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Northern Ireland News for October 2015 : Page 3
Recruitment News, Oct 27, 2015
Aldi Living Wage Announcement Welcomed
The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has welcomed the announcement by Aldi that it is to pay its employees the Living Wage and expand its workforce in Ireland. The supermarket is to p...
Aldi Living Wage Announcement Welcomed
The Minister for Business and Employment Ged Nash TD has welcomed the announcement by Aldi that it is to pay its employees the Living Wage and expand its workforce in Ireland. The supermarket is to p...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
Police Hunt Man Wanted In Connection With Erdington Assault
Police have appealed for help in tracing Ishmael Farquharson, who is wanted in connection with the assault of a woman in Erdington. The woman - who was not seriously injured - was attacked in a house...
Police Hunt Man Wanted In Connection With Erdington Assault
Police have appealed for help in tracing Ishmael Farquharson, who is wanted in connection with the assault of a woman in Erdington. The woman - who was not seriously injured - was attacked in a house...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Bangor Firm To Axe 34 Jobs
A Bangor firm is planning to axe 34 jobs, according to trade union Unite. 3M announced the job losses following transfer of Tier B tape manufacture to Italy. Sean Smyth, Unite Regional Officer, said...
Bangor Firm To Axe 34 Jobs
A Bangor firm is planning to axe 34 jobs, according to trade union Unite. 3M announced the job losses following transfer of Tier B tape manufacture to Italy. Sean Smyth, Unite Regional Officer, said...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
Child Seriously Injured By Firework
Police have appealed for witnesses after a child was seriously injured by a firework while attending a bonfire in Lewes on Saturday, 17 October. The six-year-old girl was with her mother at the Nevil...
Child Seriously Injured By Firework
Police have appealed for witnesses after a child was seriously injured by a firework while attending a bonfire in Lewes on Saturday, 17 October. The six-year-old girl was with her mother at the Nevil...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
70-Year-Old Jailed For Abusing Boys Over Forty Years
A 70-year-old man has been found guilty of a number of sexual offences against young boys over a period of 40 years. Neil McKenna of Barnett's Close, Tunbridge Wells was arrested in November 2013 aft...
70-Year-Old Jailed For Abusing Boys Over Forty Years
A 70-year-old man has been found guilty of a number of sexual offences against young boys over a period of 40 years. Neil McKenna of Barnett's Close, Tunbridge Wells was arrested in November 2013 aft...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
Man Arrested In Connection With Cambridgeshire Cannabis Farm
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a cannabis farm in Cambridgeshire. Police uncovered around 75 cannabis plants at a property on Bencroft Lane, Warboys, on Monda...
Man Arrested In Connection With Cambridgeshire Cannabis Farm
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the discovery of a cannabis farm in Cambridgeshire. Police uncovered around 75 cannabis plants at a property on Bencroft Lane, Warboys, on Monda...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
Over One Million Cigarettes Seized By Border Force
More than one million cigarettes have been seized by Border Force officers at Hull docks. The cigarettes had been shipped to the UK inside an unaccompanied trailer which arrived at the port from Rott...
Over One Million Cigarettes Seized By Border Force
More than one million cigarettes have been seized by Border Force officers at Hull docks. The cigarettes had been shipped to the UK inside an unaccompanied trailer which arrived at the port from Rott...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
15-Year-Old Arrested Over TalkTalk Data Theft
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an alleged data theft from the TalkTalk website. The Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit made the arrested on Monday at an address in County An...
15-Year-Old Arrested Over TalkTalk Data Theft
A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with an alleged data theft from the TalkTalk website. The Metropolitan Police Cyber Crime Unit made the arrested on Monday at an address in County An...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
Unlicensed Minicab Driver Jailed For Killing Passenger
An unlicensed minicab driver has been jailed for eight years for causing the death of a passenger. Matab Uddin, 59, of Blackshots Lane, Essex was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving an...
Unlicensed Minicab Driver Jailed For Killing Passenger
An unlicensed minicab driver has been jailed for eight years for causing the death of a passenger. Matab Uddin, 59, of Blackshots Lane, Essex was found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving an...
UK National News, Oct 27, 2015
Other News In Brief
Anthrax Confirmed on Wiltshire Farm Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed a case of anthrax in a cow on a farm in Wiltshire. PHE said that the case was "rapidly detected" and the animal...
Other News In Brief
Anthrax Confirmed on Wiltshire Farm Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed a case of anthrax in a cow on a farm in Wiltshire. PHE said that the case was "rapidly detected" and the animal...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Portadown Pupils Attacked During School Trip In Manchester
A group of schoolchildren from Northern Ireland have been assaulted by a gang of youths during a school excursion to Manchester. Up to 10 teenage pupils from Portadown College were attacked and some ...
