Northern Ireland News for April 2019 : Page 6

Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2019
Workers Urged To Join The Active Travel Challenge
Employers across Northern Ireland are being encouraged to sign-up to the Active Travel Challenge for a healthier and more environmentally-friendly commute. The Department for Infrastructure, Public H...
Business News, Apr 5, 2019
£250m Investment Proposition To Transform Lisburn & Castlereagh
An investment proposition worth £250 million which aims to "connect, invest and transform" the district of Lisburn & Castlereagh has been announced by the mayor, Councillor Uel Mackin. The project wa...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2019
UK Requests Further Brexit Delay
Prime Minister Theresa May has written to European Union officials to request a further Brexit delay until 30 June. The date for the UK's departure currently stands just one week away, Friday 12 Apri...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2019
Police Warn Charity Box Thief To Come Forward
Police in Craigavon have issued a strong warning to the man responsible for stealing a charity collection box to come forward before his picture is circulated on social media. The thief was caught on...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2019
L'Derry Security Alert Declared A Hoax
A security alert which saw homes evacuated and roads closed in L'Derry yesterday afternoon has been declared a hoax. Police and army bomb experts attended the scene after a suspicious object was repo...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2019
Belfast Event Grant Opens To Applications
A funding package of £200,000 has been launched for the Belfast City Centre Event Grant Scheme with applications encouraged. The Department for Communities scheme will support arts, cultural and comm...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 5, 2019
Other News In Brief
Flooding Causing Delays Near Belfast Train Station A road in Belfast City Centre has been closed this afternoon due to flooding. Deep water has formed on the Laganbank Road under the railway ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
L'Derry Security Alert Sees Roads Closed & Homes Evacuated
A number of homes in L'Derry have been evacuated and surrounding roads closed to traffic amid an ongoing security alert. A police operation was sparked after a suspicious object was discovered in the...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
Public To Be Consulted On Emergency Care Provision
The public is to be consulted on the provision of emergency care services in Northern Ireland amid a Department of Health review of the area. Urgent and emergency care provided at hospital Emergency ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
East Belfast Home Targeted In Burglary
Police are investigating a reported burglary at the home of an elderly woman in east Belfast yesterday, Wednesday 03 April. Entry was gained to a property in Loopland Parade sometime between 7pm and ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
Zara Reopens In Belfast City Centre
Popular fashion retailer Zara has reopened its Belfast city centre store, almost seven months since the Primark fire caused it to close. The safety cordon, in place since the devastating blaze last A...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
97 Arts Organisations To Benefit From £12.8m Annual Funding
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland (ACNI) has announced grants of £12.8 million to be divided among 97 key arts organisations across the region. The move brought bad news for some organisations how...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
Lisa Dorrian Search Progresses To New Site
The ongoing search for Lisa Dorrian has intensified, with officers searching a second site in Ballyhalbert. Detectives have been scouring the County Down caravan park where the 25-year-old was last s...
Business News, Apr 4, 2019
Business Organisations Join Forces For Unique Brexit Event
Hundreds of firms are expected to converge on a unique Brexit one-stop-shop event planned for Belfast later this month. The Federation of Small Businesses, Institute of Directors, InterTradeIreland, ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
Concern For Jobs As Moy Park Temporarily Close Ballymena Factory
Up to 400 jobs may be in jeopardy at Moy Park in Ballymena as the company has temporarily halted one of its production lines. Although the poultry firm said no roles will be compromised, the union Un...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
Game Of Thrones Studio Tour To Open In County Down
An official Game of Thrones studio tour is set to open in County Down next year. Situated at the Linen Mill Studios in Banbridge, the original filming location for many iconic scenes, the tour will g...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
Plans For Major L'Derry Road Upgrade Must Change- Retail NI
Retailers on the Buncrana Road in L'Derry are calling for changes to the proposed upgrade to the road in a bid to improve local access to their stores. Several traders on the major route have express...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 4, 2019
Other News In Brief
Van Morrisson To Play Live Botanic Gardens Gig Belfast musician Van Morrison is set to play a live show in the city this summer. Live At Botanic Gardens will see a series of concerts held in ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
PSNI In Call For Domestic Abuse Legislation
A senior PSNI officer has said that legislation to tackle psychological and emotional abuse should be introduced to help police tackle domestic violence and bring Northern Ireland in line with England...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
Police Investigate As Car Crashes Into West Belfast Apartments
Police are probing a single-vehicle collision which saw a car end up lodged in the side of an apartment block in west Belfast. A Renault Clio was discovered in the brickwork of a residential premises...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
Public Urged To Support Autism Awareness Week
An SDLP MLA is urging members of the public to support Autism Awareness Week, which is currently running until Sunday 07 April. Mark H Durkan, the party's Health Spokesperson, said the initiative is ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
PHA In Public Appeal To Vaccinate Against MMR
The Public Health Agency (PHA) is raising awareness of the Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine through a new social media video. The campaign comes after a recent measles outbreak in Europe. The...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
IFA Launch Easter Football Camps
The Irish Football Association (IFA) have launched the application process for Easter football camps which will be held across 30 locations in Northern Ireland. The three-day training camps, in partn...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
80 Evacuated In Belfast City Centre Fire
Eighty people have been evacuated and two individuals taken to hospital following an overnight fire at an apartment block in Belfast City Centre. The blaze started on Great Victoria Street in the ear...
Business News, Apr 3, 2019
Networking Event To Develop Causeway Coast Tourism Experiences
A speed networking event is set to bring together all four Causeway Coastal Route (CCR) clusters to introduce their respective tourism products. Businesses will have one to one exchanges, each lastin...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
Flybe Cancels Belfast Flights
Flybe has cancelled a number of flights in and out of Belfast City Airport today, Wednesday 03 April. Five departures and five arrivals have so far been affected, with the airline citing a combinatio...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
Police Investigating Tara Wright's Death Revisit Scene
Policing investigating the death of Banbridge teenager Tara Wright have revisited the scene of a crash she is believed to have been involved in. The 17-year-old was discovered inside a grey Rover MG ...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
DUP Slam Theresa May's 'Lamentable' Brexit Negotiations
The DUP has criticised Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit negotiations as "lamentable". It comes after Mrs May announced yesterday, 02 April, that she is to ask the EU for a further extension to Bre...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 3, 2019
Other News In Brief
Ulster Unionist MLA Condemns Attack On Antrim War Memorial An Ulster Unionist MLA has branded an act of vandalism on a war memorial in County Antrim as "an insult to our war dead". The Knocka...
Northern Ireland News, Apr 2, 2019
Latest Lisa Dorrian Searches Follow Fresh Information- PSNI
Police have returned to Ballyhalbert in County Down, the spot where Lisa Dorrian was last seen alive, to carry out fresh searches as a result of new information. Detective Superintendent Jason Murphy...