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Northern Ireland News for August 2003 : Page 12
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2003
Mayor of Derry calls for end to bonfires
Mayor of Derry, Shaun Gallagher has appealed for local businesses not to provide materials for various bonfires being organised over the coming month. Bonfires are being organised by the Apprentice B...
Mayor of Derry calls for end to bonfires
Mayor of Derry, Shaun Gallagher has appealed for local businesses not to provide materials for various bonfires being organised over the coming month. Bonfires are being organised by the Apprentice B...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 8, 2003
Resurfacing work at Greenisland nears end
The Northern Ireland Roads Service announced today that the major resurfacing contract on the A2 Shore Road at Greenisland should be completed ahead of schedule. The early completion this weekend, a ...
Resurfacing work at Greenisland nears end
The Northern Ireland Roads Service announced today that the major resurfacing contract on the A2 Shore Road at Greenisland should be completed ahead of schedule. The early completion this weekend, a ...
UK National News, Aug 8, 2003
Profitable year for Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic has reported pre-tax annual profits of nearly £16 million today – a turnaround of £108.3 million compared with the previous year. The results, for the year ended April 2003, reported ...
Profitable year for Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic has reported pre-tax annual profits of nearly £16 million today – a turnaround of £108.3 million compared with the previous year. The results, for the year ended April 2003, reported ...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
Missing Loch Lomond teen found dead
The body of missing 15-year-old Adam Shad, who had been missing since Tuesday, has been recovered from a river at Loch Lomond. Adam's body was found in the River Falloch where it meets Loch Lomond a...
Missing Loch Lomond teen found dead
The body of missing 15-year-old Adam Shad, who had been missing since Tuesday, has been recovered from a river at Loch Lomond. Adam's body was found in the River Falloch where it meets Loch Lomond a...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
McKevitt receives 20-year sentence
The leader of the Real IRA, Michael McKevitt, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today. Yesterday McKevitt was found guilty of directing terrorism and of b...
McKevitt receives 20-year sentence
The leader of the Real IRA, Michael McKevitt, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail at the Special Criminal Court in Dublin today. Yesterday McKevitt was found guilty of directing terrorism and of b...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
Northern Bank fined £1.25m for infringing money laundering rules
The Northern Bank has been fined £1,250,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) today for breaches of its money laundering rules. The FSA said that the size of the fine "demonstrates the import...
Northern Bank fined £1.25m for infringing money laundering rules
The Northern Bank has been fined £1,250,000 by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) today for breaches of its money laundering rules. The FSA said that the size of the fine "demonstrates the import...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
Two NI children die in Swedish road accident
Two children from Northern Ireland have died in a road traffic accident in Sweden. The youngsters who died were with their parents, two sisters and brother when the people carrier they were travellin...
Two NI children die in Swedish road accident
Two children from Northern Ireland have died in a road traffic accident in Sweden. The youngsters who died were with their parents, two sisters and brother when the people carrier they were travellin...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
Three men appear in court over drugs find
Three men have appeared in court today following the largest ever seizure of cannabis in Northern Ireland. Stephen Spence, 28, from Belfast, Stephen Martin, 40, from Carrickfergus, and Nigel Carter, ...
Three men appear in court over drugs find
Three men have appeared in court today following the largest ever seizure of cannabis in Northern Ireland. Stephen Spence, 28, from Belfast, Stephen Martin, 40, from Carrickfergus, and Nigel Carter, ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
£1.6m business park to create over 100 jobs
Larne Enterprise Development Company (LEDCOM) has announced plans to build a new £1.65m business park at Millbrook on the outskirts of Larne. Known as Willowbank Business Park, the new 35,000 sq ft p...
£1.6m business park to create over 100 jobs
Larne Enterprise Development Company (LEDCOM) has announced plans to build a new £1.65m business park at Millbrook on the outskirts of Larne. Known as Willowbank Business Park, the new 35,000 sq ft p...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
£10m fund for new classroom and staff rooms announced
More classrooms and staff rooms will be built in schools under a new £10 million grant scheme, unveiled by the Department for Education and Skills. The 'Teaching Environments for the Future' program...
