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Northern Ireland News for August 2007 : Page 7
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
IKEA's Belfast Store To Open In December
Swedish furniture retailer, IKEA, has confirmed that its Belfast store will open this year. The store, at Holywood Exchange in east Belfast, will be the Swedish retailer's first shop on the island of...
IKEA's Belfast Store To Open In December
Swedish furniture retailer, IKEA, has confirmed that its Belfast store will open this year. The store, at Holywood Exchange in east Belfast, will be the Swedish retailer's first shop on the island of...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
Wilson Agriculture Expands In Coleraine
Wilson Agriculture (Wilson Agri), a Coleraine based manufacturer of dairy cow comfort products have announced a new £275,000 expansion plan. The expansion, which will increase export sales was announ...
Wilson Agriculture Expands In Coleraine
Wilson Agriculture (Wilson Agri), a Coleraine based manufacturer of dairy cow comfort products have announced a new £275,000 expansion plan. The expansion, which will increase export sales was announ...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
Nasa: No Shuttle Tile Repair Required
Nasa management have decided that no repair will be necessary on the damage to a tile in Endeavour's heat shield. The Mission Management Team decided that Saturday's spacewalk would not include a rep...
Nasa: No Shuttle Tile Repair Required
Nasa management have decided that no repair will be necessary on the damage to a tile in Endeavour's heat shield. The Mission Management Team decided that Saturday's spacewalk would not include a rep...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
HM Revenue & Customs Offers Advice At Belfast Mela 2007
Belfast Mela 2007, a traditional Indian summer international festival celebrating the changing multi-cultural communities of Northern Ireland, takes place later this month in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens...
HM Revenue & Customs Offers Advice At Belfast Mela 2007
Belfast Mela 2007, a traditional Indian summer international festival celebrating the changing multi-cultural communities of Northern Ireland, takes place later this month in Belfast’s Botanic Gardens...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
London FTSE Responds To US Rally
After four-year record slides in shares around the world the London market was showing signs of a rally. Yesterday the London FTSE 100 shed 4% but on Friday afternoon the market had rallied sharply t...
London FTSE Responds To US Rally
After four-year record slides in shares around the world the London market was showing signs of a rally. Yesterday the London FTSE 100 shed 4% but on Friday afternoon the market had rallied sharply t...
UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
Recycle And Go Proposals For Public Places
The Government has launched a public consultation on recycling in public places. Dubbed 'Recycle on the Go' Ministers are keen to build on the progress made in recycling in the home by extending recy...
Recycle And Go Proposals For Public Places
The Government has launched a public consultation on recycling in public places. Dubbed 'Recycle on the Go' Ministers are keen to build on the progress made in recycling in the home by extending recy...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
Minister Gildernew Announces Payment Of Additional Aid
Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA has confirmed that some £3 Million will be paid to farmers in additional aid by the end of September. Announcing the aid, the Minister said: “As local A...
Minister Gildernew Announces Payment Of Additional Aid
Agriculture Minister Michelle Gildernew MP MLA has confirmed that some £3 Million will be paid to farmers in additional aid by the end of September. Announcing the aid, the Minister said: “As local A...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
Minister Responds To Lecturers' Pay Decision
Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey today expressed concern at the outright rejection of the pay offer made by Further Education (FE) Colleges to the FE lecturers' unions. The Minister sai...
Minister Responds To Lecturers' Pay Decision
Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey today expressed concern at the outright rejection of the pay offer made by Further Education (FE) Colleges to the FE lecturers' unions. The Minister sai...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
GCE A and AS Level Results Welcomed
Education Minister Caitríona Ruane and Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey today welcomed this year’s GCE A and AS Level results. Around 98% of entries at A-level in NI achi...
GCE A and AS Level Results Welcomed
Education Minister Caitríona Ruane and Employment and Learning Minister Sir Reg Empey today welcomed this year’s GCE A and AS Level results. Around 98% of entries at A-level in NI achi...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
Minister Praises 'A' Level Maths Uptake
Schools Minister Jim Knight has praised the resurgence in maths 'A' level uptake that with science subjects now accounts for nearly a quarter (24%) of all 'A' Levels. The Minister congratulated pupil...
Minister Praises 'A' Level Maths Uptake
Schools Minister Jim Knight has praised the resurgence in maths 'A' level uptake that with science subjects now accounts for nearly a quarter (24%) of all 'A' Levels. The Minister congratulated pupil...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
Report Suggests NI Mental Health Law Needs Overhaul
The law governing mental health services in Northern Ireland should be overhauled, according to the latest report from the Bamford Review. The report is the last in a series of ten from the Bamford R...
