Police issue new photo in fresh appeal for help in finding missing Derry...
Derry police have released a new photograph of missing local woman Louise Pewtner in a fresh appeal for help in finding her. She was last seen in the Shipquay Street area of the city on Wednesday last,...
View ArticleCall goes out to all designers as Fashion Fest set to return to Derry
As part of this year’s Fashion Fest, Derry City and Strabane District Council has joined forces with industry leaders including Edward Shanahan, chairperson of Irish Fashion Designers, and Deirdre...
View Article'Brexit talks could fail' McGuinness tells delegates at British Labour Party...
The British Government's attempt to negotiate its way out of the European Union could fail, Sinn Féin Foylle MLA Martin McGuinness has told the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool. Speaking at the...
View ArticleClosure of Co Derry banks: Better services needed for rural communities -...
East Derry MLA Caoimhe Archibald has welcomed support for a Sinn Féin amendment on the closure of rural banks. Sinn Fein had called on the Minister to take action to encourage the banking sector to...
View ArticleShock and anger after illegal dumping in Rosemount days after major clean up
Those responsible for illegal dumping in laneways off Park Avenue in the Rosemount area of Derry days after a major clean-up have been slammed by a local councillor. Sinn Fein Councillor Cooper...
View ArticleCouncil urged to support Palestine and ‘boycott, divestment and sanctions’...
Derry City and Strabane District Council is to be called on to affirm its support for the people of Palestine. In a motion to be brought before the Council this week, Sinn Fein Cllr Christopher Jackson...
View ArticleAltnagelvin Renal Unit receives £3,450 donation in memory popular nurse
The Renal Unit at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry has been presented with the proceeds of a marathon cycle staged in memory of a former patient. Joe Mottram and colleagues from Oral Maxillo-Facial Unit...
View ArticleNew car parking procedures to be introduced at Altnagelvin Hospital
New car parking measures are to be implemented at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry. The new procedures will take place from Monday next, 3 October. There will be no change to the current allocation of...
View ArticleDuo arrested after lead stolen from roof of Derry electricity sub-station
Two men have been arrested after being disturbed by police stealing lead from the roof of an electricity sub-station in Derry. The pair were detained yesterday after a short chase. Police have revealed...
View ArticlePublic urged to meet Human Rights Commissioners during their Derry visit
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commissioners (NIHRC) are to visit Derry this week. During Thursday’s visit, they will meet with local councillors, PSNI and local community representatives. Alderman...
View ArticleDerry company secures therapeutic seating contract for US military veterans
A Co Derry company has secured a deal to supply US military veterans with high quality therapeutic seating. Seating Matters in Limavady will provide the US Department of Veterans Affairs with specialty...
View ArticleTeams wanted for ‘The Great Glenshane Lorry Pull’ in aid of Cancer Research...
Dungiven and Feeny Local Committee for Cancer Research UK will hold ‘The Great Glenshane Lorry Pull’ on Saturday, October 15. This event has proved to be one of the g successful fundraisers the local...
View ArticleChivers calls for end to 'territory marking' after roads, bridge and...
There has been a call for an end to “territory marking” in the Co Derry town of Limavady. The call comes from Sinn Fein Councillor Brenda Chivers after a number roads weredaubed with red, white and...
View ArticleFormer Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to be keynote speaker at major economic...
Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern will be one of the keynote speakers when the local economic impact of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union will come under the microscope when the 2016 Northern...
View ArticleCooper welcomes police clampdown on Strand Road’s boy racers
An initiative by the PSNI to tackle the issue of “boy racers” located at a car park on the Strand Road in Derry, has been welcomed by Sinn Fein councillor for the area Mickey Cooper. Cllr Cooper said...
View ArticleWoman taken to hospital after single-vehicle crash
A woman has escaped serious injury in a car crash in Co Derry. The 50-year-old was already out of the car when firefighters arrived at the scene of the single car crash which occurred on Moneycarrie...
View ArticleMcCartney calls for international community to support Irish unity
Sinn Féin Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has called on the international community to support and encourage Irish unity. Speaking after being a guest at a conference in Paris organised by the French...
View ArticleCall to get on board the Small Business Saturday bus when it arrives in North...
‘All aboard’ the Small Business Saturday bus Derry business owners and consumers are being encouraged to play an active role in the Britain’s most successful small business initiative when its bus tour...
View ArticleItalian nurses begin working on wards at Altnagelvin Hospital
Ten nurses from Italy have taken up working positions at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry, The group (pictured) were formally welcomed by Western Trust Executive Director of Nursing, Alan Corry Finn,...
View ArticleAt long last... speed limit reduced on 'rat run' outside Derry primary school
The speed limit outside a Derry primary school has been reduced from 60 to 30 miles per hour. It follows a long campaign to have the speed reduced outside Groarty Integrated Primary School on Coshquin...
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