Portadown Pupils Attacked During School Trip In Manchester
A group of schoolchildren from Northern Ireland have been assaulted by a gang of youths during a school excursion to Manchester. Up to 10 teenage pupils from Portadown College were attacked and some ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Warning Issued To Public Not To Touch Suspicious Objects In Carryduff
Police have issued a warning to the public not to touch any suspicious objects in the Carryduff area in south Belfast. The warning comes after reports of suspicious activity in the Belfast Road betwe...
Warning Issued To Public Not To Touch Suspicious Objects In Carryduff
Police have issued a warning to the public not to touch any suspicious objects in the Carryduff area in south Belfast. The warning comes after reports of suspicious activity in the Belfast Road betwe...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Europe To Abolish Roaming Charges For Mobiles
The European Parliament is to end roaming charges for the use of mobile phones abroad from 15 June 2017. "This abolition of roaming surcharges has been long awaited by everybody: ordinary people, sta...
Europe To Abolish Roaming Charges For Mobiles
The European Parliament is to end roaming charges for the use of mobile phones abroad from 15 June 2017. "This abolition of roaming surcharges has been long awaited by everybody: ordinary people, sta...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 27, 2015
Other News In Brief
Council Seeks Funding To Upgrade Coastal Path Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has said plans to give the coastal path close to Station Road a facelift will boost tourism across the borough. ...
Other News In Brief
Council Seeks Funding To Upgrade Coastal Path Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has said plans to give the coastal path close to Station Road a facelift will boost tourism across the borough. ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2015
Newlywed Couple Drown In South Africa
A Co Down couple drowned while they were on their honeymoon in South Africa. John Rodgers, 28, and his wife Lynette, 26, died on Friday after getting caught in a rip tide at Plettenberg bay. Their f...
Newlywed Couple Drown In South Africa
A Co Down couple drowned while they were on their honeymoon in South Africa. John Rodgers, 28, and his wife Lynette, 26, died on Friday after getting caught in a rip tide at Plettenberg bay. Their f...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2015
82% Believe Police Treat Catholics And Protestants Equally
A total of 82% believe that the police treat Catholics and Protestants equally, according to a new survey. The Northern Ireland Crime Survey quarterly update showed that 75% of those surveyed think t...
82% Believe Police Treat Catholics And Protestants Equally
A total of 82% believe that the police treat Catholics and Protestants equally, according to a new survey. The Northern Ireland Crime Survey quarterly update showed that 75% of those surveyed think t...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2015
Man Charged With Murder Of Gediminas Stauskas
A man has been charged with the murder of Gediminas Stauskas. The body of Mr Stauskas, 32, was discovered in the Moor Road area in Coalisland earlier this month. Mr Stauskas was a Lithuanian nationa...
Man Charged With Murder Of Gediminas Stauskas
A man has been charged with the murder of Gediminas Stauskas. The body of Mr Stauskas, 32, was discovered in the Moor Road area in Coalisland earlier this month. Mr Stauskas was a Lithuanian nationa...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
Knife Crime Initiative Launched
The Metropolitan Police Service has launched a week of activity to tackle knife crime in the Capital, following a successful campaign in the summer. Announcing the initiative, Detective Chief Superin...
Knife Crime Initiative Launched
The Metropolitan Police Service has launched a week of activity to tackle knife crime in the Capital, following a successful campaign in the summer. Announcing the initiative, Detective Chief Superin...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2015
Substantial Quantity Of Drugs Found In Fermanagh
A substantial quantity of drugs have been seized by police in Fermanagh. The drugs were recovered in the Marble Arch Road area of Enniskillen on Thursday night. They found a van crashed on the road ...
Substantial Quantity Of Drugs Found In Fermanagh
A substantial quantity of drugs have been seized by police in Fermanagh. The drugs were recovered in the Marble Arch Road area of Enniskillen on Thursday night. They found a van crashed on the road ...
Business News, Oct 26, 2015
One Stop Shop For Job Hunters In North Belfast Launched
People looking for employment in north Belfast are being urged to visit a one stop shop for training and employability support at Ardoyne Community Centre. The event, organised by the Crumlin Ardoyne...
One Stop Shop For Job Hunters In North Belfast Launched
People looking for employment in north Belfast are being urged to visit a one stop shop for training and employability support at Ardoyne Community Centre. The event, organised by the Crumlin Ardoyne...
Recruitment News, Oct 26, 2015
Pfizer To Create Around 130 Jobs In Ireland
Pfizer has announced it is to create approximately 130 jobs across three manufacturing sites in Ireland. The jobs will be created at Grange Castle in Dublin, Little Island and Ringaskiddy in Cork. A...
