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Northern Ireland News for February 2006 : Page 2
UK National News, Feb 27, 2006
Cocaine smugglers sentenced to 95 years
Seven men have received jail sentences totalling 95 years after being convicted for their role in a major cocaine smuggling ring. Michael Leslie Woolley, 57 and Richard Leslie Burr, 53, both from Che...
Cocaine smugglers sentenced to 95 years
Seven men have received jail sentences totalling 95 years after being convicted for their role in a major cocaine smuggling ring. Michael Leslie Woolley, 57 and Richard Leslie Burr, 53, both from Che...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2006
Tyre depot fire threatens homes
Residents close to a fire at a tyre and fuel depot in west Belfast had to be evacuated last night as firefighters fought the blaze. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in the depot at Brookl...
Tyre depot fire threatens homes
Residents close to a fire at a tyre and fuel depot in west Belfast had to be evacuated last night as firefighters fought the blaze. Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in the depot at Brookl...
UK National News, Feb 27, 2006
George Michael arrested on drugs offences
Singer George Michael has been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs, it has been reported. The 42-year-old is understood to have been arrested after he was found slumped at the wheel of a car in...
George Michael arrested on drugs offences
Singer George Michael has been arrested on suspicion of possessing drugs, it has been reported. The 42-year-old is understood to have been arrested after he was found slumped at the wheel of a car in...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2006
Man with fake handgun is remanded in custody
A Londonderry man has been remanded in custody charged with possessing an imitation gun with intent to commit robbery. Kevin Barry McClintock, 22, whose address was given as John Street in Londonderr...
Man with fake handgun is remanded in custody
A Londonderry man has been remanded in custody charged with possessing an imitation gun with intent to commit robbery. Kevin Barry McClintock, 22, whose address was given as John Street in Londonderr...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2006
Man questioned in connection with Ulster Bank robbery
Police are questioning a man being held in connection with inquiries into the robbery of a bank at Carlisle Circus. Police said that arrest had been made following a series of searches in north Belfa...
Man questioned in connection with Ulster Bank robbery
Police are questioning a man being held in connection with inquiries into the robbery of a bank at Carlisle Circus. Police said that arrest had been made following a series of searches in north Belfa...
UK National News, Feb 27, 2006
Livingstone lodges suspension appeal
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has lodged an appeal and requested that the implementation of his imminent four-week suspension be stayed until the appeal hearing takes place. A tribunal found Mr Living...
Livingstone lodges suspension appeal
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has lodged an appeal and requested that the implementation of his imminent four-week suspension be stayed until the appeal hearing takes place. A tribunal found Mr Living...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2006
Belfast City plans St Patrick's Day celebrations
Belfast is gearing up to celebrate the first Belfast City Council organised St Patrick’s Day with a carnival procession and concert organised as part of Celebrate Belfast 2006. The St Patrick's day e...
Belfast City plans St Patrick's Day celebrations
Belfast is gearing up to celebrate the first Belfast City Council organised St Patrick’s Day with a carnival procession and concert organised as part of Celebrate Belfast 2006. The St Patrick's day e...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2006
Government turns to green power
The Government has announced plans to help promote green energy in Northern Ireland homes. The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain said that the £59 million Environment and Renewable Energ...
Government turns to green power
The Government has announced plans to help promote green energy in Northern Ireland homes. The Northern Ireland Secretary of State Peter Hain said that the £59 million Environment and Renewable Energ...
UK National News, Feb 27, 2006
Government announces plans to tackle electoral fraud
The government has announced plans to introduce new laws aimed at preventing postal vote fraud into the House of Commons this week. The new laws will be part of a package of 14 new measures which are...
Government announces plans to tackle electoral fraud
The government has announced plans to introduce new laws aimed at preventing postal vote fraud into the House of Commons this week. The new laws will be part of a package of 14 new measures which are...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2006
Lord Alderdice resigns from Alliance Party
The former speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly and leader of the Alliance Party Lord Alderdice has resigned from the party. Lord Alderdice said the decision was to prevent any conflict of intere...
