Northern Ireland News for August 2014 : Page 11
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
Council Accepts Exploris Funding
Ards Borough Council has accepted the Executive’s offer of £914,000 capital funding and up to £120K revenue funding to save the threatened Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, it has been announced. The ...
Council Accepts Exploris Funding
Ards Borough Council has accepted the Executive’s offer of £914,000 capital funding and up to £120K revenue funding to save the threatened Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, it has been announced. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
NIIRTA Condemns Israel/Palestine Boycotts
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Association has said it is "unacceptable" that local businesses have been "dragged into" the Israel Palestine dispute through calls for boycotts of produce from...
NIIRTA Condemns Israel/Palestine Boycotts
The Northern Ireland Independent Retail Association has said it is "unacceptable" that local businesses have been "dragged into" the Israel Palestine dispute through calls for boycotts of produce from...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
Interest Rate Held At Record Low For Another Month
Interest rates in the UK have been held at a record low of 0.5% for the second month in a row, the Bank of England has reported. The new figures also show that the bank's quantitative easing also rem...
Interest Rate Held At Record Low For Another Month
Interest rates in the UK have been held at a record low of 0.5% for the second month in a row, the Bank of England has reported. The new figures also show that the bank's quantitative easing also rem...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
Lord Mayor Thanks Peace Vigil Attendees
Belfast Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon has thanked those who supported a peace vigil at City Hall yesterday evening. Several hundred people are thought to have attended the vigil, which was to raise aware...
Lord Mayor Thanks Peace Vigil Attendees
Belfast Lord Mayor Nichola Mallon has thanked those who supported a peace vigil at City Hall yesterday evening. Several hundred people are thought to have attended the vigil, which was to raise aware...
Recruitment News, Aug 7, 2014
EDF Energy Employees Reach Pay Settlement
The pay settlement for nearly 500 workers at EDF Energy, achieved after three days of strike action, has been hailed as "a great victory" by Unite the union. As well as the strikes, the workers, who ...
EDF Energy Employees Reach Pay Settlement
The pay settlement for nearly 500 workers at EDF Energy, achieved after three days of strike action, has been hailed as "a great victory" by Unite the union. As well as the strikes, the workers, who ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
Tickets To Go On Sale For MTV Derry Event
Derry City Council has announced that thousands of tickets will go on sale on Saturday 09 August at 09:00 for the 'MTV Crashes' live music event in September. MTV returns to the city following its 'O...
Tickets To Go On Sale For MTV Derry Event
Derry City Council has announced that thousands of tickets will go on sale on Saturday 09 August at 09:00 for the 'MTV Crashes' live music event in September. MTV returns to the city following its 'O...
Business News, Aug 7, 2014
Belfast Bursary Fund Launches
Applications will open to students soon for the next round of the Belfast Bursary Fund. Belfast City Council has invested £300,000 in Achieve through its Investment Programme which will support hundr...
Belfast Bursary Fund Launches
Applications will open to students soon for the next round of the Belfast Bursary Fund. Belfast City Council has invested £300,000 in Achieve through its Investment Programme which will support hundr...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
Prince William To Become Air Ambulance Pilot
Kensington Palace has announced that Prince William is to join the East Anglian Air Ambulance from next spring. The Duke of Cambridge will take on the role of an air ambulance pilot, working both day...
Prince William To Become Air Ambulance Pilot
Kensington Palace has announced that Prince William is to join the East Anglian Air Ambulance from next spring. The Duke of Cambridge will take on the role of an air ambulance pilot, working both day...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
West Yorkshire Chief Constable Questioned In PSNI Vehicle Investigation
The PSNI is currently questioning the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police as part of continuing investigations into discrepancies within the awarding of vehicle contracts. Mark Gilmore has been ...
West Yorkshire Chief Constable Questioned In PSNI Vehicle Investigation
The PSNI is currently questioning the Chief Constable of West Yorkshire Police as part of continuing investigations into discrepancies within the awarding of vehicle contracts. Mark Gilmore has been ...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
House Fire Leads To Cannabis Farm Discovery
A house fire has led to the discovery of a suspected cannabis factory in Wrexham. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service say that a fire broke out in the roof space of a house in Market Street, Rhosllan...
