- Man found dead in canal-plunge car
- 'Black box' bid to cut premiums
- 20 Taser deployments 'justified'
- Titanic 'key' to tourism recovery
- Commissioner 'should oversee PPS'
- United bid to tackle alcohol abuse
- Public probe urged over baby deaths
- Split over Bloody Sunday march plan
- McNarry quits UUP's Assembly group
- Boards to redraft school reports
- Reduced A&E could become permanent
News
Charity worker makes press ‘code-of-conduct’ submission to Leveson Inquiry
A CHARITY worker whose sister and father were murdered in Cookstown 19 years ago, is calling for new regulations to cover the reporting of murder and manslaughter cases in Northern Ireland.
Shivers found guilty as Duffy walks free
WHEN asked by a reporter outside Antrim Crown Court on Friday if he was nervous, murder accused Brian Shivers replied: “No, not at all. I’m innocent.”
Local libraries hours axed
MAGHERAFELT library is to have nine hours slashed off it’s opening times, it has been announced by Libraries NI.
DUP councillor would ‘rather die’ than be snapped with SF
OUTRAGE was expressed at a meeting of Cookstown District Council that a DUP councillor had said she would ‘rather die’ than be photographed with a Sinn Fein colleague.
Fears after attack on Orange Hall
AN ATTACK on a Pomeroy Orange Hall was an attempt to raise tensions in the area, according to a local Orangeman.
Sport
News from the Park
MOYOLA made the short journey to the Mill Meadow on Saturday to take on Wakehurst on and won 3-2 with goals from Steven Kenning and two from captain Steven McQuillan.
Assessing Meadowbank’s impact four years on
THE Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt celebrate their fourth anniversary this January.
Donnelly makes rally comeback
LOCAL rallying legend Eugene Donnelly is making a return to the sport when he competes at the Galway International Rally next month.
Magherafelt sink to defeat at Belfast at Boat Club
MAGHERAFELT failed in their Ulster Squash Ulster Cup quarter-final away at Belfast Boat Club last week and will now face Ballyearl in the plate competition.
Law oversaw major changes at Fortwilliam Park
TOBERMORE United were dealt a huge blow last week when manager Johnny Law announced that he was leaving the club to join Oran Kearney and join his backroom staff at Coleraine FC.
Lifestyle
Assessing Meadowbank’s impact four years on
THE Meadowbank Sports Arena in Magherafelt celebrate their fourth anniversary this January.
JungleNI scoops top thrill-seeker award
THE JungleNI, based just outside Moneymore, has been crowned the outdoor activity provider offering the best thrill-seeking experience in Northern Ireland as voted for by the public during the recent OutdoorNI.com Awards in association with Surf Mountain.
Star Shauna ready for take-off
SNOW Patrol have snapped up gorgeous Magherafelt girl Shauna Tohill to duet with hunky Gary Lightbody at all their Irish gigs this month.
Community
Challenge yourself with a Sperrintrek hill walk
GET off on the right foot this year with a Sperrintrek Hill Walk.
Family on campaign to raise cash for a new wheelchair for Marc
THE family of a Magherafelt teen who suffers from a serious muscle wasting condition, have embarked on a fundraising campaign to raise cash for a special wheelchair which will allow him to continue playing the sport he loves.
Inter-Church Forum’s War memorial meeting discusses past and present differences
THE January speaker for the Cookstown Inter-Church Forum meeting was Mr John Ritchie who give a presentation on Irish War Memorials.
MYSTERY OF ‘THE BEARDED MAN’
ALMOST 300 witness statements, 262 telephone records, 223 house-to-house enquiries and 18 suspects, but today, 20 years on from the Teebane massacre, no-one has ever been convicted of the murders of the eight Protestant workmen who lost their lives in the tragedy.
Teebane bomb ‘intended for Magherafelt company’
A 500lb land mine which killed eight Protestant work men on their way home from a military base was intended for workers of a Magherafelt company, it has been revealed.
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