Northern Ireland News for March 2002 : Page 11

Business News, Mar 4, 2002
Mount Charles to cater in Belfast's Waterfront Hall
Mount Charles Catering are to be appointed as new caterers for corporate catering, bar and restaurant services at Belfast Waterfront Hall. The catering company will be responsible for developing the ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Multi-million pound investment at Bangor M&S store
Work is currently underway on a £13.5 million expansion of the Marks & Spencer store in Bangor. Around 80 new jobs will be created as a result of the expansion and when complete the store will employ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Teenagers injured in explosion are “lucky to be alive”
A bomb which exploded, injuring two teenagers at a horse racing event in south Armagh was "designed to maim or kill", the police have said. Two 16-year-old boys suffered slight injuries to their lowe...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 4, 2002
Brian Kennedy to set the stage for St Patrick’s Day in Derry
St. Patrick’s Day celebrations in Derry’s city centre will boast a free outdoor concert by one of Ireland’s top musicians, Brian Kennedy. Taking the stage at the Guildhall Square on March 17, the lat...
Business News, Mar 4, 2002
Employers urged to reconsider scrapping final salary schemes
Employers should resist pressure to close final salary pension schemes to existing employees, people management experts, The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) have said. CIPD Em...
Business News, Mar 4, 2002
Bangor Business Awards highlight a successful year
The 2002 Bangor Business Awards, which have been described as "an excellent example of organisations working in partnership for the benefit of anyone", have concluded at the recent awards ceremony hel...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Dublin glass container manufacturer to close factory
Around 375 jobs are to be lost in Dublin after glass container manufacturer Ardagh revealed it is to close one of its factories. The company said they expected operations at its Ringsend operations t...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Credit card spending slows as mortgage demand grows
Consumer borrowing slowed in January due to more moderate credit card spending after Christmas. Total lending to individuals, including mortgages, bank loans and credit card spending, grew by £6.9 bi...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
McGimpsey announces £169m extra lottery cash for NI
Culture, Arts and Leisure Minister, Michael McGimpsey has revealed that Northern Ireland is set to share in the additional £169 million Lottery funding being made available across the UK. The Ministe...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
Ambitious Housing Bill drafted in Assembly
The minister responsible for urban regeneration and housing has announced wide-ranging proposals for changes to housing law in Northern Ireland. The draft Housing Bill, launched by Social Development...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
4ni named 'Best International Web Site'
Flagship E-commerce, a subsidiary of Flagship Media Group have been honoured at the first-ever ntl: business and 'BusinessEye' magazine Goldeneye Awards. The company's Internet design division picked...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Ethnic minorities lead aspiring entrepreneurs
Ethnic groups are more likely to be thinking about entrepreneurial activity, in terms of plans and aspirations than the country as a whole according to a report published this week by the Small Busine...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
Politicians clash as courtroom symbols remain
A row over symbols has erupted between nationalist and unionist politicians, centred on a government proposal to keep in place Royal coats of arms in Northern Ireland court buildings. The proposals, ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
Second phase of £1m facelift for Banbridge begins
The second phase of a £1 million environmental improvement project to revitalise the centre of Banbridge has commenced. The project is funded primarily by the Department of Social Development who con...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
McGuinness claims academic selection means rejection
Stormont Education Minister Martin McGuinness has said replacing the existing 11+ with another form of academic selection is not the best way forward. The Minister was speaking in Newcastle on the re...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Quarterly report reveals Telewest's mixed results
Telewest Communications' quarterly results have revealed that the company's net debt is continuing to rise, and has edged over £5 billion for the quarter. This is in spite of a 17 per cent sales rise...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
Fourteen in court following drugs crackdown operation
Fourteen people arrested in a major police anti-drugs operation on Thursday have appeared before courts across the province. The arrests were made following a police crackdown on heroin dealing, code...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
Two men held after fatal Newry stabbing
Police have arrested two men in connection with a fatal stabbing in a busy Newry shopping street. Following the attack in broad daylight Brendan McCabe (18), from Mourne View Park in Newry, later die...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Trinity Mirror to make second wave of job cuts in a year
Leading UK newspaper publisher, Trinity Mirror has announced plans to shed 300 jobs within the group. The news came as the company reported a near five per cent rise in turnover for the 12 months to ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
Woman is sexually assaulted in Belfast's university area
A woman has been subjected to a serious sexual assault near Queens’ University Belfast. The police said the woman, who is believed to be in her 20s, was walking near to the Seamus Heaney Library in t...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Jessops set to open new store in Ballymena
Leading specialist photographic retailer, Jessops is to invest an estimated £10 million in opening a further 40 stores over the next twelve months, creating up to 400 new jobs. Ten of these jobs will...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Signs of recovery for Hilton group of hotels
International hotel group Hilton has revealed that trading in its hotels has started to recover following the September 11 terrorist strikes on the United States. Trading at its numerous worldwide ho...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 1, 2002
Four injured in paramilitary-style attacks across the province
Four men have been injured in separate paramilitary-style attacks in Northern Ireland. In the first incident, a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg in County Antrim. The attack happened at about 5.15...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Bogus callers target domain names
A warning has been issued to anyone who receives an offer of a domain name over the telephone to check the details carefully before agreeing to anything. The warning was issued by Nominet UK, the nat...
Business News, Mar 1, 2002
Sellafield to process first mox fuel order since NY attacks
British Nuclear Fuels' Sellafield plant has been given a boost with the news that it has won its first order to dispose of unwanted mox nuclear fuel from Japan. The order represents Sellafield's firs...