Northern Ireland News for November 2013 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2013
Belfast Village Regeneration Continues
The first £3.5m phase of a housing regeneration project in the Village area of south Belfast has got underway with the opening of 37 new homes just completed by Fold Housing Association. The new hous...
Belfast Village Regeneration Continues
The first £3.5m phase of a housing regeneration project in the Village area of south Belfast has got underway with the opening of 37 new homes just completed by Fold Housing Association. The new hous...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2013
16-25s The Majority Of Essential Skills Enrolments
The vast majority of people who enrol in Essential Skills courses to improve literacy, numeracy and ICT (Information Computer Technology) skills are aged between 16 and 25, according to a new report. ...
16-25s The Majority Of Essential Skills Enrolments
The vast majority of people who enrol in Essential Skills courses to improve literacy, numeracy and ICT (Information Computer Technology) skills are aged between 16 and 25, according to a new report. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2013
'Experimental' South Belfast Traffic Scheme Announced
An "experimental" traffic management scheme is to be introduced in south Belfast to facilitate traders in the area. Following representation from a number of quarters that the existing restrictions a...
'Experimental' South Belfast Traffic Scheme Announced
An "experimental" traffic management scheme is to be introduced in south Belfast to facilitate traders in the area. Following representation from a number of quarters that the existing restrictions a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Rescued From Van Hanging Off Bridge A man has been rescued from his van after it was left hanging over a bridge in County Londonderry. The incident began when the van was involved in a co...
Other News In Brief
Man Rescued From Van Hanging Off Bridge A man has been rescued from his van after it was left hanging over a bridge in County Londonderry. The incident began when the van was involved in a co...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
Stuart Hall In Court Charged With Rape
Veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall, 83, has appeared in court charged with 15 offences of rape relating to two girls. He also faces charges of indecent assault. Hall is currently serving a 30-month jai...
Stuart Hall In Court Charged With Rape
Veteran broadcaster Stuart Hall, 83, has appeared in court charged with 15 offences of rape relating to two girls. He also faces charges of indecent assault. Hall is currently serving a 30-month jai...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
4-Year-Old Girl Dies In Dog Attack
Leicestershire Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a four-year-old girl in Mountsorrel. At 12.14pm yesterday, Tuesday, police were called by the ambulance ...
4-Year-Old Girl Dies In Dog Attack
Leicestershire Police are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of a four-year-old girl in Mountsorrel. At 12.14pm yesterday, Tuesday, police were called by the ambulance ...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
Union Fight To Retain 1,775 Jobs Under Threat
Unite the union will fight to retain as many of the 1,775 jobs under threat, following today's announcement about the future of the shipyards at Portsmouth, and Govan and Scotstoun on the Clyde. The ...
Union Fight To Retain 1,775 Jobs Under Threat
Unite the union will fight to retain as many of the 1,775 jobs under threat, following today's announcement about the future of the shipyards at Portsmouth, and Govan and Scotstoun on the Clyde. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
Man Shot In South Armagh
A man has been shot in the legs outside the village of Cullyhanna in south Armagh. The attack began when a gang of men entered a house on Drummond Road near the border with Castleblayney in County Mo...
Man Shot In South Armagh
A man has been shot in the legs outside the village of Cullyhanna in south Armagh. The attack began when a gang of men entered a house on Drummond Road near the border with Castleblayney in County Mo...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
Pallial Now Investigating Over 200 Abuse Allegations
Operation Pallial, a National Crime Agency-led investigation into recent allegations of historical abuse in the care system in North Wales, is now investigating allegations from more than 200 people. ...
Pallial Now Investigating Over 200 Abuse Allegations
Operation Pallial, a National Crime Agency-led investigation into recent allegations of historical abuse in the care system in North Wales, is now investigating allegations from more than 200 people. ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
UTV To Launch Irish Channel
UTV has announced plans to launch a new Dublin-based, all-Ireland TV channel that will create more than 100 new jobs. An application to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for a Content Provi...
UTV To Launch Irish Channel
UTV has announced plans to launch a new Dublin-based, all-Ireland TV channel that will create more than 100 new jobs. An application to the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) for a Content Provi...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
CCTV Images Released In Connection With Ilford Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of Mariana Popa in Ilford have released three images of a man they wish to trace. The CCTV images, captured in the local area before and after the time of the atta...
