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Ask yourself: Why is Derry so poor and why is nothing being done about it?

Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement, a part of Northern Ireland is being left behind. Not just any part - but its second city, the supposed economic hub of an entire region and a place where deprivation and inequality in previous decades triggered the start of the ‘Troubles.’ Derry finds itself permanently rooted to the bottom of the prosperity pile and, as the rest of Northern Ireland converges economically with the UK, we need to look at why our own city is being left behind.

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Missing woman found safe and well

Police have confirmed that missing person Leanne McCready has been found safe and well.

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‘All sorts of carry on’ at rural outbuildings

A Derry councillor has warned that children are using rural outbuildings close to the Creggan Estate to engage in anti-social behaviour.

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Plastic pollution... the issue of use of single use plastics has become a hot topic of debate in recent years.

Let’s make it the last straw for Derry

The issue of single-use plastics has become a hot topic.

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Photo taken by Hugh's father (also Hugh) left to right: Mary Gallagher (mother), Mary, Helen, Kathleen, Margaret, Mura, Ann, and Patricia, Hugh, Liam and Eugene.

A Life in Pictures: Hugh Gallagher shares images and memories of Derry

Creggan photographer and writer, Hugh Gallagher, has been providing snapshots of Derry life for decades and today shares some of his pictures in the first of a two-part feature looking back over his life and career in the city.

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Cyclists take off from Ebrington Square.

Could we be Ireland’s ‘greenest’ city?

A recent EU report showed that the Republic had the Continent’s worst record on tackling climate change – with greenhouse gas emissions increasing by 7 per cent since 2015 despite policies designed to reduce them.

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Act now or Derry is at real risk of  becoming just another Clone Town

This weekend sees the annual ‘Small Business Saturday’ event takes place across the UK. Begun in the US in 2010 as a counterpoint to Black Friday (focused on major stores) and Cyber Monday (for online shopping), it aims to encourage people to use small, locally-owned bricks and mortar businesses in their community.

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250 additional new social homes planned for 2018

Sinn Féin Housing spokesperson Councillor Tony Hassan has welcomed confirmation that another 250 new social homes are planned for the Skeoge area.

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The Central Library. Foyle Street, Derry.

Are these Derry’s worst buildings?

Derry is blessed with an array of beautiful and interesting buildings. Yet stitched in between there also lurk a few architectural horrors which impact the overall look of our city.

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