Young footballer seriously injured in an attack last month makes a welcome...
A young Derry footballer who was seriously injured in an attack last month has made a welcome return to his club. Niall Grace, 23, who plays for Institute, suffered a serious head injury during an...
View ArticleGirl guides group which has been running for 35 years says it will be forced...
A girl guides group in Derry which has been going for 35 years is about the close – unless it can find new leaders. The lack of young leaders coming through has forced the Steelstown girl guides and...
View ArticleUrgent appeal for people who may be interested in becoming foster parents to...
A foster information event will be held in Derry this week. It will take place at Da Vincis Hotel on Thursday, October 13, at 7.30pm. If you are interested in fostering but cannot attend the evening...
View ArticleImportant meeting being held in Derry this week about awards project set up...
A meeting about the Pope John Paul II awards will be held in Derry this week. The awards have been set up in honour of the former Pope to give young people a chance to make a positive contribution to...
View ArticleForget the X Factor, here's a chance for talented singers in Derry to get...
The Trench Road Folk Group are looking for new members. The choir has resumed singing at 10.30am Sunday Mass at the Church of the Immaculate Conception and practice every Wednesday in the parish hall...
View ArticleSlow Food Festival hailed a success after Guildhall Square event attracts...
Northern Ireland’s first ever Slow Food Festival held in Derry at the weekend has been hailed a success. Over 25,000 people visited the two-day culinary celebration held in Guildhall Square. Jennifer...
View ArticleMP Mark Durkan visits Becaon House in support of World Mental Health Day
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has supported World Mental Health Day 2016 and is encouraging people in Derry and throughout the North who are affected by mental health issues or find themselves in distress...
View ArticleLeaving European Union will devastate border communities: Foyle MLA Raymond...
Leaving the European Union will devastate border communities, Sinn Fein Foyle MLA Raymond McCartney has said. Mr McCartney, who took part in the anti-Brexit border protest held at Bridgend on the...
View ArticleBeating the thieves... 80 bicycles marked and registered at bike-marking event
Around 80 bicycles were marked and registered during a bike marking event held in Co Derry yesterday. The event, held at Carn Wheelers Club, was staged by Magherafelt Neighbourhood Police in...
View ArticleWinning number's in this week's Derry City FC Lotto... are you a winner?
Winning numbers in this week's Derry City Football Club Lotto are:Derry City FC Lotto numbers for 10th Oct 2016 are; 2, 16, 18,22 Prize £2,500 To play Derry City FC Lotto online, go to:...
View ArticleUniversity Professor Elizabeth Crooke to explore legacy of 1916 in next...
Ulster University’s Professor Elizabeth Crooke will deliver the second Island Voices lecture at the Tower Museum in Derry on Thursday, 20 October next. The lecture, titled ‘Remembrance and Neglect:...
View ArticleAdditional £100,000 for Bands Programme 'welcome news': Foyle MLA Gary Middleton
An announcement an additional £100,000 funding for bands has been welcomed by Foyle DUP LA Gary Middleton. The announcement to the Musical Instruments for Bands Programme was made by the Minister for...
View ArticleAs new media campaign launched... There is help out there for mental health:...
Health Minister Michelle O’Neill’s launch of a new media campaign to encourage the public to offer support to those who may be struggling with their mental health, has been welcomed by Derry Sinn Fein...
View ArticleBishop Street closure to facilitate laying of new road: Logue
Motorists and residents in the Bishop Street area of Derry are being advised to expect disruption over the coming days due to road works taking place. Sinn Fein Councillor Patricia Logue said: “I would...
View ArticleUse of CS spray on Derry juvenile 'lawful, necessary and proportionate':...
The use of CS Spray by police on a 17-year-old Derry youth earlier this year was "lawful, necessary and proportionate,” the Police Ombudsman has said. . All uses of the spray against those aged 18 or...
View ArticleEastwood to snub White House invite from Trump… if he becomes US President
SDLP leader Colum Eastwood has said that Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump’s remarks about women, immigrants and minority communities are “absolutely grotesque” and would render it...
View ArticleBad day gets worse for man who lost patience with police and refused a fixed...
A man refused a fixed penalty for speeding from police because he was in a rush to get home to heat pizzas, Derry Magistrates Court was told today. Dylan Robb (30), of Ballyskeagh Road, Artigarvan,...
View ArticleDerry's first ever drive-thru restaurant has been knocked down as part of the...
It’s all change at a landmark retail development in Derry. For years, the McGinley’s shop and filling station has been serving customers on the Buncrana Road. Attached to the store was Derry’s first...
View ArticleTraffic returning to normal on Derry-Belfast road following Glenshane Pass...
Traffic is returning to normal on the main Derry to Belfast road following an earlier crash. The collision occurred on Glenshane Pass close to the Ponderosa Bar. It is believed no one was seriously...
View ArticleMulti-vehicle crash causing delays on Derry-Limavady road
Motorists are being advised to expect delays on the Derry-Limavady road following a multiple vehicle crash. At least four cars were involved in the collision which has occurred at the roundabout at the...
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