Milestone reached in Maghera leisure development
The final derelict building at the old police station has been demolished.
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It was the end of an era in Maghera last week as the final derelict building of the old police station was demolished.
This was a significant milestone in the £1m scheme to enhance leisure facilities at Maghera Leisure Centre, with work starting on the demolition of the old buildings remaining on site.
A visible transformation had already taken place on the site of the former police station before the task of dismantling the derelict structures left started last week.
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The funding, allocated via the Department for Communities (DfC), is to be distributed by Mid Ulster District Council in a new partnership with schools and the Education Authority’s welfare service which aims to ensure that the families of children entitled to free school meals and other support will now receive Council fuel stamps towards home heating costs.
Continued support will also be provided to charities which are also responding to people in food and fuel crisis.
They have been part of evening news bulletins for almost a year - but regular viewers of the Stormont media briefings have noticed a big change this week.
Arlene Foster and Michelle O Neill have taken their press conferences on tour, swapping Stormont Castle for a hill overlooking Dungannon.
The familiar blue Executive-branded backdrop has been replaced by sweeping views from high above the Tyrone town, including the towering spire of St Patrick s Church.
It is understood the Executive decided to move press conferences from Belfast temporarily so ministers can work from home where possible in line with the guidelines, but the situation is being reviewed on a day-to-day basis.
Lifesaving equipment beside a County Derry river vandalised once again
Appeals for the destruction to stop
A section of the riverside walkway.
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Lifesaving equipment beside a County Derry river has been vandalised again.
Mid Ulster District Council is urging those responsible for vandalism of essential lifesaving equipment at its water sites to have respect for the need for such equipment and to stop tampering with throwlines and other items, after vandals targeted the Moyola River Walk in Castledawson for what is the third time in the past twelve months.
Despite the council undertaking weekly inspections of sites, lifesaving equipment, including housing, caps and posts continue to be removed or tampered with, and litter, including dog mess, has been left in some of the vandalised casings.