Europe Intelligence Wire articles from February 2004, page 6

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from February 2004

Dublin Bus-stop Tragedy Group Hold Meeting.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE committee set up to carry out an inquiry into the Dublin bus tragedy met in the city for the first time yesterday as two of the victims were buried. Experts from Britain, Germany and Belgium gathered to examine...

David Has Key Role At Seminars.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) PROFESSOR David Beever, Head of Dairy Research at Reading University, is the key speaker at forthcoming dairy seminars in Northern Ireland, entitled 'Milk Quality, Fertility, Herd Health - The Key Issues'. Over the...

Energy Is Key To Nutrition.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) ENERGY is the key nutrient to aid good health, fertility and performance, says independent dairy specialist, Kingshay. Getting energy nutrition right will create a 'virtuous circle' that promotes optimum dry matter...

Police Appeal.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) POLICE in Clogher are appealing for information following the theft of a blue New Holland tractor valued at approximately pounds 30,000 and a 14-ton dumping trailer which was connected to it. The tractor and trailer...

America Faces EU Sanctions.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE European Union will start imposing sanctions on US goods as of Monday because of Washington's failure to end export tax breaks that have been ruled illegal by the World Trade Organisation. 'We've been waiting...

Heroin Addicts Are Part Of Burglary Blitz - Police Chief.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) HEROIN addicts are part of an ongoing burglary blitz plaguing Ballymena and the town's police commander said they could not ignore the drug influence. Superintendent Terry Shevlin told a meeting of Ballymena's...

Death Sentence For Gas Attacker.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) JAPAN: FORMER doomsday cult guru Shoko Asahara was convicted and sentenced to death yesterday for masterminding the deadly 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway and a string of other crimes that killed 27 people....

Search For Passengers After Blaze On Ferry.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) PHILIPPINES: RESCUERS searched yesterday for about 100 passengers missing in a fire that turned an overnight Philippines ferry ride into a panicked nightmare that left at least one person dead. Most of the 744...

Butchers' Best For Safeway.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) LOCAL supplier, Richard Hull, has developed a range of sausages specifically for Safeway Northern Ireland to sell at meat counters in all 12 stores across the Province. This is the first time that Safeway has sold...

US Blamed For Russian Blast.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) US: THE US covertly transferred technology to the Soviet Union that contained hidden faults, including software that triggered one of the biggest non-nuclear explosions ever seen, a senior official in the Reagan White...

NewsLines 3.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) * THE Irish Farmers' Association National Pigs Committee annual general meeting, held at Teagasc, Moorepark, re-elected Pat O'Keeffe, for a further two-year term as chairman. * THE Government of Pakistan has...

Butler Serves Up An Image Of A Ghostly Past.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: GEOFF HILL THIS photograph of Termon, below, the old country house where my grandfather Edward was the butler, was taken three weeks ago. The man who took it was Desmond Hill, a cousin of the Alexander...

Basket-Weaving At Castleward.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) HAVE you ever fancied your hand at weaving a basket but had no idea where to start? Well this could be your opportunity to learn one of mankind's oldest crafts during a twoday basket-weaving course at Castleward,...

Cash Snatched.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) POLICE are hunting a man who snatched a substantial amount of cash from the till of a Tesco store in Dunmurry as an accomplice made a purchase. The man who stole the cash on Thursday evening is 5ft 8in, skinny,...

Prices Under Pressure.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: DAVID MCCOY EUROPEAN Union butter, skim milk powder and cheese prices have been affected by the export market being under pressure due to a weakened US Dollar, making EU exports more expensive, and the...

Marquess Of Downshire Dies, Aged 74.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: BILLY KENNEDY THE Eighth Marquess of Downshire, an English aristocrat with family links to Northern Ireland, has died. He was 74. Robin Hill was also the 12th hereditary Constable of Hillsborough Fort...

Fraudsters Caught.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) OVER 100 people in the Northern Health Board area have been tracked down and dealt with for National Health Service fraud, it was revealed yesterday. Wilson Matthews, the board's director of finance, who welcomed...

