Derry’s council delay decision on possible removal of Ulster Scots
By Alan Healy Deputy Editor THE rights of people who use Ulster Scots would not be impacted if Derry’s council decided to remove it from all its signing and branding, it has emerged. The information...
View ArticleDerry urged to put forward nominations for the 2018 NW Business Awards
Businesses throughout the North West and their users are now being invited to nominate their winners of 2018 ahead of the annual North West Business Awards. Organisers, City Centre Initiative (CCI) and...
View ArticleDerry MEP launches expert report calling for special status within the EU
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson said a new independent report from a senior EU law expert shows that special status for the north post-Brexit is necessary to protect the Good Friday Agreement and avoid...
View ArticleDerry gets an easier way to spend a penny after new community toilet scheme...
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Maolíosa McHugh, has launched a new initiative that will allow members of the public to access the toilet facilities in local...
View ArticleStylish Derry women voted among the best dressed at Aintree's Ladies Day
A stylish Derry women has been voted as one of the best dressed at Ladies Day at this year's Aintree Grand National festival. Despite the terrible weather conditions, 27-year-old Kayleigh Carlin...
View ArticleGaelscoil na Daroige to look into providing extra spaces after vote of...
THE Board of Governors at a Derry Irish medium Primary School is to look at increasing its enrolment numbers as part of the Education Authority’s plans for school provision in the North. The Education...
View ArticleWalled City Brewery is named best pub in Derry in National Pub & Bar Awards
A Derry bar has been selected as the best in the city by the National Pub & Bar Awards who named 94 pubs top bars across the UK. The Walled City Brewery in Ebrington Square scooped the accolade for...
View ArticleQueue jumpers given suspended sentences for 'unprovoked attack' at Derry taxi...
Two Derry men have been handed suspended prison sentences and ordered to pay compensation for an ‘unprovoked attack’ at a taxi stand in the city centre. Dale Kelly, 20, of Carnhill admitted four counts...
View ArticleResidents make urgent call for zebra crossing at new Brandywell Play Area to...
Road Service is to carry out a survey to assess the need for a zebra crossing at the new Brandywell Play Area, it has emerged. Despite the installation of traffic calming measures in the area in...
View Article'Court summons was delivered to Junior McDaid House where it was disposed of'
Derry Magistrate’s Court has been told that an 18-year-old man didn’t receive a summons as it was delivered to Junior McDaid House where it was ‘disposed of’. Emmet McSheffrey, of Oakland Park, has...
View ArticleDerry family who lost their mum to kidney cancer undertake huge fundraising...
A DERRY woman has shared the pain of learning her father has terminal kidney cancer, 12 years after her mother died from the same disease. Carla Hagan lost her mother Lillian O’Donnell to kidney cancer...
View ArticleDenis Sulta & Green Velvet curate stages for new festival Jika Jika! in...
Respected Irish promoters Jika Jika! promise to bring something new and exciting to Derry’s unique former army barracks Ebrington Square on August Bank Holiday weekend 2018. Their first ever festival...
View Article'A husband, father, brother, friend and comrade' - tributes paid to Derry man...
Tributes have been paid to the Derry man Billy Friel who has passed away. The Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney described Mr Friel as 'good-hearted, generous, hard working, dependable'. "My...
View ArticleConcerns after new 'lake' forms at popular walkway in the Waterside area of...
CONCERNS have been raised this week over dangers posed by water levels close to a popular walkway in Derry, after what’s been described as a new ‘lake’ recently appeared at the site. It appeared at the...
View ArticlePolice seize alcohol from youths gathering at Derry tunnel following...
The PSNI has seized alcohol from young people gathering at an area in Derry which has been plagued with anti-social behaviour in recent years. Police officers were called to the Madams Bank tunnel last...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Motorists warned of delays due to road closure in Waterside...
Motorists have been warned that the Dungiven Road in the Waterside area of Derry will be closed this weekend from the Altangelvin roundabout to the Rossdowney Road (below Eurospar). The closure will...
View ArticleTower Museum in Derry to host Autism Friendly workshop later this month to...
The Tower Museum is to focus on the weird and wonderful this week with a fascinating talk by Dr Mike Simms around the array of strange items currently on display in its 'Curious Collections'. The...
View ArticleWINNERS OF THE FOYLE HOSPICE DRAW - WEEK 23, APRIL 12th, 2018
The winners for week 23 of the Foyle Hospice Draw, on April 12, 2018, were 1st prize, £1,000, Kearney family, promoter, Paula Kearney. 2nd prize - £300, rollover, promoter, Foyle Hospice. 3rd prize,...
View ArticleMan due to appear at court on Monday after being arrested following incident...
A 32-year-old man has been charged with a range of offences and is expected to appear at Derry Magistrates court on Monday, April 16 following an incident in Derry in the early hours of this morning....
View ArticleFoyle Search and Rescue pay tribute to local taxi driver who helped them...
Foyle Search and Rescue has paid tribute to a local taxi driver who aided them during an incident which took place in the early hours of this morning in Derry. A spokesperson for the rescue charity...
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