Northern Ireland News for August 2014 : Page 13
Business News, Aug 5, 2014
NI Firms Urged To Enter Best Managed Companies Awards Programme
Deloitte is urging all top Northern Irish businesses to submit entries for the 2014/2015 Best Managed Companies Awards Programme which will close for applications this Friday, 8th August. The Northe...
NI Firms Urged To Enter Best Managed Companies Awards Programme
Deloitte is urging all top Northern Irish businesses to submit entries for the 2014/2015 Best Managed Companies Awards Programme which will close for applications this Friday, 8th August. The Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
6,500 Trees Felled To Prevent Disease Spread
Some 6,500 larch trees are to be felled in Belfast's Belvoir forest to prevent the spread of a fungus-like disease, it has been announced. The action is being taken in a bid to prevent further spread...
6,500 Trees Felled To Prevent Disease Spread
Some 6,500 larch trees are to be felled in Belfast's Belvoir forest to prevent the spread of a fungus-like disease, it has been announced. The action is being taken in a bid to prevent further spread...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Man Arrested In Connection With Fisherman's Friends Deaths
A man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two members of the singing group, the Fisherman's Friends. The groups tour manager, Paul McMullan, and singer Trevor Grills died after a metal...
Man Arrested In Connection With Fisherman's Friends Deaths
A man has been arrested in connection with the deaths of two members of the singing group, the Fisherman's Friends. The groups tour manager, Paul McMullan, and singer Trevor Grills died after a metal...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
'Crossrail Of The North' Revealed
Five cities in the North of England have unveiled plans for for a new combined approach to improved transport systems. Representatives of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have pu...
'Crossrail Of The North' Revealed
Five cities in the North of England have unveiled plans for for a new combined approach to improved transport systems. Representatives of Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield have pu...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 5, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man Fends Off Robbers, West Belfast The would-be victim of an armed robbery in west Belfast has fought off his attackers after they attempted to steal money from him. Two men armed with a kni...
Other News In Brief
Man Fends Off Robbers, West Belfast The would-be victim of an armed robbery in west Belfast has fought off his attackers after they attempted to steal money from him. Two men armed with a kni...
UK National News, Aug 5, 2014
Other News In Brief
Two Seriously Injured In House Explosion Two men are being treated in hospital for "serious burns" following an explosion at a house in Carmarthenshire. According to reports, there was an exp...
Other News In Brief
Two Seriously Injured In House Explosion Two men are being treated in hospital for "serious burns" following an explosion at a house in Carmarthenshire. According to reports, there was an exp...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Security Alert In North Belfast
A security alert is ongoing in north Belfast following the discovery of suspicious object, the PSNI have reported. It is understood that the object was thrown at a parked vehicle in the Duncairn Gard...
Security Alert In North Belfast
A security alert is ongoing in north Belfast following the discovery of suspicious object, the PSNI have reported. It is understood that the object was thrown at a parked vehicle in the Duncairn Gard...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Missing 82-Year-Old Found 'Safe And Well'
The PSNI have reported that 82-year-old Maureen Irwin, who had been missing since Friday, has been found "safe and well". Police had issued an appeal on Saturday for help tracing Ms Irwin, who had go...
Missing 82-Year-Old Found 'Safe And Well'
The PSNI have reported that 82-year-old Maureen Irwin, who had been missing since Friday, has been found "safe and well". Police had issued an appeal on Saturday for help tracing Ms Irwin, who had go...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
NHS 'Ordered' To Tackle Non-Emergency Waiting List
NHS patients who have endured long waits for routine operations must be prioritised, ministers have said. Ministers say that some 65,000 people have been waiting for more than six months, and around ...
NHS 'Ordered' To Tackle Non-Emergency Waiting List
NHS patients who have endured long waits for routine operations must be prioritised, ministers have said. Ministers say that some 65,000 people have been waiting for more than six months, and around ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
Driver Cut Free After Car Smashes Into Pub Toilets
A man is being treated in hospital for leg injuries after the car he was driving left the road and smashed through a wall into a pub's toilets. It is understood that the car went over a wall and smas...
Driver Cut Free After Car Smashes Into Pub Toilets
A man is being treated in hospital for leg injuries after the car he was driving left the road and smashed through a wall into a pub's toilets. It is understood that the car went over a wall and smas...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
Police Appeal For Witnesses To Attack On Grieving Family
Essex Police have appealed for witnesses to an attack on a family in High Woods Country Park in Colchester on 23 July to come forward. The family were holding a private memorial for a stillborn baby ...
