Northern Ireland News for September 2014 : Page 14

UK National News, Sep 3, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Murder In Wigan A man has been arrested following the death of a 62-year-old in Wigan. At about 1.50am on Tuesday 26 August 2014, police were called to a house o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
Officers Disciplined Over Search Death
Eight police officers have been disciplined following a Police Ombudsman report into a man who was reported missing and was later struck and killed by a train. 29-year-old Jonathan Magee was killed w...
Business News, Sep 2, 2014
Minister Meets With Chief Executive Of NIMEA
Agriculture Minister Michelle O’Neill has met with Phelim O'Neill, Chief Executive of the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA) and Terry Acheson, CEO of the Foyle Food Group. The Minis...
Recruitment News, Sep 2, 2014
Food Engineering Apprenticeship Launches
Employment and Learning Minister, Dr Stephen Farry today launched an apprenticeship in Engineering in the Northern Ireland Food Sector. The pilot Food Engineering apprenticeship has been designed by ...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
Deputy PM Calls For Parents To Be Reunited With Ashya King
The Deputy Prime Minister is calling for Ashya King to be reunited with his parents, who are currently in jail, as soon as possible. Brett and Naghemeh King are being held in Madrid for taking Ashya,...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
Woman Stabbed In Walthamstow
A woman is in a critical condition after she was stabbed at a property in Hatherley Road, Walthamstow on Monday afternoon. The woman, 24, was stabbed in the arm and neck and a six-year-old also suffe...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
Projects Invited For Belfast 'Creative And Cultural Fund'
Belfast City Council is encouraging applications for the next round of projects to benefit from the Creative and Cultural Fund for Belfast. The £900,000 fund is set up by Belfast City Council and the...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
Increase In People Struggling With Payday Loans
The number of people struggling with payday loans is increasing, according to debt charity StepChange. In the first six months of 2014 the charity helped almost 13,000 more people with payday loan de...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
Appeal Over Attempted Armed Robbery, Coleraine
PSNI Detectives in Coleraine, County L'Derry, are investigating an attempted armed robbery at a shop on Castlerock Road on the evening of 2 September. Investigating officer Detective Constable Melody...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
Titanic Quarter Businesses Win First WorldHost Award
Businesses in Belfast's Titanic Quarter are celebrating being awarded the city’s first WorldHost Tourism Hotspot. The organisations that shared the award include Titanic Belfast, SS Nomadic, The Dock...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
Airport Commission Rejects 'Boris Island'
The Mayor of London has told the Airports Commission that their failure to take forward the only credible option for aviation expansion means their work will become increasingly irrelevant, as he cann...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
New Scotland Yard Goes On The Market For £250m
New Scotland Yard has been put up for sale for £250m. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, today unveiled plans to boost investment in frontline policing. The 1960s office block in the heart of Victo...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
Free School Meals For Infants
Every child in the first three years of school is now eligible for a free school meal. This follows an announcement made by the Deputy Prime Minister last year to help every child from every backgrou...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
SDLP Criticises Ní Chuilín For 'Failure' To Deliver L'Derry Legacy
SDLP MLA Colum Eastwood has criticised Culture Minister Caral Ní Chuilín for what he described as a "failure to deliver on key promises for Derry's City of Culture legacy." Mr Eastwood made the comme...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
Royal Mail Announces Delivery Offices' Sunday Opening
Royal Mail customers in L'Derry and Belfast will be able to collect parcels from delivery offices on Sunday, as part of a pilot scheme being introduced this week. The Royal Mail is trialling Sunday o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
'Heathen Islam' Preacher Retires
A controversial pastor who described Islam as "heathen" and "spawned in hell" is to retire after 57 years of preaching. Pastor James McConnell of Belfast's Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle has annou...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
Police Release Images Of Woman Stabbed With A Pen
Police have released images of a woman who was stabbed with a pen on a coach in an attempt to find her attacker. Mrs Cynthia Bell from Durham, was at the coach park on Seasiders Way, near to Chapel S...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 2, 2014
Other News In Brief
Man Dies In House Fire A 91-year-old man has died following a house fire in Carryduff, County Down. The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) said it received a call at 00.58 on the ...
UK National News, Sep 2, 2014
Other News In Brief
Police Appeal To Find Sex Offender Lancashire Police are appealing for information to trace a missing sex offender. Byrom Cross, also known as Biaron, 24, is wanted for a breach of his notif...
UK National News, Sep 1, 2014
Man Denies Assaulting George Galloway
A man has pleaded not guilty to assaulting MP George Galloway. Mr Galloway was posing for photographs with supporters in London on Friday evening when he was attacked. The incident happened on th...
UK National News, Sep 1, 2014
Asyha King's Parents To Remain In Police Custody
The parents of five-year-old Ashya King are to remain in police custody, it has been reported. It is understood the couple, or the boy's six siblings, are allowed to visit him in hospital. The par...
UK National News, Sep 1, 2014
Innovation Group To Create 77 Jobs
Almost 80 jobs are to be created by the Innovation Group after it confirmed it was to establish a new base at Caerphilly Business Park. The new division, Innovation Group Underground Services, will ...
UK National News, Sep 1, 2014
Man Dies In Quarry Incident
A man has died following an incident at a disused quarry in Gwynedd. Two other people are being treated in hospital. At around 1.15pm on Sunday, North Wales Police received a report that a man had ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 1, 2014
Westlink Reopens Following Alert
The Westlink has reopened following an earlier security alert, police have said. Earlier this morning, a suspicious object was found in the Cullingtree Road area. The discovery caused a two-mile sec...
Recruitment News, Sep 1, 2014
Strike Could Cause 'Havoc' As Tall Ships Festival Sails Into Greenwich
The dispute over low pay in local government is set to run aground at the prestigious Tall Ships Festival in Greenwich this weekend. A total of 17 car parking staff at Greenwich Council will strike f...
Business News, Sep 1, 2014
Minister Launches Two Business Support Programmes
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has launched two new innovative business support programmes in Enniskillen to assist new and existing businesses and social enterprises. The Fi...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 1, 2014
New Chief Commissioner Of HIRC Begins Post
The new Chief Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), Les Allamby, is to begin his new post today (Monday 1 September). His first week in the role will start with the la...
UK National News, Sep 1, 2014
Man's Body Found On Brighton Beach
A man's body has been found on Brighton beach. It is understood the discovery was made by a member of the public at around 9.25am on Sunday. A section of the beach was cordoned off to allow emerge...
UK National News, Sep 1, 2014
Scottish Voters Reminded Of Referendum Vote Registration Deadline
Residents of Scotland, who wish to vote in the 19 September Scottish Independence referendum, have until midnight on Tuesday to register. Campaigners both for and against independence have urged peop...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 1, 2014
Care Centre Announces 100 New Jobs
A care home in Limavady is to create 100 new jobs. Cornfield Care Centre is to open a new 52-bed unit following a £3.4m investment. The care centre, which currently employs 120 people, has announced...