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Northern Ireland News for March 2014 : Page 9
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2014
Ministers Open Invest NI San Francisco Office
First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have opened an Invest NI office in San Francisco. The move is part of a trade mission to the US being undertaken by the Minis...
Ministers Open Invest NI San Francisco Office
First Minister Peter Robinson and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness have opened an Invest NI office in San Francisco. The move is part of a trade mission to the US being undertaken by the Minis...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 13, 2014
Other News In Brief
Suspicious Object Found In West Belfast A suspicious object has been discovered in west Belfast following searches linked to paramilitary activity. A section of Norglen Crescent was closed an...
Other News In Brief
Suspicious Object Found In West Belfast A suspicious object has been discovered in west Belfast following searches linked to paramilitary activity. A section of Norglen Crescent was closed an...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2014
Biker Gets Face Rebuilt Using 3D Print Technology
A man seriously injured in a motorbike accident has had his face rebuilt using 3D printing technology. Stephen Power, 29, who spent four months in hospital, broke both arms, his right leg, both cheek...
Biker Gets Face Rebuilt Using 3D Print Technology
A man seriously injured in a motorbike accident has had his face rebuilt using 3D printing technology. Stephen Power, 29, who spent four months in hospital, broke both arms, his right leg, both cheek...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2014
£5m Announced For Tram Works
The Department for Transport is providing £5 million to fix the wear and tear on Wolverhampton's tram tracks, allowing services to continue running without disruption. Essential works on the A41 will...
£5m Announced For Tram Works
The Department for Transport is providing £5 million to fix the wear and tear on Wolverhampton's tram tracks, allowing services to continue running without disruption. Essential works on the A41 will...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2014
£446m In Insurance Claims Paid Out To Customers Hit By Flooding
The wettest winter on record is likely to result in £446 million being paid in insurance claims to customers whose homes, businesses, and vehicles were flooded – the equivalent of £6.7 million a day -...
£446m In Insurance Claims Paid Out To Customers Hit By Flooding
The wettest winter on record is likely to result in £446 million being paid in insurance claims to customers whose homes, businesses, and vehicles were flooded – the equivalent of £6.7 million a day -...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2014
Gay Marriage To Become Legal On 29 March
Registration will open on Thursday for first same-sex couplesin England and Wales who want to hold weddings on the day gay marriage becomes legal, 29th March. Gay couples who got married overseas wil...
Gay Marriage To Become Legal On 29 March
Registration will open on Thursday for first same-sex couplesin England and Wales who want to hold weddings on the day gay marriage becomes legal, 29th March. Gay couples who got married overseas wil...
UK National News, Mar 13, 2014
Other News In Brief
Woman Jailed For Microwaving Kitten A woman has been jailed for 14 weeks for microwaving her pet kitten. 23-year-old Laura Cunliffe, of Hoyland, near Barnsley, killed the kitten because she t...
Other News In Brief
Woman Jailed For Microwaving Kitten A woman has been jailed for 14 weeks for microwaving her pet kitten. 23-year-old Laura Cunliffe, of Hoyland, near Barnsley, killed the kitten because she t...
Business News, Mar 12, 2014
Invest NI To Launch Fermanagh Initiative
A new Invest NI initiative has been launched in Fermanagh that aims to " increase the agency’s engagement with local businesses", Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has ann...
Invest NI To Launch Fermanagh Initiative
A new Invest NI initiative has been launched in Fermanagh that aims to " increase the agency’s engagement with local businesses", Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has ann...
Recruitment News, Mar 12, 2014
Govt Announced Minimum Wage Increase
The government has announced a 19p increase in the national minimum wage, bring it up to £6.50 per hour. The new will come into effect in October following a recommendation by the Low Pay Commission ...
Govt Announced Minimum Wage Increase
The government has announced a 19p increase in the national minimum wage, bring it up to £6.50 per hour. The new will come into effect in October following a recommendation by the Low Pay Commission ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
Man And Woman Flee Arson Attack
A man and a woman have been forced to flee their house after it was set alight in an arson attack. The incident happened at a residence in Cookstown, County Tyrone. The house at Killymoon Crescent w...
