A WOMAN has died after she was involved in a two-vehicle crash on the Ballynakilly Road in Coalisland on Tuesday evening. The PSNI said the collision was reported shortly before 9:10pm and officers attended the scene along with other emergency services. “The female driver of a Renault Modus was treated at the scene but sadly […]
Music teacher’s fundraiser hits all the right notes
A CASTLEDERG teacher has raised more than £2,500 for Air Ambulance NI following her ‘three mile run a day and dryathlon’ challenge’ over the month of June. Marcella Robinson, who works as a music teacher, decided to take on the challenge during the Covid-19 lockdown period as a way of maintaining a routine to […]
Car vandalism linked to attempted burglary in Omagh
SUBSTANTIAL damage was caused to a car parked outside a house in Omagh several days before an attempted break-in at the property, the police have revealed. Detectives are currently probing a potential link between the two incidents in the Winters Gove area of the Hospital Road last week. It was reported to police that, at […]
Vandalism to graves prompts cemetery CCTV installation
CCTV has been put in place at Greenhill Cemetery in Omagh after a spate of vandalism to the graves. Recently, there has been a series of incidents of vandalism where items were stolen and graves were damaged. Following the incidents, CCTV has been installed at the cemetery and council officers are continuing to […]
People Before Profit to launch Tyrone branch online
A SOCIALIST party with elected representatives on both sides of the border is launching its Tyrone branch online this Thursday. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, People Before Profit (PBP) will be holding the event virtually via Facebook Live, starting at 7pm. University lecturer, Dr Damian Gallagher, who joined the party in March this […]
Omagh farmer elected President of Grassland Society
AN OMAGH farmer has become the first local person to be elected President of the British Grassland Society (BGS).
Minister’s £4million for arts sector ‘not near enough’
ONE of Tyrone’s best loved community theatres is urging the public to come forward and sponsor their seats which look set to remain empty for some tim
Donna wins battle for her cancer treatment
A YOUNG mother who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour last year has described how she had to “fight” to continue her chemotherapy treatment
Dungannon mother’s warning after child’s scooter fire
A DUNGANNON mother has warned other parents over the dangers of electrical chargers after her child’s toy caught fire. Luckily for Kelly McGeary and her family, the fire which destroyed the motorised scooter did not engulf the surrounding building in which it had been stored. The mother-of-three who lives in Parkanaur Forest said they only […]
Huge relief for families allowed to visit loved ones
AN Omagh grandmother was ‘smiling from ear to ear’ as she was reunited with her granddaughter after almost four months apart.