Northern Ireland News for July 2014 : Page 11

Business News, Jul 8, 2014
Moy Park Announces Expansion
Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister Arlene Foster has announced a £170m expansion by Moy Park that will provide 628 new jobs across three sites in Dungannon, Craigavon and Ballymena. Arlene Fos...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2014
HeartSine Technologies To Create 40 Jobs
HeartSine Technologies is to create 40 new jobs in Belfast, it has been announced. The company manufactures life-saving defibrillators which are sold in more than 70 countries. Revealing the inves...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2014
Police Attacked During Bomb Alert
Police responding to a bomb alert in Co Tyrone came under attack with paint bombs and pieces of masonry. Police say that they were examining a suspicious vehicle in the Ballycolman estate in Strabane...
UK National News, Jul 8, 2014
Reports Emerge Railway Worker Is Struck By Gatwick Express
A railway line worker has been seriously injured after he was hit a Gatwick Express train, travelling at 80mph. According to reports the incident happened on 24 June near Redhill in Surrey. The man i...
UK National News, Jul 8, 2014
Two-Year-Old Dies After Fire Surround Falls On Her At Family Home
A two-year-old girl has died from injuries she sustained when a fire surround fell on her at her family home in Lakenham in Norwich. Trinity Coward died at Norfolk and Norwich Hospital following the ...
UK National News, Jul 8, 2014
Welsh Environment Minister Sacked Over 'Unacceptable' Behaviour
The Environment Minister Alun Davis has been sacked by the Welsh government over "unacceptable" behaviour. It is understood that Mr Davis asked on two occasions for information on senior opposition A...
UK National News, Jul 8, 2014
Highways Agency Given 18 Months To Reduce Pollution
The Highways Agency has been given an additional 18 months to propose alternative solutions to reduce pollution on a 32 mile stretch of the M1 in Derbyshire and part of the M3 in Surrey. A plan to im...
UK National News, Jul 8, 2014
Other News In Brief
UHL Ban Showering Following Legionella Bacteria In Water System A ban on showering has been put in place for patients of two wards at Leicester General Hospital, following the discovery of Leg...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2014
Anglers Rescued After Boat Sinks
The RNLI lifeboat has rescued two anglers whose boat sank at the mouth of Ardglass harbour in Co Down. It is understood that the boat hit rocks close to Phennick Point at about 12:45 on Monday. The ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2014
Appeal For Missing Man Following Car Crash
Police have appealed for help in tracing a man who has gone missing after being involved in a car crash. According to police, 22-year-old Connor O'Kane was involved in a crash at Draperstown Road in ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2014
Moy Park To Create Over 600 New Jobs
Over 600 new jobs are to be created at three sites across Northern Ireland by food firm, Moy Park. A total of 628 jobs are to be created in Dungannon, Craigavon and Ballymena over the next four years...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 8, 2014
Other News In Brief
Weather Warning Issued For NI The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for parts of Northern Ireland. The warning affects counties Antrim, Armagh and Down. According to the forec...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
Two Arrested Over Bin Body Discovery
Two people have been arrested in connection with the discovery of a man's body in a wheelie bin in Craigavon on Saturday. Police report that the body of Owen Creaney (40), of Victoria Place, Lurgan, ...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
Election Posters Appear On Bonfires
There have been calls for respect to be shown for Northern Ireland's different cultures after election posters for the Alliance Party and Sinn Féin appeared on bonfires over the weekend. In Bangor, ...
Recruitment News, Jul 7, 2014
Hundreds Of New Jobs Announced For Cork
Fine Gael TD for Cork North West, Áine Collins, has reflected on a positive week for Cork following announcements of hundreds of new jobs last week. She said: "Southwestern, whom I myself used to wor...
Business News, Jul 7, 2014
RIFL Scoops Prestigious Contract
Rathlin Island Ferry Limited (RIFL) has won the competition for the contract to operate the vital ferry service between the Island and Ballycastle. The Minister, who has visited the Island on a numbe...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
Stolen Car Set On Fire
A stolen car was driven 'erratically' before it was set alight, according to police. At around 11.55pm on Sunday, a green Mazda was reported in the Beechmount area of west Belfast. A large number of...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
Man Shot In North Belfast
A man is being treated in hospital following a shooting incident in north Belfast. Police have reported that a 20-year-old man was injured in a paramilitary-style shooting at about 01:00 on Monday mo...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
7/7 Memorial Damaged By Vandals
The memorial in Hyde Park to the victims of the 7/7 attacks has been deface with graffiti, on the eve of the anniversary. Phrases were painted onto several of the pillars in red and black paint. Toda...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
Charge Devices Or Risk Losing Them - Heathrow Warns US Passengers
People flying from Heathrow to the US have been advised to make sure electronic devices being carried as part of their hand luggage are charged before attempting to travel. The airport issued a state...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
Final UK Stage Of Tour de France Underway
The final stage of the Tour de France to be held in the UK got underway this morning in Cambridge. The 197 riders will follow a 96-mile route from Cambridge to London, with the winner of the stage ex...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
14 Patients Arrested On Hospital Ward
Cheshire Police have reportedly arrested a whole ward of patients at a mental health unit. It is understood that officers were called to a disturbance at Soss Moss in Netherley Alderley at about 20:0...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
Network Rail Hit With Record Fine
The Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) has issued a record fine of £53.1 million against Network Rail over "shortfalls in performance". The regulator said that the railway firm had failed to deliver on ...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
Awareness Campaign Launched Over Fake Govt Websites
The National Trading Standards Board has launched a campaign to raise awareness of fake government websites, charging people for services that are free. It follows the arrest of five people last week...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
Local Firm Secures Rathlin Ferry Contract
Transport Minister Danny Kennedy has revealed that Rathlin Island Ferry Limited (RIFL) has won a contract to operate a ferry service between the Island and Ballycastle. Minister Kennedy said: "I con...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
New Further Education Campus Proposed For Craigavon
Funding secured as part of the Uk Government and NI Executive’s joint economic pact is to be used to develop a new further education campus in Craigavon, Employment and Learning Minister Dr Stephen Fa...
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
Pro-Life Rally Held In Belfast
A pro-life rally was held in Belfast city centre on Saturday, in protest over proposed changes to abortion laws in Northern Ireland. Protestors marched from Custom House Square to City Hall and back....
Northern Ireland News, Jul 7, 2014
Other News In Brief
Honorary Degrees For NI Film Stars Two film stars have received honorary degrees from Northern Ireland's universities. On Monday, Ciaran Hinds received a degree from Queen's University, Belf...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
Body Recovered In Missing Canoeist Search
A body has been recovered by police in a search for a missing canoeist in Edinburgh. A major search operation was launched on Saturday evening for 29-year-old Darren Gilpin, when his boat capsized in...
UK National News, Jul 7, 2014
Other News In Brief
Passengers Evacuated From Stopped Eurotunnel Train Passengers on a Eurotunnel train were evacuated from the Channel Tunnel after a power fault caused a train to stop around a quarter of the wa...