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20/07/2009
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Bank Heist Probed
A bank was robbed in east Belfast at the weekend. A substantial sum of money was taken in the armed robbery when a man wearing a baseball cap and dust mask and carrying a gun, entered the Cregagh Road premises at about 11.20am on Saturday. He threatened staff and demanded money. A sum of cash, believed to be around £20,000, was handed over and placed in a green bag the robber was carrying.
Killer Surrenders
A convicted murderer who handed himself in to police after absconding from his trial is due to appear at Londonderry Magistrates Court on Monday. James Meehan, convicted on Wednesday of the murder of James McFadden, handed himself in to Strand Road police station in Derry on Saturday. He had failed to turn up to court for the final days of his trail. Meehan was found guilty of Mr McFadden's murder, along with his wife Brenda and stepson Sean Devenney.
Students Progess Tracked
The Department for Employment and Learning has published Northern Ireland findings from the first stage of the UK-wide Futuretrack survey. Futuretrack is a study that will follow the progress of students, who applied through UCAS for full-time courses at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in 2006, over a five year period. The first stage of the survey was carried out before students entered Higher Education (HE) and focused on their characteristics, their decisions and their attitudes towards HE. The research shows that the majority of applicants from NI who accepted a place at a UK HEI remained in NI for study. Those who left NI were more likely to study in Scotland, with Merseyside, the North West and North East of England also popular choices.
Cheese Investment
Coleraine firm Dairy Produce Packers is investing over £400,000 in a staff training and development project, supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Dairy Produce Packers, part of the Kerry Group, is a market leader in the production and distribution of cheese slices for the retail and foodservice sectors. Invest NI has offered £121,201, part financed by the European Regional Development Fund, towards the total investment.
NI Lecturer Takes Top Housing Post
University of Ulster academic Paddy Gray has been elected Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Housing. A senior lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Magee, Mr Gray is the first person from Northern Ireland to hold the prestigious post. The Chartered Institute of Housing is the professional body for people involved in housing and communities. It has thousands of members working in over 20 countries across the world.
Tragedy Off Shore
The search for a teenager missing off the west Cork coast has ended without success. Matthias Latek, 13, had been on holiday in Ireland from Poland visiting his father who worked as a baker in Kenmare. The father and son went missing last Sunday during a fishing trip near Allihies and the body of Piotr Latek, who was 40-years-old, was recovered earlier this week.
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A bank was robbed in east Belfast at the weekend. A substantial sum of money was taken in the armed robbery when a man wearing a baseball cap and dust mask and carrying a gun, entered the Cregagh Road premises at about 11.20am on Saturday. He threatened staff and demanded money. A sum of cash, believed to be around £20,000, was handed over and placed in a green bag the robber was carrying.
Killer Surrenders
A convicted murderer who handed himself in to police after absconding from his trial is due to appear at Londonderry Magistrates Court on Monday. James Meehan, convicted on Wednesday of the murder of James McFadden, handed himself in to Strand Road police station in Derry on Saturday. He had failed to turn up to court for the final days of his trail. Meehan was found guilty of Mr McFadden's murder, along with his wife Brenda and stepson Sean Devenney.
Students Progess Tracked
The Department for Employment and Learning has published Northern Ireland findings from the first stage of the UK-wide Futuretrack survey. Futuretrack is a study that will follow the progress of students, who applied through UCAS for full-time courses at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in 2006, over a five year period. The first stage of the survey was carried out before students entered Higher Education (HE) and focused on their characteristics, their decisions and their attitudes towards HE. The research shows that the majority of applicants from NI who accepted a place at a UK HEI remained in NI for study. Those who left NI were more likely to study in Scotland, with Merseyside, the North West and North East of England also popular choices.
Cheese Investment
Coleraine firm Dairy Produce Packers is investing over £400,000 in a staff training and development project, supported by Invest Northern Ireland. Dairy Produce Packers, part of the Kerry Group, is a market leader in the production and distribution of cheese slices for the retail and foodservice sectors. Invest NI has offered £121,201, part financed by the European Regional Development Fund, towards the total investment.
NI Lecturer Takes Top Housing Post
University of Ulster academic Paddy Gray has been elected Vice President of the Chartered Institute of Housing. A senior lecturer in the School of the Built Environment at Magee, Mr Gray is the first person from Northern Ireland to hold the prestigious post. The Chartered Institute of Housing is the professional body for people involved in housing and communities. It has thousands of members working in over 20 countries across the world.
Tragedy Off Shore
The search for a teenager missing off the west Cork coast has ended without success. Matthias Latek, 13, had been on holiday in Ireland from Poland visiting his father who worked as a baker in Kenmare. The father and son went missing last Sunday during a fishing trip near Allihies and the body of Piotr Latek, who was 40-years-old, was recovered earlier this week.
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Two NI housing associations have secured long term loans, worth a total of £280 million, by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loans, for Choice and Apex housing associations, will be used to start construction on 4,700 new social homes over the next five years and to carry out refurbishment work on existing units.
Two Housing Associations Secure Loans To Build More Social Homes
Two NI housing associations have secured long term loans, worth a total of £280 million, by the European Investment Bank (EIB). The loans, for Choice and Apex housing associations, will be used to start construction on 4,700 new social homes over the next five years and to carry out refurbishment work on existing units.
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A high-level fact finding trip to view successful social housing schemes is being undertaken with a view to interpreting such initiatives into a Northern Ireland context.
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09 December 2013
Community Projects Receive £1.1m
A total of 16 community groups across Belfast have received total funding of just over £1.1m from City Council. The funding boost is being delivered through the £5m Local Investment Fund (LIF), which is part of the council's wider Investment Programme for the city. The move brings the overall amount allocated through the fund to over £2.
Community Projects Receive £1.1m
A total of 16 community groups across Belfast have received total funding of just over £1.1m from City Council. The funding boost is being delivered through the £5m Local Investment Fund (LIF), which is part of the council's wider Investment Programme for the city. The move brings the overall amount allocated through the fund to over £2.
16 May 2013
£1.25m For Belfast Community Projects
20 community regeneration projects across Belfast have received funding totalling £1.25m from the City Council. The funding is part of £5m set aside for the Local Investment Fund (LIF). Just under £1.3m is earmarked each to the North, South, East and West of the city and a further £490,000 allocated for the Shankill area.
£1.25m For Belfast Community Projects
20 community regeneration projects across Belfast have received funding totalling £1.25m from the City Council. The funding is part of £5m set aside for the Local Investment Fund (LIF). Just under £1.3m is earmarked each to the North, South, East and West of the city and a further £490,000 allocated for the Shankill area.
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