Derry public asked to help shape Peace Funding plan
Derry and Strabane could be eligible for a significant European funding boost if a new Peace IV Plan being drawn up by Derry City and Strabane District Council is successful. Local people are now being...
View ArticleEarly morning Derry vigil to mark end of 1916 Easter Rising executions
A vigil is to be held in Derry in the early hours of tomorrow morning to mark the ending of the executions of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising. The event will take place at 3.45am at the...
View ArticleMan charged with supplying heroin granted anonymity at Derry court
A recent shooting in which a man was critically in injured in Derry resulted in a man, charged with supplying heroin, being granted anonymity when he appeared at the city's Magistrates Court this...
View ArticleDeputy First Minister to seek intervention into Trust's £8m underspend
Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness (pictured) is to press the incoming Health Minister to investigate and rectify the underspend on disability services in the Western Health Trust, Foyle Sinn Féin...
View ArticleMan accused of ejaculating in presence of female medical staff
A man who is accused of ejaculating in the presence of female medical staff has appeared before Magherafelt Magistrate’s Court. Jeffrey Kennedy, of Moorfields Road, Ballymena, appeared before a...
View ArticleDurkan demands answers on Western Trust underspend
Questions must be answered about the underspend on learning disability in the Western Trust area, SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan has said. Mr Durkan was speaking after attending a public meeting in Derry last...
View ArticleFinal preparations for Derry's 1916 Easter Rising street pageant
Final preparations are being made for a major outdoor drama to be staged in Derry tomorrow night as part of the city’s celebrations marking the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Easter Rising. “The Dawning...
View ArticleDerry primary school pupils unveil Bug Hotel
Pupils from a Derry primary school have taken part in a special recycling workshop at the 4Rs Recycling Centre in the city as part of Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Year of Science and...
View ArticleLearn to speak Arabic in Derry
Following the success of Derry’s first Arabic course which finished last week, Arabic teachers have there will be two new taster sessions on Wednesday 18 and 25 May from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. Taster...
View ArticleSeven taken to hospital after two-car crash
Seven people were taken to hospital following a two=car collision in the Dungiven area of Co Derry. All the casualties were out of the vehicles on arrival Dungiven firefighters. They were conveyed to...
View ArticleMan sustains serious injuries after motorcycle crashes into parked car in Derry
A man aged in his 40's sustained what police have described as serious injuries after crashing his motorcycle into a parked car in the Carnhill area of Derry. The accident happened just before 2.45pm...
View ArticleTeenage boy assaulted and money stolen during aggravated burglary in Derry
Detectives in Derry are appealing for witnesses after a teenager was assaulted during an aggravated burglary in the Grangewood Court area of the city on Tuesday night. During the incident, which...
View ArticleDerry tobacco sellers warned of 'significant consequences' if they fail to...
Tobacco retailers operating in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area have been told they could face 'significant consequences' if they are not registered to sell tobacco products under new...
View ArticleBrown food waste bins for everyone in Derry by March of next year
Every domestic property in Derry will have received their brown food waste bins by March of next year, it has emerged. Around 24,000 brown bins were issued to local homes by the former Derry City...
View ArticleGlenullin shoe designer needs your help...
A Glenullin shoe designer is appealing to locals to help her to get to the next stage of a prestigious competition run by entrepreneur Richard Branson. Anita Flavin has entered her luxury shoe brand...
View Article800 news homes planned for the Waterside area of Derry
A planning application for one of the largest private developments ever proposed in Derry has been lodged with the local council. The £100m investment by South Bank Square Ltd proposes an 800 home...
View ArticlePosthumous award for Mark Farren as he is inducted into local sporting Hall...
Former Derry City star Mark Farren has received a posthumous award. Mark, who died earlier this year at the age of just 33 after a long battle with cancer, has been inducted into the sporting Hall of...
View ArticleReilly welcomes planning application at Caw Roundabout
The submission of a planning application for a major new housing development in the Clooney Road area of Derry which could have implications for the upgrade of a new traffic management system at the...
View ArticleDerry's council to consider banning circuses with animal acts from its land
Derry’s council is to consider banning circuses which feature animal acts from council owned property. The move comes after the issue was raised at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of Derry City and...
View ArticleDerry cyclist named in Irish squad for The Ras
A Derry cyclist is set to compete in Ireland’s toughest cycle race. Foyle Cycling Club’s Ronan McLaughlin (pictured) has been named in the Irish squad for The Ras, the annual, eight-day, stage race...
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