Tyrone News
Cash boost for Sperrins Gateway Landscape Partnership
THE Sperrins Gateway Landscape Partnership will benefit from a £12,000 Natural Heritage Grant to develop a ‘Spurs of Rock’ geodiversity strategy over the next two years.
Berlin trip for Cookstown High pupils
A GROUP of Cookstown High School pupils visited Berlin during their Easter holidays with the Department of Modern Languages.
Magherafelt resurfacing work ‘good news’
THE Ulster Unionist Party’s Mid-Ulster MLA Sandra Overend has welcomed confirmation of the commencement date for a major resurfacing and reconstruction scheme for Queens Avenue, Kirk Avenue and Kirk Lane in Magherafelt, by her party colleague, Roads Minister Danny Kennedy MLA.
Moe’s Cookstown finalists in ‘Bar of the Year’ awards
MOE’S Bar Cookstown are delighted to announce that they are finalists in ‘Bar of the Year’ and ‘Style Bar Of The Year’ at the Licensed & Catering News Awards 2013.
Police make weekend arrests
POLICE in Magherafelt made a number of arrests over the weekend as part of ongoing efforts to keep the community safe.
Dungannon firm win big French business contract
A DUNGANNON based recycling manufacturer has won a new business contract worth around half a million pounds in France.
£276k funding to target unemployment
A NEW training and employability programme for the Coalisland and Dungannon areas has been made possible after the Department of Social Development announced funding of £276,000 for the initiative.
McGlone concern over road works suspension
SDLP Economy Spokesperson and Chairman of the Enterprise Trade and Investment Committee at Stormont, Patsy McGlone has requested a meeting with the Minister for Regional Development over the suspension of road works in Northern Ireland during the G8 summit.
Boundary Proposals to be considered
Sinn Féin Councillor, Sean Clarke, has said the recent proposals outlining the District Electoral Areas for the new Mid Ulster Council will be scrutinised over coming weeks.
MEP outlines funding opportunities to local groups
Diane Dodds MEP has committed to working alongside local Churches and Faith based organisations to help bring funding into the Magherafelt area. Mrs. Dodds was speaking at a packed “Funding Workshop” in Magherafelt Council Offices last week,
Coalisland Parish iYouth workshops
THE Coalisland Parish Youth Team – iYOUTH - is holding a day of workshops for 16 to 35 year olds in St Joseph’s College Coalisland on Sunday, 7 July.
Man charged with assault
A COALISLAND man has been charged with with common assault following a hearing in East Tyrone Magistrates’ Court.
Joanne carries hopes of Tyrone at Rose of Tralee Festival
TYRONE Rose Joanne O’Neill is rallying her supporters to follow her to Portlaoise for the Rose of Tralee Regional Festival from May 30 to June 3.
Travellers ousted from former fast-food site
TRAVELLERS have been moved from the Beechvalley area of Dungannon after illegally setting up an encampment.
Drugs stash seized in Dungannon
POLICE last week uncovered a large quanity of drugs at the rear of a property just outside Dungannon
Frank’s African odyssey nears the end of the line after close encounter with a lion
IT’S taken almost two months, and involved stomach-churning close encounters with speeding lorries, rioting crowds, gun-waving soldiers and a lion, but Ballgawley businessman Frank McNelis is nearing the end of his epic motorcycle journey to Zambia.
Talented Josh scoops Apprentice of the Year
A DUNGANNON student at South West College has been crowned Apprentice of the Year, 2013.
Dungannon artist showcased at major Dublin charity auction
In what is being billed as one of the most important art sales of the year in Dublin, Dungannon artist and photographer Marty Cullen has produced a large portrait of Irish literary giant Samuel Beckett.
Fancy yourself as the next Victoria Beckham?
HAVE you got a passion for fashion design and think you could create an outfit with the ‘wow factor’, then this is for you!
Country Roads lead to Eglish
ORGANISERS of next week’s Riverbank Festival in Eglish, Co. Tyrone have been credited with securing a major coup with the appearance of Ireland’s two leading country singers.
Sentencing delayed in indecent assault case
SENTENCING in the case of a Cookstown man who admitted indecently assaulting a female, has been adjourned after his lawyers asked for time to file additional reports.
Loughry Rivers Agency move ‘good news for Cookstown’
JOHN McNamee, Sinn Fein’s Vice Chair of Cookstown District Council, has welcomed the news from Agriculture Minister that the headquarters of the Rivers Agency will be moving to the Loughry College site at Cookstown.
Council sickness levels still too high
STAFF at Dungannon District Council are still missing too many days from work, according to a report discussed at April’s Strategic Committee meeting.
