Dopey Dick to return to River Foyle for a fact-finding mission
The ghost of Dopey Dick will thrill the crowds on his return to the banks of the Foyle in Derry this Halloween but there will be a practical element to the re-appearance of the North West’s favourite...
View ArticleEast Derry MLA welcomes investment to improve safety at North West 200
An investment of £124,000 to improve safety at the North West 200 has been welcomed by Sinn Fein East Derry MLA Caoimhe Archibald. She said the event attracted tens of thousands of people to the North...
View ArticleCouncil warns against possible fraudulent calls
Derry City and Strabane District Council has advised the public not to provide their bank details to callers who are allegedly purporting to be Council officials. The warning comes following a...
View ArticleKelly welcomes Finance Minister's commitment to marriage equality
A commitment from the Finance Minister on marriage equality has been welcomed by Derry Sinn Fein Councillor Colly Kelly.. Cllr Kelly was speaking after his party colleague Catherine Seeley today asked...
View ArticleDerry's Housing Executive tenants warned about Airbnb operators
Housing Executive tenants in Derry are being warned to make sure they are not breaking tenancy rules by using the website Airbnb. The website allows people to rent out rooms or their entire house to...
View ArticleDerry boy (14) who destroyed life-saving defibrillator pleads guilty to 16...
A 14-year-old Derry boy charged with the destruction of a life-saving defibrillator has pleaded guilty to the offence and another 15 offences at the city's Youth Court. The youth, who cannot be...
View ArticleA frightfully good time for everyone at the Nerve Centre this Halloween
The Nerve Centre will join Derry’s world famous Halloween celebrations with a film programme packed with frights for all ages. On Monday, October 31 and Tuesday, November 1, little monsters and goblins...
View ArticleDerry students witness close up the consequences of drink-drug driving and...
Derry’s emergency services today staged the reconstruction of a falal road accident at the Magee campus of the University of Ulster. Members of the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service from...
View ArticleJob fears for Derry staff as popular clothing store Exhibit enters...
There are fears for jobs at the Derry branch of woman’s clothing store Exhibit. Exhibit’s parent company Cucco Retail Limited, has gone into administration, affecting roughly 150 jobs. There is...
View ArticleDurkan calls for safety measures to be in place on Hollyhall Road to reduce...
Concern has been expressed about the speed of traffic travelling along the Hollyhall Road running parallel to Glenowen Park in Derry. The road (pictured) is used by many motorists as a shortcut between...
View ArticlePSNI to build new £11 million 21-cell custody suite in Derry
Work on a new £11 million custody suite in Derry will begin next year, the PSNI has said. The purpose-built facility with 21 cells will be constructed at the Waterside police station. It will replace...
View ArticleSculpture and footbridge plans for Castledawson roundabout
A proposal to erect a sculpture and construct a footbridge at Castledawson roundabout in Co Derry is to be considered by Mid Ulster Council next week. The Transport NI project, which is in its early...
View Article‘I am a lucky man to be alive but I’m even luckier to be marrying Roisin’
On 7 October 2012, a serious car accident in the early hours of the morning left Co Derry man John Francis Bradley fighting for his life in hospital. The Ballinascreen man suffered a serious head...
View ArticleLimavady boy’s condition ‘improves’ after getting access to new drug
The family of a young Limavady boy who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy have seen his condition improve after finally getting access to a new drug. Duchenne MD is a severe form of the genetic...
View ArticleHalloween ‘devil worship on a massive scale’: Couple warn of what they claim...
A Co Derry couple have warned of what they claim are the of celebrating Halloween, which they describe as “devil worship on a massive scale.” Freda and William Kerr, who run the Mid-Ulster Christian...
View Article"Thank you for allowing me the honour of being your priest" - Fr Mongan pays...
Fr Gerard Mongan who was transferred to the Parish of the Three Patrons in Derry earlier this week has praised the people of his former parish in Dungiven. The curate who served in the north Derry...
View ArticleBusiness in the Community donate £3,700 to Foyle Search and Rescue
Volunteers from Foyle Search and Rescue receiving a cheque for £3,700 from representatives from Business in the Community. The group have chosen FSR as their joint charity of the year. A spokesperson...
View ArticleGet your fangs into some fiery food at Hallowe’en Hell’s Kitchen
Bloodied steak sandwiches, frightfully fiery soup and other ghoulishly good food will be on the menu when Derry’s Waterloo Place is transformed into Hell’s Kitchen during the city’s upcoming Hallowe’en...
View ArticleI don't trust James Brokenshire to negotiate a Brexit deal for North: McGuinness
MSinn Fein Foyle MLA Martin McGuinness says he does not trust Secretary of State James Brokenshire to negotiate on the North’s behalf on Brexit. Mr McGuinness was speaking after James Brokenshire...
View ArticleHealth Minister’s announcement fails to address nursing pay disparity: Foyle...
Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has called on the Minister for Health Michelle O’Neill to increase starting nursing salaries to match those available in Britain. Mr Durkan (pictured), the SDLP spokesperson on...
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