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Northern Ireland News for September 2003 : Page 6
Northern Ireland News, Sep 22, 2003
Resurfacing scheme to begin in Co Down
A £400,000 resurfacing scheme near Newry, Co Down is set to begin next week. The work, on the A1 Dublin Road between the Forkhill Road roundabout and the border, will take place on two separate secti...
Resurfacing scheme to begin in Co Down
A £400,000 resurfacing scheme near Newry, Co Down is set to begin next week. The work, on the A1 Dublin Road between the Forkhill Road roundabout and the border, will take place on two separate secti...
UK National News, Sep 22, 2003
Billionaire gives $168m to combat malaria
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced three grants totaling $168 million to fight malaria – a disease that, due to increased drug resistance, is on the rise in Africa for the first time ...
Billionaire gives $168m to combat malaria
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced three grants totaling $168 million to fight malaria – a disease that, due to increased drug resistance, is on the rise in Africa for the first time ...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Newry man in court over doctor attack
A 42-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with an alleged knife attack at a Co Down hospital. Paul McCrossan from Canal Street in Newry appeared before Newry Magistrates' Cou...
Newry man in court over doctor attack
A 42-year-old man has been remanded in custody after being charged with an alleged knife attack at a Co Down hospital. Paul McCrossan from Canal Street in Newry appeared before Newry Magistrates' Cou...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Trial of Soham murder accused postponed
The trial of the man accused of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman – which was due to go ahead next month – has been postponed until November 3. Ian Huntley, who has pleaded not g...
Trial of Soham murder accused postponed
The trial of the man accused of murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman – which was due to go ahead next month – has been postponed until November 3. Ian Huntley, who has pleaded not g...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Government has 'failed' to reverse nursing shortages
The Royal College of Nurses (RCN) has issued a warning to government today that its policies have failed to reverse serious shortages in nursing staff. According to the RCN's report, 'More Nurses, Wo...
Government has 'failed' to reverse nursing shortages
The Royal College of Nurses (RCN) has issued a warning to government today that its policies have failed to reverse serious shortages in nursing staff. According to the RCN's report, 'More Nurses, Wo...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Hurricane Isabel claims 12 lives
The residents of the US East Coast emerged from their homes today to survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Isabel as the storm continued north into Canada. Canadian emergency services were preparing...
Hurricane Isabel claims 12 lives
The residents of the US East Coast emerged from their homes today to survey the damage wrought by Hurricane Isabel as the storm continued north into Canada. Canadian emergency services were preparing...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Scourge of binge drinking highlighted by government report
A government report has linked binge drinking with up to 22,000 premature deaths each year, and claims that problems associated with heavy boozing is costing the country up to £20 billion a year. The...
Scourge of binge drinking highlighted by government report
A government report has linked binge drinking with up to 22,000 premature deaths each year, and claims that problems associated with heavy boozing is costing the country up to £20 billion a year. The...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Public to have role in 'root and branch' review of BBC
Extensive public consultation will form part of a "root and branch" review of the BBC, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has said. Speaking at the Royal Television Society's conference in Cambridge, the...
Public to have role in 'root and branch' review of BBC
Extensive public consultation will form part of a "root and branch" review of the BBC, Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell has said. Speaking at the Royal Television Society's conference in Cambridge, the...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Kelly McBride fails in by-election bid
The sister of a murdered Belfast teenager has failed in her bid to win a seat in Parliament following a London by-election last night. But while Kelly McBride secured just 189 votes in yesterday's by...
Kelly McBride fails in by-election bid
The sister of a murdered Belfast teenager has failed in her bid to win a seat in Parliament following a London by-election last night. But while Kelly McBride secured just 189 votes in yesterday's by...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Minister on two-day fact-finding mission to Iraq
International Development Minister Hilary Benn has embarked on a two-day visit to Iraq to see the "political, development and humanitarian challenges" facing Iraqi people. During visits to Basrah and...
Minister on two-day fact-finding mission to Iraq
International Development Minister Hilary Benn has embarked on a two-day visit to Iraq to see the "political, development and humanitarian challenges" facing Iraqi people. During visits to Basrah and...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Holywood PSNI station downgraded to 'part-time' status
Police have confirmed that Holywood police station is to go part-time in order to free up more of its officers. The station will now operate on restricted opening hours from the end of September betw...
