41.   The four groups have joined forces to form the Ulster Karate Council, and have set dates for unofficial provincial championships in October.

42.   Local councils have joined forces with Tidy Northern Ireland, the Department of Environment and a number of other organisations to promote the week.

43.   Concern over the size of the bill prompted Belfast City Council to join forces with the Department of Economic Development in a bid to reduce the waste.

44.   THE management of Tatton Park, near Knutsford, is to join forces with the National Trust to protest against the threat of a second runway at Manchester Airport.

45.   Hug, The Poppyfield and Procession have joined forces for a three-band, three-date extravaganza.

46.   The Rotary Club of Middlesbrough Cleveland joined forces with the Cleveland Community Foundation and the Cleveland Council for Voluntary Services to organise the event.

47.   Teesside Polytechnic is joining forces with a German institution of higher education to develop new courses and share academic expertise.

48.   A CLEVELAND police officer and a teacher have joined forces on a pioneering project to help schools in the county educate young people in citizenship.

49.   SOLICITORS are joining forces in a bid to improve links with their European counterparts.

50.   But because of the cash required the Town Hall wants to join forces with other major employers to set up the scheme.