Both towns are close neighbours that have a good deal in common, but can they be made more attractive for future generations?
Encouraging more people to live in the town centres, reducing the volume of traffic, particularly in Cookstown, and improving infrastructure might help.
Here are 12 suggestions on how to make Cookstown and Magherafelt better towns. Have you any other ideas?
Here are 12 suggestions on how to make Cookstown and Magherafelt better towns. Have you any other ideas?
![The Classic Cinema in Magherafelt closed some 30 years ago, and cinema-goers were forced to go to other towns. Many feel a town the size of Magherafelt needs a proper cinema.](https://www.northernirelandworld.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjNkNGI1ZDg3LWZjMzMtNDdkNC1iNDQ2LTk5ZTI4MGIwN2EwMzphOTAzZThjOS00MGY4LTQ5MTItYTBlNS1jMWUyNzI0ODY2MTI=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
13. Town with no cinema
The Classic Cinema in Magherafelt closed some 30 years ago, and cinema-goers were forced to go to other towns. Many feel a town the size of Magherafelt needs a proper cinema. Photo: Ken Roe