a lower skilled job compared to one in four in 2001, the Guardian has reported. The Labour Market 2012 report publi...
UK National News, Mar 6, 2012
Olympic Bosses Slammed Over 'Patronising' Advice
Olympic bosses have been criticised after giving so called ‘ patronising’ advice to volunteers. The handbook released by Olympic organisers outlines how to deal with Muslim and disabled visitors at t...
Olympic Bosses Slammed Over 'Patronising' Advice
Olympic bosses have been criticised after giving so called ‘ patronising’ advice to volunteers. The handbook released by Olympic organisers outlines how to deal with Muslim and disabled visitors at t...
UK National News, Mar 6, 2012
Consumers Still Not Spending
Shoppers have continued to keep their spending in check despite recent signs of hope for the UK economy. According to The British Retail Consortium UK retail sales values were down 0.3% on a like-for...
Consumers Still Not Spending
Shoppers have continued to keep their spending in check despite recent signs of hope for the UK economy. According to The British Retail Consortium UK retail sales values were down 0.3% on a like-for...
UK National News, Mar 6, 2012
Frog Conference To Tackle Wildlife Mortality
Frogs and toads, often killed on roads when trying to cross to mating sites, are to be the topic of discussion during a European conference. The conference, to be held in Cambridgeshire, will see con...
Frog Conference To Tackle Wildlife Mortality
Frogs and toads, often killed on roads when trying to cross to mating sites, are to be the topic of discussion during a European conference. The conference, to be held in Cambridgeshire, will see con...
UK National News, Mar 6, 2012
UK House Prices Drop
House prices in the UK for February have declined in comparison to the previous month, it has been revealed. According to a survey carried out by Building Society, Halifax, house prices in the UK are...
UK House Prices Drop
House prices in the UK for February have declined in comparison to the previous month, it has been revealed. According to a survey carried out by Building Society, Halifax, house prices in the UK are...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2012
Director General Of NI Prison Service Resigns
The Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison service is set to leave after only one year in the position. Colin McConnell has headed up the NI Prison service for just over a year and has resig...
Director General Of NI Prison Service Resigns
The Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison service is set to leave after only one year in the position. Colin McConnell has headed up the NI Prison service for just over a year and has resig...
Recruitment News, Mar 6, 2012
Nissan To Announce New Car To Be Built In Sunderland
Nissan’s new compact car, the Invitation, will be built in its UK factory in Sunderland. It will create 2,000 jobs and provide a boost to a region hit hard by the recession and spending cuts. Busin...
Nissan To Announce New Car To Be Built In Sunderland
Nissan’s new compact car, the Invitation, will be built in its UK factory in Sunderland. It will create 2,000 jobs and provide a boost to a region hit hard by the recession and spending cuts. Busin...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 6, 2012
Couple Charged With Mackin Murder
A married couple have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a man in Belfast last week. Charles Stephen Valliday, 40, and Julie-Ann Valliday, 35, of Powerscourt Place, Belfast, are accu...
Couple Charged With Mackin Murder
A married couple have been remanded in custody charged with the murder of a man in Belfast last week. Charles Stephen Valliday, 40, and Julie-Ann Valliday, 35, of Powerscourt Place, Belfast, are accu...
Business News, Mar 6, 2012
HiberniaEvros Makes Ireland’s Best Managed Companies List
HiberniaEvros Technology Group, the Irish owned managed services company, has been named as one of the country's 'Best Managed' companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme. Twe...
HiberniaEvros Makes Ireland’s Best Managed Companies List
HiberniaEvros Technology Group, the Irish owned managed services company, has been named as one of the country's 'Best Managed' companies in the Deloitte Best Managed Companies Awards programme. Twe...
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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.