Pair Killed Teenager As He Slept In Chair.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: STAFF ER TWO 'commercial criminals' who shot a teenager killed in a punishment shooting gone wrong, were sent to jail for a total of 19 years yesterday. Prosecution QC James Lavery told Craigavon Crown...

Virus Claims 26 Dogs At Pound.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE killer virus Parvo struck down 26 dogs at Armagh City Council's pound during the Christmas period. A council report also revealed that 105 dogs were dealt with over the holiday period. Of these, 46 were found...

Blair Warning Over Swing To The Tories.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) PRIME Minister Tony Blair sought to shake off the row over Iraq yesterday by pointing his party to the next general election and warning it of the need to see off the challenge posed by the Tories. In a keynote...

Couple Lose 'murder House' Claim.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) A COUPLE who sold their home at a loss because it was the scene of a gruesome murder failed at the Court of Appeal yesterday to win damages from the sellers. Alan and Susan Sykes were told the law put no obligation...

Sir Paul To Headline At Glastonbury Fest.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) FORMER Beatle Sir Paul McCartney will headline Glastonbury on the finale of his new summer tour, he announced yesterday. The 04 Summer Tour will be the first time Sir Paul has been on the road since becoming a...

An End To Free Parcels For Troops.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE Government yesterday defended its controversial decision to end the free parcel service for soldiers risking their lives in Iraq. Friends and family had been able to send packets of goodies to those serving in...

French In Milk Price Debate.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: DAVID MCCOY THE problem of low prices in the milk sector were raised by the French delegation at a meeting of the European Union Agriculture Council in Brussels this week, writes DAVID McCOY. On July...

Forgery Factory.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) A MULTI-MILLION pound 'forgery factory' was uncovered by officials during a raid on an address to find an illegal immigrant, a court heard yesterday. More than 1,300 fake passports and ID cards, along with more than...

Pyjama Protestors' Bid To Curb Night-flights.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) PROTESTING residents, dressed in nightclothes, staged a sleep-in demonstration yesterday outside a London hotel where a forum on airport nightflying restrictions was being held. Residents living close to Belfast...

Boarding Back On The School Agenda.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: KAREN QUINN EDUCATION CORRESPONDENT MORE pupils are signing up to Northern Ireland's boarding schools than at any time over the last 30 years, it has emerged. The Province's seven boarding schools report...

Finding A Path To Reconciliation.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) SECTARIANISM and reconciliation are two of the key subjects being examined at a special one-day conference for sixth form students on Thursday, March 4. The first conference of its kind organised by Ploughshare, an...

Helping With The Burden Of Bullying.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) HUNDREDS of Ulster children have been trained in conflict resolution skills as a positive way of dealing with bullying and other disputes in schools. Pupils have been shown how to help other young people to resolve...

Nursery A Must For Rural School.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) A CO DOWN primary school, which was built only nine years ago, could face a problem attracting pupils unless a pre-school nursery is provided, the principal has claimed. Fairhill school at Kinallen, near Dromara,...

On The Lookout For Vision Of Regeneration.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) PUPILS across Belfast have been learning how they can make a contribution to the regeneration of their home, town or city. The students, from Ashfield Girls High School and St Gemma's High School, visited Lagan...

Training Seeks To Hit The Right Note.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) TWELVE local early years practitioners are set to learn how purposeful movement and music can assist the development of every young child's learning. The first 'Outward and Forward Looking' training session will...

Tyrone Man Cooks Up A Treat For Radio Show.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: DAVID YOUNG WHEN Stephen Kennedy left his home town of Sion Mills more than 10 years ago the last place he thought he'd end up is Ambridge. If you'd asked him he wouldn't even have known where it was,...

Major Advances For Suffolk Sheep.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) SUFFOLK sheep breeders heard this week that they are facing the most exciting developments in the history of the breed. Speaking at the society's national annual meeting and conference in the Republic of Ireland,...

