AA Accolade Celebrated

Stormont Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has presented Ballyness Caravan Park, Bushmills, with the prestigious 2010 AA Campsite of the Year award for Scotland and Northern Ireland. This is the first time in the history of the award that any Northern Ireland caravan park has received the accolade. She is shown here with caravan park owners John and Olive Dunlop.

Ulster Tops NI Airwaves

BBC Radio Ulster remains the No. 1 listened to radio station in Northern Ireland with an average weekly audience of 532,000 listeners tuning in each week - according to the latest RAJAR figures for Q2, 2010. These latest figures show an increase of 81,000 listeners year on year and an increase of 13,000 listeners to the station quarter on quarter. BBC Radio Foyle, meanwhile, has an average weekly audience of 32,000 listeners. This is an increase of 5,000 listeners from the same period last year and an increase of 4,000 listeners from last quarter.

Recruitment Accolade

There has been a welcome for the publication of the second Employment Agency Inspectors Annual Report. It points to some of the key conclusions from research into the NI private recruitment sector, as well as highlighting the recent completion of the Department's Employment Act and the resulting increased powers available to the Department in regulating the recruitment sector. The Minister for Employment and Learning, Sir Reg Empey, said: "The experience of my Department's Employment Agency Inspectors is that the vast majority of agencies are reputable and professional and I and my Department will continue to support the growth of this sector."

Praise For Sheep Handlers

The Sinn Fein MEP Bairbre de Brún has praised the exhibitors at this year's Fermanagh County Show and especially the young handlers. "I am full of praise for all the exhibitors, but especially for the young handlers who have made Fermanagh proud. They clearly know their business and are competent and confident in their approach," she said, also commenting that, "there has also been a very wide range of trade stands, with the Local Food Festival a particular winner".

Flash Forward

Two Irishmen stranded on a mountain in Turkey have been rescued after using the flash on their camera to signal for help. Stephen White, 54, and his son Chris, 29, were on holiday in Turkey when they decided to go for a hike along the popular tourist trail Lycian Way. After they had walked nearly 4km on Monday night, they lost their way. Three different teams, including officials from the Turkish Search and Rescue Society, and locals who know the region well, were dispatched to search for them after Chris called the hotel on his mobile. Rescue teams kept in contact with Chris and subsequently advised him to use the flash on his camera to help the teams locate them. Chris then climbed a tree and once he was able to see the rescue teams' torchlight further down the slopes he repeatedly used the flash and father and son were found two hours later.

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