Northern Ireland News for March 2015 : Page 8
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2015
Orange Order Welcomes An Post Somme Stamp
The Orange Order has welcomed news that An Post, the Irish postal service, is to release a stamp to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme next year. The Orange Institution said it had asked A...
Orange Order Welcomes An Post Somme Stamp
The Orange Order has welcomed news that An Post, the Irish postal service, is to release a stamp to mark the centenary of the Battle of the Somme next year. The Orange Institution said it had asked A...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2015
Shopping Footfall Improves
Shopper numbers in Northern Ireland were up 1.3% in February when compared to a year ago and up on the 2.4% fall in January this year, according to the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium (NIRC). The ...
Shopping Footfall Improves
Shopper numbers in Northern Ireland were up 1.3% in February when compared to a year ago and up on the 2.4% fall in January this year, according to the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium (NIRC). The ...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
Prisons To Get New X-Ray Drug Scanners
The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is believed to have agreed the purchase of a new generation drug scanner for English prisons. The decision follows a report from the Centre for Social Justice tha...
Prisons To Get New X-Ray Drug Scanners
The Justice Secretary Chris Grayling is believed to have agreed the purchase of a new generation drug scanner for English prisons. The decision follows a report from the Centre for Social Justice tha...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2015
£120,000 Herbal Cannabis Found In Lisburn
Police have seized around £120,000 of herbal cannabis during a house search on the Ballylesson Road in Lisburn. Chief Inspector John Wilson said they had acted on information they had received. He s...
£120,000 Herbal Cannabis Found In Lisburn
Police have seized around £120,000 of herbal cannabis during a house search on the Ballylesson Road in Lisburn. Chief Inspector John Wilson said they had acted on information they had received. He s...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
Sir Terry Pratchett Dies Aged 66
Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died aged 66. The creator of the Discworld series had been living with Alzheimer's disease for the last eight years. Sir Terry's publisher, Transworld, released the ne...
Sir Terry Pratchett Dies Aged 66
Author Sir Terry Pratchett has died aged 66. The creator of the Discworld series had been living with Alzheimer's disease for the last eight years. Sir Terry's publisher, Transworld, released the ne...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2015
Man Charged Over Hit-And-Run Incident In North Belfast
A man is to appear in court today, Friday 13th March, charged with a hit-and-run incident in north Belfast on Tuesday night. A man was seriously injured in the collision on the New Lodge Road and is ...
Man Charged Over Hit-And-Run Incident In North Belfast
A man is to appear in court today, Friday 13th March, charged with a hit-and-run incident in north Belfast on Tuesday night. A man was seriously injured in the collision on the New Lodge Road and is ...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
Former TV Weatherman Sentenced Over Indecent Assaults
Fred Talbot, the 65-year-old former TV weatherman, has been sentenced to five years for indecently assaulting two teenage boys in the mid 1970s. The crimes date back to 1975 and 1976, when Talbot was...
Former TV Weatherman Sentenced Over Indecent Assaults
Fred Talbot, the 65-year-old former TV weatherman, has been sentenced to five years for indecently assaulting two teenage boys in the mid 1970s. The crimes date back to 1975 and 1976, when Talbot was...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
Man Dies After Car Collides With Fallen Tree
Police have confirmed the death of a man whose car collided with a fallen tree on a dual carriageway in Warwickshire. It is understood the man, aged in his 40s, was driving a BMW that collided with a...
Man Dies After Car Collides With Fallen Tree
Police have confirmed the death of a man whose car collided with a fallen tree on a dual carriageway in Warwickshire. It is understood the man, aged in his 40s, was driving a BMW that collided with a...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
Staff At North Wales Bus Company Find Company Ceases Overnight
Employees of Western Greyhound in Cornwall have arrived at work this morning to find the company has ceased trading. According to a report by the BBC, around 40 staff arrived for work on Friday morni...
Staff At North Wales Bus Company Find Company Ceases Overnight
Employees of Western Greyhound in Cornwall have arrived at work this morning to find the company has ceased trading. According to a report by the BBC, around 40 staff arrived for work on Friday morni...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Caravan Park Murder
South Wales Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder at a caravan park last Sunday. Conner Marshall (18) died on Thursday from injuries sustained in an attack last weekend. He had been foun...
Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Caravan Park Murder
South Wales Police have arrested a man on suspicion of murder at a caravan park last Sunday. Conner Marshall (18) died on Thursday from injuries sustained in an attack last weekend. He had been foun...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
High Court Rules RSPCA Did Not Have Authority To Remove Dogs
The High Court has ruled that the RSPCA did not have the correct warrant after it seized 44 dogs from a house in Essex. The charity entered a property in Lawford alongside Tendring District Council t...
