Derry launch for new campaign to reclaim £8m learning disability funding
A public meeting will be held in Derry this week to discuss recent revelations by the Western Trust that learning disability services are being underfunded by £8 million each year. The ongoing...
View ArticleYoung people to become River Foyle Ambassadors
An new programme from the Loughs Agency to help young people learn more about the natural heritage of the River Foyle has gotten underway. Sixteen young people, aged between 14 and 17, have been...
View ArticleMan (66) due in court charged with sexual assault
A 66-year-old man has been charged with the sexual assault of a female last year. The offence is alleged to have occurred on 10 October. He is due to appear at Derry Magistrates Court this morning. If...
View ArticleMan due in Derry court charged with attempted murder of police
A 35-year-old man is due to appear at Derry Magistrates Court this morning charged with the attempted murder of police officers and possession of explosives with intent to endanger life. The charges...
View ArticleAXA Insurance to create 80 new jobs in Derry
AXA Insurance has announced it is to create over 80 new jobs at its Derry Customer Contact Centre of Excellence at Springtown Business Park on the Northland Road. The new roles will service AXA...
View ArticleWestern Trust putting brain injury in the spotlight
The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) is supporting Brain Injury Awareness Week (9 - 15 May) and is highlighting the issue of ‘concussion’, more accurately known as “mild traumatic...
View ArticleMan remanded in custody charged with attempted murder of police officer
A 35-year-old man from Co Armagh has appeared at Derry Magistrates Court charged in connection with an attempt to kill a police officer in the Co Derry village of Eglinton last year. Sean McVeigh, of...
View ArticleDerry City FC Lotto: this week’s winning numbers
The winning numbers in this week’s Derry City FC Lotto are: 1, 6, 8, 9 This week’s prize is £1.000. The jackpot of £1150 was won last week- Deirdre McGonagle, Derry. To play the Derry City FC Lotto go...
View ArticleOpening of new-look Derry recycling centre delayed
The public are advised that there will be a slight delay to the planned opening of the new-look Pennyburn Recycling Centre in Derry. The opening date has been pushed back to Monday May 23 to allow for...
View ArticleDurkan and McCartney welcome AXA Derry jobs announcement
Today’s announcement by AXA Insurance that it is to create over 80 new jobs at its Customer Service Centre of Excellence at Springtown Business Park in Derry has been widely welcomed. SDLP Foyle MP...
View Article1,000 children needlessly die every year from sepsis: Durkan
SDLP Foyle MP Mark Durkan has supported a call at Westminster for the British government to commit to a new public awareness campaign aimed at tackling the deadly disease sepsis. Also referred to as...
View ArticleDiver undecided about future with SDLP
The former SDLP MLA Gerard Diver has said he has ‘no firm plans’ about his future in politics after losing his seat in the Foyle constituency. Mr Diver, a former Mayor of Derry and leader of the SDLP...
View ArticleThe night Eamonn McCann finally got elected
TBy Garbhan Downey I can’t remember the number of elections I have attended all over the island it’s probably in the hundreds. But I can honestly say I was never at a more unifying count than the one...
View ArticleCampbell refuses to withdraw ‘disgusting and vile’ hunger striker remarks.
DUP East Derry MP Gregory Campbell has refused to withdraw remarks he made about a former Derry hunger striker after the comments were described as ‘vile and disgusting’. Mr Campbell posted the...
View ArticleChildren have lucky escape after part of building site falls onto Derry street
Children playing in a Derry street had a lucky escape after a section of hoarding from a building site collapsed just yards away from them. The incident happened in the Ard Grange area when the...
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4 simple steps to locking moisture into your skin
The Body Shop have gone and done it again with their Vitamin E skin range, enriched with antioxidants and super hydration for the skin. Keeping the original formula, they have have added two super...
View ArticleAirtricity Premier Division: Derry City tuned up for visit of Finn Harps to...
Kenny Shiels has insisted that revenge is NOT on Derry City’s minds ahead of tonight’s derby clash with Finn Harps at the Brandywell (kick-off 8.00pm). The 2-1 defeat at Harps on the opening day of the...
View ArticleAirtricity Premier Division: tonight's fixtures
Kick-off 7.45pm (unless otherwise stated) BOHEMIANS v CORK CITY (at Dalymount Park) DUNDALK v BRAY WANDERERS (at Oriel Park) GALWAY UNITED FC v ST PATRICK'S ATHLETIC (at Eamonn Deacy Park) DERRY CITY v...
View ArticleDerry GAA: tonight's fixtures
Throw-in 7.00pm (unless otherwise stated) H & A Mechanical Services ACFL Division 3 (round 6) ARDMORE v LIMAVADY WOLFHOUNDS (at Ardmore, 7.15pm) The Old Thatch Inn ACFL Under-14A (round 4) LAVEY v...
View ArticleChanges to parking arrangements at Altnagelvin Hospital
Due to continuing major development work taking place at Altnagelvin Hospital, the Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) is introducing new parking arrangements at the Derry hospital...
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