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Northern Ireland News for August 2014 : Page 4
Business News, Aug 22, 2014
Top 100 Companies Record Profits Of £1bn
The Ulster Business magazine has revealed that Northern Ireland's top 100 companies have reported profits of a combined total of £1bn. The report, compiled by business information firm Dun & Bradstre...
Top 100 Companies Record Profits Of £1bn
The Ulster Business magazine has revealed that Northern Ireland's top 100 companies have reported profits of a combined total of £1bn. The report, compiled by business information firm Dun & Bradstre...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Homes Without Gas After Water Pipe Leaks Into Supply
Some 500 homes in Blaenau Gwent are without gas after a burst water pipe leaked water into the gas supply. Engineers from Wales and West Utilities are working to fix the problem, but have described t...
Homes Without Gas After Water Pipe Leaks Into Supply
Some 500 homes in Blaenau Gwent are without gas after a burst water pipe leaked water into the gas supply. Engineers from Wales and West Utilities are working to fix the problem, but have described t...
Recruitment News, Aug 21, 2014
Kier Employees To Strike Over Pay
GMB is organising a strike ballot of 45 members employed by Kier Refuse Services in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk in a dispute over pay and other matters. These members are employed by Kier on a contra...
Kier Employees To Strike Over Pay
GMB is organising a strike ballot of 45 members employed by Kier Refuse Services in Kings Lynn and West Norfolk in a dispute over pay and other matters. These members are employed by Kier on a contra...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
GCSE Results Improve On 2013
The number of Northern Ireland students receiving high pass grades in their GCSE exams has risen on last year, the Department of Education has announced. 78% of entries at GCSE here achieved grades A...
GCSE Results Improve On 2013
The number of Northern Ireland students receiving high pass grades in their GCSE exams has risen on last year, the Department of Education has announced. 78% of entries at GCSE here achieved grades A...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
Pair Arrested Over Counterfeit Car Products
A man and a woman have been arrested in Ballymena, County Antrim as part of investigations into counterfeit car products. During searches at various locations this morning, 21 August, two cars were s...
Pair Arrested Over Counterfeit Car Products
A man and a woman have been arrested in Ballymena, County Antrim as part of investigations into counterfeit car products. During searches at various locations this morning, 21 August, two cars were s...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Funeral Held For MN17 Crash Victim Liam Sweeney
A funeral service has been held in Newcastle for Liam Sweeney, a victim of the MH17 air disaster. Mr Sweeney and John Alder (63) were killed in the plane crash in Ukraine on 17th July. Family and fr...
Funeral Held For MN17 Crash Victim Liam Sweeney
A funeral service has been held in Newcastle for Liam Sweeney, a victim of the MH17 air disaster. Mr Sweeney and John Alder (63) were killed in the plane crash in Ukraine on 17th July. Family and fr...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
63-Year-Old Dies In Sailing Accident
Dyfed-Powys Police have reported the death of a 63-year-old man in a sailing accident off the Pembrokeshire coast. According to police, the man was with two others in a dinghy that capsized at about ...
63-Year-Old Dies In Sailing Accident
Dyfed-Powys Police have reported the death of a 63-year-old man in a sailing accident off the Pembrokeshire coast. According to police, the man was with two others in a dinghy that capsized at about ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
'Peace Process' Taoiseach Albert Reynolds Dies
Former Irish Taoiseach and key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process Albert Reynolds has died at the age of 81. The Fianna Fáil politician, who was born in Rooskey in County Roscommon, led his...
'Peace Process' Taoiseach Albert Reynolds Dies
Former Irish Taoiseach and key figure in the Northern Ireland peace process Albert Reynolds has died at the age of 81. The Fianna Fáil politician, who was born in Rooskey in County Roscommon, led his...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Labour Vows To Tackle 'Bad' Energy Firms
Labour has vowed that if it wins the next general election, it would make sure that "bad" energy companies risk losing their licence. The party pledged that it would create a new industry regulator w...
Labour Vows To Tackle 'Bad' Energy Firms
Labour has vowed that if it wins the next general election, it would make sure that "bad" energy companies risk losing their licence. The party pledged that it would create a new industry regulator w...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
Belfast Council Opens Procurement Training Programme
Belfast City Council has announced a new wave of its 'Smarter Procurement Programme' that aims to help businesses develop skills to construct tender bids more effectively. The programme will support ...
Belfast Council Opens Procurement Training Programme
Belfast City Council has announced a new wave of its 'Smarter Procurement Programme' that aims to help businesses develop skills to construct tender bids more effectively. The programme will support ...
