Menu
Northern Ireland News for October 2004 : Page 11
UK National News, Oct 6, 2004
National Parks fund judged a success
An innovative fund helping individuals, community groups, and businesses in England's National Parks has been judged a success after its first 18 months. An independent report published today, and co...
National Parks fund judged a success
An innovative fund helping individuals, community groups, and businesses in England's National Parks has been judged a success after its first 18 months. An independent report published today, and co...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
Five-year-old girl injured in hit-and-run
A five-year-old girl has been left critically ill in hospital after being knocked down in a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast on Tuesday. The girl was hit by a blue van which failed to stop on the...
Five-year-old girl injured in hit-and-run
A five-year-old girl has been left critically ill in hospital after being knocked down in a hit-and-run incident in west Belfast on Tuesday. The girl was hit by a blue van which failed to stop on the...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
Police investigate possible racist attack
Police believe a petrol bomb attack on a house in Armagh on Tuesday night may have been racially motivated. Two devices were thrown through a front living room window of the house in Alexander Park i...
Police investigate possible racist attack
Police believe a petrol bomb attack on a house in Armagh on Tuesday night may have been racially motivated. Two devices were thrown through a front living room window of the house in Alexander Park i...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
NI road deaths down 18%
The number of people killed and seriously injured on Northern Ireland’s roads has dropped according to latest figures. The first Annual Report on the Northern Ireland Road Safety Strategy 2002–2012, ...
NI road deaths down 18%
The number of people killed and seriously injured on Northern Ireland’s roads has dropped according to latest figures. The first Annual Report on the Northern Ireland Road Safety Strategy 2002–2012, ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
Major clampdown on illegal street traders
A major clampdown on illegal street trading in Belfast city centre is on the way, the Lord Mayor of Belfast announced today. Councillor Tom Ekin said the decision was prompted following information h...
Major clampdown on illegal street traders
A major clampdown on illegal street trading in Belfast city centre is on the way, the Lord Mayor of Belfast announced today. Councillor Tom Ekin said the decision was prompted following information h...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
Water Service to invest £47 million in Coleraine area
The Water Service has announced plans to start work on £47 million worth of projects in the Coleraine area over the next three years. The investment will see work carried out on the £42 million North...
Water Service to invest £47 million in Coleraine area
The Water Service has announced plans to start work on £47 million worth of projects in the Coleraine area over the next three years. The investment will see work carried out on the £42 million North...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
Local people urged to join Organ Donor Register
People from across Northern Ireland are being asked to respond to a national challenge to add one million more ‘lifesavers’ to the NHS Organ Donor Register. The call comes at the start of an advertis...
Local people urged to join Organ Donor Register
People from across Northern Ireland are being asked to respond to a national challenge to add one million more ‘lifesavers’ to the NHS Organ Donor Register. The call comes at the start of an advertis...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
Minister points the way for national parks
Environment Minister Angela Smith has announced the publication of a discussion paper on legislation for national parks and other protected landscape areas in Northern Ireland. Speaking at the firs...
Minister points the way for national parks
Environment Minister Angela Smith has announced the publication of a discussion paper on legislation for national parks and other protected landscape areas in Northern Ireland. Speaking at the firs...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
New standards in care services announced
Health Minister Angela Smith today announced the start of a consultation period on a wide range of new care standards. Over 600 people were involved in the development of the draft standards, which c...
New standards in care services announced
Health Minister Angela Smith today announced the start of a consultation period on a wide range of new care standards. Over 600 people were involved in the development of the draft standards, which c...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 6, 2004
Belfast never tasted so good
More than thirty of Belfast’s most popular eateries are gearing up for the launch of Eat Out 04, the city’s first ever official restaurant week. Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau (BVCB), in partn...
Belfast never tasted so good
More than thirty of Belfast’s most popular eateries are gearing up for the launch of Eat Out 04, the city’s first ever official restaurant week. Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau (BVCB), in partn...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2004
Chemical spillage sees two taken to hospital
Two people have been taken to hospital after an incident at Queen's University in Belfast, in which hazardous chemicals were released into the air by a laboratory technician disposing of waste materia...
