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cookstown police, fire, prison and rescue training college

Saturday 16th February 2013

Cookstown Training College Over the next couple of years about 1,500 construction workers & contractors will be in the Cookstown area to build the new Police/Fire/Prison Services Training College at Desertcreat. There will be architects, designers, surveyors, electricians, machinery & plant operators, builders, carpenters, project managers etc. It is estimated that, at any one time, there will be about 600 workers on site. Visitors will need to …

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cookstown police, fire and rescue training college

Saturday 16th February 2013

Construction work on a long-awaited police training college will finally begin next year, the NI Department of Justice has said. The £140m college, was one of the police reforms recommended in the Patten report almost ten years ago. A 210-acre site near Cookstown was selected almost seven years ago. A draft budget proposal unveiled by the department on Tuesday said the Stormont executive has agreed to provide the final £30m for the project. The new colle…

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Philip Mitchell Cookstown

Saturday 16th February 2013

Just look at what Philip Mitchell from Cookstown achieved when he decided he wanted to make a difference. We are all so proud of you. Launched in April 2012, Challenge 20/20 results in, Cookstown Fitness Trainer Philip Mitchell, raising a staggering £13,361 for The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB NI), the leading charity supporting people with sight loss in Northern Ireland. Challenge 20/20 has seen Philip, along with many supporters, raise a…

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Cookstown Enterprise Centre resign up to Mycookstown.com

Friday 15th February 2013

Cookstown Enterprise Centre Cookstown Enterprise Centre has assisted with the start-up and development of over 2,500 businesses throughout the Cookstown District over the past 20 years. As a one-stop-shop for business and community development support we provide a range of services including; * Offices, technology suites and industrial units to let * Conference suites, meeting rooms and an ICT suite for hire by local groups and businesses * Office and secretari…

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K9 Bonus pets shops signs up again to Mycookstown

Friday 15th February 2013

Covering Cookstown, Dungannon and Magherafelt K9 Bonus pet shops are found in Magherafelt and Dungannon town centres. There are pick up points at both shops for heavy items and are both at the edge of pay parking. We run offers on our premium foods as often as they are available to us and post them on our Facebook page...please 'like' K9Bonus to keep up to date with these and all that is going on at the shop!

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New £400,000 biking trails for Davagh Forest

Monday 11th February 2013

A major £400,000 recreational trail at Cookstown’s Davagh Forest is nearing completion. The 11.5kms of multi-purpose trails, which will include one of the toughest mountain bike terrain challenges in the country, are expected to become a top tourist attraction. While the Forestry Service will still own the forest, Cookstown Council will create a new specially designed trio of trails - one for top class bikers, another for intermediates and a third for families, …

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Apparo competition on Mycookstown.

Saturday 9th February 2013

New competition on Mycookstown.com Win a £50 gift voucher to the Apparo Restaurant. www.mycookstown.com/business-directory/item/616/apparo Competition ends 17th February 7.00pm - then we will draw a winner. You just have to like it and share it on our facebook page to enter. http://www.facebook.com/MyCookstownNI

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High perceptions Cookstown join up to Mycookstown

Saturday 9th February 2013

High perception joins Mycookstown.com Using an elevated mast system, High Perceptions specialise in the provision of aerial photography and video services. We also do 360 virtual tours, corporate video production, roof surveys & much more Check the out www.mycookstown.com/business-directory/item/642/high-perceptions

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