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11/11/2010
Other NI News In Brief
City Hall Grounds Shut
Due to preparations for the forthcoming Christmas Lights Switch On and Continental Market, the grounds of Belfast City Hall will be closed to the general public from 4pm this coming Sunday (14 November), until approximately 7.30pm on Saturday 20 November. Access to the City Hall during this period will be via the Donegall Square South entrance and entrance to The Bobbin coffee shop will be via Donegall Square East. Disabled access to City Hall also will be via Donegall Square East. The Christmas Lights Switch On ceremony takes place on Saturday 20 November, with the entertainment programme starting at 6pm. The Christmas Continental Market will officially open at around 7.30pm, following the Switch On.
Eleventh Hour Silence
As millions across the UK fell silent at 11am today to mark Armistice Day, an innovative 'pop record' This Remembrance Day - actually a two-minute silence to support the poppy campaign by the Royal British Legion - shot into the midweek Top 20. Meanwhile, in Belfast, as wreaths were being laid by civic representatives and Royal British Legion members this morning at the City Hall cenotaph, the leader of the nationalist SDLP revealed that she will wear a poppy while attending a Remembrance Sunday ceremony this weekend. It is understood that Margaret Ritchie will be the first leader of a nationalist party to wear a poppy. She said that she hoped it would be seen as a gesture of "reconciliation and reaching out" as some see the poppy as a controversial symbol in Northern Ireland, often dividing unionists and nationalists even though it is only sold by the British Legion in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday in November to raise money for veterans. See: Eleventh Hour Silence Marks Fallen
Roden Street Alert
The police have been tasked to two streets in south Belfast after the discovery of suspicious objects at Bentham Drive and Roden Street off the Donegall Road. Army bomb disposal officers have been sent to examine the objects. Children in a nursery school were among those moved away from the area this afternoon.
Deadly Derry Fire Probed
The death of a pensioner in Londonderry following a fire is to be further examined by police officers. The 67-year-old man was found dead in a bungalow in the Westway area of the Creggan Estate on Wednesday evening when a neighbour discovered the body after entering the property when there was no answer at the door. Police now say there was a fire in the house and the scene of the incident is to be examined as part of police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Rape Accused In Court
A man is to face charges in court today relating to allegations of attempted rape, attempted murder and making threats to kill in Co Down on Sunday. The accused, who is aged 44, will be in court in Newtownards to face the charges following an incident at property on High Street, Holywood.
Police Occupational Unit Accolade
Mid-Ulster DUP Assembly MLA NI Policing Board member, Ian McCrea, has congratulated the PSNI Occupational Health Unit on winning a major award at the National Business Awards in London. "To come top in the 'Health, Work and Wellbeing Award' category is truly a marvellous achievement and echoes what one of the judges remarked as pioneering work," he said, noting that the unit was established in 1986 by the RUC and has maintained a strong focus on employee well-being, which in turn helps to sustain recovery of its officers.
SDLP Student On Cuts Protest
An SDLP youth member Liam McNulty has taken part in this week's National Union of Students (NUS) demonstration in London against Higher Education funding cuts. Speaking from London on Wednesday, he said: "Students and lecturers sent a clear message to the Government. Tens of thousands of people marched to demand the sort of higher education system that both David Cameron and Nick Clegg themselves enjoyed but which they are now threatening to deny a new generation," he said. "That some students took part in civil disobedience in no way detracts from the scale of the demonstration and their actions pale in significance to the criminal damage the Tories and Liberal Democrats are about to inflict on our universities."
Young Scientists Hosted
The NI Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has hosted a reception for science students from across NI who entered the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. "The importance of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) cannot be overstated. Schools which afford science and technology a priority, in both their curriculum and their extra-curricular activities, will help us create a workforce that can fill skills gaps in society and help drive our economy. They also provide our young people with the skills that they will need to take advantage of the opportunities offered by today's increasingly global economy," she said, noting the continued support for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
Shop Robbery Shock
Alliance Belfast councillor Laura McNamee has expressed her shock at a robbery of a newsagents on the Upper Newtownards Road on Wednesday afternoon. A shop assistant was threatened at knifepoint before the robber made off with a sum of money. Cllr Laura McNamee said: "I am shocked that this shop was robbed in broad daylight on one of Belfast's main roads. It is deeply worrying that there has been an increase in knife crimes in recent years. I hope the police will continue to view this as an extremely serious crime and will provide resources to tackle this growing problem. My thoughts are with the shop assistant after what must have been a very traumatic experience for her. I hope she is able to get over her ordeal quickly," she said, also asking anybody with any information about this robbery to contact the police.
