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Northern Ireland News for November 2020 : Page 2
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
'Enough Is Enough' - Alliance Back Anti-Violence Campaign
Everyone must challenge attitudes and raise awareness of violence against women as concerns continue to grow on the impact on women throughout the Covid-19 pandemic Kick starting 16 days of activism,...
'Enough Is Enough' - Alliance Back Anti-Violence Campaign
Everyone must challenge attitudes and raise awareness of violence against women as concerns continue to grow on the impact on women throughout the Covid-19 pandemic Kick starting 16 days of activism,...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
Four Men Arrested After Attempted Fraud At Banbridge Retail Park
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of a number of fraud offences. The man, three aged 19 and one 22 year old, are understood to have attempted to use what police believe may be false financial ...
Four Men Arrested After Attempted Fraud At Banbridge Retail Park
Four men have been arrested on suspicion of a number of fraud offences. The man, three aged 19 and one 22 year old, are understood to have attempted to use what police believe may be false financial ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
QUB To Participate In Large Scale Asymptomatic Testing Programme
Queen's University Belfast is set to become the first place in NI to join a government-backed programme to test significant numbers of asymptomatic students and staff for Covid-19. The University wil...
QUB To Participate In Large Scale Asymptomatic Testing Programme
Queen's University Belfast is set to become the first place in NI to join a government-backed programme to test significant numbers of asymptomatic students and staff for Covid-19. The University wil...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
Concerns Raised Over Sickness Absence In NI Public Sector
Public sector leaders must be empowered to address levels of sickness absence in the Northern Ireland public sector, Alliance MLA John Blair has said, following a report on attendance in central and l...
Concerns Raised Over Sickness Absence In NI Public Sector
Public sector leaders must be empowered to address levels of sickness absence in the Northern Ireland public sector, Alliance MLA John Blair has said, following a report on attendance in central and l...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
Environment Minister Stresses The 'Importance Of Science'
Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots, has emphasised the importance of science, as he publishes DAERA's Science Strategy Framework, which will guide and direct how the Depart...
Environment Minister Stresses The 'Importance Of Science'
Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots, has emphasised the importance of science, as he publishes DAERA's Science Strategy Framework, which will guide and direct how the Depart...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 25, 2020
Other News In Brief
Belfast Commits To White Ribbon Pledge Lord Mayor Alderman Frank McCoubrey and Chief Executive of Belfast City Council, Suzanne Wylie, have signed the White Ribbon Charter pledge - a global ...
Other News In Brief
Belfast Commits To White Ribbon Pledge Lord Mayor Alderman Frank McCoubrey and Chief Executive of Belfast City Council, Suzanne Wylie, have signed the White Ribbon Charter pledge - a global ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Lidl Announce Five New Stores With £32m Investment
Lidl Northern Ireland have announced an investment of £32 million in five brand new state-of-the-art stores across the Belfast City Region that will directly create 100 new permanent jobs with the ret...
Lidl Announce Five New Stores With £32m Investment
Lidl Northern Ireland have announced an investment of £32 million in five brand new state-of-the-art stores across the Belfast City Region that will directly create 100 new permanent jobs with the ret...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Black Taxis Should Be Supported Like Translink - SF
Belfast Black Taxis should benefit from the same financial support being offered to Translink, Sinn Féin have said The party has called for an urgent meeting between the Belfast Black Taxi Associatio...
Black Taxis Should Be Supported Like Translink - SF
Belfast Black Taxis should benefit from the same financial support being offered to Translink, Sinn Féin have said The party has called for an urgent meeting between the Belfast Black Taxi Associatio...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Public Inquiry Ordered Over Concerns Surrounding Urology Consultant
A public inquiry has been ordered into serious concerns over the clinical practice of a hospital consultant, Health Minister Robin Swann has announced. The decision, announced in a statement to the A...
Public Inquiry Ordered Over Concerns Surrounding Urology Consultant
A public inquiry has been ordered into serious concerns over the clinical practice of a hospital consultant, Health Minister Robin Swann has announced. The decision, announced in a statement to the A...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Controlled Click And Collect Service Approved For Retail
The Executive have approved a controlled 'click and collect' service for retail during the two-week circuit breaker beginning on Friday 27 November. Click and collect facilities will be permitted to ...
Controlled Click And Collect Service Approved For Retail
The Executive have approved a controlled 'click and collect' service for retail during the two-week circuit breaker beginning on Friday 27 November. Click and collect facilities will be permitted to ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Mass Testing Important But Not A 'Solution By Itself'
Mass testing for coronavirus will play an increasingly important role but is "by no means a solution by itself", according to the Department of Health. The department addressed the issue in their lat...
