Northern Ireland News for October 2010 : Page 11
UK National News, Oct 12, 2010
Dr Who's Tardis To Land In America
Dr Who is to materialise in the USA after the BBC announcement that series six of the iconic science fiction series will open with a spectacular two-part story set in the US. Penned by Steven Moffat,...
Dr Who's Tardis To Land In America
Dr Who is to materialise in the USA after the BBC announcement that series six of the iconic science fiction series will open with a spectacular two-part story set in the US. Penned by Steven Moffat,...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2010
Fundamental Review On Way For NIHE
The NI Social Development Minister, Alex Attwood has announced in the Assembly a fundamental review of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). This is the first review of the NIHE on this scal...
Fundamental Review On Way For NIHE
The NI Social Development Minister, Alex Attwood has announced in the Assembly a fundamental review of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive (NIHE). This is the first review of the NIHE on this scal...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2010
Whitemountain Quarries Secures Contract
One of Ireland's leading quarrying companies, Whitemountain Quarries, has signed a five year aggregate supply agreement with Eurovia, a European leader in the construction and maintenance of transport...
Whitemountain Quarries Secures Contract
One of Ireland's leading quarrying companies, Whitemountain Quarries, has signed a five year aggregate supply agreement with Eurovia, a European leader in the construction and maintenance of transport...
Business News, Oct 12, 2010
€300m Harbour Project 'Taken Over By NAMA'
Seven months after work was officially "paused" on public facilities in the €300m Greystones Harbour redevelopment project in north Co Wicklow, it has today emerged that it is to come under the contro...
€300m Harbour Project 'Taken Over By NAMA'
Seven months after work was officially "paused" on public facilities in the €300m Greystones Harbour redevelopment project in north Co Wicklow, it has today emerged that it is to come under the contro...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 12, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Duffy Case Adjourned A preliminary inquiry in the case of a prominent republican accused of murdering two soldiers was adjourned this week. Colin Duffy, of Forest Glade in Lurgan, is charged with the...
Other NI News In Brief
Duffy Case Adjourned A preliminary inquiry in the case of a prominent republican accused of murdering two soldiers was adjourned this week. Colin Duffy, of Forest Glade in Lurgan, is charged with the...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
7/7 Inquest Begins
Five years after the 7/7 attacks in London, families of those lost will have the chance to question officials on whether their loved ones could have been saved that day. The inquest, taking place at ...
7/7 Inquest Begins
Five years after the 7/7 attacks in London, families of those lost will have the chance to question officials on whether their loved ones could have been saved that day. The inquest, taking place at ...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
Tragedy As Afghanistan Command Changes
As news of the latest fatality in the troubled country emerged last Friday, the overall command in Afghanistan has changed. Task Force Helmand is now under the control of a new Army brigade, 16 Air A...
Tragedy As Afghanistan Command Changes
As news of the latest fatality in the troubled country emerged last Friday, the overall command in Afghanistan has changed. Task Force Helmand is now under the control of a new Army brigade, 16 Air A...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
Man Jailed For Pointing Handgun At Police Officers
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at Harrow Crown Court for two counts of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Randy Sengho, from Wes...
Man Jailed For Pointing Handgun At Police Officers
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to three years imprisonment at Harrow Crown Court for two counts of possessing an imitation firearm with intent to cause fear of violence. Randy Sengho, from Wes...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
Student Loans Move In Best Interest
The Government could soon ask graduates in England to pay a rate of interest on their student loans. The move may see the earnings threshold at which graduates have to start repaying the money raise...
Student Loans Move In Best Interest
The Government could soon ask graduates in England to pay a rate of interest on their student loans. The move may see the earnings threshold at which graduates have to start repaying the money raise...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
Pub 'Happy Hour' Proposals Slammed
An apparent anomaly in proposed legislation to end so-called 'all-you-can-drink' promotions in licensed premises has been pointed out today. As the Stormont Social Development Minister Alex Attwood r...
Pub 'Happy Hour' Proposals Slammed
An apparent anomaly in proposed legislation to end so-called 'all-you-can-drink' promotions in licensed premises has been pointed out today. As the Stormont Social Development Minister Alex Attwood r...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
Six Held As Dissidents Targeted
An Irish crackdown on dissident IRA terrorists continued over the weekend with the arrest of several suspects. Six of them remain in custody today in connection with an ongoing Gardaí investigation i...