Lord Alderdice resigns from Alliance Party
The former speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly and leader of the Alliance Party Lord Alderdice has resigned from the party. Lord Alderdice said the decision was to prevent any conflict of intere...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 27, 2006
DoE step in to protect souterrain
The Department of Environment is to protect an ancient hideaway recently uncovered in Co Down. The monument was discovered by a builder working on a new house at Rooneystown, near Raholp when the gro...
DoE step in to protect souterrain
The Department of Environment is to protect an ancient hideaway recently uncovered in Co Down. The monument was discovered by a builder working on a new house at Rooneystown, near Raholp when the gro...
UK National News, Feb 27, 2006
New seat belt rules announced
The government has announced proposed new regulations concerning the use of seat belts and child restraints. The new regulations require the use of an appropriate restraint in any car or goods vehicl...
New seat belt rules announced
The government has announced proposed new regulations concerning the use of seat belts and child restraints. The new regulations require the use of an appropriate restraint in any car or goods vehicl...
Business News, Feb 27, 2006
Apple packing is hot topic for MacNeice Bros
Portadown company MacNeice Bros is one of 13 Northern Ireland food and horticulture companies to benefit from £3.46 million in grant aid from the EU Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme....
Apple packing is hot topic for MacNeice Bros
Portadown company MacNeice Bros is one of 13 Northern Ireland food and horticulture companies to benefit from £3.46 million in grant aid from the EU Agricultural Processing and Marketing Grant Scheme....
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
Substantial amount of cash stolen in Belfast bank heist
Around £200,000 has been stolen from a bank in the Carlisle Circus area of Belfast, in a robbery similar to the 2004 Northern Bank heist. There are unconfirmed reports that a family member of the Uls...
Substantial amount of cash stolen in Belfast bank heist
Around £200,000 has been stolen from a bank in the Carlisle Circus area of Belfast, in a robbery similar to the 2004 Northern Bank heist. There are unconfirmed reports that a family member of the Uls...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
Two charged with intimidation of murder victim
Two men have been charged with the intimidation of murder victim Thomas Hollran, who was forced to leave his Carrickfergus home in December last year. Mr Hollran, 49, died in hospital on Sunday after...
Two charged with intimidation of murder victim
Two men have been charged with the intimidation of murder victim Thomas Hollran, who was forced to leave his Carrickfergus home in December last year. Mr Hollran, 49, died in hospital on Sunday after...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
Derry family escape injury in gun attack
A family have escaped injury following a gun attack on their home in the Bradley Park area of Derry last night. The couple and their two-year-old daughter were in the upstairs of the house when the a...
Derry family escape injury in gun attack
A family have escaped injury following a gun attack on their home in the Bradley Park area of Derry last night. The couple and their two-year-old daughter were in the upstairs of the house when the a...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
Government awards contracts for bird flu vaccine
Health Minister, Rosie Winterton has announced the award of contracts to Baxter and Chiron for supplies of around 3.5 million doses of H5N1 vaccine. The announcement was made as EU Health Ministers a...
Government awards contracts for bird flu vaccine
Health Minister, Rosie Winterton has announced the award of contracts to Baxter and Chiron for supplies of around 3.5 million doses of H5N1 vaccine. The announcement was made as EU Health Ministers a...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
Livingstone suspended for Nazi remark
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has suspended for four weeks after he was found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard. The Adj...
Livingstone suspended for Nazi remark
London Mayor Ken Livingstone has suspended for four weeks after he was found guilty of bringing his office into disrepute for comparing a Jewish journalist to a Nazi concentration camp guard. The Adj...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
Separate road accidents claim two lives
A 15-year-old girl has been killed in a road incident in County Antrim. The teenager, who was a pedestrian, was struck by a van on the Glenavy Road in Crumlin at around 7.45pm yesterday. Meanwhile, ...
Separate road accidents claim two lives
A 15-year-old girl has been killed in a road incident in County Antrim. The teenager, who was a pedestrian, was struck by a van on the Glenavy Road in Crumlin at around 7.45pm yesterday. Meanwhile, ...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable named
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has announced the appointment of the new PSNI Assistant Chief Constable. Chief Superintendent Drew Harris, 40, will take over the position from retiring ACC Sam Ki...
