Northern Ireland News for January 2010 : Page 12

Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Bomb-hit PSNI Man Still 'Critical'
The policeman critically injured in Friday's dissident republican car bomb attack in Co Antrim is continuing to fight for his life. The officer was hurt when a booby trap bomb exploded under his car,...
Business News, Jan 11, 2010
Nick Joins 'Serious'
A former senior government press officer, Nick Carson - who has more than 25 years' consultancy experience in both the public and private sectors - has joined Moira-based Serious PR as Senior Consulta...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2010
Lib Dems To Scrap Some Pledges
Pioneering policy proposals by the UK's third largest political party will be shelved in response to the ongoing recession, it has been confirmed. Liberal Democrat Leader Nick Clegg said his party wo...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Larne Photographer Hurt In Deadly Blast
A newspaper photographer who comes originally from Larne has been seriously injured in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. He suffered the injuries at the same time as his colleague, Sund...
Business News, Jan 11, 2010
New Broadband Technology For NI Rural Areas
Northern Ireland Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced a further £88,000 for technology trials, to improve broadband services in rural areas across the country. The financial support, from ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Job Cuts Slowing, Says Bank
The pace of job cuts across Northern Ireland last month was the slowest since April 2008. A report by the Ulster Bank Chief Economist Richard Ramsey said the easing in the rate of job losses meant th...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2010
Govt Pledges To Tackle Ageism
Equality Secretary Harriet Harman has said discrimination against older people is a serious problem that must be "tackled at the highest levels". The increase in the number of well, older people dema...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2010
Photographer Hurt In Deadly Blast
A newspaper photographer from Larne in Co Antrim has been seriously injured in a roadside bomb attack in southern Afghanistan. He suffered the injuries at the same time as his colleague, Sunday Mirro...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Court Quashes Demolition Of Belfast Building
A decision to level an historic Victorian building in the centre of Belfast has been quashed by the High Court. Planners must now reconsider the decision to redevelop the Athletic Stores site on Quee...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2010
800 Cannabis Plants Seized
Two men have been arrested after police in Tipton seized 800 cannabis plants, with an estimated street value of £100,000, at an industrial unit in Sedgley Road East. Officers were called to reports o...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Cattle 'Attack' Condemned
A potentially deadly attempt to infect cattle in rural Co Armagh has been condemned. Ulster Unionist Fermanagh and South Tyrone MLA, Tom Elliott, has said that "vile" efforts to infect a healthy herd...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Dancing On Ice Dangerous: PSNI
As a partial thaw arrived over costal areas of eastern NI, the PSNI have again warned people to stay off frozen waterways. With further news reports of whole families 'enjoying' the makeshift ice rin...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2010
Myleene 'Aghast' At Police Warning
Media personality Myleene Klass has been left "bemused" after receiving a police warning for brandishing a knife at garden intruders through a window. The former Hear'Say singer noticed teenagers e...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Co Down Development Proposal Rejected
A proposal to redevelop a derelict housing property in Co Down has been rejected by planners. Planning chiefs cited a total of eight reasons why the property in Newcastle should not be transformed in...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Broadband Technology Boosts Rural Areas
Northern Ireland Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has announced a further £88,000 for technology trials, to improve broadband services in rural areas across the country. The financial support, from ...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2010
'Vile' Child Abuser Jailed
A Salford man has been jailed for sexually abusing his sister-in-law. Eric Glynn Ryan, 55, of Kent Close, Little Hulton, was found guilty of three counts of sexual activity with a child at Manchester...
UK National News, Jan 11, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Bomb-hit PSNI Man Still 'Critical' The policeman critically injured in Friday's dissident republican car bomb attack in Co Antrim is continuing to fight for his life. The officer was hurt when a boob...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Dunhill Wins Airport Supplier Deal
A Waterford food company has secured a major supply contract to partner with George Best Belfast City Airport. Dunhill Cuisine through Autogrill Group, the world's biggest provider of food and bevera...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 11, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Nick Joins 'Serious' A former senior government press officer, Nick Carson - who has more than 25 years' consultancy experience in both the public and private sectors - has joined Moira-based Serious...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 8, 2010
Car Bomb Policeman 'Seriously Injured'
A policeman has been taken to hospital after a bomb exploded under his car in Co Antrim this morning. The victim of the car bomb attack was rushed to hospital afterwards and it is understood he susta...
Recruitment News, Jan 8, 2010
Ninety Building Jobs On Way
Up to 90 jobs are to be created as the construction of a new data centre gets underway in Dublin. StructureTone has been appointed to build the €12 million facility for Interxion Ireland, which will ...
UK National News, Jan 8, 2010
'Arctic Britain' Braced For More
Temperatures in the Scottish Highlands last night dipped to an arctic -22.3C. Nationwide the deep freeze has continued to cause serious chaos to day-to-day life. Many parts of Britain have experien...
UK National News, Jan 8, 2010
Policeman 'Serious' After NI Bombing
A policeman has been taken to hospital after a bomb exploded under his car in Co Antrim this morning. The victim of the early morning car bomb attack was rushed to hospital soon after the blast which...
UK National News, Jan 8, 2010
PM Challenge 'Over'
A potential plot to oust Prime Minister Gordon Brown from within the Labour Party "is over", 'orchestrator' Geoff Hoon said today. Former Defence Minister Mr Hoon, along with fellow ex-Cabinet memb...
UK National News, Jan 8, 2010
'Pitbull' Seized In House Raid
A suspected Pitbull Terrier was seized during a raid on a house in Bloxwich, Walsall this week, West Midlands police have confirmed. Officers executed a warrant under the Dangerous Dogs Act at a hou...
UK National News, Jan 8, 2010
Harman Pleads Guilty To Driving Offences
Senior Labour minister Harriet Harman has pleaded guilty to driving without due care and attention. Mrs Harman, the party's deputy leader and Equality Minister, was involved in a minor traffic incide...
UK National News, Jan 8, 2010
Man Jailed For Trafford Burglary
A man has been jailed after breaking into a house in Northern Moor, Manchester. Samuel Gildea, 21, of Wendon Road, Baguley, pleaded guilty to burglary at an earlier hearing at Minshull Street Crown C...
Business News, Jan 8, 2010
Wilson Meets Chamber of Trade and Commerce
Northern Ireland Finance Minister, Sammy Wilson, has met with representatives from the Belfast Chamber of Trade and Commerce to discuss the impact of the economic downturn on the Belfast and wider Nor...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 8, 2010
Iris 'Broke Law' In Business Affair
Iris Robinson has been accused of failing to declare donations used to set-up a business owned by her lover. Mrs Robinson, the wife of First Minister Peter Robinson, is said to have obtained £50,000...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 8, 2010
Teenagers Die In Omagh Crash
The scene of a double fatality road accident in Co Tyrone remained cordoned off overnight as police investigated the crash. The accident happened on the main road to Cookstown, around two miles outsi...