Northern Ireland News for August 2007 : Page 6

Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2007
£90,000 Blueprint Announced For Antrim
Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie today visited Antrim to announce plans for a £90,000 blueprint to revitalise the town centre. During her visit, the Minister also met local politicians an...
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UK National News, Aug 21, 2007
Men Jailed For Life For Stranger's Murder
Two men who murdered a stranger in Glasgow were jailed for life on Monday. Glasgow High Court heard how Matthew McFadden, 22, smashed Robert Gardener's skull with a paving stone, while Andrew Spark, ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 21, 2007
Petrol Bombs Thrown At Police
Police have been attacked with petrol bombs during disturbances at North Queen Street in Belfast. One youth has been arrested during the trouble at the community interface and up to 30 people are tho...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
Man Arrested After M1 Crash
A 21-year old man has been arrested following an accident on the M1 in which four people were injured. The accident happened on the Blaris onslip at Sprucefield in the early hours of Monday morning. ...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
CCTV Released Of Murdered Biker
Police have released CCTV footage showing Hells Angel biker, Gerry Tobin, shortly before he was gunned down on the M40 motorway. Police also confirmed new evidence shows a second shot was fired at Mr...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
Police Investigate Belfast Robberies
Police believe that two separate robberies in Belfast at the weekend, in which a flammable liquid was poured over staff, may be linked. The first incident happened at a bookmakers at Ravenhill Avenue...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
Teenagers Lack Essential Skills
More than half of employers say they face a 'nightmare' dealing with teenage school leavers who are unable to read, write and perform basic maths skills properly. A new Confederation of British Indus...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
Newquay Hotel Fire Two Missing
The search for two people missing after fire ripped through a Cornwall hotel has been delayed. Screens will be erected on scaffolding as the shell of the hotel is searched for clues to the missing pe...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
Doherty Arrested For Suspected Drug Possession
Babyshambles frontman Pete Doherty has been arrested for suspected drug possession. He was arrested in the Tower Hamlets area of east London at around 2am on Monday morning just hours after performin...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
Climate Protesters Gather At Heathrow Airport
After a week camped outside the offices of Heathrow Airport, close to 2,000 police officers were called in to intervene in a climate change protesters demonstration. The scuffles in a field close to ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
Three Men Charged Over NI Arson Attack
Three men have been charged with arson with intent to endanger life following a fire at a house in Derry on Saturday. A woman, her 10-year-old son and their pet dog were rescued at around 4.30am on S...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
British Tourists Take Shelter From Hurricane Dean
Authorities in the Cayman Islands imposed a curfew and evacuated many British tourists as the British territory got ready for a brush on Monday with Hurricane Dean. The hurricane has left a trail of ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
Gang Attack Man On Way Home From Party
A 40-year-old man has been attacked by a gang in north Belfast as he made his way home from a party. The victim was walking home with a friend when two cars pulled up beside them at Ballyclare Court ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
Police Seek Cooperation During Ormeau Park Event
The PSNI have warned motorists to expect traffic delays ahead of the two-day Tennents Vital concert at Ormeau Park in Belfast this week. Police in South and East Belfast are working hard with the loc...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
£97,000 Lottery Ticket Was Bought In County Down
National Lottery operators, Camelot, are searching for the owner of an unclaimed lottery ticket for almost £97,000 bought in County Down. Catherine Jordan from Camelot, said they were desperate to fi...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
Cameron Places Tories On Snap Offensive
Conservative leader David Cameron has ordered early preparations for an election as he seeks political high ground. Mr Cameron will focus on the NHS, with reforms aimed at maintaining local health se...
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UK National News, Aug 20, 2007
Prison Watchdog Concerned Over Court Cells
Serious concerns about housing prisoners in court cells during the height of the jail overcrowding crisis have been raised by prison watchdogs. Chief Inspector of Prisons Anne Owers said the policy o...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
Newry Firm In Major Singapore Deal
FM Environmental, the Newry-based specialist in waste water management, is to help caterers in the state-of-the-art Terminal 3 at Changi International Airport, Singapore to eliminate grease pollution....
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 20, 2007
Terex Finlay Saves £1.2m Through Staff Training
Terex Finlay, an Omagh based manufacturing company, have saved £1.2 million by supporting a major training initiative in Northern Ireland. Founded by John Finlay nearly 50 years ago, Terex Finlay exp...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
Drug Abuser Jailed For Raping Aunt
A 22-year-old north Antrim man has been jailed for eight years for raping his aunt before stealing her money and wrapping her head in duct tape. The man, who cannot be named, will also spend two year...
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Recruitment News, Aug 17, 2007
30 Jobs To Go At Ballyfermot Plant
30 jobs are to be lost at the Killeen Corrugated Products plant in Ballyfermot in Dublin. The plants management team told workers that the plant would close at the end of the year due to a fall in bu...
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UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
Two Arrested Following Baby Abduction Attempt
Greater Manchester police have arrested two people in their investigation of an attempted baby snatching. Police said that a woman aged 29 and a man aged 31 had been arrested in Skelmersdale. On Sun...
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UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
Holidaymaker Killed By Tree
A UK holidaymaker has been killed by a falling tree in France. The 61-year-old was struck by the tree as she sat on a café terrace in Brouage near La Rochelle in western France. Her daughter was als...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
Pensioners Flee Bangor Arson Attack
Police in North Down are appealing for information following a suspicious fire at a community hall in the Skipperstone Road area of Bangor on Thursday. At around 9.00pm, petrol was poured over the do...
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UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
Skegness Fire Destroys Arcade Complex
An entertainment arcade in Skegness town centre has been destroyed in a fire. Emergency services were called to the scene at The Parade at around 11.00pm. Some 200 fire fighters tackled the major fi...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
Man Appears In Court On Hit-And-Run Charge
A 54-year-old man has appeared in court in connection with a hit-and-run in Belfast in which a pensioner was seriously injured. Mr David Fee from Chief Street is charged with causing grievous bodily ...
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UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
Tories Call For 'Competitive' Tax Changes
A report from a Conservative policy group has recommended changes to taxation systems in the UK including abolition of inheritance tax. The Economic Competitiveness Policy Group launched its report '...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
CT Scanner Opened At Lagan Valley Hospital
Health Minister Michael McGimpsey has officially opened a cutting edge CT scanner at Lagan Valley Hospital in Lisburn, County Antrim. The Siemens Sensation 64-slice CT scanner will play a vital role ...
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UK National News, Aug 17, 2007
Hips Rolled Out To Three-Bedroom Properties
The Government has announced that Home Information Packs (Hips) will be rolled out to three bedroom properties from 10 September 2007. Hips and Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) are being introd...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 17, 2007
Youth Orchestra Hits Right Note With Minister
Culture Minister Edwin Poots has highlighted the extremely high standard of musicianship demonstrated by Northern Ireland’s award winning world-class youth orchestra. The Minister, who was speaking a...
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