Condolences from Derry's Mayor to the devastated family and friends of...
The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Hilary McClintock, has joined with representatives of the political arena around the world in paying tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox, who was...
View ArticleMan and woman arrested in England to appear in Derry court on drugs offences
A man and a woman are due to appear in court in Derry today after being arrested in England earlier this week for drugs offences. The man is aged 33 and a woman is aged 34. The pair were arrested in...
View ArticlePeople of Derry thanked for their support for the LGBT community in the wake...
The Rainbow Project has welcomed support for the LGBT community from the Derry public following the massacre of 49 people in a gay nightclub in Orlando. A candle-lit vigil was held in the Peace Garden...
View ArticleHow's this for a great place to watch the football - shed destroyed in arson...
A Derry family who could have died when their prized shed was destroyed by arsonists in 2014 have held a grand re-opening to kick-off Ireland’s Euro 2016 campaign. Selena Doherty-McFeely, along with...
View ArticleSpecial celebration of local Filipino community to be held in Derry next month
Members of the Filipino community in the north west are holding a cultural event in Derry next month. The Kabalikat Intercultural Day celebration will be held on Saturday, July 2, from 11am-3pm at the...
View ArticleDrugs posted from England to Derry intercepted by police, court told today
An English couple today appeared before a Derry court charged with being concerned in the supply of drugs into Northern Ireland. Kelly and Ross Brennan, who are both in their 30s and have an address in...
View ArticleEducation Minister approves closure of Altayeskey Primary School
Education Minister, Peter Weir, has approved a Development Proposal to discontinue provision at Altayeskey Primary School, Draperstown. Enrolments at the school have been in decline over the past four...
View ArticleWant to find out more about Derry's famous maritime history? Then these...
A series of talks about Derry’s maritime will be held in the coming weeks. On June 22, local historian Ken McCormick will trace the city’s history from St Columba’s time to the times of the Celts, the...
View ArticleDissident republicans being blamed for making two pipe bombs which have been...
Police in Derry have recovered two pipe bombs in the Highmoor Road area. The devices were found during an operation yesterday afternoon involving police and ATO. Chief Inspector Gordon McCalmont said:...
View ArticlePrestigious US orchestra on its way to Derry for free concert in the Guildhall
A US orchestra will perform at a free concert in Derry’s Guildhall next week. The event is being held in support of the Mayor’s chosen charities for the year, Action Cancer NI and Tearfund. The Mayor,...
View ArticleMinute's silence observed in Derry's courthouse following the death of...
A minute’s silence was observed in Derry Crown Court today in honour of a former Recorder of Derry who died yesterday. Judge Corrine Philpott was appointed as a County Court judge in 1998 and went on...
View ArticleWoman raped after getting lost in a Derry park on a night out: her attacker...
A 36-yer-old man who raped a lost woman as she tried to find her way home after a night out was today jailed for three years. James Frickleton, of no fixed abode, who pleaded guilty to the rape and...
View ArticleStunning Chloe Louise carries Derry's hopes in beauty contest with a difference
A young Derry girl has made it through to the final of a beauty contest with a difference. Chloe Louise Davies (picture) will be one of the contestants in the Miss Earth Northern Ireland final next...
View ArticleCouncil gets tough as ban on 'legal highs’ comes into effect in Derry
Derry City and Strabane District Council has vowed to work alongside police in the battle to stamp out the sale of so-called “illegal highs.” A blanket ban on sale of drugs came into effect at the end...
View ArticleDerry man appointed to new body set up to find resolution to 'flags issue'
A Derry man who played a leading role in finding a peaceful settlement to contentious loyalist parades in the city has been appointed to a new body set up to find a resolution to the current “flags...
View ArticleBallykelly Agricultural headquarters running to schedule - Archibald
East Derry Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald has welcomed confirmation from the Agriculture Minister that the new departmental headquarters at Ballykelly is proceeding on schedule. Design work is ongoing...
View ArticlePlans to set up city centre ‘Fan Zone’ for Rio Olympic Games fall at the...
Plans to create a ‘Fan Zone’ in Derry city centre during the upcoming Olympic Games in Brazil have been abandoned after the company behind the proposal pulled out of the arrangement. It emerged in...
View ArticleChildline in urgent need of new volunteers in Derry
A charity which helps thousands of children and young people each year is in urgent need of more volunteers in Derry. NSPCC Northern Ireland has made a plea to people to help protect a generation of...
View ArticleEmmy-winning video producer hitchhiking Ireland due in Derry today to film...
World traveller and video producer, Aleksandr Rikhterman, is due in Derry today as he hitchhikes his way across the island of Ireland to film a pilot for a new travel show. Rikhterman (pictured)...
View ArticleMass for the Sick to be celebrated at Termonbacca tonight
A Mass for the Sick will be celebrated in the Carmelite Retreat Centre at Termonbacca, Derry, at 8.00pm tonight. Everyone invited to attend. The Anointing of the Sick is for the healing and spiritual...
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