Weekend closures planned for Derry-Coleraine rail line
The Derry-Coleraine rail line is to close for five weekends over the coming two months. Translink NI Railways said the closures are to facilitate the major engineering project to complete re-signalling...
View ArticleMan who stole copper tank is jailed after police catch him in the act
A Draperstown man, who was caught by police driving out of the Rural College in Draperstown with a copper tank in the back of his car, was jailed for eight months when he appeared before Magherafelt...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 23 September 2015 (updated)
DOOHER, Daniel Peter - Claudy, Co. Derry, No. 2 Craig Road (suddenly) Suddenly in Italy, loving husband of Briege, loving father of Elaine, son-in-law Ryan, Colin and Gavin, devoted grandfather to...
View ArticleDrink driver fled police in car which had sparks coming from its loose wheel
An unlicensed drink driver who fled police in a car which had a wheel coming off was sentenced at Limavady Magistrates’ Court today. William Craig (27) of Enagh Park, Limavady appeared in the dock...
View ArticleDerry's black and ethnic community trained in self-protection against racist...
Derry black and minority ethnic groups have been trained how to protect themselves from racist attacks. Twenty people from across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area took part in a...
View Article‘All mixed up’ car seized on Derry-Buncrana road
A tweet by the Garda Traffic Corps about car seized on the Derry to Buncrana road has gone viral. The official Garda Traffic account tweeted several photographs of the car which was stopped yesterday...
View ArticleTailbacks after crash on Derry bridge
The Waterside-bound lane of Foyle Bridge in Derry has been after a car struck the railings. The closure is causing lengthy tailbacks on city bound traffic on the Culmore Road and Strand Road.
View ArticleWork to demolish Brandywell Glentoran Stand to begin on Monday
Work to demolish the Glentoran Stand at Brandywell Stadium in Derry and a section of the site boundary wall adjoining the Lonemoor Road is to begin on Monday next, 28 September. Derry City and Strabane...
View ArticlePolice probe link between latest Derry burglaries
Police in Derry have not ruled out a link between two burglaries which occurred in the Waterside area of the city last night. Shortly before 11.00pm, two men broke into a house at Limavady Road and...
View ArticleDerry police carry out drug searches
Police in Derry have carried out a number of searches in the Galliagh and Shantallow areas of Derry. Chief Inspector Tony Callaghan said the searches, which took place yesterday, were under the Misuse...
View ArticleDEATH NOTICES: 24 September 2015 (updated)
BORLAND, Ronald (Ronnie) – 23rd September 2015 (peacefully) at Altnagelvin Hospital (surrounded by his loving family after a long illness courageously borne in his 80th year), dearly-beloved husband of...
View ArticleDerry students experience 'hands on' approach to pharmacy career
Students from a number of Derry schools have experienced the “hands on” approach to a career in pharmacy. Pupils from a number of colleges attended a workshop at Altnagelvin Hospital at which they...
View ArticleDungiven ‘Bravehearts’ to run for Children’s Heartbeat Trust
A group of courageous Dungiven women are preparing to take part in the Titanic ‘Runher’ event next month to raise funds for the Children’s Heartbeat Trust, a charity which has supported a group of...
View ArticleMcCartney delight at go-ahead for College improvements
The announcement by Education Minister John O’Dowd that St Columb’s College in Derry is to benefit from the latest round of the School Improvement Scheme has been welcomed by Sinn Foyle MLA Raymond...
View ArticleGAA - McIver wishes successor best of luck
Brian McIver, the man Damian Barton succeeds in the role as the new Derry manager, has stressed that while he had no involvement in the process to select Barton, he wished the new man in charge the...
View Article'Dangerous' dog halts postal deliveries to Derry streets
Postal workers are refusing to deliver mail to two Derry streets where residents are being terrorised by a dangerous stray dog, understood to be a Pitbull Terrier, a local councillor has claimed. The...
View Article'Powerful' Arab woman to speak at Derry conference
A woman who recently made the ‘People of the Year’ list in the famous Time magazine is to speak at an event in Derry next month. Mona Eltahawy (pictured) will give the keynote address at the Foyle...
View ArticleWorld’s choirs to perform in Derry
Choirs from throughout the world will be in Derry next month for a prestigious competition. The City of Derry International Choral Festival began as a City of Culture 2013 project but has continued...
View ArticleDerry’s growing band of allotment enthusiasts
The number of allotments sprouting up around Derry is proving that the ‘grow your own’ philosophy to healthy living is flourishing in the city.. Newly-opened allotments behind the Ballymagowan housing...
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