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Fri, May 18, 2012
Thursday, 17 May 2012
WOODLANDS Preschool, Donemana, and Rascals Playgroup, from Gortin, were amongst some of the hundreds of pre-school child...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
THE FIR Trees Hotel, Strabane, rolled out the red carpet on Saturday night, as it played host to the biggest night in th...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
STRABANE District Council has announced ambitious plans to revitalise and regenerate the town centre, by embarking on a ...
Thursday, 17 May 2012
A CASTLEDERG woman is recovering this week after being airlifted to hospital in a dramatic weekend rescue, after falling...
Thursday, 10 May 2012
THE Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS) and the Department of Education (DE) have moved to ...
Thursday, 10 May 2012
A PETITION opposing plans to close Newtownstewart's only bank has received strong backing from all sections of the commu...
Thursday, 10 May 2012
A DRUNK man waved a Samurai sword at police through his front window in an attempt to get them to leave his house, Strab...
Thursday, 10 May 2012
OVER £4.9 million of maintenance and capital improvements works were carried out on the roads network in the Strabane Di...
Thursday, 3 May 2012
A STRABANE trade union activist has warned that workplace health and safety regulations are under threat as a result of ...
Thursday, 3 May 2012
LOCAL man, Jim Devine, narrowly missed out on being crowned 'The Voice of Ireland' in the final of the hit RTE programme...
Thursday, 3 May 2012
PARENTS living in the Strabane District Council area owe more than £1million in child maintenance to the government agen...
Thursday, 3 May 2012
JOB prospects in North Tyrone have been given a welcome boost with news that two companies are to create up to 60 jobs i...
Thursday, 26 April 2012
LOCAL man, Jim Devine, is within touching distance of being crowned 'The Voice of Ireland' after winning a coveted spot ...
Thursday, 26 April 2012
STUDENTS from Holy Cross College have visited the exhibition, Myles Away from Illustration: The Influence of Flann O'Bri...
Thursday, 26 April 2012
THE public has been warned to be on the alert for a dangerous dog responsible for the mauling to death of a beloved fami...
Thursday, 26 April 2012
A PUBLIC Prosecution Service (PPS) appeal against a judge's decision to grant bail to a 42-year-old man suspected of inv...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
A STRABANE veterinary clinic is hosting a sponsored dog walk this weekend to raise much-needed funds for an Omagh animal...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
A MEMBER of the Vaccaro family, who owned Strabane's famous Wembley Cafe for 60 years, has spoken of her shock at hearin...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
A CHARITY campaign aiming to raise £100,000 for a Strabane school by the end of June is stepping up a notch this weekend...
Thursday, 19 April 2012
PART of a 300-year-old waterway linking Strabane and Londonderry will be opened to the public this summer, it was announ...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
A special fundraising event in memory of Lifford drowning victim, David Colhoun, will take place this Friday night in th...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
DOUGLAS Bridge man Jim Devine has moved a step closer to being crowned 'The Voice of Ireland' after winning a coveted sp...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
STRABANE's only nightclub could be forced to close its doors after it was placed into administration by the Northern Ban...
Thursday, 12 April 2012
TWO local sporting clubs have been left counting the cost this week following attacks by vandals, which resulted in subs...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
A NEW school with a Donegal connection has been officially opened in Uganda, in east Africa.Principal of the Royal and P...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
GAA star, Oisin McConville, has spoken of his startling gambling addiction - which left him with crippling debts of more...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
STAFF and management at Oysters Strabane are celebrating this week after the restaurant scooped an award at the Ulster R...
Thursday, 5 April 2012
A multi-million pound plan to regenerate the border area linking Strabane and Lifford was officially launched on Monday....
Thursday, 29 March 2012
ANGER has been expressed after a substantial quantity of prescription drugs were found among a large amount of rubbish w...
Thursday, 29 March 2012
PUPILS of St Anne's Primary School, Strabane, are celebrating after winning a coveted spot in the semi-finals of the pre...
Thursday, 29 March 2012
A special fundraising event has been organised in memory of Lifford drowning victim, David Colhoun, and will take place ...
Thursday, 29 March 2012
STRONG condemnation has been voiced after a number of houses and cars in the town were sprayed with paint - causing subs...
Thursday, 22 March 2012
A FINN Valley secondary school is aiming to combat growing concerns among parents that schoolbags are getting too heavy ...
Thursday, 22 March 2012
Hundreds of young achievers from across the UK had a date in the prestigious setting of St James' Palace, London, recent...
Thursday, 22 March 2012
A SION Mills man who phoned in a hoax bomb warning to a popular Strabane bar and restaurant last year - causing widespre...
Thursday, 22 March 2012
"HE took the life of my son who was 26 - so 26 years of his life should be taken away. Justice has not been done," Strab...
Thursday, 15 March 2012
A DONEGAL native, who is now a resident of a nursing home near Omagh, celebrated her 100th birthday surrounded by family...
Thursday, 15 March 2012
IT's been a busy fortnight for 'bookworms' at Strabane Academy. On World Book Day, March 1, Year 8 and 9 pupils took par...
