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Cllr Barry McElduff, who is seeking answers over the closure of the Omagh Samaritans branch at Tuesday night’s meeting of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council. SU8445CD26

Council to challenge closure of Omagh's Samaritans branch

Órfhlaith Begley MP, who will be seeking to join her party colleagues at Stormont next year. SU6645CD26

Sinn Féin to target four Assembly seats in West Tyrone

Fireworks cause distress in several parts of Tyrone. SU8045CD26

Toddler injured by firework as Halloween chaos sparks outrage

Motorists are being advised of a temporary one-way road closure on the Mountjoy Road in Omagh this weekend, November 6-8, as part of the ongoing Mountjoy Road/Gortin Road widening scheme. SU5645CD26

Resurfacing works and civil works Mountjoy Road/Gortin Road, Omagh

Carla Lockhart has quit the Democratic Unionist Party in a row over its response to the Drumcree parading dispute. SU7045CD26

Aughnacloy native quits DUP in explosive Drumcree row

Mark Gillespie, Director of Surgery, Paediatrics and Women’s Health within the Western Health & Social Care Trust. SU5745CD26

Western Trust welcomes major investment in Endometriosis care

The trailer which was taken from the CAKE premises in Killygordon and owners fear may now be in Tyrone of Fermanagh. SU4545CD26

Appeal for information after trailer theft

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West Tyrone Ramblers are looking forward to another season of exploring the great outdoors. SU5944CD26

West Tyrone Ramblers welcome new members

Woodvale Construction's Facilities Management Division which secured the Excellence in Asset Management award for its work maintaining schools and educational buildings, from left, Andrew Connolly, Paul Corr and Desmond Scott, SU4245CD26

Double award success for Omagh's Woodvale Construction

Omagh bomb survivor Donna Marie McGullion has condemned the conditions she witnessed at Altnagelvin Hospital saying she saw healthcare staff struggling to cope with the demands placed upon them. SU6844CD26

Omagh bomb survivor’s fury at Altnagelvin A&E crisis

Sport

The final countdown is on for this weekend's Drumragh 5K & 10K Run/Walk.

Drumragh 5K and 10K Run/Walk this Saturday

The vice-chairman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Cllr Stephen McCann, with councillors and coaches and players from the Strathroy Harps U10 Team at the Grange, Omagh. SU7145CD26

Council hosts Strathroy Harps U10 Cup winning team

Omagh parkrun celebrates Halloween

Fintona Pearses won the league and championship double in Tyrone, and now face Urris in Sunday’s Ulster Club Junior Football Championship first round tie at O’Neills Healy Park.

Fintona face Urris in Ulster tie

Pictured are the prizewinners in the 'Night Golf' competition at Fintona Golf Club.

Fintona GC hosts 'Night Golf' event

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Omagh’s Donna Taggart on stage with Daniel O'Donnell during recording at the Millennium Forum in Derry, for the new series of 'Opry le Daniel', which begins tomorrow, Thursday, October 29, on TG4 at 10.30pm. Donna will appear on the show on November 26. SU4144CD26

Omagh's Donna Taggart takes the stage with Daniel O'Donnell

Conal Gallen will be coming to the Strule Arts Centre on November 21.

Exciting programme lined-up for the Strule

Mellon Centre for Migration Studies will host their annual Literature of Irish Exile seminar, now in its 26th year on Saturday, November 21. SU3244CD26

Exploring Mid-Tyrone’s migration stories from the Great War

Motoring

Vauxhall updates best-selling Corsa and Mokka ranges

Volkswagen celebrates 50 years of the Passat

Ford Pro intensifies off-road appeal of its top-selling Ranger pickup with all-n...

Put through its paces: Audi tests the production-oriented Q6 e-tron prototype in...

Digital, dynamic and now also fully electric: the BMW 5 Series enters a new era

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Palestine Solidarity Fundraising Quiz. SU4744CD26

Palestine Solidarity Campaign fundraising quiz in Omagh

Road closed.

Emergency services at scene of Newtownstewart collision

Band master of 50 years and founder member, Kenny Porter, left, with fellow founding members, Norman Crawford and Ivan McDonald get ready to cut the cake to mark the Omagh Protestant Boys Flute Band 50th anniversary. The beautiful anniversary cake was made by band members, Stacey Connor and Sarah Beckett. IB1844CD26

Omagh Protestant Boys Flute Band celebrates 50 years

Discussing arrangements for the show are from left, Thomas Keelagher, committee member Fermanagh Pedigree Livestock Breeders Ltd; Robert Brownlee, chairman of Fermanagh Pedigree Livestock Breeders Group Ltd; Stuart Johnston, managing director of Ulster Farmers Mart Co. Ltd; and Edwin Morrison, honorary member FPLB group. SU2845CD26

‘Fermanagh Stars’ Multi-Breed Calf Show ready for Hallowe’en

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Abbie Armstrong, Omagh High School pupil on Ruby SU0144CD26

Record entries at Omagh High's Annual Charity Horse Show

Police are looking for anyone who may have witnessed the accident on the Curr Road, Omagh this morning. SU2745CD26

Van driver taken to hospital after collision on A5 near Omagh

Members of the event fundraising committee, Amanda Brown, Richard Black, Robert Brown, Jim Hunter and Carol Robinson, with a display of poppies made from painted plastic bottle bottoms and crocheted and knit poppies which will be displayed inside and outside the church during the Festival of Poppies. AN442926

Newtownstewart Presbyterian Church Festival of Poppies

Jim, far right, with stroke survivors at the Stroke Association's ice brain sculpture in London. SU2645CD26

Strabane stroke survivor supports charity ‘Survival Is Not Enough’

Community

Pictured launching the upcoming 'Know Your Place' workshops in Fermanagh and Omagh are the chairwoman of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Councillor Debbie Coyle (right); Isabel Brennan, Heritage Development Officer, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council (centre); and David Bradshaw, Devine Bradshaw Associates (left). The series of hands-on workshops, delivered through the 'Exploring Our Local Heritage' programme, aims to engage 350 residents in learning about local history, family stories, folklore, industrial heritage, and the evolution of our towns, villages and landscapes. SU2545CD26
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Residents invited to explore the history of their area

Omagh Academy pupils with their new reusable water bottles as part of NI Water’s Refillution campaign. SU4344CD26

Omagh Academy pupils take action to cut plastic waste

Pupils at Gortin Primary School helped Newtownstewart Royal British Legion branch launch their Poppy Appeal 2026. Pictured are members of the student council, Mia Baxter, Grace Scott, Sophia Lucas, Ellie Warnock, Ross Warnock, James Orr, Scarlet Black, Lottie Armstrong, Epsie Alison and Harvey Wauchob, with Derek Hussey and branch officers Hazel Ross, secretary, James Baxter, president and Lord Lieutenant for County Tyrone, Allen Scott, chairman and Victoria Ross, vice-chairman. AN441526

Newtownstewart RBL Poppy Appeal Launch

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Mayor Grace, Uí Niallais, pictured at the launch of the Strabane Halloween progranne with sisters of the coven, Wendy, Sophie and Tina.

Strabane gears up for Halloween