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Harland & Wolff awarded £61M contract
Harland & Wolff has been awarded a £61m base contract to deliver the mid-life upgrade contract of the SeaRose Floating Production Storage...
Oct 23, 2023


Mid and East Antrim’s Labour Market Partnership Restaurant Academy serves up great results
Participants in Mid and East Antrim’s Labour Market Partnership programme Mid and East Antrim’s Labour Market Partnership recently...
Oct 22, 2023


Ballymena man prosecuted by SIA for supplying unlicensed security
A Ballymena man had been prosecuted by the UK Security Industry Authority (SIA) in a case which was heard recently at Laganside...
Oct 19, 2023


Northern Regional College developing core manufacturing skills in Ballymena
Graham Whitehurst, Chair of Manufacturing Task Force and Christine Brown, Northern Regional College Vice Principal for Teaching and...
Oct 16, 2023


Education Authority advises parents of ‘potential disruption’ in schools
Northern Ireland's Education Authority (EA) has issued a statement this evening, Sunday 15 October, advising parents across the province...
Oct 15, 2023


Northern Ireland set to get additional paramedics
The Department of Health has given the go-ahead to the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service for the recruitment of 48 additional paramedics...
Oct 12, 2023


NI Civil Service launches Student Placement Competition
Debora Mosso, a student at Queen's University Belfast, and Will McKeown, a student at Lancaster University, spent the 2023-24 academic...
Oct 9, 2023


Unite ballots Translink bus workers in pay dispute
Unite the union, which represents more than half the entire Translink workforce, is today commencing a five-day consultative ballot on...
Oct 9, 2023


Local woman endorses Higher Level Apprenticeship - a popular way to ‘earn as you learn’
Leanne Crawford, second year Higher Level Apprentice in Supply Chain & Logistics at Northern Regional College, and works as a Supply...
Oct 7, 2023


Northern Ireland junior doctors to be balloted for industrial action
Junior doctors in Northern Ireland will be balloted on industrial action, the BMA has announced. Junior doctor representatives met with...
Sep 28, 2023


NIFRS is recruiting for Firefighters – do you have what it takes to climb a different career ladder?
Firefighter Chris Murray and Watch Commander Mary Kate McKevitt launch the recruitment campaign for Wholetime (full-time) Firefighters...
Sep 28, 2023


Budding retail experts secure roles at Dobbies Antrim through Employment Academy
Dobbies, the UK’s leading garden centre retailer, is growing its line-up of retail experts in Northern Ireland through a new partnership...
Sep 22, 2023


4000 health and social care workers to commence 48-hour strike from midnight across NI
More than 4000 Unite members working in the health and social care service in Northern Ireland will join with colleagues from other...
Sep 20, 2023


Department of Health expecting “significant disruption” as more than 4,000 NHS staff set to strike
The Department of Health has warned today (Monday 18 September) it is expecting "significant disruption” as over 4,000 staff employed by...
Sep 18, 2023


Health and safety campaign launched in Mid & East Antrim to help reduce workplace transport deaths
Amanda Grant, HSENI, Alan Featherstone, RiverRidge, Alderman Stewart McDonald, Deputy Mayor Mid & East Antrim Council, Lyle Watson,...
Sep 16, 2023


More than 4,000 Unite members working in the NHS to strike for fair pay and safe staffing
Unite the union has served a seven-day notice of planned strike action by health and social care workers across Northern Ireland. The...
Sep 14, 2023


The Gallaher Trust helps Ballymena’s young adults develop their careers
Pictured at the M&S Ballymena store is Service Delivery Manager of The Prince’s Trust, Ryan McMullan, Team Manager at M&S, Julie Bell,...
Sep 13, 2023


NRC apprentice wins National Young Apprentice of the Year Award!
Conor Dallas from Loughguile, County Antrim A Northern Regional College bench joinery apprentice employed by Mivan has been named Young...
Sep 13, 2023


1,000 new jobs announced for NI and Wrightbus consortium secures over £6M
New jobs, facilities and funding are being announced today as Northern Ireland opens its doors to global investors at the Northern...
Sep 13, 2023


WATCH | Galgorm Collection releases video to mark new recruitment drive launch
Galgorm Collection has launched a major recruitment drive to support its growth across a range of properties in Northern Ireland. Powered...
Aug 29, 2023
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