Londonderry Sentinel - Business Feed

A short history of the Fleadh and what to expect in August

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:46:29 GMT

IRISH television personality Síle Ní Bhraonain is looking for a co-host to help present 18 hours of coverage of the Londonderry UK City of Culture Fleadh that will be beamed live into 40million homes in the United States.

Undying peace flame to be lit

Tue, 14 May 2013 13:14:51 GMT

PROTESTANT and Catholic children will light an undying flame in the presence of the son of a true icon of peace in the heart of Londonderry on Sunday.

Campbell to return £61k in capital gain on second home

Fri, 10 May 2013 16:48:58 GMT

THE authority set up after the MP expenses scandal in 2010 has asked DUP MP Gregory Campbell to pay back £61k in profits made on a second home part-funded by the people.

Art aims to subvert market alchemists

Fri, 10 May 2013 15:56:08 GMT

A NEW algorithim designed to democratise the financial markets and abolish the tyranny of brokers features in an exhibition at the Centre for Contemporary Art (CCA) in Londonderry that runs until June 28.

WELB teachers sicker than other parts of NI

Fri, 10 May 2013 12:25:44 GMT

TEACHERS were sicker in the Western Education and Library Board (WELB) in 2011/12 than anywhere else in Northern Ireland whilst the year before that local non-teaching staff missed 8.11 days on average, costing the people £3,260,367.

Clady too small to qualify for DSD regeneration cash

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:17:26 GMT

CLADY and Castlederg are disqualified from regeneration funded by the Department of Social Development because it’s too small and rural, according to the Minister Nelson McCausland.

Booklet to keep firms in line with Brussels rules

Fri, 10 May 2013 09:10:30 GMT

INVEST NI has launched a booklet to help Londonderry businesses make sure they obey Brussels and Strasbourg. Damian McAuley, Invest NI’s, EU and Risk Management, said it will help ensure that “all recipients of EU money are fully informed of the European Union’s requirements on publicity, audit and claims processes.” Visit: http://www.investni.com/EUSCP

Invest NI urged to sell science and tech park around globe

Thu, 09 May 2013 14:12:20 GMT

THE owner of Londonderry’s original science park has urged Invest NI to promote the facility to investors across the globe in order to redress a “growing imbalance in regard to securing jobs for the region.”

NW fosterers urgently needed

Tue, 07 May 2013 16:20:17 GMT

AN unemployed single mother who fosters children in the Western Trust area has urged people in Londonderry not to rule themselves out of providing care just because of their personal circumstances.

Jobs roadshow to visit

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:18:55 GMT

A TEAM of specialists from the European Employment Services (EURES) Cross Border Partnership will be in Londonderry for a jobs roadshow on Friday (May 10).

Consultant ordered bankrupt in court

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:28:39 GMT

LONDONDERRY consultant Robert Tyrrell has successfully applied for bankruptcy.

Charity awarded £442k for kids care

Mon, 06 May 2013 09:51:40 GMT

A LONDONDERRY charity has been awarded £442k to develop children and young people’s services in the city and beyond.

Major experts to attend techspo

Fri, 03 May 2013 13:09:51 GMT

ACADEMICS, venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs with an interest in robots, cybersecurity and moulding the future with computers will descend on Londonderry next month for a major intelligent systems summit.

Councillors can walk by the end of the year

Fri, 03 May 2013 12:26:09 GMT

LONDONDERRY councillors who’ve had enough may apply for severance and resign between August and December if a current consultation comes back unscathed.

No Invest NI cash to market Kelvin

Thu, 02 May 2013 16:56:07 GMT

TRADE Minister Arlene Foster says Invest NI doesn’t directly market Project Kelvin but it does present the benefits of the global infrastructure in its promotional material.

5 pedigree cows rustled in Eglinton

Thu, 02 May 2013 15:09:19 GMT

CATTLE rustlers made off with five pedigree cows and two calves in Eglinton on April 28.

Monastic silence over Chinese car firm

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:41:43 GMT

NEITHER Tenzin Gyatso nor the Culture Company will say if his visit to the city wasn’t listed as a Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013 event due to the body’s sponsorship by a major Chinese car maker.

Leah set to enter the firing line

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 21:40:32 GMT

Glamorous Waterside doctor Leah Totton is to enter the firing line next week on BBC Television programme ‘The Apprentice’.

Dutch band to play at May day demo

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 18:08:17 GMT

AN ‘orange’ band is set to perform at the Londonderry Trade Union Council parade on Saturday.

‘We want them to remain in Slievemore’ - loved ones

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:31:53 GMT

THE wife of an Alzheimer’s sufferer in an 18 bed unit doomed to closure at the end of May says relatives will fight to keep it open.