Chemical spillage sees two taken to hospital
Two people have been taken to hospital after an incident at Queen's University in Belfast, in which hazardous chemicals were released into the air by a laboratory technician disposing of waste materia...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2004
Howard pledges "less talk, more action"
An incoming Conservative government would make a "war on crime" the centrepiece of its plans to make Britain a country envied around the world, Conservative leader Michael Howard has pledged. In his ...
Howard pledges "less talk, more action"
An incoming Conservative government would make a "war on crime" the centrepiece of its plans to make Britain a country envied around the world, Conservative leader Michael Howard has pledged. In his ...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2004
Search for Fife teenager resumes
The search for a teenager missing after he fell off a pier in Fife while fishing resumed today at 7.30 am. Forth Coastguard said the 16-year-old was with a friend in Newburgh, Fife, when he slipped a...
Search for Fife teenager resumes
The search for a teenager missing after he fell off a pier in Fife while fishing resumed today at 7.30 am. Forth Coastguard said the 16-year-old was with a friend in Newburgh, Fife, when he slipped a...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2004
MRSA superbug on the increase in the province
Incidents involving the MRSA superbug are on the increase in Northern Ireland, according to the findings of two reports published into the rates of infection in the province’s hospitals. The reports ...
MRSA superbug on the increase in the province
Incidents involving the MRSA superbug are on the increase in Northern Ireland, according to the findings of two reports published into the rates of infection in the province’s hospitals. The reports ...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2004
Magistrates secure access to credit reference database
Magistrates across England and Wales will soon have unprecedented access to a database to help them track down hard-to-find offenders who have defaulted on court penalties. When people move on, Magis...
Magistrates secure access to credit reference database
Magistrates across England and Wales will soon have unprecedented access to a database to help them track down hard-to-find offenders who have defaulted on court penalties. When people move on, Magis...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2004
Park Centre sees £10 million investment plan
The Park Centre, one of Northern Ireland’s longest established shopping centres, is set to undergo major extension and refurbishment in an investment worth some £10 million. The Belfast complex, owne...
Park Centre sees £10 million investment plan
The Park Centre, one of Northern Ireland’s longest established shopping centres, is set to undergo major extension and refurbishment in an investment worth some £10 million. The Belfast complex, owne...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2004
MOD issue revised peacekeeping guidelines
Enhanced practical guidance designed to improve the way Britain's Armed Forces conduct peace support operations has been launched today by the Ministry of Defence. The guidance builds on the experien...
MOD issue revised peacekeeping guidelines
Enhanced practical guidance designed to improve the way Britain's Armed Forces conduct peace support operations has been launched today by the Ministry of Defence. The guidance builds on the experien...
UK National News, Oct 5, 2004
New diagnosis for the long-term health of English waters planned
A new way of measuring the impact human activities have on life in English waters is being developed to ensure that all the country's waters - rivers, lakes, estuaries, groundwater and coastal waters ...
New diagnosis for the long-term health of English waters planned
A new way of measuring the impact human activities have on life in English waters is being developed to ensure that all the country's waters - rivers, lakes, estuaries, groundwater and coastal waters ...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2004
Gardiner highlights skills strategy at opening of Larne campus
Barry Gardiner MP, Minister for Employment and Learning, has emphasised the importance of vocational skills to the Northern Ireland economy during the official opening of a new £1.8m Further Education...
Gardiner highlights skills strategy at opening of Larne campus
Barry Gardiner MP, Minister for Employment and Learning, has emphasised the importance of vocational skills to the Northern Ireland economy during the official opening of a new £1.8m Further Education...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2004
Three rescued from fire in north Belfast
Three people have been rescued from a fire which broke out at a block of flats in north Belfast. Around twenty firefighters tackled the fire, which started in a ground floor flat at Cliftonville Aven...
Three rescued from fire in north Belfast
Three people have been rescued from a fire which broke out at a block of flats in north Belfast. Around twenty firefighters tackled the fire, which started in a ground floor flat at Cliftonville Aven...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2004
Belfast pupils given advice on career building
The Farrans/Gilbert Ash Joint Venture has hosted the National Construction Week launch, giving students of Malone Integrated College and St. Malachy’s College the chance to visit one of Belfast's larg...
Belfast pupils given advice on career building
The Farrans/Gilbert Ash Joint Venture has hosted the National Construction Week launch, giving students of Malone Integrated College and St. Malachy’s College the chance to visit one of Belfast's larg...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 5, 2004
Minister welcomes new Teaching code of practice
Education Minister Barry Gardiner has welcomed the launch of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland’s (GTCNI) Code of Values and Professional Practice, saying that it would further enhance ...
