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Mrs. Joyce Logue, vice-chair, Review of the RE Core Syllabus (second from right) and Hollybush PS principal Feargal Friel at the Stormont Education Committee. Also pictured are Francine Walls, St Patrick's College, Maghera and Professor Noel Purdy, chair of the Review of the RE Core Syllabus.

Joyce Logue proud of ‘pluralistic’ draft RE syllabus

Boomhall in the early 1900s. The house will be restored to its original state.

Boomhall plan approval 'brings renewed hope'

Gerard Deane addressed the Stormont Economy Committee on Wednesday.

Gerard Deane: Regional Balance Bill may be ‘one shot’ to tackle inequality

Historic Boom Hall in Derry. Brendan McDaid

Plans to restore Boomhall greenlit

Dave Duggan (second from right) in attendance at the Brandywell when Derry City FC knocked IFK Göteborg (Gothenburg) of Sweden out of the UEFA Cup in 2006.

Dave Duggan conjures 'glory nights and heartache' of Derry City FC for new book

Derry Court House. DER2126GS - 075

Man who assaulted ex-partner jailed

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Charged in connection with bonfire

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Allegedly punched man in face

Sister Ghost Live.

Musician Sister Ghost set to fly the flag for Derry on Japan tour

Traffic and Travel

Queen's Quay

Liz Kimmins gives go ahead for the replacement of Queen’s Quay

A DC&SDC/DfI fly through of the Central Riverfront Project indicating the potential location of new civic offices.

Public to have say on emerging vision for £45m Central Riverfront project

City of Derry Airport.

APD potentially adding up to £30 on cost of Derry-Dublin return flight

Mayor Ruairí leads the ‘City of the Bones’ Halloween carnival parade back in 2025. Photo: George Sweeney

Derry Halloween 2026: parade route, fireworks times, road closures

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Clapped out? A carriage owned by Northern

Every train in northern England is ‘clapped out’, minister says

Subway to open 70 new stores inside major supermarket

Subway to open 70 new restaurants in Asda

Dean Mayhew, left, got his unusual Clubcard tattoo in July 2022 after months of considering the idea. He’s here with tattoo artist Dan Rossetter

Tesco tattoo dad says supermarket is too expensive

A snake spotted in a sewer pipe by Thames Water.

Giant snake among bizarre sewer discoveries

Crime

Carrie Mullane (Noonan).

Murder investigation launched

Soldiers in Derry on Bloody Sunday.

Lyons reminded of Bloody Sunday after he slams British Army jobs fair opposition

DUP MLA Julie Middleton

‘Disgraceful’ hotel incendiary attack put lives at risk says Middleton

Police are appealing for information.

Teenager knocked unconscious and fell into bonfire in Strabane

Police are appealing for information.

House ransacked in Limavady burglary

Councillors in Derry have passed a motion calling for the council to work with pubs, clubs and hotels on the roll-out of glass and bottle covers to protect people from drink-spiking.

Council to work with pubs and clubs on protective covers to stop drink spiking

Weather

A status yellow wind warning for Donegal has taken effect while a similar alert for Derry will become active in the early hours of Tuesday.

Status yellow wind warnings for Donegal and Derry

The Foyle bridge remains closed today due to high winds.

Water and electricity outages across NW

The weather is looking more settled for the Halloween festival in Derry next week. Photo: George Sweeney

Derry Halloween: Switch in weather good news festival goers

The Foyle Bridge in Derry has been closed due to high winds as a result of Storm Boelo. (File picture)

STORM BOELO: Foyle Bridge in Derry closed

Opinion

Dr Tom Black.

Complexity of medicine in the modern world

I spent six years at UCD medical school in Dublin to become a doctor followed by four years in hospital specialities and then into GP training finally qualifyin...

Dr Tom Black

The Corporation Hall in The Diamond: 1840.

Derry's third town hall 1825-1890 - Our Space 95

Chamber President Steven Lindsay.

The opportunity is ours to take

A woman's work is literally never done

Margaret Doherty

A special train will leave the Waterside train station for Dublin on Sunday, November 8, when Derry City FC face Waterford in the FAI Cup Final.

Steve Bradley: Cup Final train gives early taste of what’s ahead

The new BMW i3 brings fully electric drive to the BMW 3 Series for the first time

New BMW 3 Series - Motoring with Jim Mc Cauley

As a hairdresser, I love seeing people get creative with their hair.

Halloween - the perfect excuse to have fun with your look

Politics

The Derry Credit Union Ladies' Committee in the 1960s.

MLAs stress Derry’s contribution to credit union movement as reforms progress

Housing Executive investment in Derry City and Strabane District Council area during 2025/26 amounted to £51.18m.

NIHE interim CEO Catherine McFarland says body invested £51.18m in 2025/26

Magee College

Magee numbers expected to hit record 6,750 – a 27% hike since 2024: Archibald

Economy Minister Dr Caoimhe Archibald is pictured at Invest NI’s new North West Regional Office in Derry’s prestigious Ebrington Plaza with Kieran Donoghue, CEO, Invest NI and Aeidin McCarter, Head of Regional Business for the North West at Invest NI.