Man And Woman Flee Arson Attack
A man and a woman have been forced to flee their house after it was set alight in an arson attack. The incident happened at a residence in Cookstown, County Tyrone. The house at Killymoon Crescent w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
Go-Ahead For £500k Armagh Production Facility
Planning approval has been granted for a £500,000 production facility near Armagh. The site on the Moy Road north of Armagh City will redevelop the former industrial site for the manufacture of elect...
Go-Ahead For £500k Armagh Production Facility
Planning approval has been granted for a £500,000 production facility near Armagh. The site on the Moy Road north of Armagh City will redevelop the former industrial site for the manufacture of elect...
Business News, Mar 12, 2014
New Facility Will Boost Business In Armagh
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has unveiled planning approval for a £500,000 production facility near Armagh. The site, which will be located on the Moy Road, north of the city, will redevelop t...
New Facility Will Boost Business In Armagh
Environment Minister Mark H Durkan has unveiled planning approval for a £500,000 production facility near Armagh. The site, which will be located on the Moy Road, north of the city, will redevelop t...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
Renewable Energy Helps Create Prosperity - Foster
The generation of renewable energy can play a significant role in creating prosperity for the people of Northern Ireland, according to Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. The Minister made the comment...
Renewable Energy Helps Create Prosperity - Foster
The generation of renewable energy can play a significant role in creating prosperity for the people of Northern Ireland, according to Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster. The Minister made the comment...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
Soldier Held Over NI Corporal Death
A 23-year-old serving soldier has been charged with murdering a Northern Irish corporal who was found dead at army barracks in England. Lance Corporal Richard Farrell has appeared in court accused of...
Soldier Held Over NI Corporal Death
A 23-year-old serving soldier has been charged with murdering a Northern Irish corporal who was found dead at army barracks in England. Lance Corporal Richard Farrell has appeared in court accused of...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Multi-Million Pound E-Border System 'Terminated'
A multi-million pound programme designed to collect passenger information on every person arriving or leaving the UK has been "terminated in its current form". The E-borders programme collected advan...
Multi-Million Pound E-Border System 'Terminated'
A multi-million pound programme designed to collect passenger information on every person arriving or leaving the UK has been "terminated in its current form". The E-borders programme collected advan...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
PM In Israel For Trade Talks
The Prime Minister has begun his first official visit to Isreal, where he is to hold talks with counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Cameron is expected to discuss the conflict in Syria alongside UK-Is...
PM In Israel For Trade Talks
The Prime Minister has begun his first official visit to Isreal, where he is to hold talks with counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu. Mr Cameron is expected to discuss the conflict in Syria alongside UK-Is...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
New Patient Death At Royal Victoria Hospital Investigated
The Belfast Health Trust is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly patient at the Royal Victoria Hospital. It is understood that the patient was waiting on an A&E trolley...
New Patient Death At Royal Victoria Hospital Investigated
The Belfast Health Trust is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of an elderly patient at the Royal Victoria Hospital. It is understood that the patient was waiting on an A&E trolley...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
Businesses Encouraged To Take Up Rates Relief Scheme
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has encouraged Northern Ireland businesses to make use of the Empty Retail Premises Rate Relief Scheme, introduced to help revitalise local towns and cities. The Minis...
Businesses Encouraged To Take Up Rates Relief Scheme
Finance Minister Simon Hamilton has encouraged Northern Ireland businesses to make use of the Empty Retail Premises Rate Relief Scheme, introduced to help revitalise local towns and cities. The Minis...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Minimum Wage Increases Announced
The government has announced a 19p increase in the national minimum wage, bring it up to £6.50 per hour. The new will come into effect in October following a recommendation by the Low Pay Commission ...
Minimum Wage Increases Announced
The government has announced a 19p increase in the national minimum wage, bring it up to £6.50 per hour. The new will come into effect in October following a recommendation by the Low Pay Commission ...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Briton Jailed In US For Child Sex Offences
A 47-year-old British man has been jailed in the US after admitting child sex offences. Richard Castle, of Northampton, was jailed for 16 years after he admitting to coercing a minor, travelling with...
Briton Jailed In US For Child Sex Offences
A 47-year-old British man has been jailed in the US after admitting child sex offences. Richard Castle, of Northampton, was jailed for 16 years after he admitting to coercing a minor, travelling with...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
McGurk's Bar Bomb: Man Arrested
A 75-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a bomb attack on a bar in north Belfast that became one of the worst atrocities carried out during the Troubles. The UVF claimed responsibility for ...
