NI Further Education students feel undervalued after being excluded from £500 Covid grant All students have faced severe disruption to their studies this year, and all students deserve better than the support this government has provided for them
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Further Education students in Northern Ireland have described feeling undervalued and disappointed after being excluded from receiving the £500 Covid Disruption Grant received by other students in Higher Education.
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Businesses need to be able to reopen as soon as possible, Economy Minister Diane Dodds says Diane Dodds said there is a backlog of 3,000 weddings to take place in the hotel sector. Picture by Hugh Russell Rebecca Black, PA 13 April, 2021 17:44
Economy Minister Diane Dodds says businesses need to be be able to reopen as soon as possible following the latest lockdown.
There have been some minor relaxations of the strict rules which have been in effect since December but most businesses remain closed.
Diane Dodds said a number of sectors in the economy have been “terribly impacted” by the coronavirus pandemic, noting that there is a backlog of 3,000 weddings to take place in the hotel sector.
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Investigation Launches After Burning Car Abandoned On Railway Track An investigation has launched after a burning car was abandoned on a railway track near Bellarena.
The incident happened at around 7.45pm on Monday, 12 April, and the train driver was forced to make an emergency stop.
The line was closed following the incident, however it has since reopened.
Translink Group chief executive Chris Conway said: The train driver reacted quickly and thankfully brought the train to a stop safely, short of where the car was burning. The train crew ensured all safety procedures were followed with the incident swiftly reported and emergency services attended the scene.