Daily updated Northern Ireland news from http://www.4ni.co.uk http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp 30/08/2008 : 00:27:47 There has been a further shooting incident in north Belfast's nationalist Ardoyne area.A man has been taken to hospital after being shot four times in the early hours of Friday morning.Three masked men, two armed with hand guns, are understood to have forced their way into a house where the man, 40, sustained wounds to his elbow, ankle and both knees.The attack took place at Cranbrook Court...... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81505 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81505 There were moves today to protect a Northern Ireland river which hosts wild Atlantic Salmon stocks.NI Environment Minister Sammy Wilson today has approved a submission which will be sent to the European Commission, urging the designation of the River Faughan and certain of its tributaries as a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) for Atlantic Salmon.Mr Wilson said: "The decline in the number of ..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81488 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81488 An airline, which employed around 700 people - 450 staff in Canada and 260 staff in the UK - has ceased to trade, leaving about 100 passengers expecting to fly to Canada today stranded.UK-Canadian company Zoom has cancelled all flights, blaming the cost of aviation fuel.Flight Z4467 was to fly from Cardiff to Belfast International Airport and then travel to Vancouver.However, it was grounded..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81485 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81485 Recent street violence in Co Armagh has been blamed on the police.A republican has spoken out about the trouble in mid-Ulster, calling it "a symptom" of the non-acceptance of the PSNI in the area.Colin Duffy, who opposes Sinn Fein's support for the police, was commenting on the rioting which erupted in the Craigavon and Lurgan areas earlier this week and involved rioting and hijackings.Blast..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81480 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81480 Industrial action looms in Co Antrim as staff at the hi-tech Fujitsu manufacturing plant in Antrim are set to go on strike later in a dispute over pay.Members of the Communications Workers Union have already rejected an offer of a 4% pay increase.They claim the company is attempting to drive down wages with Northern Ireland workers paid considerably less than colleagues at its Birmingham plant..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81476 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81476 Mystery surrounds the sudden departure of a top TV personality from the BBC.Rose Neill has left the corporation after more than 20 years on screen after she presented her last bulletin on the Newsline breakfast show yesterday morning.The BBC refused to discuss the circumstances of her departure, which was described by some colleagues as "a bolt from the blue".She was with the BBC as an 'anch..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81469 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81469 BBC Boost For NI Building FirmA Moira building firm is bucking the trend on the continued slow-down in the construction industry and has been awarded a £12 million contract to construct part of the BBC's new Manchester base. McMullen Architectural Systems will undertake the curtain-walling work at the corporation's new site, which will incorporate a TV and radio centre, as well a 19-floor office..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81460 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81460 Invest NI has met or exceeded substantially all of its targets, and continues to witness high levels of interest in the 'product offerings' and its range of support programmes.According to the 2007-08 'Invest NI Annual Report and Accounts for Invest Northern Ireland' published this week, "Invest NI continued to deliver".Stephen Kingon, Chairman of Invest NI, said: "Invest NI continued to deliv..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81455 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81455 Tourists from Northern Ireland weren't tipping indiscriminately on holiday this year as the credit crunch continues to bite.According to a new study by Post Office Travel Services, against the backdrop of rising inflation and living costs, tourists from Northern Ireland are now tightening their belts with 34% - or more than one in three - admitting they will not put their hands in their pockets ..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81454 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81454 NI Finance Minister Nigel Dodds has urged member of the public to respond to the current consultations to improve the domestic rating system.The consultations, which end next month, focus on three policy areas. A rates deferment scheme for home owning pensioners; improved data sharing powers to facilitate increased rate relief uptake; and the introduction of green rebates. The closing dates ..... http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81453 29/08/2008 : 00:27:47 http://www.4ni.co.uk/news.asp?id=81453