House Fire Leads To Cannabis Farm Discovery
A house fire has led to the discovery of a suspected cannabis factory in Wrexham. North Wales Fire and Rescue Service say that a fire broke out in the roof space of a house in Market Street, Rhosllan...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
QUB Scientists In £6m Cancer Prevention Strategy
Scientists from Queen's University Belfast are helping spearhead a £6m initiative to improve cancer prevention, it has been announced. The new initiative is led by Cancer Research UK with matching in...
QUB Scientists In £6m Cancer Prevention Strategy
Scientists from Queen's University Belfast are helping spearhead a £6m initiative to improve cancer prevention, it has been announced. The new initiative is led by Cancer Research UK with matching in...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
National Summer Games 2017 Announced For Sheffield
The National Summer Games for athletes with learning disabilities is to be held in Sheffield in 2017. Sheffield City Council have said that the games' venues will include the Ponds Forge Centre, Shef...
National Summer Games 2017 Announced For Sheffield
The National Summer Games for athletes with learning disabilities is to be held in Sheffield in 2017. Sheffield City Council have said that the games' venues will include the Ponds Forge Centre, Shef...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
Three Arrested Over Dungannon Robbery
Three people have been arrested by detectives investigating a robbery at a shop in Dungannon, County Tyrone. The arrest follows an incident at a shop in the Brackaville Road area on Wednesday at abou...
Three Arrested Over Dungannon Robbery
Three people have been arrested by detectives investigating a robbery at a shop in Dungannon, County Tyrone. The arrest follows an incident at a shop in the Brackaville Road area on Wednesday at abou...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
Homes Evacuated As Disused Factory Burns
Dozens of homes in Leicester have been evacuated due to a major fire at a disused factory. The alarm was raised at about 07:15 this morning after the blaze broke out at a disused factory in Melton Ro...
Homes Evacuated As Disused Factory Burns
Dozens of homes in Leicester have been evacuated due to a major fire at a disused factory. The alarm was raised at about 07:15 this morning after the blaze broke out at a disused factory in Melton Ro...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
DEC To Broadcast Emergency Appeal For Gaza Aid
An emergency appeal for people affected by the conflict in Gaza has been launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). The DEC, which represents number of different charities, have said that a...
DEC To Broadcast Emergency Appeal For Gaza Aid
An emergency appeal for people affected by the conflict in Gaza has been launched by the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC). The DEC, which represents number of different charities, have said that a...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
Govt Considering Crossrail Extension To Hertfordshire
The UK Government is considering a proposed Crossrail extension to Hertfordshire, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced. It has been claimed that extending the service reduces journey...
Govt Considering Crossrail Extension To Hertfordshire
The UK Government is considering a proposed Crossrail extension to Hertfordshire, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has announced. It has been claimed that extending the service reduces journey...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
Arrest Over Aerosol Explosion
A 47-year-old man has been arrested over the explosion of a lit aerosol can in Belfast city centre overnight on Monday. The man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon as part of investigations into the ...
Arrest Over Aerosol Explosion
A 47-year-old man has been arrested over the explosion of a lit aerosol can in Belfast city centre overnight on Monday. The man was arrested on Wednesday afternoon as part of investigations into the ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
Belfast Bursary Fund To Open
Belfast City Council has announced that applications will soon open to students for the next round of the Belfast Bursary Fund. The council has invested £300,000 in the Achieve Award through its Inve...
Belfast Bursary Fund To Open
Belfast City Council has announced that applications will soon open to students for the next round of the Belfast Bursary Fund. The council has invested £300,000 in the Achieve Award through its Inve...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2014
Other News In Brief
Shipquay Street Premises Granted Planning Approval Derry City Council has ratified planning approval for the redevelopment of a commercial premises in the city's Shipquay Street. The former G...
Other News In Brief
Shipquay Street Premises Granted Planning Approval Derry City Council has ratified planning approval for the redevelopment of a commercial premises in the city's Shipquay Street. The former G...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
Four Men 'Admit Killing' British Students In Malaysia
The two British men killed in Malaysia have been named as Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger. The men, both aged 22, were medical students at Newcastle University. The Foreign Office reported on Wednesda...