Minister welcomes new Teaching code of practice
Education Minister Barry Gardiner has welcomed the launch of the General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland’s (GTCNI) Code of Values and Professional Practice, saying that it would further enhance ...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2004
Straw calls for Israeli restraint to end 'unnecessary suffering'
The British foreign secretary has called for restraint from the Israelis after causing "unnecessary suffering" during recent military incursions into the Gaza Strip. Jack Straw was speaking after a b...
Straw calls for Israeli restraint to end 'unnecessary suffering'
The British foreign secretary has called for restraint from the Israelis after causing "unnecessary suffering" during recent military incursions into the Gaza Strip. Jack Straw was speaking after a b...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2004
Blair back in No10 'fresh and alert' after heart op
The Prime Minister has arrived back at Downing Street today "feeling fresh and alert" following his heart operation last week. Mr Blair spent the weekend at Chequers – the Prime Minister's countrysid...
Blair back in No10 'fresh and alert' after heart op
The Prime Minister has arrived back at Downing Street today "feeling fresh and alert" following his heart operation last week. Mr Blair spent the weekend at Chequers – the Prime Minister's countrysid...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2004
Everything's still to play for, Howard tells party faithful
Despite their humbling at the Hartlepool by-election, Tory leader Michael Howard has told delegates at the party conference that they "have everything to play for" at the forthcoming general election....
Everything's still to play for, Howard tells party faithful
Despite their humbling at the Hartlepool by-election, Tory leader Michael Howard has told delegates at the party conference that they "have everything to play for" at the forthcoming general election....
UK National News, Oct 4, 2004
Labour has turned Britain into 'intruder state', Tories claim
The Labour Party has been accused of eroding the nation's historic liberties, strangling self-reliance and turning Britain into an "intruder state", at the Tory Party's annual conference in Bournemout...
Labour has turned Britain into 'intruder state', Tories claim
The Labour Party has been accused of eroding the nation's historic liberties, strangling self-reliance and turning Britain into an "intruder state", at the Tory Party's annual conference in Bournemout...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2004
Free flu jab campaign launched today
The elderly, asthmatic and diabetes sufferers, have been urged to get the free flu jab before winter arrives – so protecting themselves against an illness which kills up to 4,000 people a year. Backe...
Free flu jab campaign launched today
The elderly, asthmatic and diabetes sufferers, have been urged to get the free flu jab before winter arrives – so protecting themselves against an illness which kills up to 4,000 people a year. Backe...
Northern Ireland News, Oct 4, 2004
Stranded pupils rescued off Mourne Mountains
A group of school children have been rescued from the Mourne Mountains after becoming stranded over the weekend. The 33 teenagers and a teacher, who had been on a trip from Drogheda in Co Louth, got ...
Stranded pupils rescued off Mourne Mountains
A group of school children have been rescued from the Mourne Mountains after becoming stranded over the weekend. The 33 teenagers and a teacher, who had been on a trip from Drogheda in Co Louth, got ...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2004
New internet safety advice to target children online
New internet advertising which targets children with safety advice when they are online has been unveiled by the government today. The new campaign of radio and online adverts, launched to coincide ...
New internet safety advice to target children online
New internet advertising which targets children with safety advice when they are online has been unveiled by the government today. The new campaign of radio and online adverts, launched to coincide ...
UK National News, Oct 4, 2004
Man Utd confirms 'preliminary approach'
Former Premiership champions Manchester United has confirmed that it has received "a preliminary approach" for a club takeover. The Man Utd board issued a statement today following a speculation in ...
Man Utd confirms 'preliminary approach'
Former Premiership champions Manchester United has confirmed that it has received "a preliminary approach" for a club takeover. The Man Utd board issued a statement today following a speculation in ...
-
Northern Ireland WeatherToday:It will be rather cloudy with scattered sleet and snow showers but mostly rain near the North coast. Feeling bitterly cold in fresh or strong northerly wind. Maximum temperature 4 °C.Tonight:Clear intervals and wintry showers, most frequent in the north but mostly of rain along the North Coast. A cold night with risk of icy stretches. Minimum temperature -1 °C.
