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20/08/2008
Other NI News In Brief
Bombs Fail To Halt Sunshine Holiday
A double bomb attack has failed to dent an Ulster couple's enjoyment of a Spanish holiday. They told the Belfast News Letter yesterday that the sunny weather was beautiful and they had no intention of heading home early or curtailing their activities: "Being from Northern Ireland means it would take a lot more than that to put us off," they said. Noel and Noeleen Murphy, from Dungannon, are on a 10-day break at the Costa del Sol, staying at a hotel in Benalmadena close to where one of the two small bombs exploded on Sunday. They were enjoying the sunshine on their terrace around the pool early on Sunday when they noticed eerily familiar activity on the beach. "We heard sirens and noticed police clearing sunbathers and swimmers off the beach. All the boats weren't being allowed back into the marina and were anchored offshore," noting that the alert started at about 10am and then at about 3pm when they heard an explosion and saw a puff of smoke on the beach on the other side of the marina (pictured). ETA has been fighting a terror campaign since 1968 for an independent Basque homeland in northern Spain and southern France. The group has been blamed for killing more than 825 people.
See: Vigilance Urged As Costa Bombed Again
Laganside Community Flush With Cash
A further year's funding - of £50,000 - has been announced for the 'Laganside Community Activity' scheme. The NI Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie said the funding programme is aimed at supporting and encouraging community based-events that both address the needs of the local Laganside communities and continue to bring life to the area. The Community Activity Grant helps to sustain the regeneration of the Laganside area and enables local communities to access a variety of leisure, cultural and educational activity opportunities. "I recognise the value of arts, sports, cultural, environmental and educational community based activities and my Department will continue to promote these initiatives to ensure that the Laganside area continues to be a success," said the Minister who noted that this additional year's funding will ensure that there is ongoing financial support for community activities that address the needs of and provides benefit to the Laganside local community.
Invest NI Aids Shower Firm
A Co Londonderry-based shower tray manufacturer, Spa-Jet, has developed a new product range aimed at increasing export sales. The Coleraine company, which employs 24 people at its Hawthorn Terrace premises, has developed an upmarket range of slim line and lower profile shower trays, with help from Invest NI. Invest NI has provided research and development-focused assistance through its Product and Process Development Programme and is also providing marketing support. The new products were unveiled by Eric McKay, Spa-Jet's Managing Director and founder, and welcomed by Des Gartland, Invest NI's North West Regional Office Manager in Londonderry.
Green Light For A2 Update
Northern Ireland Roads Minister Conor Murphy has announced his decision to proceed with the £46 million A2 Broadbridge Maydown to City of Derry Airport Dual Carriageway scheme. Having considered the inspector's report of his findings on the public inquiries held to consider the A2 scheme, the Minister has tasked Roads Service with progressing the scheme, taking into account the inspector's recommended amendments. Construction of the scheme, which will provide 6.6 kilometres of dual carriageway from Maydown Roundabout to the City of Derry Airport is expected to commence early next year.
(BMcC/NS)
A double bomb attack has failed to dent an Ulster couple's enjoyment of a Spanish holiday. They told the Belfast News Letter yesterday that the sunny weather was beautiful and they had no intention of heading home early or curtailing their activities: "Being from Northern Ireland means it would take a lot more than that to put us off," they said. Noel and Noeleen Murphy, from Dungannon, are on a 10-day break at the Costa del Sol, staying at a hotel in Benalmadena close to where one of the two small bombs exploded on Sunday. They were enjoying the sunshine on their terrace around the pool early on Sunday when they noticed eerily familiar activity on the beach. "We heard sirens and noticed police clearing sunbathers and swimmers off the beach. All the boats weren't being allowed back into the marina and were anchored offshore," noting that the alert started at about 10am and then at about 3pm when they heard an explosion and saw a puff of smoke on the beach on the other side of the marina (pictured). ETA has been fighting a terror campaign since 1968 for an independent Basque homeland in northern Spain and southern France. The group has been blamed for killing more than 825 people.
See: Vigilance Urged As Costa Bombed Again
Laganside Community Flush With Cash
A further year's funding - of £50,000 - has been announced for the 'Laganside Community Activity' scheme. The NI Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie said the funding programme is aimed at supporting and encouraging community based-events that both address the needs of the local Laganside communities and continue to bring life to the area. The Community Activity Grant helps to sustain the regeneration of the Laganside area and enables local communities to access a variety of leisure, cultural and educational activity opportunities. "I recognise the value of arts, sports, cultural, environmental and educational community based activities and my Department will continue to promote these initiatives to ensure that the Laganside area continues to be a success," said the Minister who noted that this additional year's funding will ensure that there is ongoing financial support for community activities that address the needs of and provides benefit to the Laganside local community.
Invest NI Aids Shower Firm
A Co Londonderry-based shower tray manufacturer, Spa-Jet, has developed a new product range aimed at increasing export sales. The Coleraine company, which employs 24 people at its Hawthorn Terrace premises, has developed an upmarket range of slim line and lower profile shower trays, with help from Invest NI. Invest NI has provided research and development-focused assistance through its Product and Process Development Programme and is also providing marketing support. The new products were unveiled by Eric McKay, Spa-Jet's Managing Director and founder, and welcomed by Des Gartland, Invest NI's North West Regional Office Manager in Londonderry.
Green Light For A2 Update
Northern Ireland Roads Minister Conor Murphy has announced his decision to proceed with the £46 million A2 Broadbridge Maydown to City of Derry Airport Dual Carriageway scheme. Having considered the inspector's report of his findings on the public inquiries held to consider the A2 scheme, the Minister has tasked Roads Service with progressing the scheme, taking into account the inspector's recommended amendments. Construction of the scheme, which will provide 6.6 kilometres of dual carriageway from Maydown Roundabout to the City of Derry Airport is expected to commence early next year.
(BMcC/NS)
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