Northern Ireland News for November 2020

Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Health Minister Urged To 'Get To Grips' With NI's Cancer Crisis
The Health Minister Robin Swann has been urged to "get to grips" with the cancer crisis gripping Northern Ireland and ensure those who need urgent medical procedures for cancer are not treated as bein...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Templemore Baths Restoration To Get Underway
Work has gotten underway on a £17 million restoration and expansion of Templemore Baths in east Belfast. Templemore is the sole surviving Victorian public baths on the island of Ireland and one of th...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Appeal For Information After 14-Year-Old Seriously Assaulted
The PSNI have issued an appeal for information following the assault of a two teenagers in Randalstown, County Antrim. A 14-year-old boy is being treated in hospital for serious facial injuries he su...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Urgent Criteria Change Needed To Support Taxi Drivers
The criteria for a COVID-19 support payment for taxi drivers should be changed urgently so all drivers can receive the support they need, Sinn Féin MLA Martina Anderson has said. She continued: "At a...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
'United Approach' Needed To Ensure Safe Return Of Students
A united approach is needed across the UK to ensure that students can safely return to university and college after the Christmas holidays. In a joint letter to the four Governments of the UK, Allian...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Govt Urged To Announce Pat Finucane Inquiry
The British government has been urged to "listen to the demands from the Finucane family" and others and announce a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane. Making the call, Sinn Féin Vice Pr...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Financial Help For Businesses Effected By Latest Closures
Financial assistance for non-essential retail and other businesses now impacted by the latest Health Protection Regulations that came into effect last Friday has been announced by Finance Minister Con...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Warning Issued Over High Levels Of Air Pollution
The Department of the Environment have issued a warning of high levels of air pollution, with particulate matter across Northern Ireland expected to remain high. During periods of High Pollution the ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Appeal For Information On Pipebomb Incident In L'Derry
Police in L'Derry have issued an appeal for information on an incident at Knockwellan Park in the Waterside area on Saturday 28th November. Making the appeal, Detective Sergeant Richard Donnell said:...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 30, 2020
Other News In Brief
New Interim Head Of The Northern Ireland Civil Service Announced Jenny Pyper has been named as the new Interim Head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service has been announced by First Minister...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
Man Jailed For 'At Least' 22 Years For Murder Of Adrian Ismay
A 50-year-old Belfast man has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years for the 2016 murder of prison officer Adrian Ismay. Christopher Robinson was convicted of the murder of the prison officer in Janua...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
Guidance For Users And Providers Of Click And Collect Services Welcomed
Guidance for users and providers of click and collect services during the circuit breaker has been welcomed by Economy Minister Diane Dodds. The guidance is for consumers and businesses alike and pro...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
Over 1,230 Road Traffic Offences Detected During Road Safety Week
More than 1,230 detections for a range of road traffic offences during Road Safety Week 2020, according to preliminary figures from the Police and the Road Safety Partnership. Most significantly, the...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
Waiting Lists Highlight Need For Swift Transformation Process - Alliance
The scale of hospital waiting lists and growing waiting times re-emphasise the need to move swiftly with the transformation process and to re-build reformed services, Alliance Health spokesperson Paul...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
PSNI Urged To Tackle Ongoing Loyalist Criminality
The PSNI have been urged to tackle ongoing UDA and loyalist criminality following three security alerts in the Dervock area. Condemning those responsible for the security alerts, Sinn Féin MLA Philip...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
People Urged To Use Lockdown To Help 'Drive Down' Covid Infection Rate
As a new two-week "circuit breaker" lockdown comes into force, the Health Minister Robin Swann has urged people to use the opportunity to drive down the rate of Covid-19 infection and ensure a safer C...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
Firearms Recovered In Shootings Investigation
Two firearms have been recovered by PSNI detectives investigating the shooting of a vulnerable woman in her home on Bushmills Road, Coleraine in October and the attempted murder of a man in his 30s in...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 27, 2020
Other News In Brief
Appeal For Information On Aggravated Burglary In East Belfast Police have issued an appeal for information following an aggravated burglary in East Burglary. According to police, at approxi...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
UHRW Calls For Public Inquiry Into La Mon Bombing
The Ulster Human Rights Watch (UHRW) has called for a Public Inquiry into the La Mon terrorist atrocity which killed 12 people and injured 23 more on 17 February 1978. In 2014, the then Secretary of ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
Collaborative Effort Needed To Stop Crime Gangs Exploiting Communities - Long
Following a recent discovery the illegal drugs had been hidden in a shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), Justice Minister Naomi Long has called for a collaborative effort to "stop crime gr...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
NI Water Announce 10-Year Plan To Plant 1 Million Trees
As Northern Ireland's second biggest landowner, NI Water has launched an ambitious 10-year plan to plant at least 1 million trees. The initiative has been undertaken as planting trees improves water ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
Appeal For Information Following West Belfast Robbery
Police have issued an appeal for information following a report of an armed robbery at business premises at the Beechmount Avenue area of west Belfast this morning – Thursday 26th November. Making th...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
£850m Regional Investment Initiative Nearing 'Important Milestone'
An £850 million investment in regional transformational projects across the innovation and digital, tourism and regeneration, infrastructure, and employability is nearing "an important milestone", acc...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
NI's First Ever Clean Air Strategy Launched
With some 800 deaths per year associated with air pollution, Northern Ireland's first ever Clean Air Strategy has been launched by Environment Minister Edwin Poots. Making the announcement during a v...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
Students Urged To Protect Their Homes And Property From Burst Pipes
NI Water has urged students to protect their homes and property against burst pipes as winter begins to set in. The company is advising students about the devastating effects a burst pipe can have on...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 26, 2020
Other News In Brief
New Adventure Play Trail Opened In Gosford Forest Park A new Adventure Play Trail has been opened in Gosford Forest Park by Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots. The Adventure Play Trail, set...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
Up To Three Households Allowed To Mix Over Christmas
Up to three households could be allowed to mix over the Christmas period, under a set of temporary arrangements to be agreed by the Executive. First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister M...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
US President-Elect Does Not Want To See 'Guarded Border'
US President-elect Joe Biden has said that it is important to keep the border in Ireland open. Biden, who is known to have Irish roots, has said that he had spoken with both Prime Minister Boris John...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
Man Shot Through His Front Door In Coleraine
Police have issued an appeal for information following a shooting incident in Coleraine, Co L'Derry last night. Two shots were fired through the front door of a house in the Churchlands Road area at ...
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Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
Man Arrested Over Incident At McDonald's In Belfast
A man has been arrested in connection with an incident at McDonald's in Belfast city centre. The arrest was made following an altercation between the man and a security guard at McDonald's on Castle ...
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