Newsbriefs

Communities minister announces £1m for safety packs for sporting organisations

Fund of £1m will supply sports organisations with PPE safety packs including hand sanitiser, face masks, gloves and signage

Man (21) charged after assault with an offensive weapon on Main Street, Strabane on Tuesday 5th May

Bulky Waste Service for limited items resumes next Monday, 4 May - booking essential - for bookings and advice phone 028 71374107

Around 2.30pm on Wed afternoon, man held up at Strand Rd/Rock Rd and had his phone taken - man (27) arrested nearby shortly afterwards

Council has begun distribution of brown bins for green waste to a further 12,000 homes - for areas see www.derrystrabane.com/ greenwaste

Sperrins and Killeter Walking Festival and the Waterside Half Marathon have been cancelled as the virus emergency continues

Strabane's Fountain St Community Development Association gather £10,000 of non-perishable items for Altnagelvin

Scramblers using Creggan Burn and other parks as 'their own personal dirt track', speeding through families out walking, says Shauna Cusack

The number of Covid-19 related deaths recorded by HSC Trusts in Northern Ireland has today reached 250

Pedestrian access to forest and country parks has been reopened but to discourage driving, car parks will remain closed

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