PSNI confirm 'Evidence Gathering Team' was present at annual Hunger Strike...
The PSNI has confirmed that an ‘Evidence Gathering Team’ was on duty at a republican march held in Derry at the weekend. The Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) in Derry held its annual...
View ArticleDerry’s unemployed are being given the chance to get green fingered
Unemployed people in Derry are being offered a horticulture course aimed at helping them enhance their skills base, employability and confidence. Derry City and Strabane District Council have teamed up...
View ArticleCharity fund set up for Derry woman diagnosed with cancer after she broke her...
A charity fund has been set up for a Derry woman who discovered she had a cancerous tumour in her spine after she broke her neck whilst 36 weeks pregnant. Carol-Anne Coyle, who now lives in Amesbury,...
View ArticleMassive new public car park with over 250 spaces and provision for coaches...
PLANS have been lodged for a massive new public car park at the Ebrington site in the Waterside area, the Derry News has learned. The proposal will see the construction of a new surface level car park...
View ArticleCCTV cameras to be used to identify Derry’s fast food litter bugs after huge...
CCTV will be used to identify those who dump rubbish after eating from fast food outlets in Derry following a huge increase in the amount of litter being dumped on local roadsides. The move emerged as...
View ArticleDerry mother who works part-time issues warning after being left with no...
A single mother from Derry who works part-time has issued a warning over the new Universal Credit system after being left with no benefits for two months. Kirsty Johnston, who works part-time as a...
View ArticleCar stolen following creeper-style burglary at house in the Waterside area of...
Detectives are appealing for information following the report of a creeper style burglary and other incidents in the Bann Drive area of Derry on Tuesday 22nd May. It is believed that entry was gained...
View ArticleTwo brothers appear at Derry court charged with sexually assaulting young girl
Two brothers charged with sexually assaulting a female child appeared at Derry Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The defendants, aged 49 and 48, appeared separately and cannot be identified to protect the...
View ArticlePolice in Derry appeal for information after recovering car which was stolen...
The PSNI in Derry have appealed for information after a car stolen in a creeper burglary was recovered. The red coloured Ford Fiesta (pictured above) was stolen in a creeper burglary at the Bann Drive...
View ArticleCelebrity chef appeals for applicants for 30 new jobs in Moville following...
Donegal’s celebrity chef Brian McDermott has created 30 new jobs in Moville as part of an ambitious restoration of the former Foyle Hotel. A €1.5m restoration of the well-known premises on the town’s...
View ArticleWork begins on new three storey building which will house changing facilities...
Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Maoliosa McHugh, has visited Leafair playing pitches to view the start of work on the new Sport and Recreational Pavilion at the site. The...
View Article‘Kiehl’s’ the brand the A-list love opens counter at Debenhams tomorrow morning
A-list favourite Kiehl’s has come to Derry and will be having its grand opening at beauty hall in Debenhams at Foyleside tomorrow morning. A spokesperson for the company said: “Come join us for our...
View ArticleNurses from Altnagelvin Hospital nominated by patients for prestigious award...
A team of nurses from Altnagelvin Hospital have been nominated for a UK-wide prestigious award. Alison Cairns, Caroline McCloskey and Bridgeen Canning are the Home Therapies Team who work in the Renal...
View ArticleDerry families being 'plunged into misery and hardship' due to the...
Local households claiming the new all-in-one benefit, Universal Credit are being plunged into misery and hardship, it has been claimed. As well as the long waits for payment, other problems with...
View ArticleTRAFFIC ALERT: Accident on Buncrana Road in Derry causing delays
An accident on the Buncrana Road in Derry is causing traffic delays. The accident involved two vehicles and occurred close to the entrance of St Columb's College. Police are currently at the scene....
View ArticleWATCH: Dash cam footage shows Derry driver over taking at shockingly high speed
A Derry motorist has shared shocking dash cam footage of a driver overtaking them at very high speed. The incident happened on the Glenshane Road, Claudy on Tuesday morning at 7.30am. The dangerous...
View ArticleThe Big Walk comes to Derry and Benone with visits to local groups Out NW and...
The Big Walk is coming to Derry city and County Derry with a visit to Derry-based LGBT group, Out NW, and Surfers Against Sewage on Benone Beach. Beach Cleaning, surfing and meeting members of the LGBT...
View ArticleInvestigations continuing into incident where woman cut from vehicle after 28...
AN investigation is still ongoing into an incident where a woman was cut from a car after a 28 tonne bin lorry owned by Derry’s council crashed into the back of her vehicle, it has emerged. The...
View ArticleFree Derry Corner being painted in the Palestinian colours
Derry's most iconic 20th century landmark, Free Derry Corner, is tonight being painted in the Palestinian colours to highlight last week's massacre in Gaza. The move follows a rally at the monument...
View Article'Stronger enforcement' needed to tackle ongoing dumping at laneway in Derry's...
THERE have been calls for stronger enforcement measures to taken against those responsible for the continual dumping of waste in Derry’s city centre. In March of this year, officers from the council’s...
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