News
Drugs found on waste ground in Magherafelt
POLICE in Magherafelt have recovered a quantity of drugs today.
Asbestos warning
POLICE in Maghera are asking people not to enter the site of the Old Maghera School on the Tobermore Road after a number of burglaries have caused asbestos damage to the property which has spread within the building.
‘Cookstown doesn’t need Irish-Medium school’, says Overend
A MID-ULSTER MLA has hit out at a decision by the Education Minister to approve Cookstown’s first Irish-medium primary school grant aided status.
Poundworld ‘delighted to be opening in Cookstown’ this Saturday
POUNDWORLD will be officially opened to the public in Cookstown on Saturday (May 19), creating 30 new jobs for the area.
Health and Beauty Fair for Forum
MAKE a date in your diary and visit the Health & Beauty Fair at the Millennium Forum, Londonderry, this Sunday (May 20).
Sport
McPeake has great win at Termoneeny 10K
CHRISTOPHER McPeake led from start to finish in the 4th running of the Termoneeny 10k road race.
Cookstown Olympic
COOKSTOWN Olympic will be holding their 10th annual Golf Challenge on Friday 25th May at Killymoon Golf Club in Cookstown. The committee has decided to mark this anniversary with a fantastic set of prizes and the competition will be open to everyone.
Dallas signs off with Setanta medal
BRENTFORD bound Stuart Dallas signed off his Crusaders career with a Setanta Cup medal.
First Royal Cookstown NISC
FIRST Royal Cookstown NISC will be holding a BBQ and Disco in Cookstown Hockey Club on Saturday 16th June. A Charity Raffle will be held in aid of Clic Sergeant and RNIB (Philip Mitchell 20/20 Challenge.)
Jeffers extends his lead
EAST Tyrone rider Gary Jeffers extended his lead in the Cooper Motorcycles Time Trial League on Thursday night by finishing first in round 4, a 10 mile TT held on the Omagh Road.
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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Weather for Belfast
Saturday 19 May 2012
Today
Cloudy
Temperature: 5 C to 11 C
Wind Speed: 10 mph
Wind direction: North east
Tomorrow
Sunny spells
Temperature: 6 C to 13 C
Wind Speed: 8 mph
Wind direction: South east
