Northern Ireland News for June 2018 : Page 4

Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
Medical Cannabis Oil Returned To Billy Caldwell
The Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, has returned Billy Caldwell's medical cannabis oil, that was confiscated from his mother at Heathrow Airport last Monday, 11 June. It is understood that the medical c...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
Online Voter Registration Now Live In Northern Ireland
Online voter registration is now available to people in Northern Ireland. Online registration has been available since 2014 in all other regions of the UK, but NI continued to require that paper form...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
PSNI Appeal After Assault At Lagan Valley Hospital
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information over an incident at Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn in February. Police believed the attack involved up to five people on the morning of Tuesday, 27 Fe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
Tenants And Homeowners Urged To Check Eligibility For New Rate Rebate Scheme
Tenants and homeowners are being urged to check their eligibility for the new Rate Rebate Scheme. The new scheme, from Land & Property Services (LPS), entitles ratepayers in receipt of Universal Cred...
Business News, Jun 18, 2018
Explore Enterprise Classes Announced By Prince's Trust
The Prince's Trust have announced a series of Explore Enterprise courses for young people throughout the summer. The programme, which helps thousands of small businesses get off the ground each year....
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
NIEA Reveal Top Items Being Fly Tipped Across Northern Ireland
Tyres, asbestos and construction rubble are among the top items of commercial trash being tipped across Northern Ireland, the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has revealed. The latest stati...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
Paramilitary Flags At South Belfast Primary School 'Outrageous'
The SDLP have described the erection of a number of paramilitary flags at the entrance to a primary school in South Belfast as "outrageous". Speaking after UDA flags were erected in his constituency,...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
KFC Staff Fight Off Armed Robbers
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information to an attempted armed robbery of a KFC restaurant in North Belfast. Three men, one armed with a knife, tried to access the locked restaurant on Brougham...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 18, 2018
Other News In Brief
Sinn Féin Announce Civil Rights Campaign Commemorative March Sinn Féin have announced a commemorative march to mark the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights campaign. The march will take pl...
Business News, Jun 15, 2018
Border Retailers 70% More Concerned About Impact Of Brexit
Retailers Against Smuggling (RAS) and Retail NI have launched their second annual survey at the second high-level roundtable discussion in Belfast to tackle Brexit, the Border & the Black Market. Me...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Billy Caldwell Moved To London To Fight For Medical Cannabis Access
Charlotte Caldwell has moved her son Billy to London to continue their fight for access to medical cannabis. Last year 12-year-old Billy, from Co Tyrone, became the first person in the UK to be given...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Two Men Arrested In Connection With Firearm And Drug Seizure
Detectives from the Paramilitary Crime Task Force have arrested two men in Newtownards. The arrests were made under the Terrorism Act following the discovery of a gun and ammunition, along with a qua...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Novosco Announces New Jobs As Part Of £20m Expansion
Up to 150 new jobs are to be created in Belfast by managed cloud provider, Novosco, as part of a £20 million expansion project. Invest Northern Ireland is offering the company over £1.2m towards the ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Body Exhumed In Sligo Is Not Arlene Arkinson
A body exhumed from a grave in Sligo has been found to not be that of missing Tyrone teenager, Arlene Arkinson. In a report by the BBC, Kathleen Arkinson, said: "My hope in finding the remains of my ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Appeal Issued For Newry Man Missing Since 10 June
Police have issued an appeal for help in tracing the whereabouts of Thomas Harte, who has been missing since Sunday, 10 June. Mr Harte was last seen in the Hill Street area of Newry. He is describe...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Prince Charles Meets With Sinn Féin Leadership In Cork
Sinn Féin leaders, Mary Lou McDonald and Michelle O'Neill, have held a private meeting with Prince Charles, during his visit to Cork. Speaking following a private meeting, Sinn Féin President Mary Lo...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Translink Announce 'Comprehensive Transport Plan' For Pope's Visit
Translink have announced that they will work with Ireland's Nation Transport Authority (NTA) to develop a comprehensive transport plan ahead of the Pope's visit to Ireland this August. Translink have...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Dark Hedges Damaged In Storm Hector
The world famous Dark Hedges have been damaged by winds of up to 60mph during Storm Hector. A number of the beech trees on the Bregagh Road near Armoy lost branches during gales overnight on Wednesda...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Avian Influenza Confirmed As Cause Of Death In Wild Goose
A case of Avian Influenza has been confirmed in a wild greylag goose found in Lurgan Park, Co Armagh, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has reported. The goose was ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 15, 2018
Other News In Brief
Lord Alderdice Resigns From Presbyterian Church Lord Alderdice, former speaker of the Assembly, has resigned from the Presbyterian Church over its decision to leave the World Council of Chur...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Winds Of Up To 70mph Expected In NI
A yellow weather warning for high winds has been put in place across NI. The warning is in place until 3pm on Thursday, 14 June, and as Storm Hector hits NI winds of up to 60-70mph are expected in so...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Major Fish Kill In Armagh
Over 1,000 fish have been killed by pollution in a river in Co Armagh. The Northern Ireland Environment Agency were alerted to the River Callan on Tuesday, 12 June. An investigator attended the scen...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Six Manufacturing Firms To Create Over 40 Jobs In NI
Six manufacturing firms are to create over 40 new jobs in Northern Ireland. Big Picture Joinery, Mango Bikes, Amphora NDT, Carey Cleaning Machines Ltd, Gault Engineering and Premier Protective Coatin...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Orange Lodge Urged To Withdraw Application To Parade In North Belfast
The Orange Lodge is being urged to withdraw its application to parade through a mixed area of north Belfast. Sinn Féin made the call and also met with the Parades Commission to object the application...
Business News, Jun 14, 2018
Council Partners With Businesses For WestSpend Campaign
Businesses in West Belfast have launched the WestSpend campaign, with the support of Belfast City Council. Businesses from areas including; hair and beauty, estate agents, pharmaceutical, dental, art...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Man Arrested After Drugs Worth £1m Seized In Antrim
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after police found around £1 million worth of Class B drugs in Co Antrim. The suspect has been detained in connection with the possession and supply of controlled ...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Police Officer Disciplined After Man Has Drugs Caution Overturned
A police officer has been disciplined after a man had a caution for the possession of Class B drugs overturned as a result of an irregularity in the police search of his home. A Police Ombudsman inve...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Appeal Issued For Missing Teenager
Police have issued an appeal to help trace a missing 14-year-old boy. Ian Carson has been missing from Sunday, 10 June. He is believed to be in the north or east Belfast areas. Police are appealing...
Northern Ireland News, Jun 14, 2018
Other News In Brief
Dawson MAM And MPS Complete £1.2m Project At Strabane Pumping Station Dawson MAM and MPS have completed work on a £1.2 million improvement project at Bridge Street Wastewater Pumping Station,...
Business News, Jun 13, 2018
Digital DNA Bringing 'Big Name Experts' To Belfast
Digital DNA, the "most exciting tech event of the year", returns to Belfast's St George's Market from 19 – 20 June, 2018. A host of big name experts – including Leo Johnson, Jamie Bartlett, Quinn Buc...