(BMcC/GK)
Due to preparations for the forthcoming Christmas Lights Switch On and Continental Market, the grounds of Belfast City Hall will be closed to the general public from 4pm this coming Sunday (14 November), until approximately 7.30pm on Saturday 20 November. Access to the City Hall during this period will be via the Donegall Square South entrance and entrance to The Bobbin coffee shop will be via Donegall Square East. Disabled access to City Hall also will be via Donegall Square East. The Christmas Lights Switch On ceremony takes place on Saturday 20 November, with the entertainment programme starting at 6pm. The Christmas Continental Market will officially open at around 7.30pm, following the Switch On.
Eleventh Hour Silence
As millions across the UK fell silent at 11am today to mark Armistice Day, an innovative 'pop record' This Remembrance Day - actually a two-minute silence to support the poppy campaign by the Royal British Legion - shot into the midweek Top 20. Meanwhile, in Belfast, as wreaths were being laid by civic representatives and Royal British Legion members this morning at the City Hall cenotaph, the leader of the nationalist SDLP revealed that she will wear a poppy while attending a Remembrance Sunday ceremony this weekend. It is understood that Margaret Ritchie will be the first leader of a nationalist party to wear a poppy. She said that she hoped it would be seen as a gesture of "reconciliation and reaching out" as some see the poppy as a controversial symbol in Northern Ireland, often dividing unionists and nationalists even though it is only sold by the British Legion in the run-up to Remembrance Sunday in November to raise money for veterans. See: Eleventh Hour Silence Marks Fallen
Roden Street Alert
The police have been tasked to two streets in south Belfast after the discovery of suspicious objects at Bentham Drive and Roden Street off the Donegall Road. Army bomb disposal officers have been sent to examine the objects. Children in a nursery school were among those moved away from the area this afternoon.
Deadly Derry Fire Probed
The death of a pensioner in Londonderry following a fire is to be further examined by police officers. The 67-year-old man was found dead in a bungalow in the Westway area of the Creggan Estate on Wednesday evening when a neighbour discovered the body after entering the property when there was no answer at the door. Police now say there was a fire in the house and the scene of the incident is to be examined as part of police investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death.
Rape Accused In Court
A man is to face charges in court today relating to allegations of attempted rape, attempted murder and making threats to kill in Co Down on Sunday. The accused, who is aged 44, will be in court in Newtownards to face the charges following an incident at property on High Street, Holywood.
Police Occupational Unit Accolade
Mid-Ulster DUP Assembly MLA NI Policing Board member, Ian McCrea, has congratulated the PSNI Occupational Health Unit on winning a major award at the National Business Awards in London. "To come top in the 'Health, Work and Wellbeing Award' category is truly a marvellous achievement and echoes what one of the judges remarked as pioneering work," he said, noting that the unit was established in 1986 by the RUC and has maintained a strong focus on employee well-being, which in turn helps to sustain recovery of its officers.
SDLP Student On Cuts Protest
An SDLP youth member Liam McNulty has taken part in this week's National Union of Students (NUS) demonstration in London against Higher Education funding cuts. Speaking from London on Wednesday, he said: "Students and lecturers sent a clear message to the Government. Tens of thousands of people marched to demand the sort of higher education system that both David Cameron and Nick Clegg themselves enjoyed but which they are now threatening to deny a new generation," he said. "That some students took part in civil disobedience in no way detracts from the scale of the demonstration and their actions pale in significance to the criminal damage the Tories and Liberal Democrats are about to inflict on our universities."
Young Scientists Hosted
The NI Education Minister, Caitríona Ruane, has hosted a reception for science students from across NI who entered the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. "The importance of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) cannot be overstated. Schools which afford science and technology a priority, in both their curriculum and their extra-curricular activities, will help us create a workforce that can fill skills gaps in society and help drive our economy. They also provide our young people with the skills that they will need to take advantage of the opportunities offered by today's increasingly global economy," she said, noting the continued support for the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.
Shop Robbery Shock
Alliance Belfast councillor Laura McNamee has expressed her shock at a robbery of a newsagents on the Upper Newtownards Road on Wednesday afternoon. A shop assistant was threatened at knifepoint before the robber made off with a sum of money. Cllr Laura McNamee said: "I am shocked that this shop was robbed in broad daylight on one of Belfast's main roads. It is deeply worrying that there has been an increase in knife crimes in recent years. I hope the police will continue to view this as an extremely serious crime and will provide resources to tackle this growing problem. My thoughts are with the shop assistant after what must have been a very traumatic experience for her. I hope she is able to get over her ordeal quickly," she said, also asking anybody with any information about this robbery to contact the police.
(BMcC/GK)
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