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AbbeyAutoline Partners With Belfast Met To Launch Apprenticeship Programme

AbbeyAutoline is celebrating its 50th anniversary by partnering with Belfast Met to launch an innovative apprenticeship programme that will create a number of apprenticeship positions with Northern Ireland’s largest insurance broker. The new AbbeyAutoline programme will offer Apprentice Sales Advisors the opportunity to achieve a recognised Level 2 and 3 NVQ in Financial Services and work full-time as part of the […]

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Robinsons Become First Carbon Literate Brewer And Pub Company

Sixth-generation North West family brewers, Robinsons, have trained 40 of their 116 head office employees in Carbon Literacy with plans to have their entire central team Carbon Literate within a year. The 185-year-old brewery is the first brewer and pub company to have actioned a commitment to becoming a carbon-literate workforce, with a dedicated training

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Belfast International Arts Festival Reveals Autumn Programme

The 61st edition of Belfast International Arts Festival has officially launched with a special performance by the captivating Cara Dillon, who joined audiences in Belfast on Tuesday for the reveal of the festival’s spectacular autumn programme. This year’s festival returns from 12th October – 5th November with a bumper 26-day extravaganza of talks, readings, exhibitions

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Department For Communities Seeks Views On New Affordable Housing Fund

Growing the supply of more affordable, better-quality homes for rent with longer-term tenancies is a key commitment for the Department for Communities. The recent publication of its Intermediate Rent policy aims to set the foundations to introduce a new supply of Intermediate Rent homes, which is a new form of affordable housing for rent. The

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Historic Landmarks And Hidden Gems To Be Showcased During European Heritage Open Days 2023

The Department for Communities is encouraging the public to embrace and explore Northern Ireland’s historic landmarks and hidden gems as part of European Heritage Open Days 2023. Now in its 26th year, more than 200 buildings, venues and sites will be opening free of charge on September 9th and 10th in a weekend-long celebration of

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Giants Bring Curti To Belfast

The Stena Line Belfast Giants are pleased to confirm the signing of 28-year-old Charlie Curti for the 2023/24 season. The Minnesota-born defenceman began his career with Mound-Westonka High and Cedar Rapids Roughriders, before four back-to-back NCAA seasons with Yale University Bulldogs between 2015 and 2019 – icing over 100 times in the process. Curti took

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PSNI Data Breach Exposes Personal Details Of 10,000 Officers And Staff

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has apologised for a data breach that exposed the personal details of 10,000 officers and staff. The breach occurred on Tuesday, August 8, when the PSNI accidentally published a spreadsheet containing the surnames, initials, rank or grade, work location, and departments of all PSNI staff. Private addresses were

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Enniskillen Student Set For American Adventure On Us Scholarship Programme

Lauren Jones is pictured (from left to right) with Dr. Erin Hinson, Study USA Student Support Advisor, Richard Leeman, Skills Division, Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland, and Claire Hamilton, Study USA Programme Manager, British Council Northern Ireland. ENNISKILLEN student Lauren Jones is heading off on the adventure of a lifetime this month after being

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WFTV UK Opens Northern Ireland Applications For The 2024 Four Nations Mentoring Scheme

Women in Film and Television UK (WFTV) is delighted to announce that it is accepting applications for its prestigious 2024 WFTV Four Nations Mentoring Scheme now via www.wftv.org.uk/mentoring  until  5pm on Monday 11 September 2023. WFTV is looking for seven mentees in Northern Ireland to join the 2024 cohort of 41 WFTV mentees for next year’s scheme – 20 from

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