Police Appeal For Witnesses To Attack On Grieving Family
Essex Police have appealed for witnesses to an attack on a family in High Woods Country Park in Colchester on 23 July to come forward. The family were holding a private memorial for a stillborn baby ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
Body Found In Search For Missing Welsh Man In Crete
North Wales Police have confirmed that a body has been found by Greek authorities searching for missing 73-year-old Arthur Jones. Mr Jones, from Denbigh, has been missing in Crete since 19 June, two ...
Body Found In Search For Missing Welsh Man In Crete
North Wales Police have confirmed that a body has been found by Greek authorities searching for missing 73-year-old Arthur Jones. Mr Jones, from Denbigh, has been missing in Crete since 19 June, two ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
UK Leaders Attended WWI Commemorations
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined around 50 heads of state in Belgium for an international ceremony to make the beginning of the First World War. Prince William addressed the gathering in...
UK Leaders Attended WWI Commemorations
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have joined around 50 heads of state in Belgium for an international ceremony to make the beginning of the First World War. Prince William addressed the gathering in...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
Runner Rescued After 100ft Mountain Fall
A man is being treated in hospital for multiple injuries after falling more than 100ft down a mountain in the Lake District. The man, said to be aged in his 40s, was running on Scafell Pike on Saturd...
Runner Rescued After 100ft Mountain Fall
A man is being treated in hospital for multiple injuries after falling more than 100ft down a mountain in the Lake District. The man, said to be aged in his 40s, was running on Scafell Pike on Saturd...
Business News, Aug 4, 2014
Invest NI Calls For Innovative Start-Ups
Invest Northern Ireland has launched a call for innovative start-ups to apply for the 2014/15 Propel programme, aimed at developing businesses with the potential to succeed on an international stage. ...
Invest NI Calls For Innovative Start-Ups
Invest Northern Ireland has launched a call for innovative start-ups to apply for the 2014/15 Propel programme, aimed at developing businesses with the potential to succeed on an international stage. ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Car Hijacked And Burnt Out In West Belfast
A car has been hijacked by a gang of men in west Belfast early on Monday morning, the PSNI have reported. The car's owner had got out of the vehicle to open gates in the Divis Road area when he was a...
Car Hijacked And Burnt Out In West Belfast
A car has been hijacked by a gang of men in west Belfast early on Monday morning, the PSNI have reported. The car's owner had got out of the vehicle to open gates in the Divis Road area when he was a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Former Factory Destroyed In Fire
A disused factory in Bangor, Co Down, has been partially destroyed in a fire. The blaze happened overnight on Saturday. Police have said they are treating the fire as arson. At around 11.50pm on S...
Former Factory Destroyed In Fire
A disused factory in Bangor, Co Down, has been partially destroyed in a fire. The blaze happened overnight on Saturday. Police have said they are treating the fire as arson. At around 11.50pm on S...
Recruitment News, Aug 4, 2014
140 New Jobs Announced In Kildare
Labour TD Jack Wall today welcomed news that 140 new jobs are coming on stream in Newbridge, County Kildare. He said: "The announcement by Homesecure that it is to start recruitment for a variety of ...
140 New Jobs Announced In Kildare
Labour TD Jack Wall today welcomed news that 140 new jobs are coming on stream in Newbridge, County Kildare. He said: "The announcement by Homesecure that it is to start recruitment for a variety of ...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
Woman Charged With Murder Of 7-Year-Old Child
A 23-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Nottingham. The child's body was found at a house in Beckhampton Road in Bestwood Park on Thursday. A post-mortem gave a p...
Woman Charged With Murder Of 7-Year-Old Child
A 23-year-old woman has been charged with the murder of a 7-year-old girl in Nottingham. The child's body was found at a house in Beckhampton Road in Bestwood Park on Thursday. A post-mortem gave a p...
UK National News, Aug 4, 2014
Other News In Brief
Royal Navy Find Body Of Missing Hillwalker The body of a hillwalker, who had not returned from a walk on Ben Shaw, has been recovered from Glen Etive by the Royal Navy search and rescue helico...
Other News In Brief
Royal Navy Find Body Of Missing Hillwalker The body of a hillwalker, who had not returned from a walk on Ben Shaw, has been recovered from Glen Etive by the Royal Navy search and rescue helico...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Man's Body Found In River Erne
A man's body has been recovered from the River Erne in Co Fermanagh. According to reports, the man had been fishing near the Carlton Hotel in Belleek shortly before he entered the water on Sunday. ...
