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County Derry hairdressers make the cut at World Skills

Six hairdressing students from North West Regional College (NWRC) have achieved a top-ten finish in a global hairdressing competition. There were top ten placings for County Derry's Caitlín McVey, Ainé Brolly, and Brooklyn Scargill, graduate Cara ...

23 Dec 2020 at 08:30

Local News

Funding welcomed to expand Wild Atlantic Way to North West

Foyle MLA, Sinéad McLaughlin, and East Derry MLA, Cara Hunter, (SDLP) have welcomed the announcement that funding from the Irish Government’s Shared Island Unit will connect the Wild Atlantic Way and the Causeway Coastal Route. €7.6m funding ...

05 Dec 2022 at 15:11

Local News

North West Region Waste Management Committee running effectively, audit finds

An audit of Derry and Strabane Council's North West Region Waste Management Committee has found no issues. The audit was discussed at the council's Assurance, Audit and Risk Committee on Monday 20th November. Council Auditor Brian O'Neil ...

23 Nov 2023 at 21:00

Local News

Derry's Playhouse initiative nurturing next generation of talent

The Playhouse Theatre in Derry is nurturing a new generation of creative talent in the North West through an initiative designed to provide free tailored training and mentoring for young people wishing to pursue a career in the arts. ...

28 Apr 2023 at 18:58

Local News

Formal complaint submitted over North West 200 toilet facilities

A formal complaint has been submitted to a local council over the lack of accessible toilet facilities available during the North West 200 festival in May. Last month, the lack of appropriate toilet facilities for disabled people at ...

09 Jun 2022 at 16:45

Northern Ireland

Sunak defends allocation of more than £2 billion in levelling up funds

Rishi Sunak rejected claims the allocation of more than £2 billion in taxpayers’ money for local projects was skewed towards relatively affluent areas including his own constituency. The Prime Minister said the projects backed by ...

19 Jan 2023 at 13:38

Local News

Guest Column: Crucial six months ahead for the future of Derry's rail infrastructure

A series of reports and strategies due to be published over the next six months represent a huge opportunity for rail in our area. Since 2001 Into The West has been campaigning for rail services to be improved from Derry. In ...

22 Aug 2021 at 13:11

Northern Ireland

Stormont leaders press for resumption of two growth deals in Northern Ireland

Stormont’s leaders have said they are continuing to press the UK government to lift the pausing of two growth deals in Northern Ireland. The Mid South West Region deal had been due to see its heads of terms agreement signed ...

16 Oct 2024 at 13:43

Northern Ireland

Police Ombudsman faces calls to step aside amid probe into incident at her home

Northern Ireland’s Police Ombudsman Marie Anderson is facing calls to step aside during an investigation into an incident at her home. DUP MP Gavin Robinson and UUP leader Doug Beattie made the calls after it emerged that ...

20 Oct 2023 at 16:31

Derry Sport

Derry welcomes Judo Open return this weekend

The top Judo players in Northern Ireland and a host of international talent will return to the North West this weekend as the 2022 Northern Ireland Judo Open takes place in the Foyle Arena on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th ...

08 Apr 2022 at 19:45

Local News

Derry's Walls banner makes North West's climate voice loud and clear

Activists from the North West Climate Coalition dropped a banner over Derry's Walls to send a message loud and clear to the COP26 conference – “People Are Rising For Climate Justice”. Governments from across the world ...

05 Nov 2021 at 12:56

Local News

Ardnashee and NWRC students make blooming brilliant boats

Sixteen students from Ardnashee College who are studying courses at North West Regional College (NWRC) have created miniature replica boats planted with flowers, to present to each of the captains of the Clipper ...

19 Jul 2022 at 17:22

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