An evening of song, music and stories about ‘The Other World’ awaits at...
The line between fantasy and reality will become blurred at Bridie’s Cottage in the Craft Village this Halloween when it hosts an evening of songs, music and stories about the ‘Other World’. Local...
View ArticlePolice warning after fake £20 notes passed in shops
Police are advising business owners and employees to be vigilant after counterfeit Bank of England and Bank of Scotland £20 notes were passed recently in shops in Co Derry and Cookstown in Co Tyrone. A...
View ArticlePolice asked to look into threat against Derry man
Police have been asked to clarify whether a threat still exists against a Derry man who sustained life-threatening injuries after being shot eight times in the legs. Jonathan Simpson (24), with a...
View ArticleMan treated in hospital: Police appeal for witnesses to Derry pub assault
Police are appealing for witnesses and information following an assault that occurred in a licensed premises in Derry.. The incident occurred at around 2.00am on Sunday last. Appealing for information,...
View ArticleSomething to shout about! Quiet Man whiskey distillery to create 43 jobs in...
A new whiskey distillery being built in Derry plans to create 43 jobs by resurrecting one of the city’s oldest traditions. It is the first new brewery to be built in the city in 180 years. Planning...
View ArticleLeisure centre accused of ‘discrimination’ after one-to-one support withdrawn...
The mother of 10-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome has Greenvale Leisure Centre in Magherafelt is “discriminating” against her daughter after a decision was taken by the centre to stop offering...
View ArticleCould Derry really benefit from Brexit? Record two months for city's hotels
A decrease in the value of the pound following the European Referendum has resulted in “record-breaking” levels of hotel occupancy in Derry over the last two months, it has emerged. Room occupancy...
View ArticleMcGuinness meets Secretary of State and again tells him: 'release Tony Taylor...
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness today met with British Secretary of State and again told him: “release Tony Taylor immediately.” In his meeting with James Brokenshire, the Sinn Fein Foyle MLA...
View ArticleBreaking news... Serious crash closes Derry to Strabane road
The Victoria Road between Strabane and Derry is closed in both directions following a serious road traffic collision. Emergency services are at the scene. Police say diversions are in place. If you...
View ArticleTop comedienne to be main speaker at major women’s conference being held in...
One of the North’s best known comediennes is to be the main speaker at a major women’s conference being held in Derry next month. The Foyle Women’s Information Network will host their annual conference...
View Article97 years on.... Relatives remember first IRA man killed Derry
Family members of the first IRA volunteer killed in Derry almost 100 years ago have paid an emotional visit to his grave this week. Dan McGandy was just 19-years-old when he went missing on January 20,...
View ArticleHalloween at The Playhouse…Grimm Tales 2: Electric Book-aloo!
Grimm is back - and this time he’s battling a wicked spell in electric book! Can the audience help save his favourite scary stories? Everyone’s favourite Halloween storyteller will return in an all new...
View Article‘Brilliant result’ for toddler allergic to grass in back garden of his Derry...
A Derry toddler is finally be get to enjoy playing in his garden after a local housing association said it would lay synthetic grass at his Creggan home. Andrew Melarkey (2) suffers from a very rare...
View Article‘Next thing we will have an app where probes are strapped to the stomach for...
A 28-year-old Derry man has been denied compassionate bail at the city’s Magstrates Court to attend the 20 week scan of his unborn child. Refusing the application, District Judge Barney McElholm, said:...
View ArticleCream of Derry produce being served up at BBC Good Food Show
The cream of Derry food produce will be tantalising the taste buds of visitors at the BBC Good Food Show in Belfast this weekend, supported by Derry City and Strabane District Council as part of...
View ArticlePolice release name of young woman killed in late night crash on Derry-...
The woman killed in last night’s single-vehicle crash on the Derry-Strabane road was 23-year-old Caoimhe O’Brien from Co Tyrone, police have said. The collision, involving a blue Ford Focus, occurred...
View ArticleAnger after vandals force closure of children’s playpark in Derry
A children’s playpark in Derry has has been closed after it was targeted by vandals. Last night’s incident is the latest at Ballymagowam in the Creggan area of the city. Over the past year, vandals...
View ArticleDonegal man who abused three sisters over a ten year period is jailed at...
A 71-year-old man who sexually abused three sisters over a ten year period has been jailed for 18 months. John Callaghan, of Drung in Quigley's Point, pleaded guilty to 14 counts of indecent assault...
View ArticleSuspended jail sentences for Derry duo who took part in 'animalistic'...
The Catholic victim of an “animalistic” sectarian attack in Derry is lucky to be alive, a judge has said. Judge Barney McElholm made the comment as he handed out suspended sentences to two Waterside...
View ArticleMid Ulster Workers Party launch petition calling on leisure centre to...
The Mid Ulster Workers Party will be collecting signatures outside Greenvale Leisure Centre in Magherafelt tomorrow morning for a petition which is calling on the centre to reinstate their one-to-one...
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