News
Complaints of ‘under-age usage of arcades’ in Cookstown
MID-ULSTER DUP MLA Ian McCrea has encouraged owners of arcades in Cookstown to be more vigilant in not allowing young people under the age of 18 into restricted areas of their premises.
Tober Tinys and Little Amps take part in ‘Folk Day’
TWO local playgroups were among hundreds that took part in Early Years annual ‘Folk Day’.
Claire gears up for Olympic torch coverage
LOCAL sports presenter Claire Glancy (pictured) is getting geared up to cover the 2012 London Olympics, but not before she returns to Magherafelt to present a live program of events closer to home.
Crime on rise in Cookstown
CRIME is up by almost 10 per cent in Cookstown, latest figures have revealed.
High street taskforce to hit Cookstown streets
A HIGHSTREET taskforce headed by Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland is set to hit the streets of Cookstown this month.
Sport
WENDY WANTS GOLD IN LONDON
OLYMPIC medallist Wendy Houvenaghel returned to Northern Irish soil at the weekend to take part in the Celtic Chrono event in Belfast.
WENDY WANTS GOLD IN LONDON
OLYMPIC medallist Wendy Houvenaghel returned to Northern Irish soil at the weekend to take part in the Celtic Chrono event in Belfast.
Ulster set for final test
THOUSANDS of local rugby fans will be making their way across the Irish Sea to London for the Heineken Cup final between Leinster and Ulster.
Desertmartin seeks new manager
BALLYMENA Provincial League side Desertmartin FC are on the look out for a new manager.
Video
Ulster Championship 2012 ready for lift off video
Stars and managers from Ulster descended on the Titanic Museum in Belfast to declare the Ulster Championship underway.
Lifestyle
Rotary Club support for Cookstown Youth Choir
COOKSTOWN Youth Choir is going from strength to strength thanks to support from Cookstown Rotary Club. The Club recently funded the choir to record a CD titled “Voices Together” which has proved extremely successful.
Doors officially opened at Lissan House
FOLLOWING extensive redevelopment Lissan House near Cookstown officially opened on Tuesday as Northern Ireland’s newest historic house visitor attraction.
Pete’s show of strength!
DUNGANNON man Pete McCallan has been crowned Ulster’s Strongest Man at the event in Cookstown on Monday.
Eddie in final of poetry competition
COOKSTOWN man Eddie McCartney has penned a poem which secured him a final place in The Bard of Oriel poetry competition in Co Monaghan.
Margaret a champion of older people
COOKSTOWN woman Margaret Gilbert MBE is a champion of older people, and to recognise her invaluable contribution to this section of society, she has received the Mid-Ulster Mail’s Person To Be Proud Of award for 2011.
Community
Cookstown shoppers help raise £40k for Hospice
ASDA in Cookstown is celebrating following the announcement that they have raised a weighty £40,000 for the Northern Ireland Hospice since April after an extensive fundraising campaign across all 16 Northern Ireland stores.
New minister installed at Brigh, Albany and Stewartstown
THE congregations of the Presbyterian churches of Albany, Brigh and 1st Stewartstown were joined by friends, guests and well-wishers as they united for the ordination and installation of their new minister, Rev Ivan Ferris.
SEX OFFENDER ‘TO HOLD EVENT FOR KIDS’ CHARITY’
A MAN jailed for sending sexually explicit text messages to schoolboys is attempting to hold a fundraising night in aid of a children’s charity.
Desertmartin marks Queen’s Jubilee with tree-planting
DESERTMARTIN Community Group and Desertmartin Primary School celebrated the Queen’s diamond jubilee by planting a growing tribute in the village.
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Friday 18 May 2012
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