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A powerful sale last Friday at Draperstown Mart with keen demand as heifers selling to 416ppk. Bullocks 366ppk, weanlings up ...
During the visit, the children learnt how rainwater is cleaned and sewage is treated keeping the country healthy ...
A seasonal entry of 600 sheep on Saturday 19th April at Swatragh meet a strong trade with 270 fat hoggets and spring lambs ...
Their paths crossed as pupil and teacher at Holy Cross Boys’ school. Both were later killed by loyalist paramilitaries ...
Annalong, Co Down: A parade is taking place in Annalong on Easter Saturday which may cause some disruption to traffic. Bands and participants will assemble at 7pm and proceed along Marine Park, ...
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) was again left battling another wildfire this week, with 75 firefighters attending a gorse blaze in Maghera.
Firefighters from six stations were called to tackle a large gorse fire on Corrick Road, Draperstown, near Maghera, on Thursday evening. The blaze, which covered approximately 25 acres, prompted a ...
Two of the larger fires tackled on Thursday included blazes in Draperstown, Co Londonderry, and Newtownhamilton, Co Armagh. A spokesperson for the NIFRS said it was called at 4.48pm to a report of ...
Among the fires which were described as deliberate was a blaze outside Draperstown on the evening of Thursday 10 April. At its peak, there were 54 firefighters, the NIFRS specialist wildfire team ...
Five Fire Appliances, the Command Support Unit and Specialist Wildfire teams attended the scene of a wildfire incident in Draperstown yesterday (Thursday) evening. A Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue ...
The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) have been tasked to a large gorse fire at Corrick road, Draperstown. Fire appliances from Maghera, Magherafelt, Cookstown & Dungiven are ...
Fire engines from Maghera, Magherafelt, Cookstown and Dungiven, supported by specialist wildfire officers from Kilrea, were sent to scene on Corrick Road near Draperstown. A total of 54 officers ...