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Northern Ireland News for April 2003 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
Armagh investment to create 400 new jobs
Portadown-based, AnswerCall Direct (ACD) is to invest £7.3 million in a new purpose-built contact centre at Edenaveys, Armagh. The investment will involve the implementation of new technology and is ...
Armagh investment to create 400 new jobs
Portadown-based, AnswerCall Direct (ACD) is to invest £7.3 million in a new purpose-built contact centre at Edenaveys, Armagh. The investment will involve the implementation of new technology and is ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
Local officers may help police post-war Iraq
Prime minister Tony Blair has said that the Government is contemplating using ex-RUC officers to assist with the Coalition's plans for policing in Iraq. Ulster Unionist Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donald...
Local officers may help police post-war Iraq
Prime minister Tony Blair has said that the Government is contemplating using ex-RUC officers to assist with the Coalition's plans for policing in Iraq. Ulster Unionist Lagan Valley MP Jeffrey Donald...
UK National News, Apr 16, 2003
Blair meets with 'good friend' Schroeder
Now that diplomacy in the West has effectively entered into the post-conflict cycle, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today that relations between the UK and Germany "remain extremely strong", despite d...
Blair meets with 'good friend' Schroeder
Now that diplomacy in the West has effectively entered into the post-conflict cycle, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today that relations between the UK and Germany "remain extremely strong", despite d...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
Province's unemployment figures fall
The latest Labour Force Survey figures have shown that unemployment in Northern Ireland has fallen compared to this time last year. Seasonally adjusted unemployment figures as measured by the Survey ...
Province's unemployment figures fall
The latest Labour Force Survey figures have shown that unemployment in Northern Ireland has fallen compared to this time last year. Seasonally adjusted unemployment figures as measured by the Survey ...
Business News, Apr 16, 2003
Manufacturing group lobby against workspace tax
The Northern Ireland Manufacturing Group has held meetings with SDLP MP John Hume and UUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson to highlight the potential consequences of the proposed new tax on manufacturing. The me...
Manufacturing group lobby against workspace tax
The Northern Ireland Manufacturing Group has held meetings with SDLP MP John Hume and UUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson to highlight the potential consequences of the proposed new tax on manufacturing. The me...
Business News, Apr 16, 2003
Shopkeepers call on police to tackle city centre crime
Shopkeepers in Belfast city centre have called on police to tackle, what they call, an upsurge in crime in recent weeks. A number of shops in the city centre were targeted over the weekend and this s...
Shopkeepers call on police to tackle city centre crime
Shopkeepers in Belfast city centre have called on police to tackle, what they call, an upsurge in crime in recent weeks. A number of shops in the city centre were targeted over the weekend and this s...
UK National News, Apr 16, 2003
Charity set up for Iraq war veterans
A new charitable fund has been set up today to give the public a chance to support veterans of the Iraq war. Launched in London today, the UK Forces Gulf Fund has been set up by three established cha...
Charity set up for Iraq war veterans
A new charitable fund has been set up today to give the public a chance to support veterans of the Iraq war. Launched in London today, the UK Forces Gulf Fund has been set up by three established cha...
Recruitment News, Apr 16, 2003
UK jobs total rises 33,000 over last quarter
The number of people in work has risen by 33,000 on the last quarter, according to the latest by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). In what the ONS describe as a "comparatively flat labour mark...
UK jobs total rises 33,000 over last quarter
The number of people in work has risen by 33,000 on the last quarter, according to the latest by the Office of National Statistics (ONS). In what the ONS describe as a "comparatively flat labour mark...
Recruitment News, Apr 16, 2003
Nurses accept new pay deal
Nurses have voted to accept a new pay award following a ballot by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Over 110,000 members voted in the ballot – a 32% turnout – and almost 90% of those polled voted f...
Nurses accept new pay deal
Nurses have voted to accept a new pay award following a ballot by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN). Over 110,000 members voted in the ballot – a 32% turnout – and almost 90% of those polled voted f...
UK National News, Apr 16, 2003
Laws clamp down on cross-border tax evasion
Automatic exchange of information between tax authorities to combat cross-border tax evasion on savings income came a step closer today with the publication of the Finance Bill. The Bill includes leg...