Pfizer To Create Around 130 Jobs In Ireland
Pfizer has announced it is to create approximately 130 jobs across three manufacturing sites in Ireland. The jobs will be created at Grange Castle in Dublin, Little Island and Ringaskiddy in Cork. A...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2015
Police Appeal For Missing Coleraine Man
Police in Coleraine are appealing for help to trace missing 21-year-old Anthony Sharkey. Anthony was last seen at the Royal Vitoria Hospital in Belfast on Thursday, 15 October. Police believe he lef...
Police Appeal For Missing Coleraine Man
Police in Coleraine are appealing for help to trace missing 21-year-old Anthony Sharkey. Anthony was last seen at the Royal Vitoria Hospital in Belfast on Thursday, 15 October. Police believe he lef...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
Appeal Issued For Missing 12-Year-Old
Police have appealed for help in tracing 12-year-old Casey Rooney, who has been missing for over a week. The child was last seen at home on Sunday 18 October. He has gone missing before, however not ...
Appeal Issued For Missing 12-Year-Old
Police have appealed for help in tracing 12-year-old Casey Rooney, who has been missing for over a week. The child was last seen at home on Sunday 18 October. He has gone missing before, however not ...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
Witnesses Sought To Alleged Wimbledon Rape
Police have appealed for witnesses following an alleged rape in Wimbledon in the early hours of Sunday morning. Officers were called at approximately 02:00 on Sunday, 25 October, by the victim, a 34-...
Witnesses Sought To Alleged Wimbledon Rape
Police have appealed for witnesses following an alleged rape in Wimbledon in the early hours of Sunday morning. Officers were called at approximately 02:00 on Sunday, 25 October, by the victim, a 34-...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
Police Appeal For Information After Shots Fired In Birmingham
Police have appealed for information following reports of shots being fired in the Hamstead area of Birmingham. Police were called just after 20:30 on Thursday 22 October following reports that a man...
Police Appeal For Information After Shots Fired In Birmingham
Police have appealed for information following reports of shots being fired in the Hamstead area of Birmingham. Police were called just after 20:30 on Thursday 22 October following reports that a man...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
Extended Nine Year Sentence For Man Guilty Of Grooming Boys For Sex
A 23-year-old man has been given an extended nine year sentence after pleading guilty to using online chat rooms to groom and incite teenage boys into sexual activity. Liam George Garth, 23, of Baild...
Extended Nine Year Sentence For Man Guilty Of Grooming Boys For Sex
A 23-year-old man has been given an extended nine year sentence after pleading guilty to using online chat rooms to groom and incite teenage boys into sexual activity. Liam George Garth, 23, of Baild...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 26, 2015
Two Pig Heads With Racist Slogans Found At Church In West Belfast
Two pigs heads with racist slogans written on them have been left at the door of a church in west Belfast. They were left at St Luke's Church of Ireland on Northumberland Street on Saturday. Police ...
Two Pig Heads With Racist Slogans Found At Church In West Belfast
Two pigs heads with racist slogans written on them have been left at the door of a church in west Belfast. They were left at St Luke's Church of Ireland on Northumberland Street on Saturday. Police ...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
PM Pledges To Eradicate Gender Pay Gap
The Prime Minister has announced new measures aimed at eradicating gender pay inequality and remove barriers to women's success. It follows a commitment from Mr David Cameron in July, to "end the gen...
PM Pledges To Eradicate Gender Pay Gap
The Prime Minister has announced new measures aimed at eradicating gender pay inequality and remove barriers to women's success. It follows a commitment from Mr David Cameron in July, to "end the gen...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
Body Found In Woodland Believed To Be Missing 60-Year-Old
The body of a man found in woodland in Brimington is believed to be of a missing local man. Police said the body, found by a dog walker on Friday, 23 October, is believed to be of Roy Thompson. It i...
Body Found In Woodland Believed To Be Missing 60-Year-Old
The body of a man found in woodland in Brimington is believed to be of a missing local man. Police said the body, found by a dog walker on Friday, 23 October, is believed to be of Roy Thompson. It i...
UK National News, Oct 26, 2015
Other News In Brief
Appeal Issued For Missing Woman Police have appealed for help in tracing 37-year-old Joanna Conlon. Ms Conlon was seen at 17:30 on Sunday, 25 October on Heathway. Joanne is described as wh...
Other News In Brief
Appeal Issued For Missing Woman Police have appealed for help in tracing 37-year-old Joanna Conlon. Ms Conlon was seen at 17:30 on Sunday, 25 October on Heathway. Joanne is described as wh...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Mostly cloudy with showery outbreaks of rain reaching parts of Antrim and Down later this evening, The showers will extend westwards overnight, clearing from most places by morning. Minimum temperature 7 °C.
