Northern Ireland News for June 2013 : Page 2

Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2013
TUV Withdraws From Unionist Forum
The Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) has withdrawn from the Unionist Forum over plans to build a peace centre on the site of the former Maze Prison. However, party leader Jim Allister said the propo...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2013
NIPSA Slam Chancellor's Budget Cuts
Public sector trade union, NIPSA, has criticised Chancellor George Osborne following Wednesday afternoon's Spending Review. Yesterday, Mr Osborne revealed Northern Ireland's budget for the year 2015/...
Recruitment News, Jun 27, 2013
Comtek Network Systems Creates 21 Jobs
Invest Northern Ireland's Chief Executive, Alastair Hamilton, has welcomed the news that Comtek Network Systems (UK) Ltd is establishing a specialist Service and Repair Engineering Centre in Newtownab...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 27, 2013
Other News In Brief
Legal Action Dropped Against Ramada Hotel The BBC has reported that legal action regarding a decision to appoint administrators to the Ramada Hotel in Portrush, has been dropped. Administrat...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2013
Armed Police Seal Off Lincoln Flats
A 26-year-old man has been arrested after armed police sealed off a block of flats in Lincoln. Police were called to the Moorland Avenue area just before 7.30pm on Wednesday night after a police-inst...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2013
Small Earthquake Hits North Wales
A small earthquake, measuring 2.8 in magnitude has hit north Wales. The quake was reported late on Wednesday night, just before 11.30pm, the British Geological Survey (BGS) has said. The epicentre...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2013
Wimbledon Denies 'Poor' Court Conditions
Wimbledon has refuted allegations that the courts at the All-England Club are 'too slippery'. The comments follow an unusual Day Three in the competition, when seven players were forced to withdraw d...
UK National News, Jun 27, 2013
Other News In Brief
Multi-Billion Pound Package Announced For New Homes Eric Pickles has welcomed a new multi-billion pound investment package to build thousands of homes, drive economic growth and create local j...
Business News, Jun 26, 2013
Kinahan Hails Randox Success In Saudi Deal
The Ulster Unionist Party's South Antrim MLA Danny Kinahan has hailed Crumlin based Randox Laboratories following the announcement of a £6m deal to supply laboratory equipment to the Saudi Arabian Hea...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Other News In Brief
Pickles Praises Council Tax Five-Year Freeze The spending commitments announced by the government today will put families first with two more years of Council Tax freeze and an improvement to ...
Recruitment News, Jun 26, 2013
Funding Announced Will Turn Good Ideas Into Jobs
The Minister for Jobs Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton TD, has announced funding of €21m is available to support the commercialisation of research in 2013. The objective of the funding, whi...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
NI Budget To Be Cut By 2%
Northern Ireland's budget for 2015/16 is to be cut by 2%, according to the Spending Review. Chancellor George Osborne announced the plans on Wednesday afternoon. The cuts mean NI's budget will be £9...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
Schools To Receive £2.3m Investment
Schools across the north are to benefit from a £2.3m investment in the coming months, under the Minor Works Scheme. Unveiling the investment, Education Minister John O'Dowd said: "Since January this ...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Unison Wins Equal Pay Case
Nearly 2,000 women members of Unison are celebrating a historic equal pay victory today. They have finally demolished the long-running defence by Scottish councils of paying men discriminatory bonuse...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Man Appears In Court Charged With Double Murder
A man has appeared before a district judge charged with murdering a woman and her baby. Wesley John Williams, 28, was charged with the murders of Yvonne Walsh, 25, and her seven-month-old son Harriso...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Racist Attack On Redditch Mosque
West Mercia Police are investigating a break-in at a mosque in Redditch this morning (26 June), during which, racist graffiti was painted on the building. The damage at the mosque on Jinnah Road was...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
NI's Population Continues To Grow
The Statistics and Research Agency has said Northern Ireland's 2012 mid-year population is estimated to be 1.824m people. Between July 2011 and June 2012, the number of people living in NI increased...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
100 RVH Patients To Be Recalled
More than 100 patients are to be recalled over concerns they were not treated properly. It is understood the call backs affect patients who visited the Royal Victoria Hospital emergency department b...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
NI Sustainable Energy Solutions Showcased To EU
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has travelled to Brussels to take part in the EU Sustainable Energy Week. While there, he will showcase the significant progress being made in Northern Ireland with r...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
68% Want An End To 'Segregated Education'
More than two thirds of people feel NI's politicians need to prioritise on ending segregation in schools. According to the Belfast Telegraph, the survey – which was carried out by LucidTalk – found t...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
£9m A&E Department Opens At Antrim Hospital
A new £9.2m Emergency Department (ED) has opened at Antrim Area Hospital. The new facility offers state-of-the-art emergency services and supports a recent £5m investment in a 24-bedded unit and a n...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 26, 2013
Other News In Brief
Man Jailed Over Health Centre Stabbing A man who tried to kill his ex-partner in a knife attack has been jailed for eight years, the BBC has said. Darren Todd, 25, from Newtownards, stabbed h...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Games Company To Create 60 Jobs In Wales
A London-based games development company is to create 60 jobs in south Wales. According to WalesOnline, Oyster World is to set up a new development, marketing and R&D centre at Melin Corrwg Business ...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Derbyshire Street Evacuated Over Bomb Scare
Derbyshire Police have said a number of homes in Clay Cross have been evacuated following reports of a 'suspicious package' in the area. At 2.25am this morning (26 June), police received a report of...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Man Arrested Over Historical Children's Homes Abuse
Officers attached to Operation Pallial, an independent investigation examining claims of historical child abuse at children's homes in north Wales, today arrested a man in Leicester on suspicion of a ...
UK National News, Jun 26, 2013
Direct Line To Cut 2,000 Jobs
Insurance firm Direct Line has said it is to cut up to 2,000 jobs. The move comes as the company continues its plans to cut costs. According to Direct Line, a majority of the job losses will come f...
Recruitment News, Jun 25, 2013
AOL Ireland To Create 40 New Software Engineering Posts
AOL Ireland has announced plans to create 40 new software engineering roles over the next 12 months at its Dublin Development Centre. AOL Ireland is driving the development of cutting edge technology...
Recruitment News, Jun 25, 2013
Additional Teaching Posts Announced
Education Minister, John O’Dowd, has announced that an additional 36 recently qualified teachers will be employed on fixed-term contracts to help raise standards in literacy and numeracy. In October ...
Business News, Jun 25, 2013
Calerrific Launches New Biscuit
Belfast-based Calerrific Ltd has recently launched its nutritional biscuit, CalBisc 100, to market following support from Invest Northern Ireland. The company used an Invest NI innovation voucher to ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 25, 2013
New NI Bank Notes In Circulation
New bank notes have been released into circulation in Northern Ireland. The £10 and £20 notes are being issued from Danske Bank and will gradually replace the existing Northern Bank notes. The des...