THE face of Magherafelt could be set foTHE face of Magherafelt could be set for a major makeover after plans to revamp the south Derry town were revealed.
Social development minister Margaret Ritchie was in the town last week to give the green light for the Town Centre Masterplan.
Magherafelt council officials, councillors and local business people [...]

ALMOST £3m has been pumped into a water treatment plant in Draperstown.
Northern Ireland Water (NI Water) last week unveiled its new upgraded £2.9m Wastewater Treatment Works in the town.
NI Water Project Sponsor, Dermott McCurdy, welcomed the new works.
“The new Wastewater Treatment Works will provide an enhanced quality of service for our customers in the wider [...]

A new group has been set up in the Desertmartin area to help improve community life.
Slievegallion Community and Sports Development Group, which was founded in November last year, is made up of volunteers with a like-minded vision of improving the area and utilising the support of the local bodies.
The group’s main aims will be to [...]

A big-hearted group of farmers from the Drumsurn area have raised £5,750 for charity.
The group, which was set up in 2004, carry out fundraising for a number of different charities every year.
To date they have raised over £30,000 for various charities throughout Northern Ireland.
“Gelvin Farmers Group are proud of their annual fundraising reputation,” said group [...]

THUGS who robbed an 87-year-old County Derry woman and dragged her by the hair when she tried to escape have been branded “a bloody disgrace”.
Five men in balaclavas forced their way into the pensioner’s home at Roe Mill Road in Limavady shortly before 7.30pm on Sunday evening.
It is understood the woman, who only recently returned [...]

ONE of Ireland’s most distinctive musicians is coming to Draperstown this weekend.
Duke Special will host a special one-off gig in the town which has been organised to raise money for the efforts in coping with the aftermath of the recent earthquake in Haiti.
Local music fans are being offered the chance to see the Belfast singer [...]

A young Irish dancer from County Derry was recently shortlisted for a new Sky television programme called Got to Dance.
Six-year-old Ellie O’Neill from The Loup successfully passed her audition for the UK wide talent show which is presented by Davina McCall.
The show, which is currently being broadcast on Sky One, features thousands of dance acts [...]

GLENULLIN is all set to be shook up when one of the world’s leading Elvis tribute artistes heads up a spectacular fundraising charity event later this month.
Jim ‘The King’ Brown will be joined onstage at Glenullin GAA Community Centre by Ireland’s favourite famous housewife May McFettridge for the Cancer Lifeline fundraiser on Saturday, February 20.
The [...]

Vandals who broke into a south Derry primary school have been condemned.
Windows were smashed and doors broken during a break in at Holy Family Primary School last week.
It is understood two youths aged between 14 and 17 years were caught on camera during the rampage which took place around 5pm on Sunday, January 17.
Shocked Holy [...]

The Forestry Service has been accused of double standards after killing a goat and leaving it to rot in the open.
East Derry assemblyman Billy Leonard hit out after the white goat was slaughtered at Gortnamoyagh Forest, near Garvagh, last week.
The Sinn Féin man says the animal’s body should have been disposed of properly.
He said: “This [...]