Business News, Aug 21, 2014
Firms Given Help To Construct Tender Bids More Successfully
A new wave of the council's Smarter Procurement Programme is now open to help businesses develop skills to construct tender bids more effectively. The programme will support up to 20 small companies ...
Firms Given Help To Construct Tender Bids More Successfully
A new wave of the council's Smarter Procurement Programme is now open to help businesses develop skills to construct tender bids more effectively. The programme will support up to 20 small companies ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
Minister Signs 'Tape-Cutting' Green Deal
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has signed a new deal with Dungannon-based agri-food companies Linden Foods Ltd and Linergy Ltd that will seek to cut red tape in return for a reduction in carbon em...
Minister Signs 'Tape-Cutting' Green Deal
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has signed a new deal with Dungannon-based agri-food companies Linden Foods Ltd and Linergy Ltd that will seek to cut red tape in return for a reduction in carbon em...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Police Dog That Attacked Elderly Woman To Be Put Down
A police dog that attacked a 73-year-old woman who later died is to be put down, Cleveland Police have said. Irene Collins died in hospital four days after being attacked by the police dog in her gar...
Police Dog That Attacked Elderly Woman To Be Put Down
A police dog that attacked a 73-year-old woman who later died is to be put down, Cleveland Police have said. Irene Collins died in hospital four days after being attacked by the police dog in her gar...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Beer Festival Cancelled After Council Ban Food And Drink
A Camra beer festival has been cancelled after White Horse District Council, in Oxfordshire, introduced new rules that do not allow vendors to bring food and drink to the festival venue. The festival...
Beer Festival Cancelled After Council Ban Food And Drink
A Camra beer festival has been cancelled after White Horse District Council, in Oxfordshire, introduced new rules that do not allow vendors to bring food and drink to the festival venue. The festival...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
Women Rescued In PSNI Human Trafficking Sting
Three women in their twenties who are thought to be victims of human trafficking have been taken to safety following a police investigation in Bangor, County Down. Detectives in Bangor have arrested ...
Women Rescued In PSNI Human Trafficking Sting
Three women in their twenties who are thought to be victims of human trafficking have been taken to safety following a police investigation in Bangor, County Down. Detectives in Bangor have arrested ...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Pilot Killed In Light Aircraft Crash
Thames Valley Police have reported the death of a man in a light aircraft accident near Buckingham. According to police, the light aircraft was found at about 19:40 on Wednesday at Hedges Farm, off L...
Pilot Killed In Light Aircraft Crash
Thames Valley Police have reported the death of a man in a light aircraft accident near Buckingham. According to police, the light aircraft was found at about 19:40 on Wednesday at Hedges Farm, off L...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
BBC Presenter Gerry Anderson Dies
The BBC radio presenter and broadcaster Gerry Anderson has died at the age of 69, following a long period of illness. Mr Anderson was born in 1944 in L'Derry and was a long-time and well-known presen...
BBC Presenter Gerry Anderson Dies
The BBC radio presenter and broadcaster Gerry Anderson has died at the age of 69, following a long period of illness. Mr Anderson was born in 1944 in L'Derry and was a long-time and well-known presen...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
Seamus Heaney Interpretive Centre Approved
Planning permission has been granted for the Seamus Heaney Interpretive Centre in Bellaghy, L'Derry. The new facilities will cover 2,036 sq mts and provide a community resource facility to include ex...
Seamus Heaney Interpretive Centre Approved
Planning permission has been granted for the Seamus Heaney Interpretive Centre in Bellaghy, L'Derry. The new facilities will cover 2,036 sq mts and provide a community resource facility to include ex...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Security Forces Hunting Suspected British Jihadist
British police and security services are working to try and identify an Islamic State (IS) militant who appeared in a video which apparently shows the beheading of American journalist James Foley. Th...
Security Forces Hunting Suspected British Jihadist
British police and security services are working to try and identify an Islamic State (IS) militant who appeared in a video which apparently shows the beheading of American journalist James Foley. Th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
NI Primary Schools Urged To Enrol For Cancer Focus Package
Primary schools across Northern Ireland are being urged to enrol for Cancer Focus NI's Schools Health Education Package (SHEP) in a bid to lower the future generations' risk of cancer and other seriou...
NI Primary Schools Urged To Enrol For Cancer Focus Package
Primary schools across Northern Ireland are being urged to enrol for Cancer Focus NI's Schools Health Education Package (SHEP) in a bid to lower the future generations' risk of cancer and other seriou...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2014
Other News In Brief
Men Arrested Over L'Derry Hijacking Two men have been arrested following a hijacking in L'Derry on Wednesday 20 August. The men, aged 22 and 23, were arrested in the Primrose Street area and ...