Laws clamp down on cross-border tax evasion
Automatic exchange of information between tax authorities to combat cross-border tax evasion on savings income came a step closer today with the publication of the Finance Bill. The Bill includes leg...
UK National News, Apr 16, 2003
High temperatures bring rise in ozone levels
The warm weather today may be a blessing for sun-worshippers, but it can also have a negative effect for others, the government has warned today. Environment officials said today that much of southe...
High temperatures bring rise in ozone levels
The warm weather today may be a blessing for sun-worshippers, but it can also have a negative effect for others, the government has warned today. Environment officials said today that much of southe...
Recruitment News, Apr 16, 2003
Report raises concerns about construction courses
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published a report that has expressed concern at the viability of many of the Construction Management courses run in UK universities. The report, publis...
Report raises concerns about construction courses
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has published a report that has expressed concern at the viability of many of the Construction Management courses run in UK universities. The report, publis...
Recruitment News, Apr 16, 2003
Home Inspectors for construction sector
A new job of licensed Home Inspector is to be created by the Government, following its manifesto commitment to change the home buying process in the UK. The updated legislation will require that the ...
Home Inspectors for construction sector
A new job of licensed Home Inspector is to be created by the Government, following its manifesto commitment to change the home buying process in the UK. The updated legislation will require that the ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
Belfast shopkeepers call on police to curb crime
Shopkeepers in Belfast city centre have called on police to tackle, what they call, an upsurge in crime in recent weeks. A number of shops in the city centre were targeted over the weekend and this s...
Belfast shopkeepers call on police to curb crime
Shopkeepers in Belfast city centre have called on police to tackle, what they call, an upsurge in crime in recent weeks. A number of shops in the city centre were targeted over the weekend and this s...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
NI social workers begin two-day strike
Social workers from across Northern Ireland have begun a two-day strike following a dispute over pay and leave conditions. Around 1,600 members of trade union, Nipsa are taking industrial action toda...
NI social workers begin two-day strike
Social workers from across Northern Ireland have begun a two-day strike following a dispute over pay and leave conditions. Around 1,600 members of trade union, Nipsa are taking industrial action toda...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
Sperrins receive £3.5m boost for tourism
The Sperrins area of Co Londonderry is to benefit from a £3.5m tourism boost under the Natural Resource Rural Tourism Initiative (NRRTI). Awarded to Sperrins Tourism, it is hoped that the award will ...
Sperrins receive £3.5m boost for tourism
The Sperrins area of Co Londonderry is to benefit from a £3.5m tourism boost under the Natural Resource Rural Tourism Initiative (NRRTI). Awarded to Sperrins Tourism, it is hoped that the award will ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
Man suffers minor injuries in house fire
A 59-year-old man has been rescued from his bedroom after a fire broke out in his Ballymoney home. The alarm was raised shortly after 2.30am and police, fire and ambulance services were all called to...
Man suffers minor injuries in house fire
A 59-year-old man has been rescued from his bedroom after a fire broke out in his Ballymoney home. The alarm was raised shortly after 2.30am and police, fire and ambulance services were all called to...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
North Belfast travel agents robbed
Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a travel agent's on the York Road in North Belfast yesterday. At around 2.30pm a man entered the shop and ordered a member of staff to open...
North Belfast travel agents robbed
Police are appealing for information following a robbery at a travel agent's on the York Road in North Belfast yesterday. At around 2.30pm a man entered the shop and ordered a member of staff to open...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 16, 2003
Manufacturing group lobby against workspace tax
The Northern Ireland Manufacturing Group has held meetings with SDLP MP John Hume and UUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson to highlight the potential consequences of the proposed new tax on manufacturing. The me...
Manufacturing group lobby against workspace tax
The Northern Ireland Manufacturing Group has held meetings with SDLP MP John Hume and UUP MP Jeffrey Donaldson to highlight the potential consequences of the proposed new tax on manufacturing. The me...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2003
Local parties consider latest IRA response
According to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Northern Ireland’s political parties are currently examining new information supplied by the IRA in an attempt to clarify the organisation’s stance on the peace pr...
Local parties consider latest IRA response
According to Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Northern Ireland’s political parties are currently examining new information supplied by the IRA in an attempt to clarify the organisation’s stance on the peace pr...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2003
Union leaders reject pay deal for firefighters
Union leaders have overwhelmingly voted to reject the latest package on pay and conditions made by employers to the UK firefighters. However, Fire Brigades Union (FBU) leader Andy Gilchrist is expect...