Thursday, 15 March 2012
WEST Tyrone MLA, Michaela Boyle, said that she believes that many people are losing their entitlement to Employment Supp...
Thursday, 15 March 2012
FEARS are growing amongst transport staff at the Western Education and Library Board (WELB) that management proposals to...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
THIS Leap Year knew no bounds for one young woman, who made the extraordinarily brave move of proposing to her boyfriend...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
AROUND 30 people including parents, teachers and community representatives attended a public discussion locally on the f...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
A cross-sectoral civic forum is to be set up over the coming months to address the problem of substance abuse in the Str...
Thursday, 8 March 2012
THE disruption caused to the Strabane community by two separate security alerts in the town this week - both of which we...
Thursday, 1 March 2012
A POST mortem examination on human remains found outside Lifford is due to take place later this week, Gardai have confi...
Thursday, 1 March 2012
STRABANE Health Centre took receipt of a major life-saving device as a result of a memorial donation received as a tribu...
Thursday, 1 March 2012
THERE was good news for Strabane shoppers and relief for staff when it was revealed that clothing retailer, Peacocks, is...
Thursday, 1 March 2012
Strabane District Council has announced details of a £250,000 capital investment programme which has been awarded to loc...
Thursday, 23 February 2012
A SENIOR Tyrone GAA player who admitted assaulting a traffic warden during an argument over a parking ticket is on the '...
Thursday, 23 February 2012
BLUSH lingerie shop in Strabane is the latest local business in the town set to close its doors, it was confirmed this w...
Thursday, 23 February 2012
PROPOSALS to close Strabane courthouse were vehemently opposed by a wide cross-section of the local community at a publi...
Thursday, 23 February 2012
A STRABANE woman says she feared she was going to be killed after a man jumped on her car, as it stopped at traffic ligh...
Thursday, 16 February 2012
This year, local meat processor, Foyle Good Group, will help to make magical wishes come true for local children and you...
Thursday, 16 February 2012
A CROSS-community youth group based in the north west is currently recruiting 200 young people, aged from 14 to 17-years...
Thursday, 16 February 2012
THE chairman of Strabane District Council has urged people in the area to recycle more after announcing a rise of almost...
Thursday, 16 February 2012
A PRESSURE group opposed to the construction of the proposed dual carriageway between Aughnacloy and Londonderry has sen...
Thursday, 9 February 2012
Women and men faced with the demands of caring for a loved one do not usually have the time, energy or opportunity to th...
Thursday, 9 February 2012
A WOMAN from Sion Mills made national headlines in the early 1960s after giving birth to her fourth sets of twins - and ...
Thursday, 9 February 2012
STAFF at Strabane's Bonmarche store have said they are "thrilled" after receiving confirmation that they are staying ope...
Thursday, 9 February 2012
MAN was driving at a speed beyond "his capabilities" seconds before a collision in which his friend lost his life, an e...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
A STRABANE-based shirt manufacturer has secured two franchise agreements in Nigeria and Ghana - a move which is expected...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
"IT'S my daughter's only source of having an independent life away from the family," Bridget McDaid said. As the Ballyma...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
A PLAQUE is to be erected later this week in memory of a former Strabane man who donated one million dollars towards the...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
STRABANE'S ratepayers are paying more than £250,000 to dispose of waste they could be recycling. Malcolm Scott, Straban...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
THE sister of a Strabane man murdered nearly four years ago has sympathised with the family of one of his killers, descr...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
KNOCKAVOE Special School is gearing up to raise a staggering £100,000 in five months to counteract government cuts. The ...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
A FUND set up to raise money to pay for vital lifesaving treatment for a Strabane man diagnosed with terminal cancer has...
Thursday, 26 January 2012
LEADING figures behind Sion Mills' long-running bid to become a world heritage site have welcomed a boost in grant-aid. ...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
A MUCH LOVED and well-known 27-year-old GAA player - who was a well-known teacher in Strabane - was laid to rest yesterd...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
STRABANE Hillwalking and Rambling Club's walk in County Donegal this week started on a high note as they got chatting to...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
A STRABANE councillor and veteran member of the former District Policing Partnership (DPP) has warned against 'apathy' o...
Thursday, 19 January 2012
TO celebrate the opening of its Strabane service, the Alzheimer's Society is holding a launch event in the Fir Trees Hot...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
A COUNCILLOR is calling for an independent study of Strabane's most ambitious regeneration bid in decades, amid fears it...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
STRABANE District Council, in partnership with Volunteer Now, acknowledged the input older volunteers make in the commun...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Call for Justice Minister to visit Strabane. STRABANE District Council will write to the Justice Minister voicing its op...
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Local authority to host reception in his honour. THE retiring chief executive of Strabane District Council has called fo...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Money raised to fund vital treatment for ill Strabane man. FUNDRAISING efforts to pay for vital lifesaving treatment for...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Residents advised to evacuate homes. TRAFFIC through Strabane ground to a halt on Thursday as police cordoned off a main...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Support worker tells of helping 84-year-old. A STRABANE centre for victims of domestic abuse has sadly reported an incre...
Thursday, 5 January 2012
Problems continue, however, as rubbish dumped at cemetery. STRABANE District Council is considering pulling out of a sch...
