New route announced and full weekend of events unveiled for this year's St...
Details of the St Patrick’s Day Spring Carnival celebrations in Derry have been unveiled with an action packed weekend of entertainment on 17 and 18 March for all the family that includes, music,...
View ArticleThree Derry projects receive £30,000 in funding to support youth arts projects
Three projects in Derry are set to benefit from £120,000 of funding to develop bespoke arts projects that promote positive health and well-being. The grants have been awarded in the second phase of the...
View ArticleDerry Girls is most popular series ever broadcast in the North
By Marianne Craig Derry Girls is biggest TV series to air in Northern Ireland since modern records began in 2002, new figures have confirmed. Lisa McGee’s hit comedy reached 54% of the Northern Irish...
View ArticlePolice issue warning after report of 'device' left in Rosemount area of Derry
Police are asking people in the Derry area to be vigilant following a report stating that a device had been left in the Grafton Street area. Inspector Rosie Thompson said: “Police have carried out a...
View ArticleDerry's best litter-buster honoured for his efforts in keeping Creggan...
Creggan Country Park volunteer John Lennon has had his tireless work to keep the local facility clean and tidy honoured with a Litter Heroes award at the Live Here Love Here Community Awards in...
View ArticleDerry businesses raided as three arrested in suspected million pound tax fraud
Two businesses in Derry were among 18 premises searched across the North today, as part of an ongoing investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) into a suspected one million pound tax fraud. More...
View ArticleAttempted murder of off-duty Derry police officer – one year anniversary appeal
Detectives from the PSNI’s Serious Crime Branch are appealing for information on the first anniversary of the attempted murder of an off duty police officer in Derry that occurred on 22 February...
View ArticlePSNI officer charged with assault at Derry Magistrate's Court
A police officer has appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court charged with assaulting a man last year. Howard Robinson, whose age and address cannot be provided due to his occupation, has been charged with...
View ArticleDerry judge bans English defendant from the North
An English man accused of harassing his ex-partner has been banned from entering Northern Ireland by a Derry judge. Jerome O’Kelly, 41, whose address was given as Ard Grange, appeared at Derry...
View ArticleNot such a clean getaway - Derry police arrest burglary suspect in the middle...
Derry police chased down a suspected burglar in the Waterside area who tried to escape them by running into a river. It happened on Tuesday night - and the 30-year-old suspect is now in custody. A PSNI...
View ArticleWatch those woofers! Derry PSNI warn that cars with modified exhausts can be...
By Marianne Flood The PSNI has issued a fresh warning to ‘boy racers’ that modified cars can be seized by police. It comes after a string of complaints about vehicles with adapted exhausts causing...
View ArticleDerry Cathedral gets HLF funding to restore legendary hymn-writer's portrait
The Heritage Lottery Fund has awarded £6300 to Saint Columb’s Cathedral to restore historic portraits, it was revealed yesterday. The grant will be used to restore portraits of the hymn-writer Mrs...
View ArticleMagherafelt man lands Top Broker in Northern Ireland Award
Pawan Bedi, from Magherafelt was awarded Top Broker in Northern Ireland at the NatWest Mortgage Awards in a recent awards night at the Europa Hotel. Speaking after receiving the award at the awards...
View ArticleFoyle Hospice prize draw offers spectacular London getaway
Following on from the success of last year’s London Getaway Prize Draw, Foyle Hospice has once again teamed up with three wonderful sponsors to give you the opportunity for an amazing getaway to see...
View ArticleSandinos gets the Blues! Ireland's most famous mellow yellow bar is being...
No you aren't dreaming. Foyle Street's most famous landmark - indeed, Ireland's most famous bright yellow bar - is no more. Sandinos, which opened its doors in the 1990s, is in the finishing stages of...
View ArticleVideo-making joyriders dump a second burnt-out car at the same Creggan spot...
A Derry councillor has accused car criminals giving “two fingers” to the people of Derry, after a second car was stolen, dumped and destroyed in Creggan in the matter of days. The Derry News print...
View ArticleDerry Girls star officially opens new Lidl store in Magherafelt
Actress Jamie-Lee O’Donnell was on hand today to officially open Lidl’s newly refurbished store in Magherafelt. 12 additional jobs have been created in the locality as a result of the remodel, bringing...
View ArticleNumber of applications for courses at NWRC during its annual Open Day doubles...
North West Regional College (NWRC) has received twice the number of applications for courses at its annual Open Day this year, compared to 2017. The college which has five campuses at Strand Road,...
View ArticleTraffic calming measures installed at busy Derry road after long campaign
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has welcomed the news that new traffic calming measures have been installed as part of a complete resurfacing and associated work with a section of the Lonemoor Road...
View ArticleNew mobile 'pods' planned for Derry as part of ambitious new project aimed at...
APPLICATIONS are being sought for an ambitious new project which will see a series of portable ‘bubbles’ and ‘pods’ along the River Foyle used as creative, business and entrepreneurial spaces. The...
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