Mass Testing Important But Not A 'Solution By Itself'
Mass testing for coronavirus will play an increasingly important role but is "by no means a solution by itself", according to the Department of Health. The department addressed the issue in their lat...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Lord Mayor Backs Christmas Family Appeal
Belfast's Lord Mayor Alderman Frank McCoubrey has backed a Christmas Family Appeal by the Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul with Education Authority. The appeal has been helping struggling famili...
Lord Mayor Backs Christmas Family Appeal
Belfast's Lord Mayor Alderman Frank McCoubrey has backed a Christmas Family Appeal by the Salvation Army and St Vincent de Paul with Education Authority. The appeal has been helping struggling famili...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
NI Businesses Urged To 'Maximise The Value Of Their Waste'
Businesses in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to recycle more and to 'maximise the value of their waste' by Environment Minister Edwin Poots. Mr Poots made the during a visit to McKinstry Skip ...
NI Businesses Urged To 'Maximise The Value Of Their Waste'
Businesses in Northern Ireland are being encouraged to recycle more and to 'maximise the value of their waste' by Environment Minister Edwin Poots. Mr Poots made the during a visit to McKinstry Skip ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Home Heating Oil Users Urged To Check Tank Safety
Households using home heating oil are being urged to check that their tank is in a good state of repair before getting heating oil delivered. Highlighting the potential issues, the Northern Ireland E...
Home Heating Oil Users Urged To Check Tank Safety
Households using home heating oil are being urged to check that their tank is in a good state of repair before getting heating oil delivered. Highlighting the potential issues, the Northern Ireland E...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Appeal For Information On Violent Incident In East Belfast
Police have issued an appeal for information on an incident in East Belfast last month that left two teenagers needing hospital treatment. It is understood that a group of male teenagers were involve...
Appeal For Information On Violent Incident In East Belfast
Police have issued an appeal for information on an incident in East Belfast last month that left two teenagers needing hospital treatment. It is understood that a group of male teenagers were involve...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 24, 2020
Other News In Brief
Extra Staff Needed To Ensure Quick Roll Out Of Financial Supports Alliance has called for the immediate hiring out additional staff to ensure the quick roll out of new financial supports app...
Other News In Brief
Extra Staff Needed To Ensure Quick Roll Out Of Financial Supports Alliance has called for the immediate hiring out additional staff to ensure the quick roll out of new financial supports app...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
New £300m Support Package Approved By Executive
A new £300 million support package has been announced by Finance Minister, Conor Murphy. The Executive approved package includes over £200 million for businesses and £98 million of COVID-19 funding t...
New £300m Support Package Approved By Executive
A new £300 million support package has been announced by Finance Minister, Conor Murphy. The Executive approved package includes over £200 million for businesses and £98 million of COVID-19 funding t...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
CCTV Released In Investigation Of Coleraine Shooting
Police investigating a shooting incident in Coleraine have released CCTV footage of the suspected gunman. A 61-year-old woman was seriously injured when gunmen fired over 10 shots at her home on Bush...
CCTV Released In Investigation Of Coleraine Shooting
Police investigating a shooting incident in Coleraine have released CCTV footage of the suspected gunman. A 61-year-old woman was seriously injured when gunmen fired over 10 shots at her home on Bush...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
PSNI Officers To Continue To Use Spit and Bite Guards
All serving police officers are to be issued with Spit and Bite Guards for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic. The guards were first introduced in March 2020 to COVID19 Response Teams, Custody Sta...
PSNI Officers To Continue To Use Spit and Bite Guards
All serving police officers are to be issued with Spit and Bite Guards for the duration of the Covid-19 pandemic. The guards were first introduced in March 2020 to COVID19 Response Teams, Custody Sta...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
Alliance Back Campaign To Save NI's Pubs
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has pledged her support to a campaign aimed at securing the future for NI's pubs. The party's Communities spokesperson said CAMRA NI's Save Our Pubs campaign, which is c...
Alliance Back Campaign To Save NI's Pubs
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has pledged her support to a campaign aimed at securing the future for NI's pubs. The party's Communities spokesperson said CAMRA NI's Save Our Pubs campaign, which is c...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
SF 'Actively Encouraged' Attendance Of Bobby Storey Funeral - DUP
The DUP have claimed that Sinn Féin actively encouraged people to breach health regulations during the first wave of Covid to attend the funeral of Bobby Storey. South Belfast MLA Christopher Stalfor...