Report Suggests NI Mental Health Law Needs Overhaul
The law governing mental health services in Northern Ireland should be overhauled, according to the latest report from the Bamford Review. The report is the last in a series of ten from the Bamford R...
Recruitment News, Aug 16, 2007
Exam Results - What Next?
Results time has once again arrived, bringing with it excitement and disappointment to many young people in Northern Ireland. For those who have achieved the results they anticipated the next number ...
Exam Results - What Next?
Results time has once again arrived, bringing with it excitement and disappointment to many young people in Northern Ireland. For those who have achieved the results they anticipated the next number ...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
Iraq Attack Claims 250 Lives
Suicide truck bombings in Northern Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 250 Iraqis and officials warned the death toll could rise to 500. Suicide bombers drove five fuel tankers into two villages ...
Iraq Attack Claims 250 Lives
Suicide truck bombings in Northern Iraq have claimed the lives of at least 250 Iraqis and officials warned the death toll could rise to 500. Suicide bombers drove five fuel tankers into two villages ...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
Biggin Hill Flight Protestors Arrested
Police have arrested a group of protestors who chained themselves to railings at Biggin Hill Airport. The 11 protestors were detained under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act after they has at...
Biggin Hill Flight Protestors Arrested
Police have arrested a group of protestors who chained themselves to railings at Biggin Hill Airport. The 11 protestors were detained under the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act after they has at...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
PSNI Committed To Improving Scientific Support Service
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has published a follow-up review of Scientific Support Services within the Police Service of Northern Irelan...
PSNI Committed To Improving Scientific Support Service
Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary has published a follow-up review of Scientific Support Services within the Police Service of Northern Irelan...
Recruitment News, Aug 16, 2007
Athlone Shearton To Create 250 Jobs
The construction of a new Sheraton Hotel in Athlone, Dublin is to create 250 jobs, it has been revealed. The 12-storey hotel will be built as part of the 500 million euro Athlone Town Centre redevelo...
Athlone Shearton To Create 250 Jobs
The construction of a new Sheraton Hotel in Athlone, Dublin is to create 250 jobs, it has been revealed. The 12-storey hotel will be built as part of the 500 million euro Athlone Town Centre redevelo...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
Stock Markets Fall As Debt Concerns Bite
Stock markets have experienced further falls as concerns persist over the effects of lending to high risk creditors. In trading yesterday, Wall Street saw falls of almost 1.3%, the Nikkei in Japan cl...
Stock Markets Fall As Debt Concerns Bite
Stock markets have experienced further falls as concerns persist over the effects of lending to high risk creditors. In trading yesterday, Wall Street saw falls of almost 1.3%, the Nikkei in Japan cl...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
Northern Ireland Increasing In Popularity
Northern Ireland is becoming increasingly popular as a tourist destination for people from other UK areas, according to a recent study. Search engine Yell.com conducted a study examining which UK tow...
Northern Ireland Increasing In Popularity
Northern Ireland is becoming increasingly popular as a tourist destination for people from other UK areas, according to a recent study. Search engine Yell.com conducted a study examining which UK tow...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
Nigerian Kidnap Girl's Father Dies
The father of the young girl kidnapped and held for ransom in Nigeria has died just four weeks after the ordeal. Michael Hill, 60, born in Durham, is thought to have suffered a heart attack. His fami...
Nigerian Kidnap Girl's Father Dies
The father of the young girl kidnapped and held for ransom in Nigeria has died just four weeks after the ordeal. Michael Hill, 60, born in Durham, is thought to have suffered a heart attack. His fami...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
Ryanair Expand European Dublin Routes
Ryanair has announced its intention to launch six new European routes and base two new aircraft at Dublin from November 2007. The announcement means the airline will deliver an extra one million pass...
Ryanair Expand European Dublin Routes
Ryanair has announced its intention to launch six new European routes and base two new aircraft at Dublin from November 2007. The announcement means the airline will deliver an extra one million pass...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
Belfast Firm Launches Digital Music Kiosk
Belfast based Ripfactory are developing and promoting a new product, the CD2 (CD Squared) retail kiosk. The CD2 enables the customer to purchase a CD in a shop and transfer the music onto their MP3 p...
Belfast Firm Launches Digital Music Kiosk
Belfast based Ripfactory are developing and promoting a new product, the CD2 (CD Squared) retail kiosk. The CD2 enables the customer to purchase a CD in a shop and transfer the music onto their MP3 p...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
Foot and Mouth Control Zones Lifted
Two temporary control zones enforced in Kent and Surrey after foot and mouth scares have been lifted. Tests on two suspected cases of foot-and-mouth at a Surrey theme park and a Kent farm have proved...
