Major benefit changes as Universal Credit to be introduced in Derry over next...
Universal Credit will be rolled out in the Derry area in the coming weeks. If a new claimant lives at a postcode aligned to the Lisnagelvin Jobs & Benefits Office they will be required to claim...
View ArticleDerry footballer James McClean expresses anger after home robbed while he...
Derry footballer James McClean has expressed his anger after his home in England was broken into while he played for West Bromwich Albion last night. McClean scored his first goal of the season as his...
View ArticleDanesfort area to benefit from new scheme to improve footpaths and lampposts
SDLP Councillor Brian Tierney has welcomed news that funding has been provided for an environmental improvement scheme in Danesfort. Danesfort is one of 3 Neighbourhood Renewal Areas in Derry City...
View ArticleMan appears in Derry court over snowman rocket launcher window display
A man has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court charged with permitting the display of a snowman holding a rocket launcher, and an image related to a deceased police officer. Joseph Patrick Barr, 29, of...
View ArticleDerry man to appear before Crown Court charged with glassing man in city...
A 39-year-old man charged with wounding a male with a glass in a city-centre bar appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court for a preliminary enquiry. Martin Cheung, of Ard Ban in the Muff area of Co....
View ArticleCalls for removal of lewd and sectarian graffiti near Derry schools
SDLP councillor Shauna Cusack has requested Transport NI take steps to remove lewd and insensitive graffiti daubed on bollards at crossings along Springtown and Creggan Roads. It is understood the...
View ArticleFlooding at Douglas Bridge near Draperstown
FOLLOWING heavy overnight rain, there is flooding in the Moneyneana area of Draperstown at the Douglas Bridge. Motorists on the Moneyneana Road are urged to exercise caution in the area and take an...
View ArticleCalls for Irish government to establish passport office in Derry to meet demand
Sinn Féin Councillor Colly Kelly has called on the Irish government to recognise the latest figures in passport applications coming from the Six Counties and to open a dedicated resource In Derry...
View ArticleAll eyes on Channel 4 tonight as new Derry sitcom has eagerly-awaited debut
Tonight's the night everyone in the city is waiting for - the chance, finally, to see ourselves as other see us, when Channel 4's new comedy series set in Derry is aired to the public. The Derry News...
View ArticleFour month prison sentence for Derry teenager who assaulted police officer
A teenager who ‘struggled violently’ when he was arrested and assaulted a police officer has been jailed for four months, at Derry Magistrate’s Court. Keelin Rheinheimer, 19, of O’Casey Court in the...
View ArticleBREAKING: Shots fired at vehicle in Ballymagroarty area of Derry
Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses following a report of shots being fired at a car parked in the Ballymagroarty area of the city last night, Wednesday, 3 January. Detective Inspector...
View Article240 DAERA jobs to be relocated to new Ballykelly headquarters by March of...
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has welcomed confirmation by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) that an initial 240 civil servants will relocate to new headquarters...
View ArticleMayor praises ‘fantastic & inspiring’ Derry men’s music project
If you have been around the Foyle Street Library, the Tower Museum or Craft Village on Tuesday afternoons over the past number of weeks you couldn’t help but notice the large number of men on a mission...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee talks to Derry News ahead of...
Lisa McGee’s much vaunted ‘Derry Girls’ hits our screen on Channel 4 tonight. The former Thornhill girl has drawn on her experiences of growing up in 90s Derry for the show, which has been likened to a...
View ArticleCalls for immediate resumption of power-sharing talks due to health crisis
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood MLA has urged both Governments and the leaders of all the main political parties in Northern Ireland to resume power-sharing talks immediately over the crisis facing the...
View ArticleMBE for Derry woman who went into care aged four and now runs her own charity
A Derry woman who set up her own charity just seven years ago has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours' List. Jacqueline Williamson, who was Derry City Council's Woman of the Year in 2014, set...
View ArticleBBC to screen the story of Dunree Fort later this month
By Catherine McGinty The North West enjoyed magnificent exposure on our TVs and radios over Christmas, and there is plenty more to come, with the new series ‘Uladh Faoi Thalamh’ being broadcast on BBC...
View ArticleDermot Carlin reflects on a lifetime at St Columb's College
by Gareth Cross After over 40 years on the staff at St Columb's College, and another seven as a pupil, one of the school's best-known faces is hanging up his boots this Christmas. Dermot Carlin has...
View ArticleGREGORY CAMPBELL'S NEW YEAR MESSAGE: The EU, and all SF'S eggs in Dublin basket
The DUP MP for East Derry GREGORY CAMPBELL says predictions that Brexit would jeopardise the peace process or result in a hard border in Ireland were wildly inaccurate. 2017 was...
View ArticleConcerns after post office in Derry city centre closes down
By Alan Healy A busy city centre post office in the city centre closed its doors yesterday. The Diamond Post Office in Bishop Street is the second post office branch to shut in the city over the past...
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