Derry people urged to 'give a crap' on World Toilet Day
WaterAid NI supporters are being encouraged to come out in force to mark World Toilet Day on 19 November and squat in solidarity with the 2.3 billion people around the world who still don’t have a...
View ArticleHomeless Derry man who sought shelter from cold in hospital toilets is...
A homeless man who sought shelter from the cold by sleeping in toilets at Altnagelvin Hospital has admitted burgling the Western Trust building to steal milk and juice. Liam Bradley, 46, of no fixed...
View ArticleWarning issued to video vigilantes after incident in Derry
by Gareth Cross A senior police officer warned last night that self-styled sexual predator hunters operating in Derry could damage their inquiries. The head of the PSNI's Public Protection Branch,...
View ArticleDerry man didn’t appear for court as he was at Ireland game
A Judge convicting a 37-year-old man of harassing his ex-partner calling her a ‘bad parent’ said the fact that the man had missed court to go to the Ireland match ‘shows how interested he is’. Kevin...
View ArticleSanta saved again after fire engine fears for switch on
By Ursula Duddy Santa will still be arriving in style next week atop an aerial appliance fire engine despite fears that the 30-year Derry tradition was about to come to an end. Concerns had been...
View ArticleDerry set to strengthen trade links with China
Derry's council is set to strengthen its trade links with a city in China as part of a push to attract future investment, it’s emerged. The move is part of a wider strategy by Derry City and Strabane...
View ArticleRelief as disabled play equipment finally installed at Derry park
By Alan Healy A new disabled play area will finally open at Brooke Park in the Spring of next year after contractors began installing the equipment on site this week. The move comes after a long...
View ArticlePat McArt on Thursday: Have we moved on? Don't think so...
I'm seriously bad when it comes to remembering details - I should have kept a diary - but I do recall one Monday morning a group of people calling to my office when I was Editor of the Derry Journal....
View ArticleBREAKING: Three men due to appear before Derry court tomorrow morning...
Three men are due to appear in court tomorrow after cocaine with an estimated street value of between £30 - 40,000 was seized close to Derry. Police also seized more than 100 tablets of the...
View ArticleNorth West schools welcome Holocaust survivor
Holocaust survivor, Joanna Millan, gave a special address at St Cecilia's College as part of a visit organised by the Holocaust Educational Trust to Derry this week. Students from Lisneal College in...
View ArticleBREAKING: Sectarian threats issued against 64-year-old Protestant man...
Dissident republicans have issued a sectarian threat against a Protestant man working in Creggan, it's been claimed. Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has slammed what he described criminal gangs for...
View ArticleChoir made up of homeless people to perform candlelit concert at Derry...
Ireland's first choir composed of people affected by homelessness, and alcohol will perform a Candlelit Concert in St. Columb's Cathedral later this month. The High Hopes choir is Ireland's first choir...
View ArticleDirector of Derry golf business agrees to seven year disqualification...
The Department for the Economy (the Department) has accepted a disqualification undertaking from the Director of a golf equipment and accessories retail business in Derry. The undertaking was received...
View ArticleMan arrested over shooting after police investigating dissident republican...
Detectives from Serious Crime Branch investigating dissident republican activity have arrested a 26-year-old man in the Creggan Heights area of Derry/Londonderry this morning. This is in relation to a...
View ArticlePolice make further arrests in relation to dissident republican activity...
Detectives from Serious Crime Branch have today arrested two men the Creggan Heights area of Derry in relation to an ongoing investigation into dissident republican activity. The men, aged 32 and 40...
View ArticlePublic meetings to be held to discuss Ulster Bank closure in Dungiven
Public meetings will be held in Dungiven this week to discuss the proposed closure of the Ulster Bank branch in the town. On Wednesday, Ulster Bank announced it’s to close 11 branches across the North,...
View ArticleTraffic and travel information for Derry Christmas Lights Switch On - all you...
Festive time celebrations will come to the city on Thursday, 23 November when Santa and his special guests switch on the Christmas Lights and mark the start of the city’s festive family fun experience....
View ArticleDerry councillor calls on Sinn Fein to publish details of failed Stormont talks
A Derry SDLP councillor has called on Sinn Féin to publish the details of the failed talks process at Stormont before trying to deflect its failure on to other parties who were excluded from the...
View ArticleProtest against paramilitary intimidation and violence to be held in Derry...
A protest against paramilitary intimidation and violence is to be held in Derry tomorrow (Saturday). The protest will be held in Derry's Peace Garden at 2pm. A spokesperson for the event said:...
View ArticleDerry public 'told to lie' to obtain social housing
by Gareth Cross People in Derry are being told to lie in order to secure social housing, it emerged at a meeting this week. The Department for Communities hosted a public consultation on proposed...
View Article