Foot and Mouth Control Zones Lifted
Two temporary control zones enforced in Kent and Surrey after foot and mouth scares have been lifted. Tests on two suspected cases of foot-and-mouth at a Surrey theme park and a Kent farm have proved...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 16, 2007
NI Joinery Company Shaves Costs For Increased Profits
Woodlock Joinery, an Omagh based joinery company, are to save £250,000 by focusing on continuous improvement. Woodlock Joinery manufactures uniquely designed timber window and door sets for the UK an...
NI Joinery Company Shaves Costs For Increased Profits
Woodlock Joinery, an Omagh based joinery company, are to save £250,000 by focusing on continuous improvement. Woodlock Joinery manufactures uniquely designed timber window and door sets for the UK an...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
HMS Daring Passes Sea Trials
The Royal Navy's newest and most sophisticated destroyer, HMS Daring, has successfully completed sea trials off the Scottish coast. HMS Daring is the first of the six £1bn ships of her type. Over th...
HMS Daring Passes Sea Trials
The Royal Navy's newest and most sophisticated destroyer, HMS Daring, has successfully completed sea trials off the Scottish coast. HMS Daring is the first of the six £1bn ships of her type. Over th...
UK National News, Aug 16, 2007
Sainsbury's Launch £1 Million Fairtrade Plan
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's today announced plans to launch a £1 million fund to enable farmers in developing countries to join the Fairtrade initiative. The Sainsbury's Fair Development Fund wi...
Sainsbury's Launch £1 Million Fairtrade Plan
UK supermarket chain Sainsbury's today announced plans to launch a £1 million fund to enable farmers in developing countries to join the Fairtrade initiative. The Sainsbury's Fair Development Fund wi...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2007
Latest Foot-And-Mouth Test Results Prove Negative
Initial test results on two suspected cases of foot-and-mouth at a Surrey theme park and a Kent farm have proved to be negative. Tests were carried out on animals at Chessington World of Adventures &...
Latest Foot-And-Mouth Test Results Prove Negative
Initial test results on two suspected cases of foot-and-mouth at a Surrey theme park and a Kent farm have proved to be negative. Tests were carried out on animals at Chessington World of Adventures &...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2007
British Security Worker Shot Dead In Afghanistan
A British man working for a private security firm in Afghanistan has been killed, the Foreign Office has confirmed. The unnamed man is understood to have worked for ArmorGroup. He was shot dead in th...
British Security Worker Shot Dead In Afghanistan
A British man working for a private security firm in Afghanistan has been killed, the Foreign Office has confirmed. The unnamed man is understood to have worked for ArmorGroup. He was shot dead in th...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2007
£50M Health Investment Plan Confirmed By Minister
Details of a major £50 million capital investment into the health infrastructure in the southeast have been revealed. The plans were confirmed today at a Board meeting of the South Eastern Health and...
£50M Health Investment Plan Confirmed By Minister
Details of a major £50 million capital investment into the health infrastructure in the southeast have been revealed. The plans were confirmed today at a Board meeting of the South Eastern Health and...
UK National News, Aug 15, 2007
Scottish Postal Worker Wins Euromillions Jackpot
Scottish postal worker Angela Kelly has told reporters of her shock at realising that she was the biggest ever lottery winner in the UK. The 40-year-old from East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire won £3...
Scottish Postal Worker Wins Euromillions Jackpot
Scottish postal worker Angela Kelly has told reporters of her shock at realising that she was the biggest ever lottery winner in the UK. The 40-year-old from East Kilbride in South Lanarkshire won £3...
Northern Ireland News, Aug 15, 2007
Pensioner Injured In Petrol Bomb Attack
A 65-year-old man has suffered minor injuries in a petrol bomb attack at his home in west Belfast. Larry McGrady was in bed in his Erris Grove flat when a device was thrown through a bedroom window a...
Pensioner Injured In Petrol Bomb Attack
A 65-year-old man has suffered minor injuries in a petrol bomb attack at his home in west Belfast. Larry McGrady was in bed in his Erris Grove flat when a device was thrown through a bedroom window a...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A very mild, but mostly cloudy day, although with some bright or sunny spells. It will be mostly dry in the morning, but a little patchy light rain or drizzle at times in the afternoon. Maximum temperature 14 °C.Tonight:A band of heavier rain will move east during the evening before clearing eastwards after midnight. then mostly dry through the early hours, but a little rain towards dawn. Minimum temperature 8 °C.