Other News In Brief
Men Arrested Over L'Derry Hijacking Two men have been arrested following a hijacking in L'Derry on Wednesday 20 August. The men, aged 22 and 23, were arrested in the Primrose Street area and ...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Almost 400 Jobs Cut At Newport Bakery
Almost 400 jobs are to be lost at a bakery in Newport. The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers (BFAW) union announced that 390 jobs are to be cut at the Avana bakery in Rogerstone, Newport by November. ...
Almost 400 Jobs Cut At Newport Bakery
Almost 400 jobs are to be lost at a bakery in Newport. The Bakers, Food and Allied Workers (BFAW) union announced that 390 jobs are to be cut at the Avana bakery in Rogerstone, Newport by November. ...
UK National News, Aug 21, 2014
Other News In Brief
Director General Says BBC 'Acted Appropriately' With Sir Cliff Coverage The director general of the BBC, Tony Hall, has said that journalists "acted appropriately" while covering the news of p...
Other News In Brief
Director General Says BBC 'Acted Appropriately' With Sir Cliff Coverage The director general of the BBC, Tony Hall, has said that journalists "acted appropriately" while covering the news of p...
Recruitment News, Aug 20, 2014
Govt Department Accused Of Poaching Real Jobs For JobBridge Internships
Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh is calling on the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to clarify if her department is cold-calling employers to try and get advertised jobs converted ...
Govt Department Accused Of Poaching Real Jobs For JobBridge Internships
Senator Trevor Ó Clochartaigh is calling on the Tánaiste and Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton to clarify if her department is cold-calling employers to try and get advertised jobs converted ...
Business News, Aug 20, 2014
US Firm Creates 94 New Jobs In Belfast
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has announced that US based Proofpoint, Inc. is creating 94 new jobs in Belfast in an investment of more than £6million. With global headquarte...
US Firm Creates 94 New Jobs In Belfast
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has announced that US based Proofpoint, Inc. is creating 94 new jobs in Belfast in an investment of more than £6million. With global headquarte...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2014
New Domestic Abuse Law Consultation Launches
The Home Secretary Theresa May has launched a consultation on new domestic abuse laws, aimed at improving police performance. The consultation seeks to find out if the current law needs to be strengt...
New Domestic Abuse Law Consultation Launches
The Home Secretary Theresa May has launched a consultation on new domestic abuse laws, aimed at improving police performance. The consultation seeks to find out if the current law needs to be strengt...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2014
L'Derry Alert Follows Vehicle Hijacking
Police have announced a security alert in L'Derry after masked men ordered a lorry driver to take an object to Strand Road police station. The lorry was stopped on Wednesday at about 12:30 in the Gal...
L'Derry Alert Follows Vehicle Hijacking
Police have announced a security alert in L'Derry after masked men ordered a lorry driver to take an object to Strand Road police station. The lorry was stopped on Wednesday at about 12:30 in the Gal...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2014
Housing Market Recovery Continues
Over 4,800 residential properties have been sold in Northern Ireland during the third quarter of 2014, indicating a 25% increase on the number sold in the same quarter of 2013. Finance Minister Simon...
Housing Market Recovery Continues
Over 4,800 residential properties have been sold in Northern Ireland during the third quarter of 2014, indicating a 25% increase on the number sold in the same quarter of 2013. Finance Minister Simon...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2014
NI Motorcyclist Dies During Manx Grand Prix
A motorcyclist from County Antrim has been killed in an accident at the Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man. 39-year-old Stephen McIlvenna from Randalstown was killed during a qualifying session on Tu...
NI Motorcyclist Dies During Manx Grand Prix
A motorcyclist from County Antrim has been killed in an accident at the Manx Grand Prix on the Isle of Man. 39-year-old Stephen McIlvenna from Randalstown was killed during a qualifying session on Tu...
UK National News, Aug 20, 2014
NHS Trust Fined Over Asbestos Failings
West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust has been fined almost £90,000 for putting its staff at risk of exposure to asbestos for 11 years. The hospital trust referred itself to the Health and Safety Executive ...
NHS Trust Fined Over Asbestos Failings
West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust has been fined almost £90,000 for putting its staff at risk of exposure to asbestos for 11 years. The hospital trust referred itself to the Health and Safety Executive ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:After any lingering afternoon showers soon die away it will be a dry night with clear periods. Some patches of mist and fog will form towards dawn. Light winds. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