Archibald expects Derry jobs figures to ‘tick upwards’ with new Invest NI office

Adur & Worthing Councils are offering free support to residents who are ‘struggling to afford their energy bills’. (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

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Business

Planning application submitted for new Strabane Leisure Centre.

Strabane Leisure Centre planning application submitted

Tico the Shetland pony from Happy Hooves helps customers choose their tarot cards during a Halloween event at Brew and Bite Café.

Tico the shetland pony brings Halloween tarot readings to Brew and Bite Café

Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

Jamie-Lee O'Donnell to attend 39th Foyle Film Festival

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Over half of parents saying their child avoids creativity due to fear of getting it wrong

Parents say screen time and homework hold back children's creativity

Fern Brady reveals UK's biggest housemate icks

Brits biggest houseshare 'icks' revealed

1 in 3 are choosing to spend their weekends cooking

Brits ditch nights out for home cooking

Brits spend nearly four days a year handling ‘life admin’ for others on their phones

Brits spend nearly four days a year on phone life admin

Miniature billboards, shop signs and railway adverts were installed throughout Bekonscot Model Village and Railway

Bekonscot Model Village goes big on itsu Jumbo Spring Rolls

It's estimated shoppers will splash out £170 more than they did last year

Consumers will spend an average of £304 this Black Friday

Environment

The new magazine is available in shops across the north west now.

New edition of Donegal Rebuild offers practical advice for homeowners

Mickey Cooper (left) with the new batch of PEACEPLUS tour guides.

Graduation of new PEACEPLUS tour guides celebrated

The Department for Infrastructure’s (DFI) new Transport Strategy 2035 sets out the goal of decarbonising transport by reducing private car journeys, switching to zero and low emission fuels and encouraging greater public transport use.

40% of social housing tenants can’t access car but suffer worst traffic impacts

Ian Luney

Potential to generate £0.5bn for economy and 5,500 jobs at Foyle Port by 2036

People

The cast from the Wizard of Oz, all the way from Donegal. (0311Jb34)

34 photos of Derry folk dressed up for Halloween in 2006
Check out these photos of Derry folk dressed up for Halloween back in 2006.
Jack Tibbetts

DCFC footballers, Brandon Fleming & James Olayinka
pre-Cup final visit to Gaelscoil Éadain Mhóir. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics) : .

Cuairt réaltaí Cathair Dhoire ar Ghaelscoil Éadain Mhóir

MP Colum Eastwood and Foyle Hospice Chief Executive Donall Henderson at Westminster.

Eastwood says Foyle Hospice care should not have to rely on donations

Helios by Luke Jerram.

23 ft sun set to shine at Science Festival

Mark Gillespie (left), with Western Trust colleagues meeting with Health Minister Robbie Butler at Altnagelvin Hospital recently.

Western Trust and Derry MLAs welcome investment in Endometriosis healthcare

Education

Janis Scallon, Director of Further Education, DfE, Barra Best MC, Geri Martin and Gary Rutherford Honorary Award winners, and Dr. Catherine O'Mullan, NWRC.

Gary Rutherford and Geri Martin recognised by NWRC with honorary awards

Pictured are pupils from Ms Masterton's Primary 1 Class, St. Columba's Primary School, Newbuildings.

My First Class: Primary 1 pupils 2026

DCFC players pre-Cup final visit to Ardnashee School & College. (Photo - Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)

PHOTOS: Derry City players visit Ardnashee school as build up to FAI Cup Final

From left, DUP Alderman Niree McMorris, SDLP Councillor Martin Reilly, St. Columba's Principal Tina Lyons, Chair of the Board of Governors Gareth McFadden and PTA head Orla Ferguson.

St. Columba’s PS head Tina Lyons ‘deeply touched’ by save the school campaign

Alanna Rafferty pictured at the NWRC graduation ceremony in the Millennium Forum. : .

31 brilliant photographs from North West Regional College graduation ceremony

Members of the Heron Energy team pictured with staff and students from Ulster University’s Engineering programmes at the Derry (Magee) campus.

Derry renewable energy students hear Industry insights from Heron Energy

Health

The late Adrian Sharkey

Sharkey family to switch on Foyle Hospice Lights of Love in memory of Adrian

Buncrana’s Children’s Charity, the organisation will officially become Inishowen’s Children’s Charity CLG.

From a 16-year-old’s idea to an Inishowen-wide charity

The Western Health and Social Care Trust (Western Trust) Multi-Disciplinary Social Work Team, in collaboration with Derry City and Strabane Council, were delighted to host their annual "Chat-Tea Ball" event in the Waterfoot Hotel recently, as part of Positive Ageing Month with 199 people attending.

In photos: Derry's Western Trust "Chat-Tea Ball" event in the Waterfoot Hotel

Altnagelvin A&E

Half of 5k patients at Derry A&E needed ‘immediate’ or ‘very urgent’ treatment'

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