Spuds Bound For Russia.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) A RUSSIAN vessel has begun loading 4,700 tonnes of potatoes at Canada's Prince Edward Island to take them to Russia. The shipment was set up by McCain Foods to help PEI farms get rid of potatoes which were otherwise...

Letter: Bringing Home Your New Pet Can Be Daunting.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) I WOULD like to tell your readers about a very useful free pet care advice service which has been launched by pet charity The Blue Cross. For many people bringing a new pet home can be a daunting prospect. Basics...

Letter: Peacock A Sign Of Tradition.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) PLEASE, please do not change the sign of the peacock! It has been the symbol of the News Letter for many years and change is not always for the best! You only have to look around yourselves to see what happens when...

Letter: Law Turned On Its Head.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) WE stood by helplessly while the terrorists murdered almost 3,000 people and were told that the rights of the terrorists must be protected. We had to endure lectures from the human rights lobby on how the rule of...

Letter: Unionism Still A Cold House For Women.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) IT is amusing to watch the UUP argue that it is a party for women (Jonathan McCullough, Feb 24, 2004), considering that it has no female Assembly members. The fact that it briefly had two female MLAs before they...

Letter: Trick To Get Out Of A Jam.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) I READ with interest in the News Letter about the pensioners' difficulty in opening jars and would like to pass on the following tip. I put my jam jar on the worktop, then I find a common pin and with my small...

Letter: Victims Relegated In Status.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) I AM not deeply into politics of any nature although my tendencies at election time take me towards the UUP. I make this comment to assure the families of the victims of Bloody Sunday that there is an understanding of...

Attack 'sheep Link'.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) A DISPUTE over sheep may have led to a vicious assault on a farmer at agricultural land at Carricayne near Claudy on Wednesday, according to detectives. Police in Londonderry have renewed their appeal for...

Attacks Are Child Abuse, Says MLA.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) REPUBLICAN attacks on young people in the Short Strand area of Belfast have been branded as 'child abuse'. South Belfast MLA Carmel Hanna called for an immediate end to all paramilitary activity. 'That means no more...

Cancer Framework Group To Be Set Up.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE establishment of a new Regional Cancer Services Framework group has been announced by Chief Medical Officer Dr Henrietta Campbell. As cancer has overtaken heart disease as Ulster's number one killer, she said...

Crews Erne Their Keep At Racing Gala.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) FERMANAGH'S chilly answer to the Oxford and Cambridge boat race takes place today. The Erne Head of the River competition promises to be a colourful spectacle as more than 50 crews from across the Province take to...

Heaven Sent Role For Angel Sarker.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) LAST year couldn't have gone better for actress Sunetra Sarker. She got married, honeymooned in Australia and secured a top job as man-eating nurse Anji in new Channel 4 drama No Angels. Her character in No...

Fans Religious About Mel's New Flick.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Thousands flocked to see MEL GIBSON'S new film The Passion of the Christ yesterday, when it finally opened after months of controversy. Even before sunrise on Ash Wednesday, believers and non-believers were pouring into...

Boy-band To Play To Sell-out Crowd.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) CHART-topping band Busted have jetted into Belfast this weekend to play two sold-out gigs at the Odyssey Arena. The Brit award-winning trio will play to 18,000 screaming fans at their shows on Saturday and Sunday...

Dancing Around The Issue Of A Good Guy.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) FORMER EastEnders star Alex Ferns opens his new gangster film in a Belfast prison. But the Square's most hated wifebeater has said the hardman he portrays in Man Dancin' is nowhere near as crazy as his soap...

Soap Star Set To Cheer On The Team From Her Side Of The Street.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) CORONATION Street star Lucy-Jo Hudson, who plays teen rebel Katie Harris in the soap, will be swapping Weatherfield for Belfast next Sunday, when she jets over to support her team at the celebrity Soccer-Magic event....

Homegrown Comic Lands pounds 8 Million Deal In US.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) COMEDIAN and TV presenter Patrick Kielty has landed an pounds 8 million deal to host a new quiz show on American television. The Co Down man has signed a six-year contract with the ABC network to front a show called...

