Record numbers to compete in CIty of Derry Triathlon
The firmus energy City of Derry Triathlon is back bigger and better than ever before with spaces for up to 550 entrants at this year’s event, taking place on Sunday 19 June. With a growing number of...
View ArticleHospice fundraiser in memory of much-loved and popular Derry woman Marian...
A rock music event in aid of the Foyle Hospice is to be staged in Derry in memory of a much-loved and popular local woman. Marian McFadden, a mother of one from Farmhill Park in the Foyle Springs area,...
View ArticleConcerns after intelligence document on republicans lost by police officer...
Concerns have been expressed after an intelligence document listing a number of Derry republicans was lost by one police officer and found in the garden of another. The SDLP has voiced concern at the...
View ArticleArrests as Derry police crackdown on car crime in city
Police in Derry have said they are committed to tackling car crime in the city. It follows two arrests in the city this week. On Wednesday, Ballyarnett Neighbourhood Polcing Team charged a man with...
View ArticlePraise for Derry’s Haven Heroes making a difference in earthquake-torn Haiti
A local couple will today leave the comfort of their Derry home to make a journey of over 4,000 miles to work in one of the world’s toughest climates to help some of the poorest people in the Western...
View ArticleMan injured in early morning hit and run in Draperstown
Police are appealing for information following a hit and run that occurred in the River Road area of Draperstown in the early hours of Saturday, April 9. It is reported that a car was driving...
View ArticleDerry police arrest boys after 'suspicous activity'
Police in Derry say three teenage boys were arrested last night following “suspicious activity” in the Coshquin Road of the city. The three, aged 14, 15 and 16, were released pending further enquiries....
View ArticleBrandywell Sports Centre to be demolished
Members of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Health and Community Committee has approved a Council recommendation to close and demolish the Brandywell Sports Centre and proceed with a detailed...
View ArticleWelcome for Foyle Haven rescue package
There has been widespread welcome for a rescue package put together to save a drop-in centre for Derry’s “on-street drinkers” from closure. The future of the Foyle Haven in John Street had been in...
View ArticleDurkan backs new campaign to improve public understanding of autism
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has supported a new campaign at Westminster by The National Autistic Society aimed at improving public understanding of autism. As part of their ‘Too Much Information’...
View ArticleBig-hearted Amy shares talent contest winnings with pier tragedy appeal fund
A Derry girl who won a talent competition has donated part of her winnings to the fund set up for the victims of the Buncrana Pier tragedy. Amy Meehan (13) was recently chosen as the winner of the...
View ArticleDerry houses that once sold for £300,000 now half-price
Houses in a Derry street which sold for upwards of £300,000 eight years ago are now being sold for less than half that price. The houses in Claremont Manse (pictured), off Northlan Road, were first...
View ArticleThieves who stole and torched Derry disabled taxi slammed as 'vermin'
A Derry man whose taxi van for disabled people was stolen and burned out in the city has described those responsible as “vermin.” Tommy Bradley went to go to work this morning only discover his blue...
View ArticlePraise for Carnhill school pupils helping to keep children safe online
Pupils at a Derry school have been praised for their efforts in creating an information booklet for parents and carers. Primary six pupils at St Brigid’s Primary School at Carnhill played a key role in...
View ArticlePolice probe burglary spree at Derry health care premises
Police in Derry are investigating reports of a number of burglaries at health care premises in the Chapel Road of the Waterside. Seven burglaries have been reported in the past six weeks, with the...
View ArticleSaturday Morning League: tomorrow's fixtures previewed
Kick-off 10.30am Premier Division CLIFTON VILLA v TAMNAHERIN CELTIC (Lat isnagelvin No 2) Paddy Tracey was in attendance at the Brandywell Showgrounds on Saturday last to see the huge top of the table...
View ArticleCouncillors get £260 each to travel to Dublin… ten times the cost of the bus
Three local councillors are to receive £260 each to pay for travel to a Dublin conference – ten times the cost of getting the bus. Derry City and Strabane District Council has come under fire after it...
View ArticleElection 2016: 16 to contest Foyle constituency's six seats
Sixteen candidates are to contest the Foyle constituency in next month’s Northern Ireland Assembly elections. The deadline for nominating candidates in the election on May 5 passed this week. The...
View ArticleTop-rated Derry hotel looking to provide self-catering accommodation
The owners of one of Derry’s best known hotels want to build a number of self-catering properties within its ground, it has been revealed. . The owners of the Beech Hill Country House Hotel (pictured)...
View ArticleMan arrested following woman's 'unexplained' death
A 62 year-old man has been arrested following the death of a woman at a house on Glenshane Road in Claudy. The 36 year-old's death was reported to police at around 4.30am this morning. Detective Chief...
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