£10m fund for new classroom and staff rooms announced
More classrooms and staff rooms will be built in schools under a new £10 million grant scheme, unveiled by the Department for Education and Skills. The 'Teaching Environments for the Future' program...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
UK interest rates stick at 3.5%
The Bank of England has announced that interest rates will remain at their current level of 3.5%. Business leaders and the CBI had been calling for the rate to be lowered further due to depressed bus...
UK interest rates stick at 3.5%
The Bank of England has announced that interest rates will remain at their current level of 3.5%. Business leaders and the CBI had been calling for the rate to be lowered further due to depressed bus...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
UN calls for $69m Liberian aid package
The UN has launched a $69 million emergency aid appeal for war-torn Liberia – and so alleviate the suffering of nearly one million refugees. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other UN officials yeste...
UN calls for $69m Liberian aid package
The UN has launched a $69 million emergency aid appeal for war-torn Liberia – and so alleviate the suffering of nearly one million refugees. Secretary-General Kofi Annan and other UN officials yeste...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
Breakthrough vaccine could protect against Ebola virus
In a breakthrough discovery, it has been revealed that scientists in the US have developed a single shot vaccine that could protect people from the deadly Ebola virus. If the vaccine – which has been...
Breakthrough vaccine could protect against Ebola virus
In a breakthrough discovery, it has been revealed that scientists in the US have developed a single shot vaccine that could protect people from the deadly Ebola virus. If the vaccine – which has been...
Business News, Aug 7, 2003
Businesses urged to back safe sun policies
With the current scorching temperatures, manual workers are often seen working without their shirts, soaking up the sun. However, a new survey by Croner reveals that 80% of businesses are worried abo...
Businesses urged to back safe sun policies
With the current scorching temperatures, manual workers are often seen working without their shirts, soaking up the sun. However, a new survey by Croner reveals that 80% of businesses are worried abo...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
WHO urges governments to do more to help smokers quit
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today urged governments to include "smoking cessation and treatment services" as part of comprehensive tobacco control programmes. The call was made as WHO rel...
WHO urges governments to do more to help smokers quit
The World Health Organization (WHO) has today urged governments to include "smoking cessation and treatment services" as part of comprehensive tobacco control programmes. The call was made as WHO rel...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
School and hospital anti-crime scheme launched
A £4.6 million crime reduction scheme to make students, patients and staff safer in schools and hospitals was announced today. Two schools - in Sutton Coldfield and Darlington - and two hospitals - i...
School and hospital anti-crime scheme launched
A £4.6 million crime reduction scheme to make students, patients and staff safer in schools and hospitals was announced today. Two schools - in Sutton Coldfield and Darlington - and two hospitals - i...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
Operation under way to deal with 4,000lb WWII bomb
Thames Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the safe disposal of what is thought to be an old Second World War bomb. The 4,000lb bomb was discovered dragging in the nets of a trawler yesterday afte...
Operation under way to deal with 4,000lb WWII bomb
Thames Coastguard is currently co-ordinating the safe disposal of what is thought to be an old Second World War bomb. The 4,000lb bomb was discovered dragging in the nets of a trawler yesterday afte...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
Think-tank says alternative needed to 'flawed' Kyoto approach
The Kyoto approach is flawed and future international climate policy must use a radically different approach based on social justice and science, according to research published today by the Institute...
Think-tank says alternative needed to 'flawed' Kyoto approach
The Kyoto approach is flawed and future international climate policy must use a radically different approach based on social justice and science, according to research published today by the Institute...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
Blue skies ahead for Chelsea
Premiership title contenders Chelsea, whose unprecedented spending spree has been the summer's hot sporting topic, have completed the signing of Manchester United midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron for £...
Blue skies ahead for Chelsea
Premiership title contenders Chelsea, whose unprecedented spending spree has been the summer's hot sporting topic, have completed the signing of Manchester United midfielder Juan Sebastian Veron for £...
UK National News, Aug 7, 2003
Government publishes proposals for casino regulation
The government has published proposals today which will form part of the new framework for gambling regulation to be set out in the Gambling Bill. The Minister with responsibility for Gambling, Lord ...