Six Held As Dissidents Targeted
An Irish crackdown on dissident IRA terrorists continued over the weekend with the arrest of several suspects. Six of them remain in custody today in connection with an ongoing Gardaí investigation i...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
Review Agrees Value Of Core Summary Care Record
Reviews commissioned by the Health Minister Simon Burns have concluded that a Summary Care Record containing core patient information will prove valuable for patients needing emergency care, the Depar...
Review Agrees Value Of Core Summary Care Record
Reviews commissioned by the Health Minister Simon Burns have concluded that a Summary Care Record containing core patient information will prove valuable for patients needing emergency care, the Depar...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
BNP Leafleting 'Offside' Says NI Fans
A right wing UK nationalist party has been leafleting an east Belfast soccer match. The presence of the British National Party (BNP) members outside the Glentoran V Glenavon football game at the Oval...
BNP Leafleting 'Offside' Says NI Fans
A right wing UK nationalist party has been leafleting an east Belfast soccer match. The presence of the British National Party (BNP) members outside the Glentoran V Glenavon football game at the Oval...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
CWU Blasts Vodafone Layoffs
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is continuing to express concerns over Vodafone's announcement that it will close its Banbury call centre with the loss of 400 jobs locally. This comes on top of ...
CWU Blasts Vodafone Layoffs
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is continuing to express concerns over Vodafone's announcement that it will close its Banbury call centre with the loss of 400 jobs locally. This comes on top of ...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
Wool Fans Flock To Savile Row
Agriculture Minister Jim Paice will today join supporters of Wool Week in Savile Row as it is transformed into a sheep field with Wiltshire Exmoor Horns and Bowmont sheep from Devon. 'Savile Row Fiel...
Wool Fans Flock To Savile Row
Agriculture Minister Jim Paice will today join supporters of Wool Week in Savile Row as it is transformed into a sheep field with Wiltshire Exmoor Horns and Bowmont sheep from Devon. 'Savile Row Fiel...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
Construction Trade Continues To Shrink
Job losses have accelerated within the building trade for the fifth month in a row. Overall, the local economy continued to suffer, but this was particularly true in the construction sector with the ...
Construction Trade Continues To Shrink
Job losses have accelerated within the building trade for the fifth month in a row. Overall, the local economy continued to suffer, but this was particularly true in the construction sector with the ...
Recruitment News, Oct 11, 2010
Construction Trade Continues To Shrink
Job losses have accelerated within the building trade for the fifth month in a row. Overall, the local economy continued to suffer, but this was particularly true in the construction sector with the ...
Construction Trade Continues To Shrink
Job losses have accelerated within the building trade for the fifth month in a row. Overall, the local economy continued to suffer, but this was particularly true in the construction sector with the ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
Martin Visit To Mark Patten Anniversary
A new book is being published to underline the successes of the Patten Report on policing in Northern Ireland. It has been commissioned from the Royal Irish Academy by the Department of Foreign Affai...
Martin Visit To Mark Patten Anniversary
A new book is being published to underline the successes of the Patten Report on policing in Northern Ireland. It has been commissioned from the Royal Irish Academy by the Department of Foreign Affai...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
Rochdale Firm In Court After Worker Suffers Crush Injuries
A Rochdale engineering company has been fined after a two-tonne piece of machinery fell onto a labourer, leaving him with multiple fractures. Carter International was prosecuted by the Health and Saf...
Rochdale Firm In Court After Worker Suffers Crush Injuries
A Rochdale engineering company has been fined after a two-tonne piece of machinery fell onto a labourer, leaving him with multiple fractures. Carter International was prosecuted by the Health and Saf...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
BBC Radio 'For Review', Despite Accolades
As regional broadcasters toasted their success in a major radio awards ceremony, the BBC Trust has launched a review of its radio services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is an ironic dev...
BBC Radio 'For Review', Despite Accolades
As regional broadcasters toasted their success in a major radio awards ceremony, the BBC Trust has launched a review of its radio services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is an ironic dev...
UK National News, Oct 11, 2010
Other UK News In Brief
Drug Seized In Post A dangerous hallucinogenic drug has been stopped from reaching the UK's streets by UK Border Agency officers based at a major postal sorting office in Coventy. Fifteen separate pa...