Foyle Could Be New Mecca For Salmon Anglers Rod & & Gun.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: DAN KINNEY MUCH has been done but much more remains to be done to save the Atlantic salmon. But significantly, the man at the heart of the campaign to save the salmon, Icelandic business man Orri Vigfusson,...

Fragrant Friend Evokes Memories Of Childhood And Summer.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: JOHN CUSHNIE THAT one word, honeysuckle, brings back childhood memories of the wild woodbine with its sweet, summer fragrance scrambling through the roadside hedges and the fun of sucking the nectar from the...

Mae Ain Mither An Faither Tuk The Scotch Boat Oan Thair Ain Weddin Dae.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: THE CRACK Conal Gillespie remembers the journeys of the ferry boat, the Laird's Loch' when it sailed from Derry to Port Glesca. A WUS niver owre fand o' the feck o' modairn sculpture. A cannae alloo hoo...

World Drum Champs Roll Into Town For Workshops.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: WALTER PORTER BAND members within this Province are to have the pleasure of workshops by two outstanding world champions in the pipe band movement. Drum Major John Noble, current holder of the adult...

Goldfinch Puts On Show Before Love Fills The Air.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: PAUL CORMACAIN DANDELIONS flower from March onwards. So says the books, but the truth is that dandelions are regularly known to appear in flower form during the winter. Some days in the last few months have...

Beer And Onion Sauce To Serve With Sausages And Mash.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THIS is a lovely recipe from the book for a family meal in these cold, bitter days. Author Joanna recommends giving the onions plenty of time to fry gently in the butter so their flavour will be sweet and mellow....

Get Savvy With Sauces To Spice Up Your Menu.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: SANDRA CHAPMAN IN January I wrote about sauces and why everyone who cooks should know how to make them. They've never been my strong point, although, more recently I have been making an effort to...

Colour Reigns At The Heart Of Indian Food.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) HOLI - the Hindu festival of Colour - will be celebrated next Friday, March 6, and it's a great time to sample the varied and delicious tastes of Indian cuisine in our local restaurants - a list of which are in Yellow...

Tasty Morsels.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Originally designed for gentlemen, it has now become fashionable in female circles and every good host would have it on the canape tray of her buffet table. The Gentleman's Relish was first created in Paris in 1829...

Global Changes Lead To Formula Wines. . .
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: JONATHAN DAVIS WINES are getting Increasingly stronger in flavour and taste. Whether this is due to technical improvements in winemaking, global warming, higher expectations from the consumer or a shift...

Mm02 In Running For Fire Service Contract.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) MOBILE phone group mm02 is in the running to provide a radio service linking fire engines with control rooms. O2 Airwave has been shortlisted along with ntl and Cogent Defence and Security Networks for the...

Government Urged To Intervene Over Spiralling Insurance Costs.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) A SURVEY by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment into crippling insurance increases for businesses in Northern Ireland has revealed that last year the average premium stood at more than pounds 46,000. ...

Profit-takers Dash Hopes Of 19-month High Finish.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE London market suffered a swift reversal of fortunes yesterday after profit-taking ended hopes of a new 19-month high. After racking up gains of more than 40 points, the FTSE 100 Index went into reverse gear to...

Retailer Hit By Decline In Tourist Numbers.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) PROFITS at upmarket London retailer Fortnum & Mason have fallen by 38 per cent in the face of declining tourist trade in the capital after last year's Iraq war. The family-owned firm saw pre-tax profits in the year...

Banking Group Boosts Loan Portfolio.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) BANKING group Bradford & Bingley yesterday bolstered its UK loan portfolio by snapping up pounds 480 million worth of mortgages. The bulk of the loans in the deal between the Bradfordbased group and UK-based lender...

Business Briefing.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) COMPANIES reporting results yesterday included: Avis Europe final pretax losses were pounds 32.4 million (profits pounds 64.4 million), LPS 6.0p (EPS 8.7p), total dividend 3.9p (5.8p). Independent Media final...