Four Men 'Admit Killing' British Students In Malaysia
The two British men killed in Malaysia have been named as Neil Dalton and Aidan Brunger. The men, both aged 22, were medical students at Newcastle University. The Foreign Office reported on Wednesda...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
Derelict Hospital Destroyed By Fire
A derelict hospital in Northampton has been destroyed by fire, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service have reported. More than 80 firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze at the former St Cr...
Derelict Hospital Destroyed By Fire
A derelict hospital in Northampton has been destroyed by fire, Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service have reported. More than 80 firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze at the former St Cr...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2014
Other News In Brief
Eastbourne Pier Could Reopen By Christmas Eastbourne Pier could reopen by Christmas, the pier's general manager has said. Part of the 144-year-old, Grade II-listed, structure was badly damage...
Other News In Brief
Eastbourne Pier Could Reopen By Christmas Eastbourne Pier could reopen by Christmas, the pier's general manager has said. Part of the 144-year-old, Grade II-listed, structure was badly damage...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Michaella McCollum Returns To NI
Two women convicted of drug smuggling in Peru last summer are to return home to serve the remainder of their sentences in the UK. Michaella McCollum, a 20-year-old woman from Dungannon in County Tyro...
Michaella McCollum Returns To NI
Two women convicted of drug smuggling in Peru last summer are to return home to serve the remainder of their sentences in the UK. Michaella McCollum, a 20-year-old woman from Dungannon in County Tyro...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Thief Banned From NI Shops
L'Derry District Judge Barney McElholm has banned a 24-year-old shoplifter from entering any shop or shopping centre in Northern Ireland, according to the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Ass...
Thief Banned From NI Shops
L'Derry District Judge Barney McElholm has banned a 24-year-old shoplifter from entering any shop or shopping centre in Northern Ireland, according to the Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Ass...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Hoax Bomb Man Sectioned
A man arrested for claiming to have brought a bomb on board a Qatar Airways passenger plane has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. The 47-year-old was arrested at Manchester Airport after th...
Hoax Bomb Man Sectioned
A man arrested for claiming to have brought a bomb on board a Qatar Airways passenger plane has been sectioned under the Mental Health Act. The 47-year-old was arrested at Manchester Airport after th...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Explosion At Central London Sub-Station
Part of Soho in central London has been evacuated following at explosion at an electricity sub station. London Fire Brigade said that the blast occurred at about 11:45 this morning, near the Comedy S...
Explosion At Central London Sub-Station
Part of Soho in central London has been evacuated following at explosion at an electricity sub station. London Fire Brigade said that the blast occurred at about 11:45 this morning, near the Comedy S...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Foreign Office Confirm British Deaths In Malaysia
The Foreign Office has confirmed that two Britons have died in Malaysia. No information who the people are or how they have died has yet been released. According to reports, it is thought that they ...
Foreign Office Confirm British Deaths In Malaysia
The Foreign Office has confirmed that two Britons have died in Malaysia. No information who the people are or how they have died has yet been released. According to reports, it is thought that they ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2014
Transport Minister 'Impressed' By Antrim - Lisburn Rail Works
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said he is "impressed" with essential track safety works being carried out on the Antrim to Lisburn Branch railway line. The line is used as a diversionary route duri...
Transport Minister 'Impressed' By Antrim - Lisburn Rail Works
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy said he is "impressed" with essential track safety works being carried out on the Antrim to Lisburn Branch railway line. The line is used as a diversionary route duri...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Boris Johnson To Seek Election In 2015
Boris Johnson will "in all probability" seek to become an MP again in next year's general election. Ending months of speculation, the London Mayor made the remark in response to journalist's question...
Boris Johnson To Seek Election In 2015
Boris Johnson will "in all probability" seek to become an MP again in next year's general election. Ending months of speculation, the London Mayor made the remark in response to journalist's question...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2014
Reward Offered In 1994 Murder Investigation
A £20,000 reward is being offered in a new bid to solve the 1994 murder of 23-year-old Julie Finley. Ms Finley went missing in Liverpool city centre on 05 August, 1994. Her naked body was found the f...
Reward Offered In 1994 Murder Investigation
A £20,000 reward is being offered in a new bid to solve the 1994 murder of 23-year-old Julie Finley. Ms Finley went missing in Liverpool city centre on 05 August, 1994. Her naked body was found the f...
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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.