Prison blankets to elegant garments - former hunger striker and blanketman to...
By Ursula Duddy A former Republican prisoner and hunger striker who transformed prison blankets used during protests into garments will launch a calendar featuring the work at a Derry store this...
View ArticleDaniel inviting a host of country legends to Derry – a place dear to his heart
By Ursula Duddy World-renowned country crooner, Daniel O’Donnell, is coming back to Derry with a host of stars this year. And he also revealed to the Derry News in an interview at the weekend that the...
View ArticleStanding ovation for Pat Hume at new John Hume book launch
by Gareth Cross Pat Hume paid tribute to her husband John at the launch of a new book in Derry on Friday night. Mrs Hume was speaking at the launch of a book containing extracts from various speeches...
View ArticleMan arrested in Galliagh area of Derry after police seize 8,000 cigarettes,...
Detectives from Belfast Criminal Investigation Branch investigating organised criminality have carried out 18 searches across Belfast, Derry, Dundonald and Banbridge in conjunction with officers from...
View ArticleOPINION: Is our future safe in the hands of the People’s Party?
With new research showing that of the North's most deprived regions are located in the North West, CONAL McFEELY argues that Ireland cannot sustain a hard border - and calls for people to make their...
View ArticleCouncil hit with £60,000 bill for new greenway lands
by Alan Healy Concerns have been raised after an education body charged Derry’s council £60,000 for two plots of land as part of an ambitious new greenway project planned for the Waterside area. Plans...
View ArticleWEATHER WARNING: Yellow weather warning in place for Derry with winds of up...
Storm Caroline is expected to bring a spell of very windy weather to Derry today. Gusts of 60-70 mph are expected quite widely, with gusts to 80 mph possible over high ground and around exposed coasts....
View ArticleSpecial 'Stars In Your Eyes' event to take place in Derry tomorrow to raise...
A special 'Stars In Your Eyes' event is taking place in Derry tomorrow to raise money for those less fortunate this Christmas. The event is taking place at Campbell's Bar on Spencer Road at 8pm. All...
View ArticleCCTV now operating in St Columb's Park to combat anti-social behaviour
CCTV cameras and have been installed in St Columb's Park and are now fully operation, it has been revealed. The information came to light at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council's...
View ArticleDerry republican re-arrested just hours after release
A Derry republican prisoner who was released on licence on Tuesday after serving five years of a ten year sentence has been re-arrested and is currently in custody, it was reported this morning. Neil...
View ArticleFoyle MLA calls for restoration of Derry's War Memorial to mark 100th...
Foyle DUP MLA Gary Middleton has urged council to ensure the Diamond War Memorial is restored to mark the 100th Anniversary of the ending of WWI. “I welcome the clarification from our council that...
View ArticleCoca-Cola Christmas Truck coming to Foyleside Shopping Centre this afternoon
The famous Coca-Cola Christmas Truck is coming to Foyleside Shopping Centre at 2pm this afternoon. The truck will be in the centre's coach park from until 8pm. A spokesperson for Coca-Cola said:...
View ArticleDerry man who took pet dog to burgle house is jailed thanks to tracking...
A burglar was ‘caught red-handed’ when police were able to trace his whereabouts using a device he had stolen from a family home in Derry. Alan Whelan, 31, of Corrib Court, pleaded guilty to charges of...
View ArticleMotorists urged to take care on Derry roads due to snow and icy conditions
Police in Derry have urged motorists to take with snow and icy conditions forecast. A PSNI spokesperson said: "Weather warnings have been issued across the country for snow and icy conditions over the...
View ArticlePeople Before Profit send message to Sinn Fein and SDLP: 'Bickering won't...
A Derry based People Before Profit activist has said that Sinn Fein and the SDLP both bear responsibility for the introduction of Tory benefit cuts in the North. Gavin Campbell said that people power...
View ArticleTales and Trails Christmas event to return to Brooke Park this year
Sinn Féin Councillor for Rosemount Michael Cooper has welcomed the news that the Tales & Trails Christmas event is return to the new Pavilion in Brooke Park this year. Councillor Cooper said “I...
View ArticleMichelle O'Neill says there can be no amnesty for British soldiers who served...
Speaking after meeting the Commissioner for Victims and Survivors and the Victims Forum Sinn Féin Leader in the north Michelle O’Neill commented: “Sinn Féin is committed to the full implementation of...
View ArticleTributes paid to 'amazing' Derry woman Ann Fox
by Marianne Flood A weight loss group leader who helped countless Derry people to become healthier and happier passed away on Monday. Ann Fox of Belfield Park ran Weight Watchers groups in the city...
View ArticleUK and EU agree there will be no hard border in Ireland following...
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has welcomed the breakthrough in the Brexit negotiations and the guarantee of no hard border on the island of Ireland. The SDLP Leader emphasised that the agreed text...
View ArticlePolice appeal after stolen car burned out in Galliagh area of Derry
Police are appealing for information in connection with a vehicle which was found burnt out in the Slievemore Park area earlier today (Friday, 8 November). Constable Cameron said “Police received...
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