Mid Ulster Council to gift staff working on Christmas Eve extra day’s annual leave

Mid Ulster District Council has confirmed it will gift staff working this Christmas Eve an extra day’s annual leave. Speaking to...

‘What are they afraid of’ as Irish unity motion sparks heated debate in Council

Mid Ulster District Council is to encourage debate around the constitutional future of Northern Ireland and notes the British government has...

‘Care home residents, like everyone else, have a right to a family life’ as Minister looks to address visiting arrangement

‘Care home residents, like everyone else, have a right to a family life’. Those are the strong words from the Health Minister,...

Concerns over Council policy to allow mobile catering companies to operate at popular sites across district

Councillors from across Mid Ulster have expressed their concerns around a potential Council policy that, if approved, would allow mobile catering...

Mid Ulster Council’s new Chief Executive set to receive in excess of £100,000 a year

Mid Ulster District Council has confirmed its new Chief Executive will receive a financial package in excess of £100,000 per year....

Calls for improvements around Lough Fea described as one of the ‘jewels in our crown’

A Cookstown councillor has called for improvements to be made to the paths along what he described as one of the...

Menarys confirms two Tyrone stores among three across Northern Ireland to be axed

Two of the four Menarys stores in Tyrone are to be axed in the New Year. The Tempest stores – owned...

Stormont confirms plans for fire training centre with £42.5m ‘biggest investment in NIFRS history’

Health Minister Robin Swann has confirmed Tyrone I’s report this week of a major step forward in proposals for the construction...

Twelve more Covid-related deaths as Health Minister says more restrictions in new year ‘inevitable’

There have been 12 further Covid-related deaths reported by the Department of Health today (Friday). Eleven of these occurred in the...

Next phase of state-of-the-art firefighter training centre to go to tender with £30m price tag

The second phase of the massive Northern Ireland Fire Service Training Centre in County Tyrone is about to go out to...