Pair returned for trial over 'lethal' attempted bombing
An attempted bomb attack at a Derry hotel last year could have been “lethal,” the city's Magistrates Court has heard. Two men were this morning returned for trial charged with the attempted attack at a...
View ArticleMeeting sought to find long-term solution to overgrown trees and bushes
Transport NI has agreed to cut back overgrown bushes on one of the main roads leading to Creggan estate in Derry despite them not being on their land, a local councillor has said. Sinn Fein’s Colly...
View ArticleIncident at Derry police HQ in which female officer shot herself leads to the...
A incident at Derry police HQ in which a police officer shot herself has resulted in the PSNI updating its firearms training. A female police officer accidentally shot herself in the leg while placing...
View Article£26m transport hub will give a boost to North West, both socially and...
The announcement that the Old Waterside Station in Derry is to be revamped to create a £26m transport hub has been welcomed by Foyle DUP MLA Gary Middleton. Mr Middleton (pictured), who recently tabled...
View ArticleDerry’s businesses urged to ‘Be Well’ and encourage their staff to ‘think...
Businesses in Derry are being urged to get involved in Women’s Health Week and encourage their employees to “think healthy.” He initiative is being led Derry City and Strabane District Council who will...
View ArticleDerry police undergo training in animal welfare issues and enforcement
Police officers in Derry have received training in relation to animal welfare issues and enforcement. A PSNI spokesperson said the aim was to provide a better response in relation to animal and...
View ArticleReilly welcomes progress on Waterside Transport Hub
The leader of the SDLP group on Derry City and Strabane District has welcomed today’s announcement that the Old Waterside Railway Station is to be revamped to create a £26m transport hub Cllr Martin...
View Article‘There won’t be another one of my buses going to Derry, not a chance of it…...
The owner of the minibus attacked and damaged in Derry earlier this week has said he will never be sending one of his vehicles to the city again. The bus, which brought Dundalk fans to the Brandywell...
View Article‘I had to give daddy the chance of life… he gave it to me’
by URSULA DUDDY A Derry woman who saved her father’s life by donating her kidney had ‘no qualms’, saying ‘I had to give daddy the chance of life… he gave it to me’. Eugene McClintock (68) and his...
View ArticlePalestinian support meeting moved out of Derry after keynote speaker refused...
A Derry-based Palestinian support group has been forced to change the venue for an event in the city after the invited speaker was denied a British visa. Palestinian human rights activist, Iyad Burnat...
View ArticleREVEALED: Only four complaints of bullying and harassment received by Derry...
Only four complaints of bullying and harassment have been received by Derry’s council over the past six years, it has emerged. Just one of the complaints made to council was upheld in favour of the...
View ArticleParking at Magee: Leave your car in front of someone's driveway and we will...
Police in Derry have warned motorists who park their cars in front of driveways of homes around the University of Ulster’s Magee campus face having their vehicles towed away. Pointing out the problem...
View ArticleWell-known Derry priest calls for immediate release of prominent local...
A well-known Derry priest has the prison authorities should release a prominent local republican who has spent seven months in jail without being charged. Tony Taylor was arrested in March of this year...
View ArticleDerry women's support group celebrates the launch of new website
A Derry-based support group for women has launched a new website. Derry Well Women has a new digital presence to raise awareness of the work that the group is involved in. The website will also...
View ArticleBritish government still refusing to engage in legacy discussions: McGuinness
The British government is still refusing to engage in intensive discussions aimed at resolving the impasse over legacy issues, almost a year after the Fresh Start Agreement was signed, Deputy First...
View ArticleWinners in this week's Foyle Hospice Prize Draw... are you one of them?
1st prize (£1,000): Mrs V J McClelland (promoter: Foyle Hospice) 2nd prize (£300): Evelin McCombe (Foyle Hospice) 3rd prize (£200): Noel Carlin (Foyle Hospice) 4th prize (£100): Agnes Baker (Ken...
View ArticleAltnagelvin Hospital to hold annual Babies and Children Service of Remembrance
The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) is holding a Service of Remembrance in memory of all babies and children who have died following miscarriage, stillbirth, neonatal or infant...
View ArticleDerry apartment block deemed ‘no longer fit for purpose’ gets go-ahead for...
An apartment block in Derry deemed "no longer fit for purpose" is set for a major facelift after approval was given for the renovation of the building. The Rockmills development (pictured) on the...
View ArticleDerry to ‘think outside the box’ with hosting of Unusual Suspects Festival
Derry is set to co-host a festival with a difference aimed at building unlikely connections for social change through social innovation. The Unusual Suspects Festival, from October 12-14, has been...
View ArticleEast Derry MLA encourages women and girls to get involved in sport
East Derry Sinn Féin MLA Caoimhe Archibald is encouraging women and girls to get involved in sport this Women's Sport Week. Ms Archibald (pictured), the vice-chairperson of the Assembly's All Party...
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