Government publishes proposals for casino regulation
The government has published proposals today which will form part of the new framework for gambling regulation to be set out in the Gambling Bill. The Minister with responsibility for Gambling, Lord ...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
Belfast man arrested in Israel
A Belfast man is set to be deported from Israel after being arrested by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Movement member Terry McNeill was arrested along with 53...
Belfast man arrested in Israel
A Belfast man is set to be deported from Israel after being arrested by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Movement member Terry McNeill was arrested along with 53...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
Mayor of Derry pledges support for Police College
Mayor of Derry, Shaun Gallagher has reiterated his support for efforts to locate the Police College in the city as part of his ongoing commitment to economic regeneration and job creation efforts. Wh...
Mayor of Derry pledges support for Police College
Mayor of Derry, Shaun Gallagher has reiterated his support for efforts to locate the Police College in the city as part of his ongoing commitment to economic regeneration and job creation efforts. Wh...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
One in three children born out of wedlock
One in three children born in Northern Ireland are conceived outside of marriage, new figures have revealed. The figure was part of statistics released today on the number of births and deaths regist...
One in three children born out of wedlock
One in three children born in Northern Ireland are conceived outside of marriage, new figures have revealed. The figure was part of statistics released today on the number of births and deaths regist...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
Room for improvement in airport noise levels says Minister
The Government has admitted that Northern Ireland's main airports could improve on noise pollution levels. Unveiling a publication of guidance for the assessment and management of noise around Northe...
Room for improvement in airport noise levels says Minister
The Government has admitted that Northern Ireland's main airports could improve on noise pollution levels. Unveiling a publication of guidance for the assessment and management of noise around Northe...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 7, 2003
Renewable energy partnership spearheads action programme
A partnership between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Viridian Group launched today, aims to encourage the development of renewable energy in Northern Ireland. The key mess...
Renewable energy partnership spearheads action programme
A partnership between the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment and the Viridian Group launched today, aims to encourage the development of renewable energy in Northern Ireland. The key mess...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2003
Royal Mail urges union to meet at Acas
Royal Mail is to take its latest pay offer for the UK’s 160,000 postmen and women to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) in an effort to avoid "damaging disruption" to postal ser...
Royal Mail urges union to meet at Acas
Royal Mail is to take its latest pay offer for the UK’s 160,000 postmen and women to the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) in an effort to avoid "damaging disruption" to postal ser...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2003
UN pledges 66 million textbooks for Iraqi schools
Some 5.5 million Iraqi students and 25,000 teacher trainees will receive textbooks for the next academic year under a funding agreement approved by the UN. The project, worth $72.3 million in all, a...
UN pledges 66 million textbooks for Iraqi schools
Some 5.5 million Iraqi students and 25,000 teacher trainees will receive textbooks for the next academic year under a funding agreement approved by the UN. The project, worth $72.3 million in all, a...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2003
Teenager missing near Loch Lomond
A joint search operation involving Clyde Coastguard and the police has been launched after a 15-year-old boy was reported missing while holidaying with his family near Loch Lomond. The boy was last s...
Teenager missing near Loch Lomond
A joint search operation involving Clyde Coastguard and the police has been launched after a 15-year-old boy was reported missing while holidaying with his family near Loch Lomond. The boy was last s...
UK National News, Aug 6, 2003
Annan calls for 'progress' on nuclear disarmament
Commemorating the 58th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the international community to accelerate nuclear disarmament and non-prolif...
Annan calls for 'progress' on nuclear disarmament
Commemorating the 58th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the international community to accelerate nuclear disarmament and non-prolif...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 6, 2003
McKevitt found guilty on terrorism charges
Dublin’s Special Criminal Court has found Michael McKevitt guilty of membership of an illegal paramilitary group and of directing terrorism. In its ruling the Court was satisfied with the evidence gi...
McKevitt found guilty on terrorism charges
Dublin’s Special Criminal Court has found Michael McKevitt guilty of membership of an illegal paramilitary group and of directing terrorism. In its ruling the Court was satisfied with the evidence gi...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A chilly start with a widespread frost and some freezing fog, any freezing fog slow to clear. Otherwise bright with sunny spells and coastal showers. Light winds. Maximum temperature 6 °C.Tonight:Coastal showers dying out with a widespread frost developing along with freezing fog, which could become extensive. Winds remaining light. Minimum temperature -3 °C.
