Students ‘can bring new ideas to firms’
Businesses can reap commercial and economic benefits by getting involved in environmental health undergraduate work placement schemes, organisations will be told at an event in Belfast next week.The...
View ArticleWilson urges traders to apply for rates relief
BUSINESS owners should take advantage of a new rates relief scheme designed to help them weather the recession and keep the high street alive against growing retail competition, Finance Minister Sammy...
View ArticleFight to save seaside ‘home from home’
Clare Lodge has been a holiday haven for those who need it most across the community, but its future is in jeopardy as EMMA DEIGHAN discoversFLANKED by the boisterous Irish Sea and boasting the...
View ArticleBaby missing after fall from ferry
A MAJOR search and rescue operation was launched in Belfast Lough on Wednesday evening when two people were reported overboard from a Stena ferry approaching Belfast docks.A woman has been rescued with...
View ArticleRoutine ferry crossing that ended in crisis
IT was just a routine ferry crossing from Cairnryan yesterday evening, but one that was plunged into crisis when just before docking in Belfast it emerged that a woman and a child had gone into the...
View ArticleReaders’ pictures in the frame
VIEW our latest slideshow of pictures - provided by News Letter readers.The wide selection of photographs were taken across the Province at various locations and featuring notable subjects.Send your...
View ArticleBalmoral Show: Day One Results
Results from day one of the Balmoral ShowBEEF INTER BREED CHAMPIONSHIPSSenior Inter-BreedChampion: Smith, William, Oldcastle, Co MeathReserve: Watson, James, Portadown, Co ArmaghJunior...
View ArticleThousands descend on city for Balmoral Show
FOR what could be the last time, country came to town yesterday with the start of the three-day Balmoral Show.From early morning there were steady queues of people eager to get inside and experience...
View ArticlePaterson: My duty is to protect the public
OWEN Paterson has defended his decision to revoke the licence which allowed Old Bailey bomber Marian Price out of jail under the Belfast Agreement. The Old Bailey bomber was returned to prison last...
View ArticleChurch leaders horrified by ‘tacky’ musical
A NEW arena tour version of a controversial musical production has been slammed by Free Presbyterian leaders as “plummeting to new depths”.Since it was premiered in London’s West End four decades ago,...
View ArticleStormont told to release SF papers
A STORMONT department has been ordered to hand over documents to the News Letter within 35 days or face High Court action.In a landmark ruling, the Information Commissioner yesterday rejected an...
View ArticleNICK GARBUTT: Rebekah Brooks goes on the offensive
EARLIER this week a grim faced and dishevelled Rebekah Brooks stood side by side with her husband to denounce the authorities who had decided to charge her with the very serious offence of perverting...
View ArticleDrum Beat: The Pride and Protestant Boys draw crowds
SOME very large events took place last week, with almost 100 bands on parade between just two alone, the processions of Pride of Knockmore Lisburn and East Belfast Protestant Boys each attracting...
View ArticleUlster’s real need for foster carers
A unique event is set to take place in Northern Ireland next week in a bid to highlight what has been described as an “urgent” need for people to come forward to foster some of the most vulnerable and...
View ArticleNicholson ‘will run’ in 2014 election
JIM Nicholson is to stand as the UUP candidate in the next European election, the veteran MEP has confirmed.Speaking at the Balmoral Show on Thursday, Mr Nicholson said that he would be putting his...
View ArticleFund managers on money with 164 new finance jobs
MORE than 160 jobs are to be created in Belfast, it was announced yesterday, in a £14 million investment hailed as a major boost for the city’s financial services sector.London-based Augentius Fund...
View ArticleAirtricity powers growth with Phoenix Supply deal
POWER supply firm Airtricity is set to become Northern Ireland’s second largest energy provider and dual fuel supplier to 230,000 customers as it announced an agreement yesterday to buy the Province’s...
View ArticleSigned Best football up for auction
A FOOTBALL signed by the late George Best is due to go under the hammer next week in aid of charity.The ball was used when the Manchester United legend appeared for Portadown-based Annagh United in a...
View ArticlePolitical survey dropped due to funding problems
NORTHERN Ireland’s only comprehensive survey of political and social attitudes did not take place last year for the first time since 1998, it has emerged.The Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey –...
View ArticleRoyal Irish soldier is buried with honours
THE Royal Irish soldier killed on a training exercise earlier this month was yesterday buried in his west Cork home town with full military honours.Ranger Michael Maguire died during a live firing...
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