Call for clean up after household items dumped in Derry green spaces
SDLP Councillor Shauna Cusack has called on the those responsible for land in and around Meadowview and the Glen Road to remove a number of abandoned and dumped items which have been ignored. Cllr...
View ArticleResidents urged to be vigilant after number of break-ins in Derry over the...
Sinn Féin Councillor Colly Kelly has urged residents and business owners in the upper Creggan Road area of the city to be on the alert following a number of break-ins in the area over the weekend....
View ArticlePolice issue appeal for information after man hospitalised following assault...
Police are appealing for information following the report of an assault on a 37-year-old man in Derry. It is believed that sometime between midnight on Thursday, December 9 and 4am on Friday, December...
View ArticleDerry man to be sentenced next month after pleading guilty to one-punch-kill...
A young county Derry man went to jail today (Tuesday) after pleading guilty to causing the "tragic death" of a 28-year-old man from the 'Travelling Community' in a so-called one-punch attack, two...
View ArticleReward offered for information on missing dog
The owners of a dog which has been missing since last month have offered a reward for any information which leads to her return. Millie (pictured), the female cocker spaniel, went missing from the...
View ArticleRetail NI urge new Secretary of State Karen Bradley to hit ground running
Retail NI has welcomed the appointment of Karen Bradley as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and has urged her to hit the ground running to restore devolution. The business group also wished...
View ArticleAnger after another night of disruption in Derry as dangerous drivers put...
SDLP Councillor Brian Tierney has called for action after another night of disruption in the city as reckless drivers caused havoc on the Skeoge link road. Councillor Tierney said: “Residents near...
View ArticleSinn Fein accuse DUP of blocking funds for charitable causes
The DUP blocked a proposal to utilise funds for charitable causes which have still not been released, Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has said. The Foyle MLA was speaking after it emerged that millions...
View ArticleMAGEE ON MUSIC: Homegrown-ups
KEVIN MAGEE gets warmed up for this week's home-made music festival at the Forum by getting a few of the main players to share their war stories. Homegrown ’18 is on this Friday in the Millennium...
View ArticleDerry figures give their verdict on new Channel 4 sitcom Derry Girls
By Ursula Duddy The streets of the city were like a ghost-town on Thursday night as every self-respecting Derry man, woman, child and beast gathered around their TV sets to watch the first airing of...
View Article‘Songs and Poems for the Soul’ at Heaney Homeplace
Roy Arbuckle, Anne Tracey, David J Bell, Michael Corey and Maura Johnston present ‘Songs and Poems for the Soul’ at The Heaney Homeplace, Bellaghy on Saturday, January 13 from 2.00pm to 3.30pm Tickets...
View ArticleGritting lorries unable to access Creggan Heights due to parked cars blocking...
Sinn Féin Councillor Colly Kelly has said that problems arose this week with Transport NI gritting lorries being unable to access Creggan Heights due to a high volume of parked cars blocking their...
View ArticleRelief as long-awaited CCTV installed along Strand Road
SDLP Cllr Shauna Cusack has spoken of her relief that a long awaited campaign to see CCTV installed along the Strand Road has eventually come to fruition. Cllr Cusack said: "The issue of car related...
View ArticleTwo new pitches approved at site of former Derry school
By Alan Healy Councillors yesterday gave the go-ahead for two new pitches at the site of a former school in Derry. The approval came at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning...
View ArticleBREAKING: Secretary of State to visit Derry to discuss City Deal
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood used his first meeting with the new Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley to pressure the British Government into sticking by its stated commitment for a City...
View ArticleCall for Derry agencies to have access to revenue raised from 'tampon tax'
Local agencies should have access to revenue raised from the so-called tampon tax, Sinn Féin Councillor Sandra Duffy has said. She was speaking after local sexual abuse charity Nexus reported a...
View ArticleFire Brigade called after car is set on fire close to family homes in Derry...
Sinn Féin Councillor Caoimhe McKnight has slammed those responsible for setting fire to a car close to homes in the Knockalla Park area of Galliagh. Councillor McKnight said: “Its believed that this...
View ArticleDerry man tried to hide from police by covering himself with leaves and...
A Derry man who covered himself in foliage in a ‘clownish attempt’ to evade police after a car chase, has been jailed and banned from driving. James Doherty, 27, of Joseph Place, admitted charges of...
View ArticleSDLP offering home safety visits after a number of burglaries across Derry...
SDLP Derry Councillor Brian Tierney has urged local people to remain vigilant after a burglary in the Woodbrook area of the city on Thursday night. Cllr Tierney said: “Those behind the burglary in...
View ArticleNew Year cleanup for rubbish plagued Rosemount laneways
Sinn Féin Councillor Michael Cooper has confirmed that a number of laneways in the Rosemount area have been given a New Year cleanup. Cllr Cooper said “I am delighted that the cleanup of the mews...
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