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Abbott jobs set to treble
STAFF AT THE Abbott plant on the Manorhamilton road have been told to expect an announcement about a major expansion at the plant that could see a trebling of its workforce, The Sligo Champion has learned.
Labour councillors oppose new household charge
LABOUR PARTY councillors on Sligo Borough Council have voted to oppose the Government's new household charge.
Hospital near top of bed closures list
SLIGO General Hospital will continue to have some of the highest bed closures in the country due to budgetary and staffing restrictions.
Former priest to stand trial
A FORMER priest who was arrested at Dublin Airport on Wednesday is to stand trial on 55 counts of indecent assault of 18 children at various locations in the State from the late 1960s until the early 1980s.
Strandhill Lodge voted one of the world's top places to stay
A HOTEL in Sligo has been voted the thirteenth best place to stay in the world, according to a survey by holidaymakers on the travel resource website Tripadvisor.
Large turnout for TV show's healthy walk
THE OPERATION Transformation Sligo Walk had a huge turnout with 680 walkers taking part, making it one of the largest walks in the country for Operation Transformation
Grenades made safe in Grange
AN ARMY Bomb Disposal team made safe two early 20th Century grenades that were discovered during the excavation at a house in the Grange area on Tuesday afternoon last week.
Exciting times at Knock Airport
IRELAND WEST Airport Knock is looking forward to an exciting 2012, a year which promises to be the busiest in the airports history with passenger numbers forecasted to exceed 720,000 for the first time.
Cook insists Rovers must hit the ground running
AS SLIGO Rovers return to pre-season training, manager, Paul Cook, has demanded that his new-look squad hit the ground running at the start of the new campaign.
Active Retirement
ACTIVE RETIREMENT Association the members of the local Active Retirement Association have now finalised dates for the Scottish trip which will take place from Monday, June 4th to Sunday, June 10th -
In Pictures
Historic postcards Over 6,000 photographs, political prints and portraits from days gone by form part of a project launched at the Linen Hall Library in Belfast. To view collection and buy the images, visit www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/postcards.
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Top stories from Friday, 27.01.12
- 21:28 McNarry quits UUP's Assembly group
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- 13:48 Garland case probed by prosecutors
- 13:48 Inmate held over on-the-run murder
- 13:03 Boards to redraft school reports