Holywood PSNI station downgraded to 'part-time' status
Police have confirmed that Holywood police station is to go part-time in order to free up more of its officers. The station will now operate on restricted opening hours from the end of September betw...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Woman dies in car crash near Newry
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was killed in a road accident in Newry, Co Down late last night. The woman was a passenger in a car which crashed on the main Belfast Road in Newry at...
Woman dies in car crash near Newry
Police are appealing for witnesses after a woman was killed in a road accident in Newry, Co Down late last night. The woman was a passenger in a car which crashed on the main Belfast Road in Newry at...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Minister urges unions to re-enter water reform debate
NIO Minister, John Spellar has urged trade unions to re-enter discussions with officials on Water Reform which is set to be introduced in Northern Ireland. The Minister, who has responsibility for Re...
Minister urges unions to re-enter water reform debate
NIO Minister, John Spellar has urged trade unions to re-enter discussions with officials on Water Reform which is set to be introduced in Northern Ireland. The Minister, who has responsibility for Re...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Robbers target Ballynahinch supermarket
Detectives in Dowpatrick have appealed for information following the robbery of a supermarket in Ballynahinch last night. Two men, one of whom is believed to have had a knife, entered the store in Wi...
Robbers target Ballynahinch supermarket
Detectives in Dowpatrick have appealed for information following the robbery of a supermarket in Ballynahinch last night. Two men, one of whom is believed to have had a knife, entered the store in Wi...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
'Deeply offensive' Section 28 clause repealed
Section 28, the controversial clause which banned local authorities from 'promoting' homosexuality, has been repealed following the Local Government Act's receipt of Royal Assent. The pressure group ...
'Deeply offensive' Section 28 clause repealed
Section 28, the controversial clause which banned local authorities from 'promoting' homosexuality, has been repealed following the Local Government Act's receipt of Royal Assent. The pressure group ...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Suicide rates in young men are rising, claim scientists
Conventional methods for assessing trends in suicide rates mask an "important increase in suicide rates among younger men", according to a letter appearing in this week’s issue of The Lancet from two ...
Suicide rates in young men are rising, claim scientists
Conventional methods for assessing trends in suicide rates mask an "important increase in suicide rates among younger men", according to a letter appearing in this week’s issue of The Lancet from two ...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Government publishes annual report on human rights
The government's response to human rights challenges around the world over the last year has published in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Report on Human Rights. The human rights situati...
Government publishes annual report on human rights
The government's response to human rights challenges around the world over the last year has published in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office's Annual Report on Human Rights. The human rights situati...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Invest NI take Broadband message on the road
Broadband is offering businesses a more efficient way to harness the power of the internet, a spokesperson for Government agency Invest NI has said. In spreading this message Invest NI is going on th...
Invest NI take Broadband message on the road
Broadband is offering businesses a more efficient way to harness the power of the internet, a spokesperson for Government agency Invest NI has said. In spreading this message Invest NI is going on th...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Ulsterbus warn of delays and changes to timetables
Ulsterbus are advising passengers of changes and possible delays to their journey timetable this weekend in Counties Antrim and Armagh. On Saturday Portadown town will be closed due to the 'Country C...
Ulsterbus warn of delays and changes to timetables
Ulsterbus are advising passengers of changes and possible delays to their journey timetable this weekend in Counties Antrim and Armagh. On Saturday Portadown town will be closed due to the 'Country C...
UK National News, Sep 19, 2003
Government moves to outlaw spam
New government moves to tackle the nuisance of spam or junk emails and give phone and internet users more control over how their personal details are used have received a mixed response. The measures...
Government moves to outlaw spam
New government moves to tackle the nuisance of spam or junk emails and give phone and internet users more control over how their personal details are used have received a mixed response. The measures...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
Go nuts for 'Allergy Awareness Week'
Monday, September 22, sees the beginning of the first ever 'Allergy Awareness Week' in Northern Ireland. Organised by the Anaphylaxis Campaign, 'Watch Out! There’s A Nut About' is the theme for a pro...
Go nuts for 'Allergy Awareness Week'
Monday, September 22, sees the beginning of the first ever 'Allergy Awareness Week' in Northern Ireland. Organised by the Anaphylaxis Campaign, 'Watch Out! There’s A Nut About' is the theme for a pro...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 19, 2003
'Light it or lump it' for non-smokers at work?
