Foyle Search and Rescue honoured for receiving top volunteers award
Foyle Search and Rescue has attended an event to mark it winning a major honour. Derry’s “fourth emergency service” has received the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service - the highest Award given to...
View ArticleMuseum hosting free talks on civil rights leader and Second World War
The Tower Museum in Derry will this week host two free talks on the city’s history. Taking place at noon this Friday, the first will discuss the city’s most well-known leaders of the civil rights...
View Article'It points out the inadequacies of the approach by the PSNI': McCartney...
Recommendations made in the a police inspectorate’s report on the need for the PSNI to improve its protection and support for vulnerable victims, has been welcomed by Foyle Sinn Fein MLA, Raymond...
View ArticleVIDEO EXCLUSIVE: Your first chance to see the new-look Brooke Park in Derry...
Here is your first chance to see the new-look Brooke Park in Derry following a £6.5m makeover. The historic park, which links the city centre to the Rosemount area, has been closed for a long time to...
View ArticleBonfire night pipe bomb attack on police an 'act of madness'
Last night’s pipe bomb attack on police in Derry was an “act of madness,” the chairman of the Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) has said. The viable device was thrown at a police patrol at...
View ArticlePolice probe underway into care home assault claim
The PSNI have confirmed they are investigating a report of an assault at a Co Derry care home. It is understood the alleged incident occurred in a independent care home in the Limavady area. A PSNI...
View ArticleGo wild at the Sperrins and Killeter Walking Festival
Local walking enthusiasts will be putting their best foot forward and venturing into the Sperrins next month to explore some of the district’s finest scenery during the Sperrins and Killeter Walking...
View ArticleHazzard announces decision to proceed with Derry-Belfast road dualling scheme
Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has announced his decision to proceed with the A6 Randalstown to Castledawson dualling scheme. The £160 million upgrade will provide approximately 14.7km of new...
View Article'Heartbroken' teenager hits out at vandals who damaged her car
A Co Derry teenager says she has been left “heartbroken” after vandals caused hundreds of pounds worth of damage to her car at the weekend. Amber Downey’s Seat Leon (pictured) was targeted while it was...
View ArticleAnderson meets women’s groups to discuss Brexit
“Being dragged out of the European Union will have a particularly negative impact on women," Sinn Fein MEP Martina Anderson has said. Ms Anderson was speaking after meeting with a group of women...
View Article‘He’s still well worth a listen’: Eastwood pays tribute to Seamus Mallon on...
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has paid tribute to the party’s former deputy leader, Seamus Mallon, on the occasion of his 80th birthday. The Foyle MLA said paying tribute to the North’s first Deputy First...
View ArticleBrave Aneica has sky high ambitions
An inspirational young woman from County Derry is set to prove you really can do anything with a stoma – even skydiving. Aneica Duffy was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis in 2011 after months of...
View ArticleEight pairs of GHD hair stylers and cash stolen from Castledawson business
Police in Magherafelt are appealing for witnesses following a burglary of a commercial premises in Main Street, Castledawson. Constable Mark Chambers said: “It was reported that at approximately...
View ArticleGlassagh Road reopens after bonfire debris removed
A Derry road which was closed for over two days after a bonfire was built it has fully reopened. Glassagh Road in the Piggery Ridge area at the rear of Creggan housing estate had been closed since...
View ArticleSuspended jail sentences for twin brothers described in court as 'nuisances'
Twin Derry brothers described as “nuisances” were given suspended jail sentences when they appeared at the city’s Magistrates Court on theft charges. Twenty-five-year-olds Liam and Stephen Harkin, from...
View ArticleMan charged with assaulting ambulance worker and police officer at...
A 22-year-old man has appeared in court charged with assaulting an ambulance worker and a police officer at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. Jason Orr, from Tullyverry Drive in Greysteel, was also...
View ArticleCar seized by police after causing a 'nuisance'
This is the latest car to be seized by police in Derry. A PSNI spokesperson said the silver Volkswagen Golf was seized by the Local Policing Team after causing a “nuisance” in the Culmore and Galliagh...
View Article‘Someone needs to tell Mr Hazzard that the A6 does not end at Castledawson’:...
The announcement that upgrading of the A6 Derry to Belfast road is to begin in October has been criticised by SDLP Infrastructure spokesperson, MLA Daniel McCrossan. Infrastructure Minister Chris...
View ArticleExciting mix of theatre, music, comedy and screenings announced for new...
A show stopping mix of local and national theatre, music, comedy, and screenings has been announced for the Derry Playhouse’s new September to December programme. A new series of live screenings of The...
View ArticleSadness at death of heartbroken mother of Derry sectarian murder victim
The death has taken place of the mother of Derry sectarian murder victim Paul McCauley. Cathy McCauley has passed away after a long illness. Mrs McCauley’s 38-year-old son (pictured), a father of one,...
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