CCTV Images Released In Connection With Ilford Murder
Detectives investigating the murder of Mariana Popa in Ilford have released three images of a man they wish to trace. The CCTV images, captured in the local area before and after the time of the atta...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
UK Population To Rise By 9.6m Over 25 Years
The UK population is projected to increase by 9.6 million over the next 25 years from an estimated 63.7 million in mid-2012 to 73.3 million in mid-2037, according to the Office for National Statistics...
UK Population To Rise By 9.6m Over 25 Years
The UK population is projected to increase by 9.6 million over the next 25 years from an estimated 63.7 million in mid-2012 to 73.3 million in mid-2037, according to the Office for National Statistics...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
Alcohol Deaths Rise 40%
The number of deaths caused by alcohol misuse in Northern Ireland has increased by 40% over the space of a decade, according to the Department for Social Development. There were 284 deaths from alcoh...
Alcohol Deaths Rise 40%
The number of deaths caused by alcohol misuse in Northern Ireland has increased by 40% over the space of a decade, according to the Department for Social Development. There were 284 deaths from alcoh...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
30 Projects Receive Funding To Tackle Rough Sleeping
The Housing Minister has announced the projects benefitting from the latest installment of multi-million pound Homeless Transition Fund. Projects helping rough sleepers are to benefit from a multi-mi...
30 Projects Receive Funding To Tackle Rough Sleeping
The Housing Minister has announced the projects benefitting from the latest installment of multi-million pound Homeless Transition Fund. Projects helping rough sleepers are to benefit from a multi-mi...
UK National News, Nov 6, 2013
Other News In Brief
Almost 99% Of England's Bathing Waters Meet Strict Standards New figures show almost 99 per cent of England's bathing waters meet strict quality standards. Water quality around England's coas...
Other News In Brief
Almost 99% Of England's Bathing Waters Meet Strict Standards New figures show almost 99 per cent of England's bathing waters meet strict quality standards. Water quality around England's coas...
Business News, Nov 6, 2013
Alliance Increases Support For Traders And Small Business Owners
Alliance Belfast Councillors are leading the way in increasing support for traders and small business owners across the city. At the latest meeting of Belfast City Council Councillor Andrew Webb brou...
Alliance Increases Support For Traders And Small Business Owners
Alliance Belfast Councillors are leading the way in increasing support for traders and small business owners across the city. At the latest meeting of Belfast City Council Councillor Andrew Webb brou...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
NI Kids Feel Their Views Are Heard
Northern Ireland children feel their voices are being heard and their views taken seriously, according to a new survey undertaken by Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster. The lates...
NI Kids Feel Their Views Are Heard
Northern Ireland children feel their voices are being heard and their views taken seriously, according to a new survey undertaken by Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster. The lates...
Recruitment News, Nov 6, 2013
Call For Unspent Resource In NTF To Be Invested In Job Activation
The Government is sitting on a multi-million euro unspent resource in the National Training Fund (NTF) while hundreds of thousands of job seekers are looking for work, according to Fianna Fáil Spokesp...
Call For Unspent Resource In NTF To Be Invested In Job Activation
The Government is sitting on a multi-million euro unspent resource in the National Training Fund (NTF) while hundreds of thousands of job seekers are looking for work, according to Fianna Fáil Spokesp...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
Number Of Over 65s To Increase By 25%
The number of people aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland is projected to increase by a quarter in ten years (2012-2022), from 273,000 to 344,000, according to new figures released by the Statistics a...
Number Of Over 65s To Increase By 25%
The number of people aged 65 and over in Northern Ireland is projected to increase by a quarter in ten years (2012-2022), from 273,000 to 344,000, according to new figures released by the Statistics a...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
October 'Warmer, Wetter And Brighter'
This year Northern Ireland experienced an October that was warmer, wetter and brighter than average. The news was announced by the Armagh Observatory this week and found that the mean monthly tempera...
October 'Warmer, Wetter And Brighter'
This year Northern Ireland experienced an October that was warmer, wetter and brighter than average. The news was announced by the Armagh Observatory this week and found that the mean monthly tempera...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
L'Derry Mayor Welcomes DSD Funding
L'Derry Mayor Councillor Martin Reilly has welcomed an announcement by Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland of over £300,000 funding to go towards the refurbishment of the Lecky Road flyover....
