Catwalk with a difference... High Fashion Afternoon Teas at Derry’ Bishop’s...
Bishop’s Gate Hotel in Derry will be hosting an afternoon of high fashion with a high tea aimed at fashion lovers on Sunday, 20 November next. Organised as part of Derry City and Strabane District...
View ArticleFormer Mayor welcomes finalisation of Derry’s bid to become European Youth...
Sinn Féin Councillor and former Mayor Elisha McCallion has welcomed the lodging of the final bid for European Youth Capital by Derry and Strabane District Council. Councillor McCallion said: “I welcome...
View ArticleWestern Health Trust launches updated Carers Support Booklet
The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) in conjunction with Carers Northern Ireland has launched an updated carers support booklet as a carers resource to health and well-being and how...
View ArticleDuffy welcomes additional resources for benefit advice agencies welcome
The provision of additional financial resources for advice agencies to assist those affected by changes to benefit entitlements, has been welcomed by Derry Sinn Fein Councillor Sandra Duffy. A report...
View ArticlePotential job losses at Fujitsu Derry site ‘worrying’: Foyle MP Mark Durkan
The potential of job losses at Fujitsu in Derry is “worrying,” Foyle SDLP MP Mark Durkan has said. The Japanese IT company announced yesterday it was to cut its British workforce by 1,800 – around 250...
View Article‘We are in limbo’: Kelly calls for establishment of land ownership after...
A Derry councillor has called for the ownership of what he says is “unvested” land in the Cteggan area of the city. Last week, Sinn Fein Cllr Colly Kelly revealed Transport NI had agreed to cut back...
View ArticleDerry councillors ‘go back to school’ for Local Democracy Week
Councillors on Derry City and Strabane District Council are ‘going back to school’ as part of Local Democracy. Students at Lisneal College in the Waterside took part in a Q&A session with the Mayor...
View ArticleMayor hosts reception for award-winning Kildoag Pipe Band
The achievements of a Co Derry band has been recognised by the local council. Members of Kildoag Pipe Band, from Killaloo in the Claudy area, attended a reception in the city’s Guildhall by Alderman...
View ArticleThousands sign BMA Northern Ireland petition calling on Stormont Health...
Over 30,000 people have signed a BMA Northern Ireland petition calling on the Northern Ireland Health Minister to address the escalating crisis in General Practice here. The signatures were officially...
View ArticleFujitsu job losses: Economy Minister to 'engage' with 'decision makers' in Japan
The North’s Economy Minister is to “engage” with senior “decision makers” in Japan following yesterday’s announcement by Fujitsu that its staff in Derry and Belfast were to be affected by 1,800 job...
View ArticleMan accused delivery man of leaving parcel at ‘IRA Post Office’
A court has heard that a 62 year-old man, who assaulted a delivery man after he left a parcel at what he called an ‘IRA Post Office,’ that he ‘goes up like a bottle of pop’. Alex Williamson, of Carhill...
View ArticleStand-up comic Hal Cruttenden confirms Millennium Forum date
A comic, recognised as one of the funniest stand-up comedians on the circuit, is bringing his new show to Derry at the end of this month. After 50 dates last year, Hal Cruttenden has announced the...
View ArticleDerry College students to be taught 'hands-only' CPR to inspire them to...
Ambulance staff are to visit a Derry school to teach pupils “hands-only” CPR The initiative is part of Restart a Heart Day, an initiative developed by the Resuscitation Council, and being co-ordinated...
View ArticleDerry needs delivery on one-hour train service to Belfast, says former city...
The Stormont Executive has been called on to prioritise funding for the delivery of a one-hour train service from Derry to Belfast in the upcoming Programme for Government. The call comes from former...
View ArticleWinner in this week's Foyle Hospice Prize Draw... are you one of them?
1st prize: (£1000): R & MM Walsh (promoter: Foyle Hospice) 2nd prize: (£300): Mrs S Donaghey (Audrey Daly) 3rd prize: (£200): Ann Turley (Petrina McGlinchey) 4th prize: (£100): Grace Diver (Foyle...
View ArticleBig-hearted trio 'blown away' by response to head shave held to show...
A big-hearted have been “blown away” by the response to a sponsored head shave to show solidarity with those suffering from cancer. Dungiven hairdresser, Stacy McGrotty, along with her dad, Frank, and...
View ArticleDerry’s hoteliers give their backing to city’s bid to become European Youth...
Derry’s hoteliers have given their backing to the city’s bid to become 2019 European Youth Capital after meeting one of the youth champions who has been working on the development of the bid....
View ArticleConcern at Derry victims of online scam being 'threatened with violence'
Victims of an online scam involving the sale of faulty electrical goods have been “threatened with violence” after complaining to the sellers, it has been claimed. The Irish Republican Socialist Party...
View ArticleIncrease in number of sexual offences 'deeply concerning': McCartney
The increase in the number of sexual offences in the North is “deeply concerning,” Foyle Sinn Fein MLA Raymond McCartney has said. He was speaking after it was revealed such offences had risen by more...
View ArticleEnd date revealed for construction of new Derry retail store that will create...
The construction of a new retail store in Derry will be completed within months, it has been revealed. When finished, the Bargain Stores – being built on the former Budget DIY store site at Pennburn –...
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