Man's Body Found In River Erne
A man's body has been recovered from the River Erne in Co Fermanagh. According to reports, the man had been fishing near the Carlton Hotel in Belleek shortly before he entered the water on Sunday. ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Petrol Bomb Thrown At House
A petrol bomb has been thrown at a house in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. It is thought the incident happened at around 3.25am on Sunday. A car is said to have drove by a property on Station Road in Le...
Petrol Bomb Thrown At House
A petrol bomb has been thrown at a house in Enniskillen, Co Fermanagh. It is thought the incident happened at around 3.25am on Sunday. A car is said to have drove by a property on Station Road in Le...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Five Die On NI's Roads Over The Weekend
Five people have died on Northern Ireland's roads this weekend, police have said. On Saturday, two people were killed in a road traffic collision in Newry, Co Down. The two-vehicle crash occurred on...
Five Die On NI's Roads Over The Weekend
Five people have died on Northern Ireland's roads this weekend, police have said. On Saturday, two people were killed in a road traffic collision in Newry, Co Down. The two-vehicle crash occurred on...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 4, 2014
Other News In Brief
Investigation Underway After Cars Attacked In E.Belfast An investigation has been launched after two cars were damaged in separate attacks on Sunday in east Belfast. Police say that the windo...
Other News In Brief
Investigation Underway After Cars Attacked In E.Belfast An investigation has been launched after two cars were damaged in separate attacks on Sunday in east Belfast. Police say that the windo...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2014
Executive Funding Saves Exploris
The Northern Ireland Executive has approved the necessary funding to save Exploris Aquarium in Co Down. On Thursday evening it was confirmed that a total of £900,000 would be set aside for the Porta...
Executive Funding Saves Exploris
The Northern Ireland Executive has approved the necessary funding to save Exploris Aquarium in Co Down. On Thursday evening it was confirmed that a total of £900,000 would be set aside for the Porta...
Recruitment News, Aug 1, 2014
Unions Agree To Escalate Pay Dispute
Unions representing more than a million local government workers, GMB, UNISON and Unite, have agreed to escalate their dispute over pay with a campaign running into the autumn. The three unions have ...
Unions Agree To Escalate Pay Dispute
Unions representing more than a million local government workers, GMB, UNISON and Unite, have agreed to escalate their dispute over pay with a campaign running into the autumn. The three unions have ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2014
NI Tax Workers Hold One-Day Strike
Tax workers in Northern Ireland are staging a one-day strike today, 1st August, over job cuts. This week, staff walkouts have affected HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices in England, Scotland and ...
NI Tax Workers Hold One-Day Strike
Tax workers in Northern Ireland are staging a one-day strike today, 1st August, over job cuts. This week, staff walkouts have affected HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) offices in England, Scotland and ...
Business News, Aug 1, 2014
NI Outperforms UK Regions In Attracting Foreign Investment
A report published by UKTI, Inward Investment Report 2013/14, has shown that Northern Ireland has outperformed the rest of the UK regions in attracting foreign investment. Alastair Hamilton, Chief Ex...
NI Outperforms UK Regions In Attracting Foreign Investment
A report published by UKTI, Inward Investment Report 2013/14, has shown that Northern Ireland has outperformed the rest of the UK regions in attracting foreign investment. Alastair Hamilton, Chief Ex...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2014
Sinn Féin Question Decision To Allow Parade
Sinn Féin has questioned a decision to allow a loyalist band parade on the Ormeau Road, held to commemorate UDA members Joe Bratty and Raymond Elder. The parade was held on Thursday night and involve...
Sinn Féin Question Decision To Allow Parade
Sinn Féin has questioned a decision to allow a loyalist band parade on the Ormeau Road, held to commemorate UDA members Joe Bratty and Raymond Elder. The parade was held on Thursday night and involve...
UK National News, Aug 1, 2014
Chief Immigration Inspector To Resign Early
John Vine, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, has announced that he is to resign from his position early. Mr Vine, who has held the post for six years, has announced that he ...
Chief Immigration Inspector To Resign Early
John Vine, the independent chief inspector of borders and immigration, has announced that he is to resign from his position early. Mr Vine, who has held the post for six years, has announced that he ...
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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.