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17/04/2009
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Fish Die In Waterworks
Several hundreds of fish have been killed in a stream that leads to the Waterworks pond in north Belfast. The pond is stocked with rainbow trout by the fishing club, 'Families at the Waterworks', whose members are worried the pollution will affect their fish. It is the second fish kill there this year.
Blitz Remembered
A sculpture, designed to commemorate those who lost their lives in the WWII Belfast Blitz, has been unveiled. The bronze statue, designed by Belfast artist Carolyn Mulholland, depicts an orphan and a woman who has lost her baby, standing in a mass of fallen planks representing the destruction around them. It was revealed last night at a memorial service to mark the huge loss of life during the air raid by the Luftwaffe in 1941. This week marked the 68th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz and saw hundreds turning up at the Northern Ireland War Memorial building in the Cathedral Quarter to remember more than 1,000 people who died.
Crash Victim Named
Police have confirmed that Gary 'Jaffa' Walker, 19, from the Carrickfergus area was the driver who died in the fatal road traffic collision on the Low Road in Islandmagee at around 10pm on Wednesday. It is understood he was travelling home after leaving off his 17-year-old Islandmagee girlfriend when his Renault Clio left the road.
Obamas Meets Sean Quinn
The American President has been pictured with Sean Quinn, the Co Fermanagh-born billionaire hotelier. He was playing host to Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle at his family-owned Hilton Hotel in Prague. The flying visit took place recently when the most powerful man in the world was in the Czech Republic for a meeting with a number of European leaders. Since the Quinn Group bought the Prague Hilton five years ago, the prestigious hotel has attracted several high-profile world leaders with Obama the biggest name to date.
Toy Chain Pulls Out
Top toy retailer Hamleys is pulling out of Belfast, having originally teamed up with House of Fraser two years ago to open a mini Hamleys in department stores in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester and Birmingham. Hamleys has operated from the top floor of House of Fraser in Belfast's Victoria Square Shopping Centre since the centre opened last year but has decided to withdraw from all House of Fraser stores, focusing instead on opening stand-alone shops in the UK. Belfast could be a possible location for one of those stores.
Arab Businesses Targeted
Seventeen companies and organisations from Northern Ireland are in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar this week for trade and technology transfer talks with local businesses and universities. The mission has been organised by Invest Northern Ireland as part of an ongoing programme of trade development initiatives in Gulf markets. Around 30 companies will also be visiting Saudi Arabia in May, the second trade mission to this important marketplace since January. Invest NI has had a trade and business development operation in Dubai since 1994.
Work Starts On £500k Cookstown Regeneration
A new half million pound public realm scheme has kicked-off in Cookstown. The scheme is designed to create a civic space in the Burn Road area of the town centre and compliment the civic buildings such as the Burnavon Theatre. Plans are also afoot to transform Burn Road, creating a more useable space capable of hosting public events.
(BMcC/JM)
Several hundreds of fish have been killed in a stream that leads to the Waterworks pond in north Belfast. The pond is stocked with rainbow trout by the fishing club, 'Families at the Waterworks', whose members are worried the pollution will affect their fish. It is the second fish kill there this year.
Blitz Remembered
A sculpture, designed to commemorate those who lost their lives in the WWII Belfast Blitz, has been unveiled. The bronze statue, designed by Belfast artist Carolyn Mulholland, depicts an orphan and a woman who has lost her baby, standing in a mass of fallen planks representing the destruction around them. It was revealed last night at a memorial service to mark the huge loss of life during the air raid by the Luftwaffe in 1941. This week marked the 68th anniversary of the Belfast Blitz and saw hundreds turning up at the Northern Ireland War Memorial building in the Cathedral Quarter to remember more than 1,000 people who died.
Crash Victim Named
Police have confirmed that Gary 'Jaffa' Walker, 19, from the Carrickfergus area was the driver who died in the fatal road traffic collision on the Low Road in Islandmagee at around 10pm on Wednesday. It is understood he was travelling home after leaving off his 17-year-old Islandmagee girlfriend when his Renault Clio left the road.
Obamas Meets Sean Quinn
The American President has been pictured with Sean Quinn, the Co Fermanagh-born billionaire hotelier. He was playing host to Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle at his family-owned Hilton Hotel in Prague. The flying visit took place recently when the most powerful man in the world was in the Czech Republic for a meeting with a number of European leaders. Since the Quinn Group bought the Prague Hilton five years ago, the prestigious hotel has attracted several high-profile world leaders with Obama the biggest name to date.
Toy Chain Pulls Out
Top toy retailer Hamleys is pulling out of Belfast, having originally teamed up with House of Fraser two years ago to open a mini Hamleys in department stores in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Belfast, Manchester and Birmingham. Hamleys has operated from the top floor of House of Fraser in Belfast's Victoria Square Shopping Centre since the centre opened last year but has decided to withdraw from all House of Fraser stores, focusing instead on opening stand-alone shops in the UK. Belfast could be a possible location for one of those stores.
Arab Businesses Targeted
Seventeen companies and organisations from Northern Ireland are in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar this week for trade and technology transfer talks with local businesses and universities. The mission has been organised by Invest Northern Ireland as part of an ongoing programme of trade development initiatives in Gulf markets. Around 30 companies will also be visiting Saudi Arabia in May, the second trade mission to this important marketplace since January. Invest NI has had a trade and business development operation in Dubai since 1994.
Work Starts On £500k Cookstown Regeneration
A new half million pound public realm scheme has kicked-off in Cookstown. The scheme is designed to create a civic space in the Burn Road area of the town centre and compliment the civic buildings such as the Burnavon Theatre. Plans are also afoot to transform Burn Road, creating a more useable space capable of hosting public events.
(BMcC/JM)
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