Northern Ireland News for January 2012 : Page 14

Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2012
Missing Woman Believed To Be In NI
Police in England are appealing for help from Northern Ireland as concerns grow for a missing pregnant woman who is believed to have travelled into the country. Erica Tomlinson, 34,travelled to Pembr...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2012
NI Sees Demand For Heating Oil Drop
The demand for oil, used to heat the home, has fallen: cost-conscious consumers are taking advantage of milder winter weather to save money. According to the Northern Ireland Oil Federation imports o...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2012
Confidence Low As Half of Construction Firms Report Income Fall
A tough 12 months for the UK’s construction sector have kept confidence at low levels, with around one in ten employers fearing that their business won’t survive the recession, new research reveals. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2012
Other News In Brief
Man Jailed Over 2009 Newry Murder A man has been told that he must serve at least 11 years in jail after beating a polish man to death in Newry. Twenty-year-old Adrian Cunningham has admitte...
Recruitment News, Jan 6, 2012
Cuts To Schools Could LEad To 150 Redundancies
SDLP Belfast City Councillor Tim Attwood has said there could be at least 150 redundancies in schools in Belfast if the proposed cuts in school budgets are implemented. Speaking following a meeting b...
Business News, Jan 6, 2012
Belfast Company Targets £1m Export Sales
With support from Invest Northern Ireland, Belfast company Bohill Consulting is planning to increase its sales in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland to over £1 million over the next two years. ...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2012
Beer Belly Is The Biggest Body Issue For Men
New research shows that men have serious issues and that talking about your body is no longer confined to women. A major national study examining British men’s attitudes to their appearance reveals t...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2012
Britain To Be The Best Place In The World For Science
Universities and Science Minister, David Willetts will has set out an ambition to make Britain the best place in the world for science. In a speech at Policy Exchange, Universities and Science Minist...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2012
Man Jailed Following Armed Robbery
A man extradited back to the United Kingdom to face charges over an armed robbery committed in 2005 has been jailed at court today. Mohamed Hassan, 24, of no fixed abode was sentenced at Wood Green C...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2012
House Prices Drop By 0.1%
House Prices fell by 0.1% in the final quarter of this year according to Halifax. On a monthly basis house prices declined by 0.9% in December. This took the average house price down to £160,063. Co...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2012
Olympic Tickets Eligible For Resale
People who purchased Olympic or Paralympic Games tickets have the chance to resell them at face value. Tickets can be submitted for resale starting today until 3 February. As soon as customers submi...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2012
Cameron Statement On Social 'Extraordinary' - Burnham
Labour's Shadow Health Secretary has called David Cameron's statement on integrated health and social care "extraordinary". Responding to a call from David Cameron that health and social care service...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 6, 2012
Police Expand Search For Missing Cyclist
The search for a missing cyclist who failed to return home after heading out on New Year’s Day is set to widen. Samuel Campbell, 49, went out cycling on Sunday last at 14.15 in the Kells area and fai...
UK National News, Jan 6, 2012
Other News In Brief
Nursing Care Problems To Be Tackled Nurses will be told to do hourly ward rounds and patients encouraged to carry out their own hospital inspections, under government plans to be unveiled on F...
Recruitment News, Jan 6, 2012
Durkan Welcomes HML Jobs Announcement
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has welcomed the announcement by HML that they are to create 39 jobs in Derry at the Ulster Science and Technology Park. He said: "This announcement is welcome news in circu...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Man Arrested Over Car Gun Attack
Police have arrested a man in connection with a shot fired at a car in Antrim on Tuesday night. A 24-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday following the attack. At about 23:30 on Tuesday a man in ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Man Undergoes Surgery After Gun Attack
A man has undergone surgery after being injured in a shooting in West Belfast last night. Two men in masks broke into a house in the Aspen Walk area at around 7pm last night. A 28-year-old man who w...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Police Investigate Co. Antrim Arson Attack
Police are investigating an arson attack on commercial premises in Ballyclare. A fire at Clare Farm Supplies in the Park Street area of the town was reported in the early hours of Thursday morning. ...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
40% Of Children Have Weight Worries
A recent survey has revealed that over 40% of children under ten are concerned about their weight. Weight issues were calculated in the poll of 1,500 young people aged between seven and eighteen. Of...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
NI Sees Increase In Overseas Visitors
The amount of overseas visitors coming to Northern Ireland has increased, as has the amount of money they spend whilst here. According to recent figures for the first nine months of 2011, overseas to...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Search For Missing Cyclist Continues
The search for a missing County Antrim Cyclist who went missing on New Year’s Day is still ongoing. Samuel Campbell, 49, went out cycling on Sunday last at 14.15 in the Kells area and failed to retur...
Business News, Jan 5, 2012
NI Presence At Arab Health Exhibit
Products from 11 Northern Ireland companies will be on show in the Arab Health Exhibition and Congress in Dubai, from 23-26 January, the largest event of its type in the Middle East. Eight of the com...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Road Works To Get Started In Belfast
The Department for Regional Development will start work on a number of junction improvements in Belfast city centre next week. The improvements on Grosvenor Road/Durham Street and Hope Street/Great V...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Royal Portrush To Be Confirmed As Irish Open Venue
It is expected that a golf course in County Antrim will be named as the venue for the Irish Open Golf championship during meetings tomorrow. Royal Portrush Golf Club is set to host the 2012 golf comp...
Northern Ireland News, Jan 5, 2012
Board Appoints New Independent Members To PCSPs
The Northern Ireland Policing Board today commenced the process to appoint 237 Independent Members to the new Policing and Community Safety Partnerships (PCSPs) across the 26 Council areas. PCSPs are...
Recruitment News, Jan 5, 2012
Long Term Unemployment Up 16.4%
Responding to Live Register figures released today, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Peadar Tóibín accused the government of settling for an "acceptable" level of unemploymen...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Report 'Damning Verdict' On Tax Proposal
The Labour Party has described a report on the Government's plans on tax and benefits as a "damning verdict". Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said a report commissioned by the Family an...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Witness Appeal After Woman, 98, Sexually Assaulted
An appeal for witnesses has been launched after a 98-year-old women was sexually assaulted on New Years Day. Police said they are appealing for witnesses and information after the sexual assault, wh...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Govt To Remove Claim Liability From Business
David Cameron has announced, among other measures to "cut red tape", that business will no longer be "automatically liable" for claims over incidents on their property. The Prime Minister said the m...
UK National News, Jan 5, 2012
Conservatives Launch New NI Party
The Conservative Party have announced plans to create a new political party in Northern Ireland, after their offer of a merger with NI unionists was rejected. Conservative Co-Chairman Lord Feldman o...