High Court Rules RSPCA Did Not Have Authority To Remove Dogs
The High Court has ruled that the RSPCA did not have the correct warrant after it seized 44 dogs from a house in Essex. The charity entered a property in Lawford alongside Tendring District Council t...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2015
Other News In Brief
'Several Days' To Remove Tree-Top Protesters Bristol City Council said that it could take days to remove a group of protesters from tree-tops at Stapleton Allotments. The council brought i...
Other News In Brief
'Several Days' To Remove Tree-Top Protesters Bristol City Council said that it could take days to remove a group of protesters from tree-tops at Stapleton Allotments. The council brought i...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2015
Woman Convicted Of Over £50k Benefit Fraud
A Belfast woman has been convicted of benefit fraud amounting to over £50,000. 32-year-old Sinead Lawlor of Tyrone Street, Belfast claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £50,491.24 whil...
Woman Convicted Of Over £50k Benefit Fraud
A Belfast woman has been convicted of benefit fraud amounting to over £50,000. 32-year-old Sinead Lawlor of Tyrone Street, Belfast claimed Income Support and Housing Benefit totalling £50,491.24 whil...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2015
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court yesterday for claiming benefits he was not entitled to. 64-year-old Brian Surgenor of The Crescent, Bal...
Other News In Brief
Man Convicted Of Benefit Fraud A man has been convicted at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court yesterday for claiming benefits he was not entitled to. 64-year-old Brian Surgenor of The Crescent, Bal...
Recruitment News, Mar 12, 2015
LexisNexis Risk Solutions To Create 70 New Jobs
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has announced it is planning to establish a data analytics centre in Dublin. Over the next three years, LexisNexis plans to add approximately 70 new jobs, with most of the...
LexisNexis Risk Solutions To Create 70 New Jobs
LexisNexis Risk Solutions has announced it is planning to establish a data analytics centre in Dublin. Over the next three years, LexisNexis plans to add approximately 70 new jobs, with most of the...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
Disability Sport NI 'Devastated' Over Cuts
Disability Sport NI has announced it is "devastated" following cuts in its sports and recreation programmes. A large reduction in Sport NI funding means the organisation is being forced to remove ser...
Disability Sport NI 'Devastated' Over Cuts
Disability Sport NI has announced it is "devastated" following cuts in its sports and recreation programmes. A large reduction in Sport NI funding means the organisation is being forced to remove ser...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
Lisburn Security Alert Declared 'Nothing Untoward'
A security alert has been declared as "nothing untoward" after a suspicious object was found near Thiepval Army Barracks in Lisburn on Thursday morning. Residents were evacuated from their homes and ...
Lisburn Security Alert Declared 'Nothing Untoward'
A security alert has been declared as "nothing untoward" after a suspicious object was found near Thiepval Army Barracks in Lisburn on Thursday morning. Residents were evacuated from their homes and ...
Business News, Mar 12, 2015
Belfast Firm Scoops Business For It's Free'ist Products From Spinney's
GM Marketing in Belfast has won business for its Free'ist sugar and gluten-free products from Spinney's, with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. GM, which took part with Invest NI at the recent...
Belfast Firm Scoops Business For It's Free'ist Products From Spinney's
GM Marketing in Belfast has won business for its Free'ist sugar and gluten-free products from Spinney's, with assistance from Invest Northern Ireland. GM, which took part with Invest NI at the recent...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
Blind Man Settles Case With Restaurant Owner
A blind man from Newtownards who was turned away from a restaurant because he was with his guide dog has won £1,250 in a settlement case. James Cosgrove, 51, and his dog Imogen were accompanied by a...
Blind Man Settles Case With Restaurant Owner
A blind man from Newtownards who was turned away from a restaurant because he was with his guide dog has won £1,250 in a settlement case. James Cosgrove, 51, and his dog Imogen were accompanied by a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
Gardaí Preparing File On IRA Man Rape Allegations
Gardaí are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over allegations that an IRA member from Northern Ireland raped two males in Co Louth in the 1990s. Paudie McGahon, 40, has a...
Gardaí Preparing File On IRA Man Rape Allegations
Gardaí are preparing a file for the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) over allegations that an IRA member from Northern Ireland raped two males in Co Louth in the 1990s. Paudie McGahon, 40, has a...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
£50m Programme Launches To Support Young People
A £50 million programme to support young people across Northern Ireland cope with challenges in their lives, has been announced by the Big Lottery Fund. The Empowering Young People programme will sup...
