Housing Executive home improvement schemes to take place in Creggan over summer
Sinn Féin Councillor Kevin Campbell has welcomed confirmation from the Housing Executive that a number of improvement schemes are to take place in Creggan in the summer of 2018. Councillor Campbell...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: Pay No Heed to the Helicopter by Vincent Cavanagh
Reviewed by SEAN McMAHON Conor Cruise O’Brien once defined Irishness as ‘not primarily a question of birth or blood or language; it is the condition of being involved in the Irish situation, and...
View Article£240,000 road improvement scheme for Derry's Strand Road
A £240,000 resurfacing and reconstruction scheme on the Strand Road in Derry, between the Pennyburn Roundabout and Meadowbank Avenue commenced today (Monday, April 30). To facilitate the resurfacing it...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: Ireland's Pirate Trail by Des Ekin
Reviewed by SEAN McMAHON Ireland, as the balladeer observed, is completely surrounded by water. This is a tendency shared by many other islands but few have such a plenitude of sea loughs, deep-water...
View ArticleX-Factor auditions coming to Derry's Richmond Centre in search of stars
Singing show favourite, The X Factor, is back and on the lookout for the next big breakout music stars and the audition team back are coming to Derry. The X-Factor audition team will be looking for...
View ArticleTeen alleged to have driven dangerously along pedestrian walkway at Derry quay
By Garrett Hargan A teenager accused of driving a van along the pedestrian walkway at Derry’s quay was lucky he ‘didn’t kill anybody’, the city’s Magistrates Court has heard. The 16-year-old has been...
View ArticleFinders of the lost archive: Derry butcher reunites local researcher with her...
A bagful of precious files containing work on family trees, which was accidentally left in a Derry butcher's shop on Friday, has been returned to its rightful owner. Keith Wright (on right), the...
View ArticleDerry man granted bail despite having two arrest warrants issued in England
A Derry man charged with motoring offences has been released on bail despite having two warrants issued for his arrest in England. District Judge Peter King granted bail after being told the English...
View ArticleThe Chieftain's Walk raises more than £30,000 for cancer charity
A sponsored walk carried out in memory of the Derry republican leader and former Deputy-First Minister, Martin McGuinness, last month raised more than £30,000 for a local cancer charity, it emerged...
View ArticleDerry man banned from John Street, Carlisle Road and Bridge Street
A 49-year-old man charged with assaulting a female has been granted bail at Derry Magistrate’s Court. Noel Wylie, of Broighter Court in the city, has been charged with twice threatening to kill a...
View ArticleCouncil says local sites shortlisted for new £250,0000 Derry cemetery
By Alan Healy Deputy Editor A ‘shortlist’ of sites has been identified for a new cemetery on the cityside of Derry, it has emerged. It comes after the Derry News revealed in January that Derry City and...
View ArticleInternational inquiries made in cases of Latvian men
Two Latvian men charged with fraud offences have appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court. Deniss Jassans, 39 and Ilia Racickis, 29, c/o Maghaberry prison, have each been charged with possessing articles...
View ArticleHistoric Derry street sign gifted to museum from Belfast man who kept it for...
A Belfast man who took a street sign from a skip while here as a student over 25 years ago has gifted it to the Museum of Free Derry. Ronan O’Boyle was just 23-years-old when he was in Derry as a...
View ArticleDerry's NWRC among six colleges criticised for unfair treatment of lecturers
A union which represents teachers has claimed that further education lecturers are being treated unfairly by a government department and a number of colleges in the north, including Derry’s North West...
View ArticleDerry death 'is not being directly linked' to earlier assault at this time,...
Police investigating the circumstances surrounding the sudden death of a man in the Clon Elagh area yesterday have this evening issued a statement. The PSNI say they are appealing for witnesses...
View ArticleBREAKING: Road closed in Derry due to latest security alert, diversions now...
The Lone Moor Road in Derry has been closed following the discovery of a suspicious object. Diversions are in place. The incident is the third security alert to be declared in Derry since yesterday...
View ArticleMayor to host special event for Derry Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid at the...
The Mayor of Derry and Strabane is to host a special event for the Derry Snow Patrol star Johnny McDaid in the city tomorrow night. Cllr Maolíosa McHugh will host a mayoral reception for the Derry...
View ArticleNew health report reveals Derry among the worst polluted towns and cities in...
Derry has been named among 40 cities in the UK which are at or have exceeded air pollution limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The WHO data shows 31 areas have fine particle air...
View ArticleBomb squad carry out controlled explosion on suspect device found at home of...
A controlled explosion has been carried out on a suspect device which was found outside the home of a police officer's elderly parents in the Lone Moor Road area of Derry. The security alert was...
View ArticleBreastfeeding mothers to be welcomed at Derry libraries as part of health...
All of Northern Ireland’s 96 public libraries, including those in Derry, are joining the Public Health Agency’s (PHA) Breastfeeding Welcome Here scheme. The new members will take the number of...
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