News from Derry
Sinn Féin health spokeswoman Patricia Logue says Derry breach of WHO safe air pollution limit is ‘very worrying indeed’
Sinn Féin health spokeswoman, Patricia Logue, has expressed serious concern after new reseach from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) identified Derry as one of 44 cities in the United Kingdom in breach of recommended World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines for air quality....
MP urges care over vaping as smoking substitute
DUP MP Gregory Campbell has warned against the use of vaporised chemicals and nicotine in electronic cigarettes being pushed as an alternative to smoking....
Vilification victim Jackie Walker hosted by DTUC this week
A Labour Party member temporarily suspended following accusations of antisemitism last year will appear at The Playhouse this week with the backing of the Derry Trades Union Council and a Jewish Voice for a Just Peace....
‘If I hadn’t mentioned to my doctor, I could be lying in the City Cemetery’
Members of the Pink Panthers male cancer support group have spoken of their own experiences of diagnosis and treatment in a bid to persuade other men to get checked if they have any concerns....
Huge whale carcass washes up on Donegal beach
The 20 foot long carcass of what is believed to be a fin whale has washed up onto the shore of a beach in Co. Donegal....
Campbell slams Derry doctorate holder Aung San Suu Kyi for silence over ethnic cleansing of Rohingya in Myanmar
DUP MP Gregory Campbell has called for more pressure to be put on Myanmar State Counsellor, Aung San Suu Kyi, over the ongoing ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya people in west ern Burma....
Pink Panthers urge local men to see GP at the first sign of any change
Derry’s Pink Panthers have launched a new campaign to mark ‘Male Cancer Awareness Month,’ with the members engaging in a packed itinerary over the weeks ahead....
Amazon announce epic ten-day Black Friday 2017 sale
Shoppers hoping to bag a pre-Christmas bargain should set their alarm clocks now - details of the Amazon Black Friday sale have been revealed....
Nelson Pillar bomber who led Derry Easter procession in April to be buried tomorrow
IRA veteran Liam Sutcliffe who led a colour party up Eastway to the City Cemetery during Saoradh’s national Easter Rising commemorations in Derry in April is to be laid to rest in Dublin tomorrow....
Coshquin clean-up planned
Sinn Féin Councillor Eric McGinley has welcomed assurances from Derry City & Strabane District Council that the Coshquin Road will be cleared of litter in the immediate future....
Over 4,000 seek help from Derry foodbank
Over 4,000 people have had to seek help from Foyle Foodbank so far this year, with numbers expected to soar further in the coming months as the rollout of Universal Credit reaches Derry....
Eastwood attends Obama Foundation summit in US
SDLP Leader Colum Eastwood has attended the inaugural Obama Foundation summit in Chicago....
POLL: Would you avoid paying tax if you could?
An investigation into how some of the world's richest people avoid paying tax is causing debate all over the world....
Derry Fire Brigade cuts ‘putting lives at risk’
Politicians and trade union officials have warned public safety could be in jeopardy after meeting with fire & rescue union representatives over cuts to services in Derry....
New bird flu alert service launched as threat level is raised from low to medium
The authorities in the North have launched a new bird flu text alert service after the threat level from the virus was recently raised from low to medium....
Political agreement ‘will not change’ lot of Derry’s poor
The restoration of power-sharing may have little impact on working class people in Derry who are trying to secure decent jobs and put food on the table, a local community worker has claimed....
Lidl recall Drinking Chocolate Sticks due to allergy risk
Lidl is recalling four varieties of its Deluxe Drinking Chocolate Sticks as they contain various allergens such as nut, wheat, gluten soya and dairy products....
ASOS launch new ‘try before you buy’ service
Asos has launched a Try Before You Buy service so shoppers can order clothes and pay later for what they want to keep....
Safety concerns at busy junction
SDLP Councillor Shauna Cusack is calling on the Department for Infrastructure to take action to address a “serious safety issue” facing drivers at a busy junction in Derry....
Hillsborough Disaster documentary in Derry
A man who investigated the Hillsborough disaster will be in Derry this week as a key documentary on the tragedy is screened in the city....