Derry carer honoured at stroke awards
A Derry mum of two has won a top award in recognition of her role as a carer. Lisa Brown (40) received the Carer of the Year Award at the Northern Ireland Life After Stroke Awards. The gala event took...
View ArticleMan shot and mother injured as she fights off gunmen
Police have appealed for information about an incident in Derry in which a 30-year-old man was shot and his mother injured as she fought off his attackers. The man was rushed to Altnagelvin Hospital...
View ArticleMaiden City Criterium to bring speed and thrills to Derry's city centre streets
For the fourth year running, Derry’s streets will hum from the spin of carbon wheels when Foyle Cycling Club’s annual Maiden City Criterium retuns to the city centre next month. Details of the event...
View ArticleDurkan appointed vice-chair of new parliamentary group for women’s state...
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has been appointed as a vice-chair of the newly-formed All-Party Parliamentary Group on Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI). Mr Durkan (pictured) has vowed to...
View ArticleNoel Crampsey ‘Mr Oxford’… 60 years and counting
As he prepares for a lifetime achievement celebration next month, Oxford United chairman Noel Crampsey Sr looks back at more than half a century in football By Mary-Anne McNulty There was a mayor’s...
View ArticleDerry Man Utd fans caught up in Old Trafford fiasco
A number Manchester United fans from Derry were among the thousands caught up in the drama which saw Old Trafford evacuated because of a security blunder. More than 78,000 people arrived at the ground...
View ArticleConcerns over sex offenders being re-housed in Derry
Concerns have been raised about the lack of notification being given to the victims of sex offences when those responsible for the crimes are being re-housed in Derry. It comes after it emerged that...
View ArticleCouncil considering banning animal circuses
Council to look at animal circus ban Circuses which use performing animals face being banned from council property after the practice was described as ‘outright cruelty’. The comments came at a meeting...
View Article32 tonnes of dog waste lifted from Derry bins
Derry’s dog owners have been praised after it emerged 32 tonnes of waste were collected from dog bins in the local council area last year. The figure emerged at a meeting of Derry City and Strabane...
View ArticlePolice warning to St Columb’s Park drinkers
Police in Derry have moved to reassure the public that they are taking the problem of anti-social behaviour at a city park ‘seriously’. A senior police officer issued a warning to those engaged in...
View ArticleDerry kids do their bit to clean up communities
Children in Derry are doing their bit to clean up their local communities. More than 500 children are currently taking part in the Junior Warden Project in conjunction with the Housing Executive. The...
View ArticleAppeal over home security
Sinn Féin Councillor Eric McGinley has called on the community to ensure that all cars, homes and garages are securely locked.Eric new head shot 20144 Cllr. McGinley said: “As we approach the summer...
View ArticleDerry students sweep board at national Life Advocate Awards
DTwo Derry students have been awarded first and second place in a national essay-writing competition for senior cycle students. Conal Fagan, 17, of St Columb’s College took first place in the Life...
View ArticleDerry girl awarded prestigious Stage One apprenticeship at the Lyric Theatre
Young, aspiring theatre producer, Bronagh McFeely, from Derry, has joined the team at the award-winning Lyric Theatre in Belfast as, Apprentice Producer, as part of the Stage One Apprenticeship Scheme....
View ArticleConsultation on plans to reduce opening hours at Derry's Central Library
Libraries NI has announced plans to consult on reducing opening hours at Central Library in Derry. The Foyle Street facility is one of 14 across the North which is facing a reduction in opening hours....
View ArticleSyrian refugees touched by their Derry welcome
Syrian refugees who recently set up home in Derry have thanked people for the welcome they have received in the city. Around 50 refugees who fled the civil war in Syria were brought to Derry earlier...
View ArticleDerry public called on to help make history
The Derry public is being called on to contribute to a new database holding the historic records of the city’s main cemetery. The Tower Museum is currently collating information from the City Cemetery...
View ArticleFears for Galliagh service after bus attacked by stone throwers
Fears have been expressed that bus services to the Galliagh area of Derry will be withdrawn if the stoning of vehicles continues. Sinn Féin Councillor Tony Hassan has condemned a number of stoning...
View ArticleDerry City FC Lotto: this week's winning numbers
This week’s winning numbers in the Derry City Football Club Lotto are: 2, 10, 18, 19 Prize £1,150 To play the Derry City FC Lotto go to: www,clublottery.com If you have a story or want to send a photo...
View ArticleMayor launches new support project for Derry's refugee families
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Elisha McCallion, has launched a new programme geared towards supporting refugee families who have relocated to the city after fleeing war-torn...
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