BREAKING JOB LOSSES: Derry Sainsbury's store to let go staff as part of...
It is understood that a number of managerial staff at Derry's Strand Road Sainsbury's including team leaders, supervisors and managers are to be let go as part of a company wide restructuring process....
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital following Glenshane crash
A female driver has been taken to hospital following an early morning crash on the Glenshane Road, outside Maghera. Two vehicles were involved in the collision on the Maghera side of the Glenshane Pass...
View ArticleFilm screenings commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day
Roe Valley Arts and Cultural Centre and Flowerfield Arts Centre will commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day with the screening of a critically acclaimed film. ‘Son of Saul’ is a powerful insight into the...
View ArticlePlans for £20 Million North Coast Hotel Complex Approved
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council has approved plans for the Merrow Hotel and Spa, a £20 million, four star hotel complex in Portstewart. Pioneered by C&V Developments Ltd and leading hotel...
View ArticleTributes paid to Maghera man following tragic death
Tributes have poured in for a Maghera man who tragically passed away over the weekend. Damien Gallagher (pictured), who was in his 40’s, is understood to have died from injuries sustained during a fall...
View ArticleTRAFFIC NEWS: Busy main road to be closed at weekends to facilitate roadworks
Work on the A6 Castledawson to Randalstown Dualling scheme is progressing to programme and the next stage of construction activities requires a series of weekend road closures starting today (January...
View ArticleUPDATE: Thieves net cigarette haul in Galliagh Co-op ram-raid robbery
Thieves got away with a haul of cigarettes in an early morning ram-raid at the Galliagh Co-op. The police have appealed for information about the robbery which took place at about 1.30am this morning....
View ArticleFuneral taking place today of veteran republican Billy Nelis
The funeral is taking place today of the Derry republican Billy Nelis, who died on Friday at the age of 85. A postman by profession, Mr Nelis became active in the H Block and Hunger Strike campaigns,...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: JANUARY 28, 2018
MILLAR, Elizabeth (Lila), (née Smith), 27th January 2018, Peacefully in the presence of her loving family at Culmore Manor. Beloved wife of the late Eddie and loving mother of Kathleen, Marian, Donna,...
View ArticleMartina Anderson meets Labour Brexit spokesperson Kier Starmer in Derry
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson today met with the Brexit spokesperson of the British Labour Party, Kier Starmer. Martina Anderson said she made it clear to him that Brexit would be a disaster for...
View ArticleMcGuinness family and friends gather at the Gasyard to mark his legacy to the...
Hundreds of Derry republicans gathered at the Gasyard at the weekend where a new Sinn Fein Cumann was established in memory of Martin McGuinness. Mr McGuinness's wife Bernie and Martina Anderson MEP...
View ArticleDerry council to become greener, cleaner and 'single-use-plastic-free' in...
Derry politicians have given their backing to help the Council become 'single-use-plastic-free' in the next five years. The decision comes after a motion at a full meeting of Derry City and Strabane...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: Monday, January 29, 2018
McCREADIE, Noreen (nee Canning), 26th January 2018, at Edgewater Nursing Home. Beloved wife of the late William (Jock), loving Mother of Raphaela, Roy, Barry, Dolores and James. Funeral from her home,...
View ArticleHEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES BLAMED FOR PENNYBURN CHAPEL'S NEW GRANNY BAN
By GARETH CROSS A decision to restrict numbers at this year's Confirmation ceremonies at Pennyburn chapel was taken because of health and safety concerns, the Derry News can reveal today. It is...
View ArticlePolice investigating suspicious car fire in Magowan Park area of Creggan
Police have confirmed they after investigating after a car was set on fire in the Magowan Park area of Derry in the early hours of Friday morning. Sergeant Ray McGrattan said that the Northern Ireland...
View ArticleSearch begins to replace Limavady's Sarah Colhoun as this year's Derry Rose
CAPTION Pictured above is Mayor Maoliosa McHugh with Dr. Jennifer Byrne, the current Rose of Tralee and Sarah Colhoun, Derry Rose, at the launch of the 2018 Derry Rose during a visit to the Guildhall....
View ArticleWATCH: CCTV footage shows terrifying moment 28 tonne Derry council lorry...
By Alan Healy Deputy Editor THE partner of a woman who had to be cut free from her car after a 28 tonne council lorry ploughed into the vehicle has said she is ‘lucky to be alive’. The collision...
View ArticleDefendant, who was stabbed in the head with scissors, bit the other man’s ear...
By Garrett Hargan A man and woman have appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court charged with offences arising from a fight, in a case involving counter allegations. Harry Boyle, 27, of Galliagh Park, has...
View ArticleEditorial: There is a need for a broader conversation on Confirmation ceremonies
THE DERRY NEWS: NEWS WITHOUT BORDERS St Patrick's Church and Pennyburn School are quite within their rights to attempt to establish formal structures for his year's Confirmation ceremonies. Moreover,...
View ArticleBREAKING: Waterside Primark staff told their Lisnagelvin store to close in...
By Gareth Cross The Derry MLA Gary Middleton said tonight he was concerned to hear that staff at Primark in the Waterside have been told their store is closing in April. The DUP assembly member for...
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