Duo arrested after home ransacked released on police bail
Two men arrested after masked men ransacked a house in Limavady last night have been released by police. They were among three men detained after masked men gained entry to a house in Glenmore Gardens...
View ArticleMinister blasted as 'clueless' over the increasing number of people using...
SDLP Foyle MLA Mark H Durkan has criticised the Minister for Communities for his lack of knowledge around the rising number of foodbanks. Despite claiming to support the work of foodbanks in the...
View ArticleCall to move protest from Derry rehoming centre for cats and dogs to avoid...
Organisers of a protest due to take place outside a Derry rehoming centre for cats and dogs tonight have been called on to move it to another location to avoid “unnecessary stress” to the animals. The...
View ArticleDerry Playhouse to stage Laurence McKeown's new border patrol play 'Blue &...
A new play exploring the “painful and humorous realities” faced by those who patrolled the border during “The Troubles” is to be staged Derry next month.. Kabosh Theatre begins its world tour of...
View ArticleUpperlands linen specialist launches exclusive new range
Maghera-based Irish Linen Manufacturer, William Clark has unveiled a unique luxury brand, Earthed. The exclusive new range is the first digitally printed woven Irish linen. William Clark, just outside...
View ArticlePraise for staff as Altnagelvin cancer care revealed as ‘best in the west’
The Western Health Trust area, including Altnagelvin Hospital,in Derry, has been revealed as the “best in Northern Ireland” for cancer care. Announcing the news, Trust chief executive Elaine Way...
View ArticleREVEALED: The location of memorial plaque to late Derry tour guide Martin...
A commemorative plaque to the late popular and well-known Derry tour guide, Martin McCrossan, is set to be located where he regularly began his tours of the city. Mr McCrossan (pictured) died in...
View ArticleHave you got what it takes to be a star? Britain’s Got Talent auditions to be...
Auditions for the top television talent show Brtain's Got Talent are to be held in Derry next week. The team from the hit series will in Foyleside Shopping Centre on Wednesday, 19 October, from 11.30am...
View ArticleDerry police issue stern warning ahead of city’s Halloween celebrations
A senior police officer in Derry has warned anyone “caught breaking the law” during the city’s upcoming Halloween celebrations will be “dealt with robustly.” The annual event attracts in excess of...
View ArticleAhead of National Adoption Week... Western Trust highlights the need for...
The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) is supporting next week’s National Adoption Week (17 – 23 October 2016) by highlighting the need for adoptive placements for children in need of...
View ArticleIsn’t he lovely… can you be Duke’s 'forever friend' and give him a new home?
A Derry animal shelter has launched an appeal to find a new home for its longest resident. Duke (pictured), a three-year-old Collie, has been with the Rainbow Rescue and Re-homing Centre for Cats and...
View ArticleDerry launch for new service supporting adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder
A new service for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been officially launched in Derry’s Cnetral Library by The Cedar Foundation and the Western Health & Social Care Trust (Western...
View ArticleFears for Derry jobs as Fujitsu announces it is to cut workforce by 1,800
There are fears for jobs in Derry after Japanese IT company Fujitsu said it was carrying out a "transformation programme" which will result in a reduction of up to 1,800 jobs across Britain. The...
View ArticleMemorial plaque to late Derry city tour guide Martin McCrossan 'a fitting...
The erection of a commemorative plaque to the late popular and well-known Derry tour guide, Martin McCrossan, has been approved by Derry City and Strabane District Council. Mr McCrossan (pictured) died...
View ArticleOnline dog scam warning: Concern after Derry man's pups offered for sale online
A Derry man has warned dog owners about a scam after seeing his new-born pups for sale on Gumtree. The man, who does not wish to be named, contacted The Derry News to make us aware that photos of his...
View Article'Billy is a very special boy who has touched my heart': Derry teen dedicated...
A big-hearted Derry teenager has dedicated herself to saving the life of a boy she has never met. Orla Wilson was so moved by the story of 11-year-old Billy Caldwell, who needs a brain operation to...
View ArticleWillie George determined to get back behind the wheel… at the age of 100!
Following a special Mass celebrated by Fr Art O’Reilly, famly and friends gathered in Foreglen for the landmark birthday of Willie George O’Kane. Among those who attended were his children, Raymond,...
View ArticleEveryone invited to Make:Shift:Do at Derry’s FabLab Nerve Centre
As part of the Britain-wide Make:Shift:Do Festival, FabLab Nerve Centre in Derry is inviting people of all ages to its free open day, on Thursday 28 October, to try their hand at the latest in digital...
View ArticleCelebrations as prestigious Irish Language award presented to St Patrick’s...
A Co Derry school has been presented with a prestigious Irish language award. Year 10 pupils of St. Patrick’s College in Dungiven received the Corn an Athar Uí Mhuirí, awarded by Comhaltas Uladh, in...
View ArticleCountdown on for Nick Hewer's special guest appearance at Derry Chamber...
Nick Hewer, best known for his role as presenter of the hit TV series, “Countdown,” and Alan Sugar’s right hand man on “The Apprentice,” will be the guest speaker at Derry Chamber of Commerce’s 59th...
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