Secretary of State commits to delivering City Deal for Derry
At a meeting with the British Secretary of State in Stormont on Monday, SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood secured a commitment from the British Secretary of State James Brokenshire to the delivery of a...
View ArticleDouble win for Derry at Northern Ireland Dementia Friendly Awards
Millennium Forum theatre, and Roisin Flynn, from Derry, are among the winners of the Northern Ireland Dementia Friendly Awards, held at the Europa Hotel on Tuesday 28 November, taking the award for...
View ArticleLocal business hits out at ad promoting shopping in Belfast in Derry city centre
A local business has hit out at advertising for Christmas shopping in Belfast in the middle of Derry city centre. A large advertising shopping in Victoria Square shopping centre this Christmas has been...
View ArticleWarning issued over increase in burglaries in Derry in lead up to Christmas
A warning has been issued to the Derry public over an increase in burglaries in the lead up to Christmas. Local councillor Darren O'Reilly has said that there has been an increase in the number of...
View ArticleMan escapes with sum of money after injuring staff member in Derry city...
Detectives are investigating a report of an armed robbery at commercial premises in the Shipquay Place area of Derry last night, Wednesday, 29 November. At approximately 11.30pm a male, brandishing...
View Article'Heal the Hurt' holding public information meeting in Derry tonight
Derry charity 'Health the Hurt' are holding a public information meeting tonight. The event is taking place in Carnhill Community Centre from 7:30pm-10pm. It will have live music by 'I Am' and guest...
View ArticleDerry consumers warned about being charged for subscriptions they didn't sign...
Have you or anyone you know ever been locked into a subscription for an offering you didn’t sign up for? You are not alone. As part of National Consumer Week, the Department for the Economy’s Trading...
View ArticleDerry community urged to be vigilant against car crime following number of...
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Eric McGinley has called on the community to be vigilant against car crime. Cllr. McGinley said: "There have been number of car crime incidents in the Ballymagroarty,...
View ArticleCalls for Transport NI to 'speed up' in fixing broken Derry street lights
Derry Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has appealed to Transport NI to speed up the time it is taking to fix broken street lights. Councillor Hassan said: “I am concerned that in some cases broken...
View ArticleDerry to shine light on domestic abuse by illuminating council offices purple
Derry will shine a purple light on domestic abuse this week as part of the International 16 Days of Action against gender based violence. Derry City and Strabane District offices at Strand Road will be...
View ArticleWork to begin next week on new net roof for Brooke Park pitch
By Alan Healy Work is set to begin on the installation of net roofing at a playing pitch in the city which was closed five months ago due to health and safety fears, it has emerged. The 3G pitch at the...
View ArticleDerry man facing eleven years in jail after conviction for attacking man with...
A Derry man who is currently serving a lengthy prison term for violently attacking a ‘drinking partner’, has been sentenced to a further five years for wounding a man with a Buckfast bottle. Barry...
View ArticleCourageous Derry woman to retake to her wedding vows tomorrow as she battles...
By Marianne Flood A Derry woman who is battling leukaemia is renewing her vows to her husband tomorrow, 17 years after they first tied the knot. Carmel and Eugene Mellon were so disappointed with their...
View Article'It just seems like nobody cares' - Derry family's heartbreak as pensioner...
by Gareth Cross A Derry family have told of how they have reached breaking point after their father was rejected for a place in a local care home. Speaking to the Derry News from her Shearwater Way...
View ArticleTop UN committee to review Faughan pollution
By Marianne Flood A Derry fishing club is to have their complaint over ‘highly contaminated’ settlement lagoons around the River Faughan heard by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe next...
View ArticleTranslink announces 12 new high spec double decker buses for Derry to Belfast...
Translink has announced the arrival of 12 new Goldline double decker coaches for North West services. Representing an investment of around £4.9million funded by the Department for Infrastructure,...
View ArticleSpecial Christmas post stamp launched in memory of Martin McGuinness
The annual Sinn Féin Christmas Post has been launched in the city. Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney said: “This year it was decided by the party membership that the commemorative stamp should be in honour...
View ArticleNew book 'John Hume - in his own words' to be launched in Derry tonight
John Hume – in his own words, will be launched tonight (Friday 1st December) in Ulster University Magee Campus, Derry at 7pm. The book written by Seán Farren will be launched by Colum Eastwood, the...
View ArticleMeeting to be held in Derry to discuss issues around 'boy racers'
Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Cooper has confirmed he is in the process of organising a meeting with residents and the PSNI, to discuss how residents can report boy racer incidents in the most...
View ArticleSDLP representatives to collect for Derry foodbanks in run up to Christmas
SDLP representatives will be collecting for local foodbanks in the run up to the Christmas period. Research from the Trussell Trust shows that foodbank use in Northern Ireland has increased by 8% and...
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