THIS week saw a huge victory for the McClenahan family in Fintona who had their severely disabled daughter’s Disability Living Allowance (DLA) reinstated after over three months without payments. Talitha Grace McClenahan was born with Down’s syndrome, as well as a range of other serious medical conditions – Athetoid Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Quadriplegia, a right […]
Doogary residents object to anaerobic digestion plant
RESIDENTS living near the site of a proposed anaerobic digester outside Omagh have raised strong objections to the development, planned for a farm bes
Mother jailed for abusive messages to teacher
A DISTRICT judge has warned that “all teachers are at risk” from a local mother who perpetrated a two-year campaign of abuse against a member of staff
The mysterious case of the four wandering donkeys
MYSTERY still surrounds the appearance of four daring donkeys wandering on the busy Kilyclogher Road in recent weeks.
Businesses frustrated with life in broadband slow lane
TWO rural businesses have added their voices to calls for urgent action to address poor broadband speeds.
Woman attacked with knife over ‘cigarette debt’
A MAN accused of beating a woman with a knife close to Strathroy last week over an alleged debt for cigarettes has been denied bail.
Illegal rubbish dumping rampant across Tyrone
CARRICKMORE has become the latest area affected by the plight of fly-tipping, which is becoming rampant throughout Tyrone.
Tyrone woman accused of £2million fraud back in court
ALMOST two years after some 600 charges against a former employee of a Tyrone company were withdrawn, the case has been reinstated with less allegations but still totalling approximately £2million loss. Lawyers for the accused woman argued she is at risk of self-harm if her name is published, which resulted in an interim reporting restriction […]
Man due in court after burglary report in Coalisland
A 23-YEAR-OLD man was detained after police received a report of suspicious activity in the early hours of the morning at a commercial premises on Barrack Street, Coalisland. A police spokesman confirmed that they attended the scene “swiftly” after receiving the report from a “couple of vigilant callers” around 1am on Thursday, January 10. The […]
Tyrone politicians speak out ahead of Brexit vote
WITH the crunch vote on Theresa May’s Brexit withdrawal deal due to take place at Westminster today, elected representatives from Tyrone remain divided on what would be the best way forward for the North. Chaotic scenes from inside the Houses of Parliament have dominated the recent news coverage of Brexit with just over 70 days […]