SF 'Actively Encouraged' Attendance Of Bobby Storey Funeral - DUP
The DUP have claimed that Sinn Féin actively encouraged people to breach health regulations during the first wave of Covid to attend the funeral of Bobby Storey. South Belfast MLA Christopher Stalfor...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
Fermanagh Bakery To Create Almost 90 New Jobs
Fermanagh-based bakery, Crust and Crumb, has announced a major investment of £5.8 million and the creation of almost 90 jobs. Crust and Crumb is a leading manufacturer of chilled, frozen and gluten f...
Fermanagh Bakery To Create Almost 90 New Jobs
Fermanagh-based bakery, Crust and Crumb, has announced a major investment of £5.8 million and the creation of almost 90 jobs. Crust and Crumb is a leading manufacturer of chilled, frozen and gluten f...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
Plan To Reduce Plastic Use Across Govt Estate
A plan to reduce unnecessary single use plastic across the NICS government estate has been agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive. The overall aim of the plan is to work towards a ban on unnecessar...
Plan To Reduce Plastic Use Across Govt Estate
A plan to reduce unnecessary single use plastic across the NICS government estate has been agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive. The overall aim of the plan is to work towards a ban on unnecessar...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
Police Appeal For Information On Burglaries In Holywood And Dundonald
The PSNI have issued two separate appeals for information on burglaries in Holywood and Dundonald. Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary of a house in Holywood on ...
Police Appeal For Information On Burglaries In Holywood And Dundonald
The PSNI have issued two separate appeals for information on burglaries in Holywood and Dundonald. Detectives are appealing for information following a report of a burglary of a house in Holywood on ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
No Further Action To Be Taken Against Gerry Kelly
No further action is to be taken against Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly following an alleged breach of the NI Policing Board's Code of Conduct. Unionist ministers had called for action against the MLA and P...
No Further Action To Be Taken Against Gerry Kelly
No further action is to be taken against Sinn Féin's Gerry Kelly following an alleged breach of the NI Policing Board's Code of Conduct. Unionist ministers had called for action against the MLA and P...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 23, 2020
Other News In Brief
Police Investigating Ballymena Arson Attack Police are investigating an arson attack at an unoccupied flat in Devenagh Way in Ballymena during the early hours of this morning, Sunday 22 Nove...
Other News In Brief
Police Investigating Ballymena Arson Attack Police are investigating an arson attack at an unoccupied flat in Devenagh Way in Ballymena during the early hours of this morning, Sunday 22 Nove...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2020
Pubs To Turn On Christmas Lights In Show Of Readiness To Open
Pubs and bars across Northern Ireland and Ireland will simultaneously switch on their Christmas lights at 5pm today, Friday 20 November. The switch on is part of the #KEEPTHELIGHTSON campaign, which ...
Pubs To Turn On Christmas Lights In Show Of Readiness To Open
Pubs and bars across Northern Ireland and Ireland will simultaneously switch on their Christmas lights at 5pm today, Friday 20 November. The switch on is part of the #KEEPTHELIGHTSON campaign, which ...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2020
New 'Circuit Breaker' Restrictions Agreed
A new two week 'circuit-breaker' series of restrictions have been agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive. The new restriction, agreed last night, will come into effect on Friday 27 November, the da...
New 'Circuit Breaker' Restrictions Agreed
A new two week 'circuit-breaker' series of restrictions have been agreed by the Northern Ireland Executive. The new restriction, agreed last night, will come into effect on Friday 27 November, the da...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2020
Birmingham Pub Bombing Suspect Released
A man who was arrested in connection with the murders of 21 people in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has been released. The 65-year-old man was arrested at his home in Belfast on Wednesday (18 Nove...
Birmingham Pub Bombing Suspect Released
A man who was arrested in connection with the murders of 21 people in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings has been released. The 65-year-old man was arrested at his home in Belfast on Wednesday (18 Nove...
Northern Ireland News, Nov 20, 2020
Council Approves Motion To Fund Poverty Charities
A proposal to direct funds to leading charities struggling to cope with demand this Christmas has received cross-party approval at Belfast City Council. Alliance Belfast City Councillor Kate Nicholl ...
Council Approves Motion To Fund Poverty Charities
A proposal to direct funds to leading charities struggling to cope with demand this Christmas has received cross-party approval at Belfast City Council. Alliance Belfast City Councillor Kate Nicholl ...
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Northern Ireland WeatherThis Evening and Tonight:It will be cloudy. Also mainly dry at first this evening but then occasional outbreaks of rain developing overnight. Light southwest winds, and staying mild. Minimum temperature 9 °C.
