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Help for the Self Employed during Coronavirus

Wednesday 1st April 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a new self-employed income support scheme, which will cover up to 80% of self-employed workers’ average taxable monthly profits. The monthly profits will be judged on average profits over the past three years, and monthly payments will be taxable and capped at £2,500. This comes six days after the Chancellor announced a raft of measures, which included paying up to 80% of employed workers’ wages, as well as allowing deferred VAT and payme…

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Cookstown Continental Market 2019

Thursday 23rd May 2019

Cookstown Continental Market 2019. Cookstown will go continental on the 1st and 2nd June 2019 when the food, flavours, sights and sounds of Europe and beyond return to Cookstown's town centre for a two day spring festival! The Continental Market takes place along William Street in Cookstown from Saturday 1 June (9am – 9pm) and Sunday 2 June (11am - 6pm). Organised by Mid Ulster District Council, in partnership with Cookstown To…

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Mid Ulster Council Election Results May 2019

Saturday 4th May 2019

Candidate List Name Party Status FPV CARNTOGHER Brian McGuigan SF Elected 1,406 Kyle Black DUP Elected 1,228 Sean McPeake SF Elected 1,164 Martin Kearne…

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Cookstown 100 2019

Thursday 25th April 2019

The new Irish road racing season starts this weekend at the KDM Hire Cookstown 100. Extensive resurfacing work has been undertaken in recent months at Braeside and Craigmount corners, which have proven problematic in the past. Although the weather forecast currently looks less than favourable this weekend, the new track improvements could result in lap records around the 2.1-mile Orritor course in the right conditions. The lap record for the circuit stands to Michael …

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7 SIMPLE FREE TIPS to improve your website.

Wednesday 31st January 2018

1 Get your business onto Google and check your Google analytics monthly to see what traffic is going to your website. 2 Your website needs to be continually updated to rise up the Google rankings, this can be written content, blogs, photographs etc. 3 Always use fresh content. Do not copy someone else written work or use someone else photographs. Google will penalize you! 4 Register your business on Google places and updat…

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Ulster Bank are closing another 11 branches

Wednesday 15th November 2017

It shut nine branches in March of this year. The next phase of closures will take place in May and June 2018. The branches set to shut next summer are: Ballyclare, County Antrim Dromore, County Down Moira, County Down Draperstown, County Londonderry Dungiven, County Londonderry Portrush, County Antrim Killyleagh, County Down Rathfriland, County Down Castlederg, County Tyrone Irvinestown, County Fermanagh Stewart…

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Keep the heating on all day our not?

Monday 13th November 2017

Heating on low all day or not? So as we fill up our oil tanks to get ready for the cold days ahead we become obsessed with the battle between energy saving and keeping the cold out. With the government’s lack of budget and strains on household bills, being energy efficient is at the forefront of everyone’s mind when it comes to putting the heating on. The Energy Saving Trust says that you will save money by using a timer to heat your house at certain times rather than leav…

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Cookstown Christmas Lights Switch on.

Friday 10th November 2017

If you have been out and about this week in Cookstown you will have seen Mid Ulster Council workers hard at work putting up the Christmas lights in the area. The switching one of the lights is always a fun family event with music, activities and demonstrations from the very best of Cookstown’s clubs and organisations. Not forgetting that one very special guest in his red suit will be taking time out from his busy schedule to join the festivities on Friday 24th November 2017. Don’t…

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