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Northern Ireland man on becoming a foster carer at the age of 64

“It feels like the perfect next stage in my life"

Belfast Live

The famous faces we said goodbye to in Northern Ireland in 2022

Northern Ireland lost some big names over the past 12 months

Belfast Live

Administrators of Wrightbus to sue evangelical church founded by ex-owner Jeff Wright

Green Pastures, an evangelical church in Ballymena, Co Antrim founded by ex-Wrightbus majority shareholder Jeff Wright, is facing legal action from the administrators of the bus company in the latest twist in the maker of London’s ‘Boris Buses’.

Irish Independent

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Translink outlines plans for delivery of Zero Emission public transport in Derry

"We are on track to deliver the Zero Emission project on Foyle Metro by the end of the summer 2023"

Belfast Live

Record 14 people face being barred from boardrooms over Wrightbus collapse

A record 14 people, including all three adult children of late founder William Wright, are facing a legal sanction over the 2019 collapse of Co Antrim-based Wrightbus.

Irish Independent

Wrightbus recruits 1,000th employee three years after being bought out of administration

The Ballymena firm also has a full order book until 2024 after securing high-profile deals in the UK and overseas

Belfast Live

Tory donor's transport firm set for £26 million in government-backed funding

INTERNATIONAL Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch has announced that a firm owned by a Tory donor will receive £26 million in government-backed funding.

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Wrightbus signs deal for 100 zero emissions buses with Northern Ireland transport provider

Deal represents £88M investment for Translink and Northern Ireland's Department for Infrastructure

Birmingham Post

The great hydrogen gamble: hot air or net zero’s holy grail?

An army of lobbyists is trying to persuade the government of the case for the combustible gas as a valuable weapon in the climate crisis, but questions remain

The Guardian - UK

The Earth's Corr: Fracking plans stark raving mad and will do nothing to lower energy bills

Fracking is environmentally destructive, has caused earthquakes, poisoned water sources and led to all sort of serious health concerns in the USA

Belfast Live

Wrightbus partner secures Australian hydrogen bus orders

Ballymena bus maker said move paves way for "huge" opportunities in the region

Birmingham Post

Wrightbus: Co Antrim firm secures one of UK’s largest ever electric vehicle bus orders

The £81m order, totalling 193 buses, is the largest EV bus purchase outside of London

Belfast Live

Sir William Wright: Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for funeral cortege

Chief executive Buta Atwal said the guard of honour was a "fitting tribute" to a man who had put Wrightbus on the map

Belfast Live

Sir William Wright remembered as ‘genius who followed his dreams’

Hundreds of employees of Wrightbus in Ballymena formed a guard of honour outside the factory in tribute to the company’s founder.

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Wrightbus employees form guard of honour for William Wright’s funeral cortege

Tributes poured in after the death of the 94-year-old industrialist at the weekend.

Belfast Live

William Wright tributes as Wrightbus founder dies aged 94

"Everywhere there is engineering or manufacturing or sales of buses his genius will be remembered"

The Independent UK

Tributes paid to Wrightbus founder Sir William Wright who has died aged 94

Stormont Economy Minister Gordon Lyons led the tributes to the business man on Sunday.

Belfast Live

Ballymena United announce new main sponsor as club launches 2022/23 kits

New deal is just the ticket for Sky Blues...

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Birmingham Post

Wrightbus boss to step down at end of year

Buta Atwal will be succeeded in the role by Joerg Hofmann

Irish Independent

Wrightbus wins cross-border electric bus contract that could be worth up to €560m

The Irish Government tapped Ballymena bus manufacturer Wrightbus for a deal worth a potential €562m to buy up to 800 battery electric buses – a contract it has been claimed reflects the benefits of the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Irish Independent

National Transport Authority orders 120 electric double-decker buses

The National Transport Authority (NTA) has placed an order for 120 double-decker battery-electric buses, some of which will be available from next year.

Irish Mirror

120 new fully electric buses announced for Ireland in game-changing €80 million deal

The deal was announced aboard a Dublin bus on Monday morning.

Belfast Live

The Earth's Corr: It's not right that Power NI, SSE and Firmus profits are protected while we all suffer

Why should they still get to keep the same profits when the rest of us are suffering and the goods they sell hurt our planet?

Birmingham Post

Wrightbus signs "significant" deal for 60 hydrogen buses with Cologne operator

The deal with RVK is the first sale of left-hand drive buses since Jo Bamford bought the company out of administration in 2019

Belfast Live

NI jobs available for trainees - from apprentice coachbuilders to graduate consultants

There are lots of apprentice, trainee and graduate jobs available in Northern Ireland

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