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Northern Ireland News for September 2003 : Page 4
Northern Ireland News, Sep 25, 2003
Belfast Giants hit top of the table
Belfast Giants coach Rob Stewart was full of praise for his team last night after they recorded their fourth successive win to take them to the top of the Elite League. The Giants skated back from a ...
Belfast Giants hit top of the table
Belfast Giants coach Rob Stewart was full of praise for his team last night after they recorded their fourth successive win to take them to the top of the Elite League. The Giants skated back from a ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Unchanged line-up for Armagh v Tyrone GAA final
Armagh and Tyrone have both named unchanged line-ups for this Sunday’s senior gaelic football championship final at Croke Park. The news from the Armagh camp was no great surprise after the reigning ...
Unchanged line-up for Armagh v Tyrone GAA final
Armagh and Tyrone have both named unchanged line-ups for this Sunday’s senior gaelic football championship final at Croke Park. The news from the Armagh camp was no great surprise after the reigning ...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
12 arrested in London-wide anti-drugs raids
Metropolitan police officers believe that they have ensnared the "top tier" of a Colombian drugs cartel following raids across London earlier this morning. During swoops on 23 addresses in the capit...
12 arrested in London-wide anti-drugs raids
Metropolitan police officers believe that they have ensnared the "top tier" of a Colombian drugs cartel following raids across London earlier this morning. During swoops on 23 addresses in the capit...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
Microsoft closes its online MSN Chat service
Microsoft is set to close its MSN Chat service in response to fears that it could be used by paedophiles to groom potential victims and spread spam mail. The company said that the increase in abuse o...
Microsoft closes its online MSN Chat service
Microsoft is set to close its MSN Chat service in response to fears that it could be used by paedophiles to groom potential victims and spread spam mail. The company said that the increase in abuse o...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
Lib Dems pledge to scrap DTI and cut red tape
The Lib Dems have claimed that business could be set free from red tape and excessive regulation from Whitehall and Brussels under proposals unveiled at the party's annual conference. Under the propo...
Lib Dems pledge to scrap DTI and cut red tape
The Lib Dems have claimed that business could be set free from red tape and excessive regulation from Whitehall and Brussels under proposals unveiled at the party's annual conference. Under the propo...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Elderly couple robbed in Co Down home
Another elderly couple have been left traumatised after being robbed at their home in Co Down last night. The incident occurred at the couple's home in the Belfast Road area of Holywood at around 9.3...
Elderly couple robbed in Co Down home
Another elderly couple have been left traumatised after being robbed at their home in Co Down last night. The incident occurred at the couple's home in the Belfast Road area of Holywood at around 9.3...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
New ways needed to 'revitalise' democracy: Blunkett
Speaking at a conference in London today, Home Secretary Mr Blunkett called for new ways to "revitalise our democracy" and to find new ways of positively linking government to the governed. The Home ...
New ways needed to 'revitalise' democracy: Blunkett
Speaking at a conference in London today, Home Secretary Mr Blunkett called for new ways to "revitalise our democracy" and to find new ways of positively linking government to the governed. The Home ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
PSNI and USPCA join forces in day-long 'big cat' hunt
The PSNI and USPCA have joined forces today in a bid to capture an elusive 'big cat' which has been stalking the north coast of Northern Ireland for over a month. Around 20 sightings of the animal, t...
PSNI and USPCA join forces in day-long 'big cat' hunt
The PSNI and USPCA have joined forces today in a bid to capture an elusive 'big cat' which has been stalking the north coast of Northern Ireland for over a month. Around 20 sightings of the animal, t...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Police recruitment a 'failed policy' says Cobain
UUP Policing Board member Fred Cobain has told the Government that 50-50 police recruitment is a failed policy of discrimination. The north Belfast councillor also said the policy was doing untold da...
Police recruitment a 'failed policy' says Cobain
UUP Policing Board member Fred Cobain has told the Government that 50-50 police recruitment is a failed policy of discrimination. The north Belfast councillor also said the policy was doing untold da...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Customs swoop nets smuggled tobacco and counterfeit goods
Customs officers have seized cigarettes, tobacco and counterfeit DVDs and videos during operations at commercial premises in Portadown and Belfast. During searches of 17 business premises in east Bel...