44 suicidal patients a week attend local A&Es
THE mental anguish facing hundreds of local people, including children under the age of 15, has been revealed by new figures which show that local hospital emergency departments dealt with 534 episodes of self-harm and people with suicidal ideation over a single three month period.
Biomass power station to give Dungannon double boost
A MILLION pound biomass plant funded by Dungannon Council and South West College will lead to the creation of jobs and cheap heating and electricity for the town, it has been revealed.
Taking a trip down memory lane...
LONG forgotten people who lived and worked in and around Tullyhogue are in the frame as part of an exciting new exhibition at the Burnavon in Cookstown.
Cookstown business in the frame
COOKSTOWN’S Gallery One fine art and framing store is the latest business involved in First Trust Bank’s Business Showcasing.
Mid-Ulster businesses
BUSINESS people from Mid-Ulster attended a special breakfast event on Wednesday morning (May 15) at the Royal Hotel in Cookstown.
Fast-Tracking Patients Shortens Hospital Stays Says Craigavon Consultant
THE introduction of measures to ‘fast track’ patients through Craigavon Area Hospital in recent years has led to patients getting the right care more quickly says Seamus O’Reilly, Clinical Director for Emergency Medicine at Craigavon.
Police appeal over car stereo theft
POLICE would like to appeal for witnesses to come forward following the theft of a car stereo system from a vehicle, which was parked in the Dungannon Road area of Aughnacloy on Friday (May 10th).
Hit and run appeal
POLICE in Magherafelt are appealing for information following a hit and run collision on the climbing lane of the Glenshane Road on the Maghera side of the Ponderosa Bar.
Lough Neagh Funding Secured
LOUGH Neagh Partnership has secured a funding package of £119,950 to develop the Lough Neagh & Its Waterways Destination.
Bygone Pomeroy in the spotlight
POMEROY will be taking a trip back down memory lane with a number of projects running as part of a shared history programme.
Rossa club entrance plan welcomed by Sinn Fein
SINN Féin councillor for Magherafelt, Deborah Ní Shiadhail has welcomed the commitment from the Department for Regional Development to commence works, including a right turning lane, at the entrance to O’Donovan Rossa GAC grounds.
Council invests £28k in community events
DUNGANNON and South Tyrone Borough Mayor, Councillor Phelim Gildernew, has met with successful applicants of the Strategic Events Funds.
Mobile phone theft in Dungannon
POLICE are appealing for information following the theft of a Blackberry Curve mobile phone from a bag at premises in the Savings Bank Street area of Dungannon.
Kenny on the run for a good cause
COALISLAND man Kenny Holdsworth was one of thousands of people who took part in the hugely successful Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon race day to raise much-needed funds for this year’s official charity, Cancer Focus Northern Ireland.
Jobs boost for Dungannon
DUNGANNON based meat processing company Linden Foods have announced today (Monday) that they are creating 179 new jobs.
Helpers needs for Pomeroy community garden project
HELPERS are needed for the new community garden project at the Rowan Tree Centre in Pomeroy.
SWC students enroute to Skill Auto live final
Three South West College motor vehicle students are in the running to be this year’s SkillAuto champions in automotive technology.
Homes evacuated in Cookstown bomb scare
A pipe bomb has been removed from beneath a car in Cookstown on Saturday afternoon.
‘Poor broadband damaging business in Mid-Ulster
POOR broadband service in Mid-Ulster is damaging local businesses, SDLP MLA Patsy McGlone has said.
Seminar to help local businesses fight back against online competition
A SEMINAR aiming to help Mid-Ulster businesses fight back against competition from online shopping will take place this month.
Game of Thrones actor meets real life hero Luke!
A CHARITY set up by a Coalisland mother to help fund research into the devastating genetic condition muscular dystrophy, has been selected to benefit from Northern Ireland’s biggest farming and social event.
Quinn welcomes £5m rural broadband boost
SINN Fein Torrent Councillor, Pádraig Quinn, has welcomed the announcement from DARD Minister Michelle O’Neill that another £5 million will be spent in order to connect more rural areas to the internet.
Creation Station up for another gong
THE Creation Station Mid-Ulster has reached the final staged of the NI4Kids annual Family Awards.
Tyrone pupils invited to design their own postcards
TYRONE pupils have the chance to show how proud they are of their local area in a national competition.
- Ardboe woman’s life-changing experience as Secret Millionaire
- Dungannon firm win big French business contract
- Frank’s African odyssey nears the end of the line after close encounter with a lion
- Moe’s Cookstown finalists in ‘Bar of the Year’ awards
- Cash boost for Sperrins Gateway Landscape Partnership
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Tuesday 21 May 2013
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