PSNI Assistant Chief Constable named
The Northern Ireland Policing Board has announced the appointment of the new PSNI Assistant Chief Constable. Chief Superintendent Drew Harris, 40, will take over the position from retiring ACC Sam Ki...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
Third arrest in £50m Kent robbery inquiry
Police investigating the £50 million robbery at the Securitas banknote storage depot in Tonbridge on Wednesday say that they have arrested third person for questioning in connection with the raid. Al...
Third arrest in £50m Kent robbery inquiry
Police investigating the £50 million robbery at the Securitas banknote storage depot in Tonbridge on Wednesday say that they have arrested third person for questioning in connection with the raid. Al...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
Concern as witness abducted in Glasgow
Strathclyde Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety and wellbeing of a 51-year-old man snatched in Cardonald, Glasgow on Wednesday. Detectives are investigating the abducti...
Concern as witness abducted in Glasgow
Strathclyde Police say they are becoming increasingly concerned for the safety and wellbeing of a 51-year-old man snatched in Cardonald, Glasgow on Wednesday. Detectives are investigating the abducti...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
Wounded PC to return to beat
The young Police Constable shot and seriously wounded while investigating a break-in in Nottingham has said that she plans to return to the beat. PC Rachael Bown, who has since left hospital, spent a...
Wounded PC to return to beat
The young Police Constable shot and seriously wounded while investigating a break-in in Nottingham has said that she plans to return to the beat. PC Rachael Bown, who has since left hospital, spent a...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
Review report calls for addiction services for young people
The lack of provision for people under 17 years of age with addiction problems in Northern Ireland has been highlighted in a review study. The report 'Alcohol and Substance Misuse' is part of a major...
Review report calls for addiction services for young people
The lack of provision for people under 17 years of age with addiction problems in Northern Ireland has been highlighted in a review study. The report 'Alcohol and Substance Misuse' is part of a major...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
Former servicemen receive payouts for LSD tests
Three ex-servicemen have received payouts from M16 after they were given LSD without their consent during tests in the 1950s. The men had volunteered to take part in tests at the Porton Down research...
Former servicemen receive payouts for LSD tests
Three ex-servicemen have received payouts from M16 after they were given LSD without their consent during tests in the 1950s. The men had volunteered to take part in tests at the Porton Down research...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
Senior managers top overtime table
Senior managers have overtaken teachers as the workers who put in the most unpaid overtime, the TUC has said. The union found that top managers who do unpaid hours put in on average an extra 12 hours...
Senior managers top overtime table
Senior managers have overtaken teachers as the workers who put in the most unpaid overtime, the TUC has said. The union found that top managers who do unpaid hours put in on average an extra 12 hours...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
IAM survey reveals work drivers 'untrained'
Many employees who drive as part of their work say they have never received information or training about the risks they face while on the road. A survey conducted for the Institute of Advanced Motor...
IAM survey reveals work drivers 'untrained'
Many employees who drive as part of their work say they have never received information or training about the risks they face while on the road. A survey conducted for the Institute of Advanced Motor...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
Talks to continue to prevent postal strike
Talks between the Communications Workers Union and Royal Mail are to resume today in a bid to prevent another postal strike. Today's meeting is expected to discuss the appointment of a third party to...
Talks to continue to prevent postal strike
Talks between the Communications Workers Union and Royal Mail are to resume today in a bid to prevent another postal strike. Today's meeting is expected to discuss the appointment of a third party to...
UK National News, Feb 24, 2006
New national phone number plan unveiled
Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has said a further shake-up of the issue of telephone numbering system is needed. The main change proposed is the introduction of a 03 "national" number for organis...
New national phone number plan unveiled
Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has said a further shake-up of the issue of telephone numbering system is needed. The main change proposed is the introduction of a 03 "national" number for organis...
Northern Ireland News, Feb 24, 2006
Portadown redevelopment plans given major boost
Plans to transform the town of Portadown have been given a major boost by the Department for Social Development. The DSD has offered over £600,000 to local regeneration company Portadown 2000, to car...
Portadown redevelopment plans given major boost
Plans to transform the town of Portadown have been given a major boost by the Department for Social Development. The DSD has offered over £600,000 to local regeneration company Portadown 2000, to car...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A showery start with outbreaks most frequent north of Lough Neagh and through the morning, before dwindling during the afternoon as the northwest breezes ease and brighter spells of weak sunshine prosper. Maximum temperature 8 °C.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.