Non-smokers at work are fuming over the additional breaks their smoking colleagues seem to be taking and are demanding additional breaks to compensate. According to one of the UK's leading supplier o...
'Light it or lump it' for non-smokers at work?
Non-smokers at work are fuming over the additional breaks their smoking colleagues seem to be taking and are demanding additional breaks to compensate. According to one of the UK's leading supplier o...
Recruitment News, Sep 18, 2003
Online giants to create 800 Irish jobs
Tánaiste Mary Harney welcomed the news that leading internet marketplace, eBay and its secure online payments subsidiary, PayPal is to create 800 new jobs over the next three years. PayPal will estab...
Online giants to create 800 Irish jobs
Tánaiste Mary Harney welcomed the news that leading internet marketplace, eBay and its secure online payments subsidiary, PayPal is to create 800 new jobs over the next three years. PayPal will estab...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2003
Hereditary peers to go in Lords reform package
Under proposals for Lords reform, the government will remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers sitting in the second chamber and set up a statutory Appointments Commission to select and oversee appoin...
Hereditary peers to go in Lords reform package
Under proposals for Lords reform, the government will remove the remaining 92 hereditary peers sitting in the second chamber and set up a statutory Appointments Commission to select and oversee appoin...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2003
Five arrested over DPP threats
Five people have been arrested in connection with death threats issued against members of the district policing partnership (DPP). Four men and a woman where apprehended by police in Strabane, Co Tyr...
Five arrested over DPP threats
Five people have been arrested in connection with death threats issued against members of the district policing partnership (DPP). Four men and a woman where apprehended by police in Strabane, Co Tyr...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2003
£3.5m lottery boost for health projects
Twenty-five health care projects are set to benefit from £3.5 million lottery funding announced today by NIO Minister, Angela Smith today. The National Lottery ‘good cause’ distributor, the New Oppor...
£3.5m lottery boost for health projects
Twenty-five health care projects are set to benefit from £3.5 million lottery funding announced today by NIO Minister, Angela Smith today. The National Lottery ‘good cause’ distributor, the New Oppor...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2003
Ceasefire monitor gets Commons approval
A new monitoring body for paramilitary ceasefires will be set up after legislation aimed at reviving the Northern Ireland peace process was rushed through the House of Commons last night. The Norther...
Ceasefire monitor gets Commons approval
A new monitoring body for paramilitary ceasefires will be set up after legislation aimed at reviving the Northern Ireland peace process was rushed through the House of Commons last night. The Norther...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2003
Catholic schools targeted by hoax bombers
Two bomb alerts outside separate Catholic schools in Co Antrim have been declared "elaborate hoaxes". In Larne a suspicious object was found in the carpark of St Comgall's High School at around 9am o...
Catholic schools targeted by hoax bombers
Two bomb alerts outside separate Catholic schools in Co Antrim have been declared "elaborate hoaxes". In Larne a suspicious object was found in the carpark of St Comgall's High School at around 9am o...
Northern Ireland News, Sep 18, 2003
Antrim E.coli oubreak rises to 12
The number of people suffering from the E.coli 0157 bug in Antrim has risen to 12. The latest victims are believed to be relatives of children from Laura's Lodge day nursery where the outbreak was fi...
Antrim E.coli oubreak rises to 12
The number of people suffering from the E.coli 0157 bug in Antrim has risen to 12. The latest victims are believed to be relatives of children from Laura's Lodge day nursery where the outbreak was fi...
UK National News, Sep 18, 2003
Plant closure to see 600 jobs go in Leeds
More than 600 jobs are to go after Hydro Aluminium Motorcast announced that it is to close its Leeds plant. The company said that the announcement follows "a decade-long battle to win fresh orders" ...
Plant closure to see 600 jobs go in Leeds
More than 600 jobs are to go after Hydro Aluminium Motorcast announced that it is to close its Leeds plant. The company said that the announcement follows "a decade-long battle to win fresh orders" ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherToday:A cloudy day with a little light rain or drizzle at times, but some spells of drier weather too. The north coast may become somewhat brighter later this afternoon. Maximum temperature 11 °C.Tonight:Cloudy and patchy light rain will slowly clear away this evening. Then the rest of the night will be dry with broken cloud. Westerly winds freshening in the early hours. Minimum temperature 6 °C.