Other UK News In Brief
Drug Seized In Post A dangerous hallucinogenic drug has been stopped from reaching the UK's streets by UK Border Agency officers based at a major postal sorting office in Coventy. Fifteen separate pa...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
BNP Leafleting 'Offside' Says Fans
A right wing UK nationalist party has been leafleting an east Belfast soccer match. The presence of the British National Party (BNP) members outside the Glentoran V Glenavon football game at the Oval...
BNP Leafleting 'Offside' Says Fans
A right wing UK nationalist party has been leafleting an east Belfast soccer match. The presence of the British National Party (BNP) members outside the Glentoran V Glenavon football game at the Oval...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
Vested Village 'Negative Equity' Highlighted
Houses in a loyalist area of south Belfast that are being taken over by the Government due to redevelopment are leaving owners with a major financial headache. That's according to South Belfast Sinn ...
Vested Village 'Negative Equity' Highlighted
Houses in a loyalist area of south Belfast that are being taken over by the Government due to redevelopment are leaving owners with a major financial headache. That's according to South Belfast Sinn ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
Irish Lifesavers Win Recognition
Almost 100 voluntary search and rescue divers have been honoured by the Dublin Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern. The 96 divers, who assist the Gardaí in search and rescue operations and in the reco...
Irish Lifesavers Win Recognition
Almost 100 voluntary search and rescue divers have been honoured by the Dublin Minister for Justice, Dermot Ahern. The 96 divers, who assist the Gardaí in search and rescue operations and in the reco...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 11, 2010
Other NI News In Brief
Arson Attack Probed Police in Co Antrim have appealed for information relating to an arson attack on a property in Newtownabbey. Two men were rescued from a house in the Kings Avenue area of the town...
Other NI News In Brief
Arson Attack Probed Police in Co Antrim have appealed for information relating to an arson attack on a property in Newtownabbey. Two men were rescued from a house in the Kings Avenue area of the town...
Business News, Oct 11, 2010
Wilson Backs Construction Industry
Leaders in the construction industry have been praised for their role in dealing with the challenging times faced by the sector. Stormont Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has addressed the Construction ...
Wilson Backs Construction Industry
Leaders in the construction industry have been praised for their role in dealing with the challenging times faced by the sector. Stormont Finance Minister Sammy Wilson has addressed the Construction ...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2010
Miliband Appoints Shadow Cabinet
Ed Miliband has appointed his new team for the shadow cabinet. The former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, has been named as Shadow Chancellor. Mr Johnson will play a key role as Labour develops its e...
Miliband Appoints Shadow Cabinet
Ed Miliband has appointed his new team for the shadow cabinet. The former Home Secretary, Alan Johnson, has been named as Shadow Chancellor. Mr Johnson will play a key role as Labour develops its e...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2010
Coroner Seeks Police 'Common Sense'
The coroner at the centre of the inquest into the death of Mark Saunders has appealed for more "common sense" to be employed in firearms operations. Mr Saunders was shot dead by police after raising ...
Coroner Seeks Police 'Common Sense'
The coroner at the centre of the inquest into the death of Mark Saunders has appealed for more "common sense" to be employed in firearms operations. Mr Saunders was shot dead by police after raising ...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2010
Young Football Hooliganism On The Increase
Incidents involving a new, younger generation of football hooligans have almost trebled, police have warned. Even though overall levels of hooliganism remain low, figures from the Association of Chie...
Young Football Hooliganism On The Increase
Incidents involving a new, younger generation of football hooligans have almost trebled, police have warned. Even though overall levels of hooliganism remain low, figures from the Association of Chie...
UK National News, Oct 8, 2010
New Passport Design Hits Streets
The first new look UK passport has been issued today to five-year-old Elliot Coutts Miller. Elliot, who attends Shortwood Infant School, Staines in Surrey, received his passport at the London passpor...
New Passport Design Hits Streets
The first new look UK passport has been issued today to five-year-old Elliot Coutts Miller. Elliot, who attends Shortwood Infant School, Staines in Surrey, received his passport at the London passpor...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A sunny but frosty start for many. However cloud increases by midday with a few showers reaching the north coast, these mostly light but spreading inland this afternoon. Chilly. Maximum temperature 8 °C.Tonight:A rather cloudy evening with scattered showers. Becoming drier through the night with some good clear spells developing and a patchy frost away from coasts. Minimum temperature 0 °C.
