Police investigating INLA activity in Derry arrest fourth man
Detectives from the PSNI Paramilitary Crime Task Force investigating ongoing INLA activity have arrested a 27 year old man today, Wednesday, 7 March in the Derry area. He has been taken to Musgrave...
View ArticleDerry man to spend 19 months in jail for drugs offences
A Derry man, found with £20,000 worth of drugs in his home, was today given a prison sentence for related offences at the city's Crown Court. George Campbell (28) was given a 38 month sentence – 19...
View ArticlePolice investigating INLA activity release three men
Three men aged 30, 36 and 44 arrested yesterday, Tuesday, 6 March under the Terrorism Act by Detectives from the PSNI Paramilitary Crime Task Force investigating ongoing INLA activity in Derry have...
View ArticleDerry pizzeria too hot for staff!
By Alan Healy Deputy Editor A Derry pizzeria is too hot for its staff to work in, it emerged today. The information came to light at a meeting of Derry City & Strabane District Council's Planning...
View Article17-year-old charged with Karol Kelly murder to appear in Derry court this...
Detectives investigating the murder of Karol Kelly in Derry on Sunday March 4 have charged a 17-year-old male with murder. He is due to appear at the city's Magistrates Court later today, March 8. As...
View ArticleDerry' s New Look store not included on list of 60 branches the company is...
New Look has issued a list of 60 of its high street stores it is set to close - but its retail outlet in Derry's Richmond Centre is not on the list. The company has 563 stores across the 'UK' and...
View ArticleIcy conditions in North West this morning - police say collisions have occurred
The recent cold snap returned this morning with a shroud of ice enveloping parts of the North West. Police say a number of collisions have already occurred. A spokesperson for Foyle PSNI said: "We are...
View ArticleEx-pats to stage their own 'Golden Gate' Chieftain's Walk in memory of Martin...
The first Chieftain’s Walk in memory of Martin McGuinness takes place on Sunday March 25. But for a group of Derry ex-pats, the finish line will be somewhat removed from Grianan Fort – they’ll be...
View ArticleTony Taylor issues direct appeal to Derry public two years after his return...
Tony Taylor last night issued a statement from Maghaberry to mark the second anniversary of his return to jail. In it, Mr Taylor called on the public to attend a short march from Derry Courthouse to...
View ArticleTeen, 17, charged with Karol Kelly murder at Derry court
A 17-year-old male has become the third person charged with the murder of 35-year-old Derry man Karol Kelly in Rosemount in the early hours of Sunday morning. He cannot be named because of his age. He...
View ArticleSoldier D asked if Kathleen Thompson's death was ‘cold-blooded murder’ given...
By Ursula Duddy Reporter The barrister representing the family of a Derry mother-of-six shot dead by a British soldier said expert reports suggested a gun was pointed between the gaps in her garden...
View ArticleMan found dead in Derry - police say death isn't suspicious
A man has died after collapsing in the Leafair Park area of Derry early this morning. It's understood he was found near the Leafair pitches. A PSNI spokesperson said: "Police in Derry received a...
View ArticleMan arrested at Derry murder court has been charged with possession of cocaine
A man who attended a Derry Court in support of his murdered friend, Karol Kelly, has been accused of doing so while under the influence and in possession of cocaine Joseph McCallion, 22, of Glenowen...
View ArticleDerry drugs accused alleged to have shouted: 'Tell the boys to get rid of...
A Derry man charged with multiple drug offences has been refused bail at the city’s Magistrates Court. Patrick O’Hara, 24, of Mount Street, faces thirteen charges in relation to drugs supply,...
View ArticleBREAKING: No paramilitary connection to Karol Kelly murder: police concerned...
The investigation into the murder of Karol Kelly in Grafton Street, Derry has resulted in 3 people being charged and placed before the courts, police said this evening. Detective Superintendent Jason...
View ArticleThompson Inquest Day 4: Forensic experts ‘can’t rule out’ gun was pointed...
By Ursula Duddy Reporter Three forensic ballistics experts at inquest into the death of a Derry woman shot by a British soldier have agreed she was shot by a high velocity bullet while bent down and...
View ArticleActor James Nesbitt impresses St Mary's College students with his impressions...
The actor James Nesbitt impressed students at a local school earlier this week with his impressions of the cast of 'Derry Girls' during a visit the city as part of his role as Chancellor of Ulster...
View ArticleDerry rockers TOUTS and SOAK join The Biggest Weekend: Belfast line-up along...
The Derry rockers TOUTS and local singer SOAK have been added to the line-up of the BBC's Biggest Weekend: Belfast event to held in May. They were announced on BBC6 Music earlier this morning as new...
View ArticlePeople Before Profit slam ongoing incarceration of Derry prisoner Tony Taylor...
People Before Profit (PBP) in Derry have described the ongoing incarceration of the Derry prisoner Tony Taylor as a 'complete abuse of state power'. People Before Profit spokesperson Shaun Harkin...
View ArticleDerry smokers urged to 'stub it out' as part of National No Smoking Day next...
This No Smoking Day, Wednesday 14 March, smokers in Derry are being urged to stub out their cigarettes and become ‘Proud Quitters’. The Public Health Agency (PHA) has teamed up with voluntary sector...
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