Northern Ireland News for November 2019 : Page 7

Northern Ireland News, Nov 7, 2019
Other News In Brief
Jools Holland Announces Belfast Show Following a sold out Belfast show last year, Jools Holland is to return to the city with his acclaimed Rhythm & Blues Orchestra next October. Just like hi...
Business News, Nov 7, 2019
Genesis Bakery Rebrands Amid Company Expansion
Co L'Derry bakery Genesis has rebranded amid an ongoing £750,000 investment and recruitment drive. Formerly known as Genesis Crafty, the Magherafelt firm unveiled new products, new recipes and a whol...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Teen Approached In Suspicious Encounter In Bangor
Police are investigating a suspicious approach to a teenage girl in Bangor. It's understood the youth was walking in the Robinson Road area of the town at around 6.20pm on Monday 04 November when app...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Consensus As Victim Redress Bill Passes Parliament
Long-awaited legislation to compensate victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland has passed through Parliament. The redress scheme was fast-tracked through the House of Commons an...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Missing Belfast Man Has Been Found- Police
Police have confirmed that missing Belfast man Ken Gibson has been found. Officers launched an appeal for the 54 year-old who had been missing since Tuesday, 05 November. It was confirmed early on W...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Appeal Following Sexual Assault Attempt In Belfast
Police are seeking a man following an alleged sexual assault in Belfast. A woman was targeted on the Lagan Towpath, close to the Gasworks area, at around 10.20am on Monday 04 November. The victim ma...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Family Support Crucial For Prisoners
Positive relationships and contact with family can play a crucial role in the rehabilitation process, the Director General of the Northern Ireland Prison Service has said. Ronnie Armour recognised th...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
NI Majority Supports New Law On Stalking
The majority of people in Northern Ireland would strongly support the introduction of stalking legislation, a public consultation has found. The Department of Justice welcomed the clear message from ...
Business News, Nov 6, 2019
Buchanans Nut Factory Secures £1m Contract
Local nut businesses WG Buchanan and Son Ltd has secured a contract worth over £1 million with a UK firm as it opens a new factory and recruits more staff. The company, well-known to consumers as Buc...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Shingles Vaccine Encouraged Among Elderly
Elderly residents of Northern Ireland are urged to avail of their free shingles vaccine when invited. People in their seventies are susceptible to the painful disease, which is caused by the same vir...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Public Consulted On Signage At Belfast Leisure Centres
A public consultation is seeking views on proposals to erect bilingual/multilingual signage at four leisure centres in Belfast. It follows a meeting of Belfast City Council on Friday 11 October when ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Govt Art Exhibition Opens In Holywood
Artworks from the Northern Ireland Civil Service and Ireland's Office of Public Works (OPW) will be on display in Holywood, Co Down over the next eight weeks. The free 'Life in Still Life' exhibition...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 6, 2019
Other News In Brief
DUP's David Simpson Not Standing As MP DUP MP David Simpson has announced he will not contest the upcoming election to retain his seat in Westminster. The outgoing Upper Bann MP won the seat ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Greens Support SDLP's Claire Hanna In South Belfast
Green Party leader Clare Bailey has confirmed she will stand aside in South Belfast in the hope of electing the SDLP's Claire Hanna as a pro-Remain Westminster MP. Ms Bailey, a current MLA for the co...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Paramilitarism Remains 'A Stark Reality' In NI
The latest report on the implementation of actions to tackle paramilitary activity and associated criminality, and bringing an end to paramilitarism in Northern Ireland has been published by the Indep...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Abortion: Public Consulted On New Laws
A public consultation on a new legal framework for abortion services in Northern Ireland has launched. It follows the decriminalisation of abortion last month after MPs passed a law in Parliament. Mi...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
PSNI Seek Help Tracing Missing Co Down Man
Police in Co Down are seeking help tracing the whereabouts of James Lewis. The 58 year-old known locally as Jim was last sighted at Holywood train halt on Friday 01 November. Jim previously resided ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
QUB Partakes In New Cystic Fibrosis Trial
Researchers at Queen's University Belfast have been involved in ground-breaking research that holds promise for a vast majority of those with cystic fibrosis. The researchers identified how a combina...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Pharmacies To Offer Free Flu Jab To Health Staff
A pilot service offering frontline health and social care workers a free flu vaccine in their local pharmacy has been launched in the North West. Piloting the scheme in counties Fermanagh, Tyrone and...
Business News, Nov 5, 2019
Twilight Market Returns To Belfast
St George's Market is set to host its biggest and best Twilight Market yet as it joins forces with the Taste the Island initiative this November. On November 12 and 13, the best of Northern Ireland's...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Cross-Border Jobs And Careers Fair Announced
A cross-border Jobs and Careers Fair has been announced to take place on Friday 15 November at the Hotel Kilmore in Cavan Town. The event will be hosted by the Department for Communities and Ireland'...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Titanic Belfast Launches Search For A Little Star
The search is on for a lucky child to help get Christmas underway at Titanic Belfast. The festive illuminations will burst into life on Sunday 24 November with the official illumination ceremony foll...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Prepare For Winter Driving Conditions
Road users are urged to take extra care on the roads throughout the darker months as the roads service gears up to manage the challenges of winter driving. As the cold sets in and daylight hours grow...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 5, 2019
Other News In Brief
Appeal As Teen Reported Missing In Bangor Police in Bangor are appealing for information on the whereabouts of Daniel Rodger. Daniel, aged 17, lives in the Co Down town and has been reported ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2019
PSNI: Firework Arson Attack Had Potential To Cause Tragedy
Police have said an arson attack using fireworks could have ended in tragedy this morning. Fire crews were called to a property in the Rossnareen Road area of west Belfast in the early hours of Monda...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2019
Shock As Vehicle Rammed On Homeless Charity Building
A building operated by a homeless charity in Belfast has been damaged by a vehicle rammed through its front. Police are seeking witnesses to the incident at the Welcome Organisation on Townsend Stree...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2019
SF Won't Stand In Three Constituencies
Sinn Fein has announced it will step aside in three constituencies in next month's General Election, instead urging voters to support other pro-Remain candidates. President Mary Lou McDonald today an...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2019
Naomi Long To Contest East Belfast MP Seat
Alliance chief Naomi Long is to stand for her party as the East Belfast candidate in the General Election. Announcing her bid to reclaim the seat from the DUP's Gavin Robinson, which she previously h...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2019
NI Couple Injured In France Bus Crash
A young couple from Northern Ireland are among those injured after a bus travelling from Paris to London crashed in northern France. A total of 33 people were hurt in the collision, four of which suf...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 4, 2019
UUP Stand Aside In North Belfast
The Ulster Unionist Party has confirmed it will not put forward a candidate in North Belfast for the upcoming Westminster election. Sunday's announcement followed news that the DUP will stand aside i...