1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (155+ words) A CASTLEDERG singing star and a popular Donegal folk band have co-headlined a very special open air concert which celebrated local storytelling and musical heritage in fabulous fashion. Taking place amidst the unique surroundings of the Ulster American Folk Park,…...

19+ hour, 27+ min ago   (408+ words) An American adventure to trace an Irish family linage has seen one family trek nearly 4,500 miles to the Tyrone countryside. Green hills and the fresh autumn sun dawned over St Mary’s Graveyard in Rouskey when a packed taxi split the…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (331+ words) A JUDGE has imposed an extended period of community service after an Omagh man made a late guilty plea to harassing his ex-partner. Kamil Kurpiewski (31), of Pinefield Drive, was sentenced at Omagh Magistrates Court on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty to…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (361+ words) AN online fundraiser has been launched to help a much-loved Omagh chippy rebuild after it was devastated by fire. Stake Out on John Street was badly damaged in a blaze last night, leaving owner Michele McCauley ‘absolutely devastated’. In a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (238+ words) NEW voices are being sought for the Friends Together Choir as the popular group prepares to begin an exciting new season of singing, friendship and fun. The choir, run by the Western Health and Social Care Trust, provides a welcoming…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (240+ words) FOR almost 35 years, Jackie Sloan travelled the roads of West Tyrone and beyond with a camera slung over his shoulder, recording the people, places and events that filled the pages of the Ulster Herald and Strabane Chronicle. For most readers…...

2+ week, 1+ hour ago   (339+ words) A COMMUNITY Hyrox event celebrating 170 years of Loreto Grammar School in Omagh is set to take place next month, bringing people together for a day of fitness, fun and fundraising. The 170 Loreto Hyrox will be held at Loreto, Omagh, on…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago   (275+ words) A LONE tree is to be retained and protected under plans to provide another 89 car parking spaces at the new Strule Shared Education Campus in Omagh. Environmental work carried out as part of the planning application found that the tree…...

2+ week, 12+ hour ago   (431+ words) AN Omagh woman who attended the first national day for victims and survivors of terrorism in London has called for greater recognition of those affected by decades of violence in the North. Claire Hayes, whose 16-year-old brother Alan Radford was…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (254+ words) THE Strabane fundraising branch of Leukaemia and Lymphoma NI is set to hold its annual sponsored walk next week. Taking place on Friday, September 4, the walkers will again set off from MK’s Bar, Derry Road, at 7pm. Registration will take place…...