Customs swoop nets smuggled tobacco and counterfeit goods
Customs officers have seized cigarettes, tobacco and counterfeit DVDs and videos during operations at commercial premises in Portadown and Belfast. During searches of 17 business premises in east Bel...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Microsoft chatroom closure welcomed as a ‘positive step’
SDLP spokesperson for children and equality Patricia Lewsley has welcomed the news that Microsoft is to cut back on its chatroom services as a “step in the right direction in the fight against child a...
Microsoft chatroom closure welcomed as a ‘positive step’
SDLP spokesperson for children and equality Patricia Lewsley has welcomed the news that Microsoft is to cut back on its chatroom services as a “step in the right direction in the fight against child a...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Police appeal for help in combating Waterworks crime
Police have appealed for parent's help in their fight against crime by youths in the Waterworks area of north Belfast. Hundreds of leaflets are set to be delivered to the Westland, Glandore and 'Litt...
Police appeal for help in combating Waterworks crime
Police have appealed for parent's help in their fight against crime by youths in the Waterworks area of north Belfast. Hundreds of leaflets are set to be delivered to the Westland, Glandore and 'Litt...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
Government backs inflation rate pay deals for teachers
Education and Skills Secretary Charles Clarke and School Standards Minister David Miliband today gave evidence to the School Teachers' Review Body in which they set out plans for financial stability f...
Government backs inflation rate pay deals for teachers
Education and Skills Secretary Charles Clarke and School Standards Minister David Miliband today gave evidence to the School Teachers' Review Body in which they set out plans for financial stability f...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
FSA 'task force' to aid consumer confidence in financial industry
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to set up a task force designed to "significantly raise" consumers' capability and confidence in dealing with financial services and products. The FSA's new ...
FSA 'task force' to aid consumer confidence in financial industry
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) is to set up a task force designed to "significantly raise" consumers' capability and confidence in dealing with financial services and products. The FSA's new ...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
OFT calls for clarity over aviation security charges
Tour operators must include Aviation Security Charges (ASC) in basic holiday prices or face "enforcement action", the Office of Fair Trading has said. The warning comes as ABTA has given a similar c...
OFT calls for clarity over aviation security charges
Tour operators must include Aviation Security Charges (ASC) in basic holiday prices or face "enforcement action", the Office of Fair Trading has said. The warning comes as ABTA has given a similar c...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
Schools set to provide broader services for families
Children's Minister Margaret Hodge has announced that 61 schools have been earmarked to provide extended services for families. The schools will provide a full range of community services, such as ch...
Schools set to provide broader services for families
Children's Minister Margaret Hodge has announced that 61 schools have been earmarked to provide extended services for families. The schools will provide a full range of community services, such as ch...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Time Out 'eight' well at Belfast's Cayenne restaurant
Belfast restaurant Cayenne has taken eighth place in the Time Out Guide to Eating and Drinking in Great Britain and Ireland, one of only two restaurants in Ireland to make it into the top 10. A hand-...
Time Out 'eight' well at Belfast's Cayenne restaurant
Belfast restaurant Cayenne has taken eighth place in the Time Out Guide to Eating and Drinking in Great Britain and Ireland, one of only two restaurants in Ireland to make it into the top 10. A hand-...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
Lloyds TSB warm of bogus emails
Lloyds TSB has warned that a number of fraudulent emails claiming to originate from the bank have been sent to email addresses. The bank said that the emails are an attempt to elicit information from...
Lloyds TSB warm of bogus emails
Lloyds TSB has warned that a number of fraudulent emails claiming to originate from the bank have been sent to email addresses. The bank said that the emails are an attempt to elicit information from...
UK National News, Sep 24, 2003
University buildings set for heritage listing
Student halls of residence, a library and teaching block are among four buildings at the University of East Anglia that are set to achieve listed status. The buildings have featured in architectural ...
University buildings set for heritage listing
Student halls of residence, a library and teaching block are among four buildings at the University of East Anglia that are set to achieve listed status. The buildings have featured in architectural ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Minister hails digitised public records availability
NIO Minister, Angela Smith today hailed the availability of a second collection of public records on the Internet as a boon to historians and genealogists. The Minister was speaking at the Public Rec...
Minister hails digitised public records availability
NIO Minister, Angela Smith today hailed the availability of a second collection of public records on the Internet as a boon to historians and genealogists. The Minister was speaking at the Public Rec...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 24, 2003
Business winners to represent NI at UK awards
Four Northern Ireland firm's are set to represent the province at next month's UK Online for Business/InterForum E-Commerce Awards. The companies, Fusion Antibodies; Segue Software; BlackStar and FOS...
