Northern Ireland News for August 2012 : Page 16

Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
Agencies Defend Flooding Performance In Face Of Critical Report
Agencies that dealt with Belfast's flooding problems in June have defended their handling of the situation. They were responding to a Belfast City Council report that identified shortcomings in the e...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
Twenty-Five Applicants Chase Every Role At New Portadown Asda
Nearly 25 people have applied for every job at a new supermarket in Portadown. The Asda chain received 11,000 applications for 450 jobs, breaking its own previous record of 8,000 jobs for the Junctio...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
City Of Culture Celebrations Receive Cash Boost
Next year's City of Culture celebrations have received a £1.35m cash boost. The Big Lottery Fund and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland announced today that they have made the money available to co...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
First DUP Politician Attends Pride Event
The current mayor of Belfast has become the first DUP politician to attend a gay pride event. Gavin Robinson took part in a discussion event called Belfast Pride Talks Back yesterday evening. He sai...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
Brothel Charge Woman Must Pay £1k Surety To Leave NI
A woman charged with keeping a brothel and controlling prostitution in Belfast has asked to return home to Germany on holiday. A judge ordered Nicole Preisner, 35, to hand over £1,000 as a surety and...
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UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Research Legacy For Olympic Drug-Testing Lab
David Cameron has announced that a £10m science research centre will be set-up on the site of the Olympic drug-testing laboratories. The facility in Essex aims to lead research on physical characteri...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
Booklet Traces Place Names' History
Did you know the River Lagan and Belfast Lough were first mentioned in the maps of a second-century Greek called Ptolemy? A new booklet published by Belfast City Council traces the meanings of place ...
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Northern Ireland News, Aug 1, 2012
Other NI News In Brief
Woman 'Was Attacked With Stiletto Heel' A Derry man attacked his partner with a six-inch stiletto heel, the city's magistrates court has heard. A police officer told the court that when they ...
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UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Arts Council Awarded £43m Funding
The Arts Council England has announced five awards from round one of their capital investment programme. Five organisations will receive a total of £43,820,500 from the £114.6 million allocated for t...
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UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Police Save Woman From Thames
Two police officers who jumped into the River Thames to rescue a woman fallen into the water at Thamesmead have been praised for their actions. Bexley Borough Commander Victor Olisa said: "The selfle...
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UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Scottish Kids Out Their Dads' Dodgy Dress Sense
It’s official – Scottish dads have no sense of style, according to a new survey. Among the crimes to fashion leaving teenagers cringing are bad hairdos, dodgy specs, Simon Cowell waistlines and weari...
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Business News, Aug 1, 2012
BRS Drives To Success In South Africa
BRS Golf in Belfast has won its first business in South Africa for its innovative software technology after visiting the market with Invest Northern Ireland. The company has recently sold its Tee Tim...
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Recruitment News, Aug 1, 2012
Concern At Potential Job Losses At Coca-Cola
SDLP Lisburn Cllr Pat Catney has expressed concern that jobs may be at risk at the Coca-Cola bottling plant in Lisburn. Cllr Catney said: "Lisburn has been the operational hub for Coca -Cola for more...
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Business News, Aug 1, 2012
Andy Smith Appointed BDM Of Tyrone-Based McAvoy Group
Andy Smith has been appointed UK Business Development Manager with the County Tyrone-based McAvoy Group, who specialise in off-site design and building technologies. Formerly Sales & Business Develop...
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UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
The Laptop Beats Family Photo Album As Most Precious Possession
New research has found that a quarter of Brits would save their computer from a house fire before any other possessions, including the family photo album. The survey also found that 1 in 10 (10%) of ...
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UK National News, Aug 1, 2012
Other UK News In Brief
Waterfall Death Man Named A man who is presumed dead after being swept over a waterfall in Canada has been named as 50-year-old Scottish holidaymaker Andrew Barrie. The bodies of two local el...
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