The Millennium Forum has recently announced that The Tower Hotel Derry has come on board as Show Sponsor for its annual pantomime ‘Aladdin’ the biggest show in the soon to be launched Sept – Dec programme of events. Aladdin will be appearing at the Millennium Forum from Friday 27th November to Sunday 3rd January. This…
MCGLONE BACKS ANTI-JOYRIDING CAMPAIGN
SDLP Mid Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone has backed a campaign to have an educational DVD depicting the horrors of joyriding shown in schools here. The campaign ‘Live Now, Drive Later’, which originated in York and was brought to Stormont this week by York Young People’s Champion, Councillor James Alexander, aims to have the DVD rolled…
CANCER RESEARCH UK TO BENEFIT AS FLYBE BECOMES FIRST AIRLINE TO OFFER MOBILE PHONE RECYCLING
Passengers can now recycle unwanted mobile phones and printer cartridges in return for flights Another ‘Flybe first’ has been announced today, as Europe’s largest regional airline and largest scheduled low cost carrier at the George Best Belfast City Airport signs up to a two year deal with mobile phone recycling experts, Redeem Plc. The move…
Traditional Unionist Voice prepares for the future
Traditional Unionist Voice held its AGM last nigh and elected officers for the incoming year. The officers elected were William Ross (President), Jim Allister (Leader), Ivor McConnell (Chairman), Keith Harbinson (Vice-chair), Karen Boal (Secretary) Kenny Loughrin (Treasurer) and Samuel Morrison (Press Officer).Speaking after his re-election as leader Mr Allister said:“Tonight’s meeting showed that Traditional Unionist…
NIW LTD CONVICTED FOR DISCHARGE OFFENCES
Northern Ireland Water Ltd (NIW) was given a conditional discharge for a period of two years and ordered to pay £46 court costs at Newry Magistrates’ Court today.NIW was found guilty of making a polluting discharge and making a discharge to a waterway in contravention of the Department’s consent conditions.On 17 February 2008 a Water…
Tory bill to kill minimum wage goes ahead
Tory MPs are continuing to promote a Bill to abolish the minimum wage, which is due to be debated tomorrow.Usdaw is calling on its members to lobby the MPs who are supporting the Employment Opportunities Bill to withdraw their support and for David Cameron to condemn it.It follows a concerted campaign by the pressure group Wage Concern, led…
Calling all Local Buskers – time to blow your own Trumpet!
The streets of Banbridge will be paved with gold on Saturday 20th June 2009 for the much anticipated Banbridge Buskfest competition which, with a tempting £3000 prize pot, is expected to attract over 100 buskers from across Ireland and beyond.  If you want to strike gold with your busking act, then don’t leave it too…
Schools’ Place Names Project Exhibition
Pupils from six local primary schools had their work on exploring their local townlands commended by the Chairman of Omagh District Council, Councillor Martin McColgan at the opening of the annual Schools Place Names Project exhibition at Strule Arts Centre on Monday 8 June 2009. Key Stage 2 pupils from Drumduff Primary School, Gibson Primary School,…
FOSTER RECOGNISES BUSINESSES’ CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster recognised the positive impact businesses have on Northern Ireland society, at the Business in the Community annual awards.Business in the Community, (BitC) seeks to help business become socially responsible and it supports companies by developing campaigns and programmes focused on the environment, the workplace, and social and economic impacts.The Minister congratulated…
MCGLONE: DODDS RUNNING OUT-OF-CONTROL BONUS CULTURE
SDLP Mid-Ulster MLA Patsy McGlone said it is increasingly clear that the culture of paying large bonuses to civil servants is beyond the control of the ministers to whom they are supposedly answerable.A series of Assembly questions put down by Mr McGlone established that senior civil servants are receiving more than a million pounds a…