Business winners to represent NI at UK awards
Four Northern Ireland firm's are set to represent the province at next month's UK Online for Business/InterForum E-Commerce Awards. The companies, Fusion Antibodies; Segue Software; BlackStar and FOS...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Bruno treated in psychiatric hospital
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno has been committed at a psychiatric hospital in Essex. Bruno, one of the country's best-loved celebrities, was taken to Goodmayes Hospital, Ilfor...
Bruno treated in psychiatric hospital
Former world heavyweight boxing champion Frank Bruno has been committed at a psychiatric hospital in Essex. Bruno, one of the country's best-loved celebrities, was taken to Goodmayes Hospital, Ilfor...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Man dies after being hit by car
A man has died after being hit by a car in Co Antrim last night. The 35-year-old was hit by the vehicle as he walked along Moorfields Road in Ballymena. His death brings to 117 the total number of p...
Man dies after being hit by car
A man has died after being hit by a car in Co Antrim last night. The 35-year-old was hit by the vehicle as he walked along Moorfields Road in Ballymena. His death brings to 117 the total number of p...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Teacher convicted of boy's manslaughter jailed for 12 months
A teacher who pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter in relation to the death of a 10-year-old boy who drowned on a school trip has been sentenced to 12 months in jail. Paul Ellis, 42, from Cleve...
Teacher convicted of boy's manslaughter jailed for 12 months
A teacher who pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter in relation to the death of a 10-year-old boy who drowned on a school trip has been sentenced to 12 months in jail. Paul Ellis, 42, from Cleve...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
CAB warns legal aid system decimated by government audits
The legal aid system is being audited out of existence to the extent that the poor and socially excluded "are unable to receive the help they need", the Citizens Advice annual conference was told toda...
CAB warns legal aid system decimated by government audits
The legal aid system is being audited out of existence to the extent that the poor and socially excluded "are unable to receive the help they need", the Citizens Advice annual conference was told toda...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Ulster security force dead remembered at memorial
Members of the security forces who served and died during Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' have been honoured today at a special memorial in England. The Ulster Ash Grove was unveiled in Staffordshire i...
Ulster security force dead remembered at memorial
Members of the security forces who served and died during Northern Ireland's 'Troubles' have been honoured today at a special memorial in England. The Ulster Ash Grove was unveiled in Staffordshire i...
UK National News, Sep 23, 2003
Overcoming racism is vital to policing: Blunkett
Overcoming racism and exclusion is "vital" to community policing, Home Secretary David Blunkett will today tell the National Black Police Association (NBPA). Speaking to the NBPA annual conference in...
Overcoming racism is vital to policing: Blunkett
Overcoming racism and exclusion is "vital" to community policing, Home Secretary David Blunkett will today tell the National Black Police Association (NBPA). Speaking to the NBPA annual conference in...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Burglaries on NI pensioner's fall
Burglaries at pensioner's homes in Northern Ireland have fallen compared to a year ago, police statistics have revealed. Released yesterday, the figures show that 421 burglary cases were recorded by ...
Burglaries on NI pensioner's fall
Burglaries at pensioner's homes in Northern Ireland have fallen compared to a year ago, police statistics have revealed. Released yesterday, the figures show that 421 burglary cases were recorded by ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Local fishing industry to get over £7m funding
Northern Ireland's fishing industry is set to benefit from over £7 million in EU funding. The Department of Regional Development said it was making up to £7.4 million available through European Struc...
Local fishing industry to get over £7m funding
Northern Ireland's fishing industry is set to benefit from over £7 million in EU funding. The Department of Regional Development said it was making up to £7.4 million available through European Struc...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 23, 2003
Coleraine man 'badly shaken' following hatchet attack
Police in Co Londonderry are appealing for information after a man was left badly shaken during an attack on his car. The man was in his car on the Lower New Mills Road in Coleraine on Monday when hi...
Coleraine man 'badly shaken' following hatchet attack
Police in Co Londonderry are appealing for information after a man was left badly shaken during an attack on his car. The man was in his car on the Lower New Mills Road in Coleraine on Monday when hi...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:Rain clearing away east by early evening with some clear spells but a few showers likely to affect the North coast and other areas towards dawn, remaining breezy and mild overnight. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