L'Derry Mayor Welcomes DSD Funding
L'Derry Mayor Councillor Martin Reilly has welcomed an announcement by Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland of over £300,000 funding to go towards the refurbishment of the Lecky Road flyover....
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2013
Other News In Brief
Bomb Squad Called In L'Derry The army bomb squad has been called to the scene of a police search in L'Derry following reports of suspicious activity. The operation began at Buncrana Road on W...
Other News In Brief
Bomb Squad Called In L'Derry The army bomb squad has been called to the scene of a police search in L'Derry following reports of suspicious activity. The operation began at Buncrana Road on W...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
Lewis Slams Payday Lenders
MoneySavingExpert.com creator Martin Lewis has told MPs payday lenders are "in danger of grooming a new generation to this type of borrowing". Mr Lewis joined other consumer groups, regulators and pa...
Lewis Slams Payday Lenders
MoneySavingExpert.com creator Martin Lewis has told MPs payday lenders are "in danger of grooming a new generation to this type of borrowing". Mr Lewis joined other consumer groups, regulators and pa...
Recruitment News, Nov 5, 2013
Acorn To Create 100 New Posts In Dublin
Acorn, a multi-disciplinary marketing agency, has announced that it will grow its headcount from its current level of around 100, to 200 staff over the next five years. This project is supported by ...
Acorn To Create 100 New Posts In Dublin
Acorn, a multi-disciplinary marketing agency, has announced that it will grow its headcount from its current level of around 100, to 200 staff over the next five years. This project is supported by ...
Business News, Nov 5, 2013
Animated Children's Show To Be Sold To Over 100 Countries
First Minister Rt Hon Peter D Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have launched 'Driftwood Bay', a new £2.5 million animated children's show, created and produced by Belfast-b...
Animated Children's Show To Be Sold To Over 100 Countries
First Minister Rt Hon Peter D Robinson MLA and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MLA have launched 'Driftwood Bay', a new £2.5 million animated children's show, created and produced by Belfast-b...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
CQC Raise Serious Concerns About Essex Hospital Trust
The Chief Inspector of Hospitals has recommended Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust should be placed into special measures. Professor Sir Mike Richards' call follows serious concerns...
CQC Raise Serious Concerns About Essex Hospital Trust
The Chief Inspector of Hospitals has recommended Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust should be placed into special measures. Professor Sir Mike Richards' call follows serious concerns...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
350 Job Losses Following Barclays Closure
Staff at the Barclays Coventry contact centre have today, Tuesday 5 November, been informed that the site will be closed with the loss of 350 jobs. Unite, the union that represents staff at Barclays,...
350 Job Losses Following Barclays Closure
Staff at the Barclays Coventry contact centre have today, Tuesday 5 November, been informed that the site will be closed with the loss of 350 jobs. Unite, the union that represents staff at Barclays,...
UK National News, Nov 5, 2013
Call For Water Firms To Give Customers A Fair Deal
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has called on water companies to ensure that customers get a fair deal today. In a letter that has gone to all of the major water companies, Owen Paterson stressed...
Call For Water Firms To Give Customers A Fair Deal
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson has called on water companies to ensure that customers get a fair deal today. In a letter that has gone to all of the major water companies, Owen Paterson stressed...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
Bike Appeal Over Kevin Kearney Murder
Detectives from the PSNI Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of 46-year-old Kevin Kearney in north Belfast last month are asking for the public’s help to identify a BMX-type bike. Mr Kearne...
Bike Appeal Over Kevin Kearney Murder
Detectives from the PSNI Serious Crime Branch investigating the murder of 46-year-old Kevin Kearney in north Belfast last month are asking for the public’s help to identify a BMX-type bike. Mr Kearne...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2013
Child Sexual Exploitation Inquiry Chair Announced
Kathleen Marshall has been named to lead the independent inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Northern Ireland. Mrs Marshall was the former Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland...
Child Sexual Exploitation Inquiry Chair Announced
Kathleen Marshall has been named to lead the independent inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Northern Ireland. Mrs Marshall was the former Commissioner for Children and Young People in Scotland...
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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.