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£650,000 Bridge funding dead in the water
February 22, 2012 at 5:44 pm
PLANS for an iconic pedestrian bridge over the Mourne have been dealt a
potentially fatal blow after ...
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Waste revolution
February 16, 2012 at 1:59 pm
A NEW multi-million pound waste depot and recycling centre is set to revolutionise how Strabane’s rubbish ...
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‘Council is delivering value for money’ – Council chairman
February 16, 2012 at 1:55 pm
STRABANE District Council chairman Brian McMahon has insisted the public are getting value for money, ...
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Strabane man jailed for 15 years for rape and sexual assault
February 16, 2012 at 1:52 pm
A FORMER paramilitary has been sentenced to 15 years for raping and sexually assaulting the daughters ...
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Shifting Strabane court cases to Omagh is ‘entirely unworkable’
February 16, 2012 at 1:48 pm
PLANS to shift Strabane court cases to Omagh have been described as “entirely unworkable”. Omagh ...
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A5 upgrades will create over 2,000 jobs
February 16, 2012 at 1:41 pm
OVER 2,000 construction jobs will be created when two stages of the A5 begin in the autumn. Finance Minister ...
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New tourism project to create 20 tour guide positions
February 16, 2012 at 1:32 pm
STRABANE’S tourism industry is set to benefit from a much-needed shot in the arm, with the advent of ...
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Howard will be called as a witness at Arkinson inquest
February 13, 2012 at 3:02 pm
CONVICTED killer Robert Howard will be called as a witness at the inquest into the death of Castlederg teenager Arlene Arkinson later this year. ...
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Bishop will not attend Strabane Confirmations
February 9, 2012 at 12:38 pm
FOR the first time in the history of the Derry Diocese, Strabane will be without a Catholic Bishop to carry out confirmations. ...
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DPP draws to a close
February 9, 2012 at 12:15 pm
A TURBULENT chapter in Strabane’s history will draw to a close next week when the local District Policing ...
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Former UUP member charged with burglary
February 9, 2012 at 12:12 pm
A FORMER high profile member of the UUP in West Tyrone had been charged with burglary. Ryan Moses (22) ...
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Joint border patrols set up as hunt for criminal gang escalates
February 9, 2012 at 11:54 am
JOINT Police and Garda patrols are being stepped up along the Strabane and Donegal border as the hunt for a criminal gang escalates. ...
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Gaelphobal in line for windfall following shortlisting
February 9, 2012 at 11:50 am
STRABANE’S Irish language community group Gaelphobal is in line for a substantial windfall after being shortlisted in a country wide competition. ...
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‘Speed and inexperience’ led to fatal crash inquest hears
February 9, 2012 at 11:47 am
“SPEED and inexperience” were behind a fatal crash outside Castlederg nine years ago, an inquest has heard. ...
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Huntington’s Association established in memory of Rachael
February 9, 2012 at 11:44 am
THE father of a young woman who recently lost her long-running battle with Huntington’s Disease has ...
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Interim report into plane crash published
February 9, 2012 at 11:38 am
THE plane which crashed at Cork airport a year ago, killing a Plumbridge man, was found to have problems ...
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Graffiti ‘not sinister’ say PSNI
February 9, 2012 at 11:36 am
POLICE have said there is nothing sinister about an apparent threat against an individual that was daubed near flats. ...
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Local couple recall horror of Mombasa slums
February 9, 2012 at 11:34 am
A NEW African Village Rescue Project is to be established following a visit to some of the country’s ...
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It’s a ‘Simple Equation’ for Pete O’Hanlon as he launches new album
February 9, 2012 at 11:27 am
When The Bluesbreakers released their famous ‘Beano’ album in 1966, it was a sensation that established ...
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£100,000 spent on under threat court closure
February 2, 2012 at 10:55 am
SECURITY upgrades totalling almost £100,000 were completed at Strabane Courthouse just weeks before plans to shut it down were announced. ...
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