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Cookstown man recieves £235K for Austrailan attack

A 25 year-old backpacker from Cookstown has been awarded $350,000 (£235k) in compensation after he was the victim of an unprovoked attack in Australia.

Attempted Post Office robbery

DETECTIVES in Cookstown are appealing for information about an attempt to rob a sub-post office at Tullyhogue this morning, Friday, February 3.

Workers removed dumped waste

MORE than 1.5 tonnes of illegally dumped household waste have been removed by Magherafelt Council workers from the recycling centre at Mullaghboy Road, Bellaghy, the local Council was told.

Mid Ulster constituency to disappear in new electoral map

BOUNDARY changes expected to be brought in before the next General Election will significantly change the voting landscape in the Mid Ulster area.

Dad: ‘I’ll sue health service’

A LOCAL dad has said he will sue the health service after his severely disabled daughter contracted killer bug Pseudomonas whilst in hospital.

National rss

Deal with the past, urges McGrory

The head of Northern Ireland's prosecution service has questioned if politicians have the will to tackle the fallout from the decades of violence in the region.

Rehiring ex-police hits confidence

The controversy over the re-hiring of retired police officers has hit confidence in the PSNI, Matt Baggott has conceded.

Fatal bug found in hospital taps

A deadly infection which killed four babies in Northern Ireland has been discovered in the taps at a hospital.

Lowry exhibition at new arts centre

Belfast's new £18 million Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) will host an exhibition of art by LS Lowry and a new Titanic play, it has been announced.

PSNI 'must tackle attacks on young'

More needs to be done to catch those responsible for more than 50 paramilitary attacks on young people in 18 months, the Policing Board has warned.

Business rss

Almost 30 staff could lose jobs at Peacocks

ALMOST 30 jobs could be lost in the Mid Ulster area after the Peacock Group, which runs two stores locally, announced it is to go into administration.

Bellaghy electrics firm defies the recession

DESPITE a double-dip recession, one construction-related family-owned business from Mid Ulster has managed to defy the national trends with an increased turnover of 50% during the past year.

Overend visits thriving company Moyola Precision Engineering

SOME Mid Ulster firms are flourishing despite the recession as MLA Sandra Overend discovered on a visit to Moyola Precision Engineering.

Henry Bros reports a £26m drop in turnover

A MAGHERAFELT building firm has posted a huge drop in annual turnover.

Coagh firm CNC Components goes bust with up to 50 jobs lost

UP TO 50 jobs have been lost after one of the Northern Ireland’s leading independent manufacturers based in Coagh went bust.

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