McGurk's Bar Bomb: Man Arrested
A 75-year-old man has been arrested in relation to a bomb attack on a bar in north Belfast that became one of the worst atrocities carried out during the Troubles. The UVF claimed responsibility for ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
First Ministers Host Silicon Valley Investment Drive
The First and deputy First Ministers have hosted over 120 Silicon Valley business executives in a bid to attract foreign direct investment, as part of this week's trade mission to the US. First Minis...
First Ministers Host Silicon Valley Investment Drive
The First and deputy First Ministers have hosted over 120 Silicon Valley business executives in a bid to attract foreign direct investment, as part of this week's trade mission to the US. First Minis...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Pair Arrested Over Beach Body Find
Police in Dumfries and Galloway have arrested two people in connection with the discovery of a man's body on a beach last Friday. The body was identified as that Ian Carruthers (31), who had been mis...
Pair Arrested Over Beach Body Find
Police in Dumfries and Galloway have arrested two people in connection with the discovery of a man's body on a beach last Friday. The body was identified as that Ian Carruthers (31), who had been mis...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Murder Investigation Launched After Man's Body Found In Leeds
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man's body in woods in Leeds on Tuesday morning.. The body of the 31-year-old man, whose name is not yet being released, w...
Murder Investigation Launched After Man's Body Found In Leeds
Detectives have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man's body in woods in Leeds on Tuesday morning.. The body of the 31-year-old man, whose name is not yet being released, w...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
Western Trust Makes All Sites Non-Smoking Zones
Sinn Féin MLA and chairperson of the Health Committee Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the decision by the Western Trust to make its sites entirely non-smoking zones. "I welcome the fact that all sites ...
Western Trust Makes All Sites Non-Smoking Zones
Sinn Féin MLA and chairperson of the Health Committee Maeve McLaughlin has welcomed the decision by the Western Trust to make its sites entirely non-smoking zones. "I welcome the fact that all sites ...
Northern Ireland News, Mar 12, 2014
Other News In Brief
Newcastle Security Alert A 'Hoax' Residents of the Burren Meadow in Newcastle, County Down are returning to their homes following a security alert sparked by the discovery of a suspicious obje...
Other News In Brief
Newcastle Security Alert A 'Hoax' Residents of the Burren Meadow in Newcastle, County Down are returning to their homes following a security alert sparked by the discovery of a suspicious obje...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Financial Incentives Could Adopt Healthy Behaviours
People may be more likely to adopt healthy behaviours if offered small financial incentives, the largest study of its kind has concluded. A team at Newcastle University looked at 16 previous pieces o...
Financial Incentives Could Adopt Healthy Behaviours
People may be more likely to adopt healthy behaviours if offered small financial incentives, the largest study of its kind has concluded. A team at Newcastle University looked at 16 previous pieces o...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' To Close After 12 Years
Having rocked over 6.5 million people in a record-breaking 12 years at the London's Dominion Theatre, the smash hit Queen & Ben Elton musical 'We Will Rock You' is to close on 31 May 2014. Now the l...
Queen Musical 'We Will Rock You' To Close After 12 Years
Having rocked over 6.5 million people in a record-breaking 12 years at the London's Dominion Theatre, the smash hit Queen & Ben Elton musical 'We Will Rock You' is to close on 31 May 2014. Now the l...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Prescription Charges To Rise In England
The price of the National Health Service (NHS) prescriptions and dental treatments is to increase in England according to the Health Minister, Norman Lamb. Mr Lamb said the increases were justified b...
Prescription Charges To Rise In England
The price of the National Health Service (NHS) prescriptions and dental treatments is to increase in England according to the Health Minister, Norman Lamb. Mr Lamb said the increases were justified b...
UK National News, Mar 12, 2014
Other News In Brief
Glastonbury Granted 10-Year Licence Mendip District Council has awarded the Glastonbury Festival a new 10-year licence, without the need for "scrutiny in a public hearing". It is understood t...
Other News In Brief
Glastonbury Granted 10-Year Licence Mendip District Council has awarded the Glastonbury Festival a new 10-year licence, without the need for "scrutiny in a public hearing". It is understood t...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and 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.
