Foyle Search and Rescue to donate 50% of money from upcoming fundraiser to...
Derry charity Foyle Search and Rescue are to donate up to 50% of money from their upcoming charity concert to Flood Funds. The move comes after a number of homes in the greater Derry area were damaged...
View ArticleDerry bakery to take part in BBC Good Food Show next weekend
The countdown is on for Genesis Crafty, local producer based in Magherafelt, County Derry, as it prepares to showcase its award-winning bakes at the BBC Good Food Show on its return to Belfast...
View ArticleMajority of Derry community and voluntary organisations to be unaffected by...
The Department for Infrastructure has clarified the requirements for minibus drivers and operators under existing legislation and has written to service providers, saying the majority of community and...
View ArticleJOB OF THE DAY: North West Care seeking full-time Community Care Coordinator
North West Care are currently recruiting a full-time Community Care Coordinator in Ballykelly.. NW Care is a leading NI Domiciliary Health Care provider and due to business development have an opening...
View ArticleDerry man registered with two medical practices in effort to obtain more drugs
A Derry man who registered as a patient with two different medical practices in an attempt to obtain extra prescriptions for drugs has received a suspended prison sentence. Mark Sheridan, 31, of...
View ArticleDerry man accused of assaulting his 60-year-old neighbour with his own...
A 42-year-old man who is alleged to have carried out a ‘violent assault on a drinking partner’ that left him with multiple fractures, has been refused bail at Derry Magistrates’ Court. Mark Howie, of...
View ArticleAborted Derry job scheme was ‘not eligible’ for EU funding
By Alan Healy A job scheme run by Derry’s council was shelved just six weeks after its announcement was not eligible for EU funding, it emerged this weekend. The Derry News revealed on Thursday that...
View ArticleMcKeever on Monday: Derry's tourism offer is now world class
Starting this week leading businesswoman Jennifer McKeever writes a new column for the Derry News It's easy to feel pretty downbeat, given the political chatter (or lack thereof … we're talking about...
View ArticleNo new city centre taxi ranks yet due to disagreement over location
By Alan Healy No date has been set for the introduction of new taxi ranks in the city centre due to disagreements over where they should be located, it has emerged. The Derry News revealed in June of...
View ArticleBrokenshire to 'take advice' on MLAs' salaries following latest Stormont impasse
by Gareth Cross The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is set to take advice on cutting MLAs' salary after the latest impasse at Stormont. James Brokenshire made the announcement after the DUP and...
View ArticleJames McClean feels he is being targeted by 'cowards' in latest poppy row
Derry footballer James McClean, who has repeatedly been vilified by sections of the British media for refusing to wear a poppy, hit out at the BBC yesterday for failing to mention attacks on him. The...
View ArticleAlliance discuss Brexit at Autumn Conference in Derry
Leading Derry business figures took part in a keynote discussion on Brexit at Saturday's Alliance Party Autumn Conference at the Everglades Hotel. Sinead McLaughlin of Derry Chamber, Philip Gilliland,...
View ArticleOutstanding Achievement award for Derry teenager Dylan Wade
by Marianne Flood A Derry teenager who was left paralysed after a tragic fall has been honoured with a special award from his school. St Joseph’s pupil Dylan Wade, was presented with the Richard Moore...
View ArticleLidl announce it will be giving living wage to staff in Derry and across the...
Lidl Northern Ireland has announced that it will be increasing the wages of more than 24% of employees matching the Living Wage Foundation’s recommendation on new rates based on the real costs of...
View ArticleNorth's women waiting till later in life to have babies says new report
Women who are having children are having them later in life and are having fewer of them. This is one of the findings of the statistics published today by the Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA)....
View ArticleDerry people urged to release their 'inner Elf' and raise money for people...
The cast of this year’s Millennium Forum panto Jack & the Beanstalk took time out of their busy rehearsal schedule to unleash their Inner Elf with Alzheimer’s Society’s visiting elves Jingle and...
View ArticleDerry Road users urged to take extra care with first frost of the winter due...
With the first frost of the winter due in some areas tonight the Department for Infrastructure’s winter safety service is fully operational and ready to keep people moving on the roads. From now until...
View ArticleSpecial free Digital Innovation event in Derry to explore Virtual and...
A BAFTA nominated filmmaker, director and producer will be one the speakers at a Digital Innovation Day at North West Regional College (NWRC), exploring emerging Virtual and Augmented Reality in...
View ArticleCalls for urgent action to improve poor air quality in Derry
Sinn Féin Health spokesperson councillor Patricia Logue has called for urgent action to improve air quality in the North of Ireland after the results of a survey carried out by the World Health...
View ArticleCouncil to take action to tackle illegal dumping on Coshquin Road
Sinn Féin Councillor Eric McGinley has welcomed assurances from council that the Coshquin Road will be cleared of litter in the immediate future. Cllr McGinley said: "Not only is this an eyesore for...
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