Firms Get Passport To Export Business.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Byline: ADRIENNE MCGILL THE Province's economic development agency Invest Northern Ireland yesterday unveiled details of an ambitious export programme aimed at helping companies expand sales overseas. The...

Ferry Dispute Heads For Calmer Waters.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) TALKS to resolve a dispute at a major shipping company in the Republic will begin this weekend after hundreds of staff returned to work yesterday. Some 450 Irish Ferries staff were laid off as a row over the future...

Fine For Split Trust Debacle.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) ABERDEEN Asset Management may have to pay a bill of up to pounds 40m after the Financial Ombudsman Service ruled that it must pay compensation to a customer who invested in one of its split cap unit trusts. The...

Find Shelter For Savings Before The Tax Weather Turns Nasty.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) ALTHOUGH angry pensioners in Devon have led the fight this week against rising tax demands at local and national level, canny savers know it isn't only pavement protests which protect hardearned money from a Government...

Research Shows That Confidence In Shares Is Growing.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) NEW research from Sainsbury's Bank reveals investor confidence is returning as 20 per cent of the adult population, around 9.66 million people, are thinking about investing in stocks and shares ISAs over the next 12-14...

Insurers Cut Bonuses On Selected Policies.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) TWO insurers announced mixed fortunes for their long-term savers, cutting the bonuses paid on some policies but holding others at last year's level. Legal & General said it was cutting annual bonuses paid on...

Banks Should Pay Interest On Money Transfer Delay.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) BANKS should pay interest to customers while they process cheques and electronic payments, the Office of Fair Trading said. The group said the banking system should no longer be able to benefit from an interest-free...

High On Hollywood's All-star Pecking Order.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Gregory Peck by Lynn Haney. Published (hardback) by Robson Books. pounds 18.99. WITH some justification, the film actor Gregory Peck was once described as 'the handsomest man in the world'. He was also a strong,...

How The Man From Kilrea Achieved Remarkable Goals.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) AMID the drug scandals, boardroom wrangles and murky transfer deals of modern football - and that's just at one club - the story of Martin O'Neill is a refreshing throwback to a bygone era. Here is a man who helped...

Royal Family Ties With A Difference.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Elizabeth and Mary by Jane Dunn. Published (softback) by Harper Perennial, London. pounds 8.99. IN this the first biography of the fateful relationship between Queen Elizabeth 1 and Mary Queen of Scots, Jane Dunn...

Appeal For Parishioners To Fast For Lent.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THERoman Catholic bishop of Down and Connor the Rev Dr Patrick Walsh has called on the faithful within his Church, whose health and circumstances permit, to join in the diocesan Lenten fast. Dr Walsh said the...

Top Organic Award For Lord Newborough.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THREE large-scale beef units in Wales, England and Scotland producing organic beef for specialist markets have come out top in the Bank of Scotland Aberdeen-Angus 'Organic Unit of the Year' awards. The top award of...

Cornerstone: Church Urges Caution Over New Commission.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE Presbyterian Church in Ireland has come out against a South Africanstyle truth and reconciliation commission to deal with the violent events of the Troubles of the past 30 years in Northern Ireland. The Church...

Cornerstone: Meeting To Select New Moderator.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE 21 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland will meet again on Tuesday next to select a new Moderator. Last month, there was a tie vote of 10 presbyteries each for Ahoghill minister the Rev Dr Harry...

Cornerstone: Pressure And Pain Caused By Gay Nomination.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) THE Archbishop of Canterbury the Rev Dr Rowan Williams has spoken of the pressures of his job and the pain of the furore over the nomination of a gay bishop in the Church of England. Dr Williams said the row over...

Dash.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Keith Prowse Londoners is offering a best seat at any West End show, two nights in a central, fourstar hotel, full English breakfast and a three-course a la carte dinner from just pounds 142 per person inclusive until...

Stand Back, This Pineapple Is Loaded.
February 28, 2004... (From Newsletter) Our man arrives in Barbados all set to go cruising in the Caribbean. If he ever gets to the ship, that is. ARRIVING in Barbados and stepping onto a bus into the sultry heat of early evening, you have two...