£50m Programme Launches To Support Young People
A £50 million programme to support young people across Northern Ireland cope with challenges in their lives, has been announced by the Big Lottery Fund. The Empowering Young People programme will sup...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
Teenage Boy Attacked In West Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy was attacked in west Belfast in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 17-year-old was standing outside premises on the Stewartstown Road when...
Teenage Boy Attacked In West Belfast
Police are appealing for information after a teenage boy was attacked in west Belfast in the early hours of Sunday morning. The 17-year-old was standing outside premises on the Stewartstown Road when...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
Farage Claims Race Law Comments 'Wilfully Misinterpreted'
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said that comments he made about race laws have been "wilfully misinterpreted". It is understood that in a Channel 4 documentary, due to be aired next week, Mr Farage is alle...
Farage Claims Race Law Comments 'Wilfully Misinterpreted'
UKIP leader Nigel Farage said that comments he made about race laws have been "wilfully misinterpreted". It is understood that in a Channel 4 documentary, due to be aired next week, Mr Farage is alle...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
Renewed Appeal For Information On 1999 Disappearance
Police have renewed an appeal for information on the disappearance of Bruce Gapper almost 16 years ago. Mr Gapper, from Dewsbury, was reported missing on 16 March, 1999. He was 40-years-old at the ti...
Renewed Appeal For Information On 1999 Disappearance
Police have renewed an appeal for information on the disappearance of Bruce Gapper almost 16 years ago. Mr Gapper, from Dewsbury, was reported missing on 16 March, 1999. He was 40-years-old at the ti...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
Fire Fighters Continue To Tackle Blaze In L'Derry
Many residents have been evacuated from their homes in L'Derry after a major fire broke out at a restaurant on Wednesday afternoon. The Fire Service are continuing to tackle the blaze at the Mandarin...
Fire Fighters Continue To Tackle Blaze In L'Derry
Many residents have been evacuated from their homes in L'Derry after a major fire broke out at a restaurant on Wednesday afternoon. The Fire Service are continuing to tackle the blaze at the Mandarin...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
'Security Specialists' Remove Tree-Top Protesters
A group of tree-top protesters, who have been living in trees at Stapleton Allotments for over a month, are to be removed today. Bristol City Council said that a number of "security specialists" bega...
'Security Specialists' Remove Tree-Top Protesters
A group of tree-top protesters, who have been living in trees at Stapleton Allotments for over a month, are to be removed today. Bristol City Council said that a number of "security specialists" bega...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2015
Other News In Brief
SDLP Questions Sinn Fein's U-Turn On Welfare Reform SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly is questioning why Alex Maskey did not alert the Committee to uncertainties surrounding the Welfare Reform Bill. M...
Other News In Brief
SDLP Questions Sinn Fein's U-Turn On Welfare Reform SDLP MLA Dolores Kelly is questioning why Alex Maskey did not alert the Committee to uncertainties surrounding the Welfare Reform Bill. M...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
Man Jailed Over 'String Of Child Sex Offences'
A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in jail for the sexual abuse of a child. According to a report by the BBC, Paul Oakley, of Colwyn Bay, was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court for w...
Man Jailed Over 'String Of Child Sex Offences'
A 45-year-old man has been sentenced to four years in jail for the sexual abuse of a child. According to a report by the BBC, Paul Oakley, of Colwyn Bay, was sentenced at Caernarfon Crown Court for w...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
Summonses Issued For Five Men Over Paris Metro Incident
The Metropolitan Police have issued summonses in connection with racist chanting on the Paris Metro ahead of a Chelsea game in February. It is understood the summonses are related to a police applica...
Summonses Issued For Five Men Over Paris Metro Incident
The Metropolitan Police have issued summonses in connection with racist chanting on the Paris Metro ahead of a Chelsea game in February. It is understood the summonses are related to a police applica...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2015
Suffolk Councillor Wants To Keep Job Despite Emigration Plans
A councillor planning to move to America has refused to stand down, claiming that he can continue to do his job despite no longer living in the UK. Conservative county councillor for Hadleigh in Suff...
Suffolk Councillor Wants To Keep Job Despite Emigration Plans
A councillor planning to move to America has refused to stand down, claiming that he can continue to do his job despite no longer living in the UK. Conservative county councillor for Hadleigh in Suff...
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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.