Derry public urged to attend information event being held in the city next...
SDLP Councillor Brian Tierney has urged local people to attend a public information event that is being held by the Department of Infrastructure for the public to give their views on proposals to...
View ArticleFirst anniversary of successful City of Derry Airport and London Stansted...
The first anniversary of the successful flybmi route between City of Derry Airport to London Stansted route is being celebrating by flybmi offering flights from just £45 one way in May. The service,...
View ArticleTourism Ireland board meets in Derry at Bishop's Gate Hotel
The Bishop’s Gate Hotel was the venue for the May board meeting of Tourism Ireland, which took place in Derry today. The board members also took the opportunity to meet with local tourism operators, to...
View Article'I would urge all these patients contact the helpline immediately' - Derry...
ALMOST 140 neurology patients living in the Western Trust area have received letters informing them they are be recalled as part of the review into the work of a Belfast-based consultant. It emerged on...
View ArticleBREAKING: Insurance firm AXA to create 60 new jobs at their offices in Derry
The insurance firm AXA is creating 60 new jobs at its offices in Derry. AXA have local branches nationwide, with our the Derry branch providing insurance products such as car, home, travel, van and...
View ArticleTwo men arrested over burglary in Galliagh Park area of Derry earlier this...
Two men charged with burgling a house where they allegedly stole prescription medication and cash have been remanded in custody. Stephen O’Reilly, 23, of Bloomfield Park and Adam McMonagle, 24, of...
View ArticleDerry couple donate ‘cuddle cot’ to hospital in memory of their late baby...
A Derry couple raised over £5,000 in memory of their baby daughter to give other grieving parents the gift of more time to say goodbye to their baby. Melanie and Kieran Coyle lost their baby daughter,...
View ArticlePolice officer whose parents' home was targeted in Derry bomb alert helped...
A serving police officer whose parents' Derry home was targeted in a security alert was involved in saving a vulnerable person from a bridge in the city last week, it has emerged. The security alert...
View ArticleDerry eatery named ‘Best Chinese Restaurant in Ireland’ honoured by Mayor in...
The owners and staff at ‘The Best Chinese Restaurant in Ireland’ have had a civic reception in their honour recognising 30 years of success in Derry. Husband and wife team, Stan Lee and Lai Lee with...
View ArticleAdvertising lorry trailer ‘endangering lives’ by blocking footpath and...
A Derry man who is paraplegic has hit out at those who blocked off a footpath close to one of the city’s busiest roads, by placing a large advertising hoarding trailer across it. The lorry trailer was...
View ArticleDerry court hears man stole vehicle from car dealership after taking it for...
Derry Magistrate’s Court has heard that a man stole a vehicle from a car dealership after taking it for a ‘test drive’ and claiming it had been seized by police. Kevin Murphy, 29, admitted driving...
View ArticleBREAKING: B&M Bargains to open up new store at the Crescent Link area of Derry
B&M Bargains is to open a new store at the Crescent Link area of Derry this summer. It comes after speculation last year that the bargain goods chain were looking to open up a new branch in the...
View ArticleB&M Stores recruiting in Derry for new store to open in the summer
B&M Stores, who have a supermarket outlet on Derry's Strand Road, have begun recruiting staff for a new store opening in the city later this summer. The company are looking for sales assistants for...
View Article'Windsor Park is a cold house for Irish nationalists' - Sinn Fein hit out at...
Sinn Féin MLA Raymond McCartney has questioned the decision of the IFA board to refuse a request by Cliftonville Football Club that the British national anthem, God Save the Queen, should not be played...
View ArticleJudge bans man accused of assaulting his ex-partner from entering Derry
An application to allow a Derry man accused of assaulting his ex-partner to return to the city has been refused by a local judge. Kevin McDaid, 31, whose address was given as Ormeau Road in Belfast,...
View ArticleWell-known Derry woman who died in Spain to be laid to rest tomorrow
The funeral of well-known Derry woman Ann McCrea (née Kerrigan), who died suddenly in Spain last week, will take place at St Eugene's Cathedral tomorrow. Mrs McCrea, who was in her sixties, died while...
View ArticleCarer who stole 'entire savings' of 80-year-old woman with dementia given...
A carer who stole the ‘entire savings’ belonging to an 80-year-old woman with dementia has been given a suspended sentence, at Derry Magistrate’s Court. Sandra McDaid, 54, of Ballynarrig Road in...
View ArticleBig Lunchers prepare for Big Lunch Day in Derry with one month countdown
Big Lunch organisers from all over Derry and across Northern Ireland are coming together at Holywell Trust on Tuesday, May 8 from 6-8pm, to get ready for The Big Lunch annual day for neighbours 2018....
View ArticleBREAKING: Strand Road and Culmore Road in Derry closed after two suspect...
Police are currently in attendance at security alerts at Strand Road and Culmore Road in Derry following reports of devices having been left at both locations. Culmore Road and Strand Road have been...
View ArticleTraffic gridlock in Derry caused by two suspect devices - Cooper
Sinn Féin Councillor Mickey Cooper says the Strand Road is sealed off from the bottom of Lawrence Hill right down to Pennyburn, due to two suspect devices in the area. “Traffic is being diverted up...
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