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.

EVERY year in the Cookstown and Dungannon area, 148 men are diagnosed with and 92 men die from cancer.

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.

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.

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,

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.

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.

MID Ulster MLA’s have urged local constituents to prioritise personal well-being and support the work of the Northern Ireland Chest, Heart and Stroke Association (NICHS).

DUP Member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, Ian McCrea MLA has welcomed the news that a new dedicated PSNI unit to tackle rural crime is to be formed. This is something which the DUP has called for inside the board.

HAVE you got a passion for fashion design and think you could create an outfit with the ‘wow factor’, then this is for you!

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 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.

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.

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’S Gallery One fine art and framing store is the latest business involved in First Trust Bank’s Business Showcasing.

THE Fostering Network and the Regional Adoption and Fostering Service are issuing an urgent call for foster carers to help change the lives of children and young people across Northern Ireland.

DUP MLA Ian McCrea has called upon the PSNI to bring forward a business case in relation to civilian staff who were not covered by the equal pay settlement.

BUSINESS people from Mid-Ulster attended a special breakfast event on Wednesday morning (May 15) at the Royal Hotel in Cookstown.

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.

by Gillian McDade