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County Derry among lowest areas for Spend Local transactions and income

County Derry was among the areas to benefit least from the Department for the Economy (DfE)'s High Street Scheme last autumn. The scheme was introduced as part of a range of measures introduced by DfE to stimulate economic recovery in the region, ...

10 Mar 2022 at 13:00

Local News

County Derry primary school 'did not meet criteria' for 20mph limit

A local representative has hit out at the Department for Infrastructure after a County Derry primary school was again denied a 20mph speed limit on the adjacent road. St Columba's PS, Ballerin, did not meet the score required to benefit from the ...

03 Feb 2022 at 13:00

Local News

Hunter calls for compassion and action at Stormont White Butterfly Foundation event

SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter has urged greater public awareness of the trauma caused by miscarriage and called for funding of counselling services. Ms Hunter hosted an event at Stormont today, Thursday, during Baby Loss Awareness Week, ...

10 Oct 2024 at 19:33

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FEATURE: 'Plates have shifted on Irish unity' says former MLA

In case you missed it first time around - February 2022: Billy Leonard couldn't have moved much further from his former constituency. The former East Derry MLA and Coleraine Borough Councillor now lives in rural County Clare, around 200 ...

29 Dec 2022 at 17:39

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Bill does not take funding from any other school, say local Alliance reps

Local Alliance representatives have said the Integrated Education Bill will not put integrated education above any other sectors. In a statement issued on behalf of local candidates Claire Hackett (Mid Ulster), Chris McCaw (East Derry) ...

23 Feb 2022 at 10:00

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County Derry MLA calls for clarity around A6 delays

SDLP East Derry MLA Cara Hunter has called for clarity from Infrastructure Minister John O’Dowd around delays to the A6 road project. It was hoped the project would be completed this year, but it has been subjected to a number of ...

27 Oct 2022 at 19:00

Newsletter DerryNow

Sperrin electoral area had highest number of excess pandemic deaths

County Derry's Sperrin ward recorded the highest number of excess deaths during the Covid-19 pandemic of all the county's electoral areas. Data published last week by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) ...

03 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Local News

Police investigating after poppy wreaths removed from Ballykelly church

Police are investigating after three poppy wreaths were removed from Tamlaght Finlagan Parish Church, Ballykelly. Police say the wreaths were last seen on Monday, October 30 and discovered missing on Thursday, November 2. ...

10 Nov 2023 at 22:03

Features

INTERVIEW: Hunter looking forward to first Assembly election

This is an extract from a longer interview, which is available in podcast form here. Liam Tunney: Tell me why you got into politics. Cara Hunter: I'd lost my best friend, Zachary, in 2017, and it absolutely devastated me....

18 Feb 2021 at 06:00

Election

AE22 THROWBACK: Transfers crucial in East Derry melting pot in 2017

With voters set to go to the polls early next month, political analysts are fervently crunching the numbers, tracking the trends and making bold predictions. This year, a field of 16 candidates will take their place on ...

27 Apr 2022 at 13:30

Local News

Local MLAs call for St Brigid's Day public holiday

Two SDLP MLAs have called for February 1 to become a public holiday in line with a recent move in the Republic of Ireland. The date marks St Brigid's Day, seen in the Celtic calendar as the traditional beginning of ...

01 Feb 2022 at 14:02

Election

“Save Our Schools” says Aontú candidate

The Aontú Election Candidate for East Derry, Gemma Brolly, who is also the party's spokesperson on Education says she understands the system from 'within' and has vowed to give all she has to saving our schools ...

04 May 2022 at 19:00

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