Union leaders reject pay deal for firefighters
Union leaders have overwhelmingly voted to reject the latest package on pay and conditions made by employers to the UK firefighters. However, Fire Brigades Union (FBU) leader Andy Gilchrist is expect...
Business News, Apr 15, 2003
Victoria Square receives planning go ahead
Planning approval for the £250m Victoria Square retail development centre in Belfast has been granted. The proposal is for 500,000 sq ft of retail space that will include offices, leisure, catering, ...
Victoria Square receives planning go ahead
Planning approval for the £250m Victoria Square retail development centre in Belfast has been granted. The proposal is for 500,000 sq ft of retail space that will include offices, leisure, catering, ...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2003
Government apologises to Royal Marine's widow
The government has apologised to the widow of a Royal Marine killed on the first day of the Iraq war - after the MoD demanded she repay a portion of her dead husband's pay cheque. Lianne Seymour is ...
Government apologises to Royal Marine's widow
The government has apologised to the widow of a Royal Marine killed on the first day of the Iraq war - after the MoD demanded she repay a portion of her dead husband's pay cheque. Lianne Seymour is ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2003
Police investigate lamb slaughter
Police have launched an investigation into the killing of four sheep and 11 lambs at a farm in Co Tyrone. Police believe two or three people carried out the attack in which all the animals either had...
Police investigate lamb slaughter
Police have launched an investigation into the killing of four sheep and 11 lambs at a farm in Co Tyrone. Police believe two or three people carried out the attack in which all the animals either had...
Business News, Apr 15, 2003
FG Wilson selected for manufacturing award
FG Wilson, the largest manufacturer of diesel and gas generator sets in Europe and third largest in the world, has been selected as a finalist in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' (IMechE) pres...
FG Wilson selected for manufacturing award
FG Wilson, the largest manufacturer of diesel and gas generator sets in Europe and third largest in the world, has been selected as a finalist in the Institution of Mechanical Engineers' (IMechE) pres...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2003
NI social workers to go on strike
Social workers across Northern Ireland are to go on strike later this week in a dispute over pay and leave conditions following a breakdown in talks with management on Monday. The trade union, Northe...
NI social workers to go on strike
Social workers across Northern Ireland are to go on strike later this week in a dispute over pay and leave conditions following a breakdown in talks with management on Monday. The trade union, Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 15, 2003
Victoria Square receives planning go ahead
Planning approval for the £250 million Victoria Square retail development centre in Belfast has been granted. The proposal is for 500,000 sq ft of retail space that will include offices, leisure, cat...
Victoria Square receives planning go ahead
Planning approval for the £250 million Victoria Square retail development centre in Belfast has been granted. The proposal is for 500,000 sq ft of retail space that will include offices, leisure, cat...
Business News, Apr 15, 2003
Architecture firms honoured in Queen's Awards
Outstanding companies from the architecture and building sectors are amongst 120 companies celebrating after being awarded the UK's highest honour for business success - a Queen's Award for Enterprise...
Architecture firms honoured in Queen's Awards
Outstanding companies from the architecture and building sectors are amongst 120 companies celebrating after being awarded the UK's highest honour for business success - a Queen's Award for Enterprise...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2003
Blair meets with Schroeder
The British prime minister Tony Blair is to meet with his opposite number in Germany Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder later today. Anglo-German relations of late have been frosty as Mr Schroeder has been...
Blair meets with Schroeder
The British prime minister Tony Blair is to meet with his opposite number in Germany Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder later today. Anglo-German relations of late have been frosty as Mr Schroeder has been...
UK National News, Apr 15, 2003
New measures to curb sex tourism revealed
Registered sex offenders who travel abroad will have to notify the police if they plan to be away for three days or more, under new measure designed to tighten laws governing sex offenders. The gover...
New measures to curb sex tourism revealed
Registered sex offenders who travel abroad will have to notify the police if they plan to be away for three days or more, under new measure designed to tighten laws governing sex offenders. The gover...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:A dry night, save for a few light showers around the coasts, with prolonged clear spells and light winds bringing a frosty dawn for many in central and southern parts. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
