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Millennium Forum ‘forced closure’ this summer

Wee Holly all freshly groomed, from Kiki Dee.

IN PICS: Your beloved pets for Valentine's Day 2025

The late Joe McLaughlin

The Heart of Ráth Mór – Joe McLaughlin: An Appreciation

MATHS FEST CHAMPIONS!. . . .The jubilant Steelstown Primary School pupils celebrating their success on Friday. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography) : .

107 brilliant photographs from the first ever Maths Festival in Guildhall

Evan McMenamin (left) with his brother, Travis (right).

Derry's Evan to climb Mount Errigal for Duchenne UK in support of his brother

Steelstown Primary School - overall winners at Friday's NI Maths Fest in the city's Guildhall.

Huge turnout for first Maths Festival in Derry’s Guildhall

A man deceived by a fraudster into giving more than £200,000 in a romance scam has shared his ordeal to raise awareness of this type of fraud and help prevent others from losing money in this way.

St. Valentine’s warning after £1,083,007 lost in 127 romance scams

Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy has written to the Executive Office requesting a cash machine facility be secured for the Ebrington site in Derry.

Delargy calls for cash machine facility at Ebrington

Derry City and Strabane District Council are seeking public feedback on leisure facilities.

Derry City and Strabane District Council are seeking public feedback

Final preparations are underway to make this year’s St Patrick’s Day parade in Strabane bigger and better than ever.

Strabane’s St Patrick’s Day parade is in its final preparations

Fairview boxing tournament in the Delacroix back in February 1995.

31 fantastic photos from 30 years ago

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Meeting on Cycling Investment Plan

Muff, Co.Donegal. Picture: Google Earth.

Planning permission sought for 38 housing units in Muff

Vinny Cunningham, who was laid to rest on Tuesday.

Vinny was a ‘gentleman’ whose life was testament to ‘power of love and kindness’

Moville, Co. Donegal. Picture: Google Earth.

Planning application to change vacant Moville bank into restaurant and apartment

Helen Crickard and Sarah Stack from the Raise Your Voice project which is holding a series of workshops in all 11 regional council areas to support the Stormont Executive’s strategy of Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (EVAWG). Raise Your Voice is run by the Women’s Resource and Development Agency (WRDA), one of eight groups that have been funded by the Executive Office to support the first stage of the strategy focusing on prevention.

Derry urged to ‘Raise Your Voice’ against gender-based violence
Across Derry and Strabane the pubic is being urged to raise their voice to stamp out Violence Against Women and Girls.
Jack Tibbetts

Born and raised in Hamburg, Helena Hauff bridged both Fine Art & Music Science. Her DJ & production skills showcase this combo, crafted from her residency at the esteemed Golden Pudel Club. Helena's style is defining & unmistakable-powerful, gritty, yet danceable.

Celtronic has announced the first artist for its 25th anniversary event

Niall McCaighan (second from right) with members and the team at GoVisit Inishowen.

Niall McCaughan appointed as new manager at GoVisit Inishowen

Friends and family celebrating Donna's birthday at home.

94 brilliant photos from 20 years ago of parties

Eddie McAteer, Unionist Mayor AW Anderson and John Hume leading a protest against the Lockwood Report at Stormont.

Derry University Group: The two governments must team up to deliver the NWU

Templemore Sports Complex.

Editorial: New Templemore Sports Complex long overdue

Staff from Hive Cancer Support pictured at the City Hotel at the charity's World Cancer Day Conference with key note speaker Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt.

10 photographs from Hive Cancer Support World Cancer Day conference in Derry

Mitchel McLaughlin from the Bogside spoke with us first. He believes that Derry is a romantic place for visitors, although he isn't sure about the people who live here. When asked if Mitchel could remember his first date, he said: "No, I'm 80 years of age. Are you kidding me?" Describing what he believes is a good date he said: "If you can say at the end of the date that you had a very good night, that both enjoyed themselves. That would qualify." Mitchel wasn’t one for receiving any Valentine's Day presents, he said he was the one giving the gifts. ”I usually give presents, if I remember back to those days, I didn't get any back.”

People in Derry on what makes a good first date

Derry City & Strabane District Council offices on Strand Road.

Council strike new rate increase for 2025 / 26

John Kelly and Derry playwright Bernadette MacFarland at the launch of 4 Days in Derry, held in Pilot’s Row Centre. Photo: George Sweeney

In Pictures: Launch of new book '4 Days in Derry'

Group pictured at Bakery and Professional Cookery Event held at Craft Training, Springstown Industrial, during Northern Ireland Apprenticeship Week. Included in the photograph are Peter Heany, Susan Stranaghan and Aaron McAree, Department for the Economy, tutors Mark Hasson and Aaron O’Hagan, Training Manager Peter Reid, apprentices and prospective apprentices. Photo: George Sweeney

IN PICS: EA visits Craft Training during Apprentice Week

John McCarter and Moya Brennan. Picture: Martin Fleming via Donegal Association Dublin

John McCarter named as the Donegal Person of the Year 2024
Buncrana Man John McCarter has been named the Donegal Person of the Year for 2024.
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The Mayor, Lilian Seenoi-Barr pictured at the Apprenticeship Fair at the Guildhall on Thursday morning with students from Thornhill College. The event was hosted by the DCSDC's Labour Market Partnership. Included on left is Shonagh Higgenbotham, Employment Support Officer, LMP at Derry City and Strabane District Council. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

19 photos of the Apprenticeship Fair at Derry's Guildhall

The proprietors of Stitch + Weave have applied for planning permission to extend their premises at Ebrington.

Proprietors of Stitch + Weave apply for permission to extend Ebrington premises

The late Vincent (Vinny) Cunningham.

Tributes to Vinny Cunningham

A couple kisses on the Garonne river bank in Toulouse, southwestern France on February 8, 2022. - Valentine's Day is celebrated annually on February 14. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP) (Photo by LIONEL BONAVENTURE/AFP via Getty Images)

7 Derry date ideas for Valentines weekend

Serena Williams during the Super Bowl halftime show

11 celebrities who were spotted at the Super Bowl

A section of the crowd at the Jo McCann Memorial Concert in aid of Marie Curie.

Tribute evening raises almost £5,000 for Marie Curie

Liam McGurk, Cillean Macari, Daniel Cosgrove, Jonathan Friel and Charlie Douglas. (1801C08a) : St Patrick's Primary School's Bad Hair Day from 2005.

9 brilliant photos of Bad Hair Day at St Patrick's Primary School back 20

The Police Service of Northern Ireland car.

Police are appealing for information after reports of a fire in Strabane

The message for US President Donald Trump painted on Free Derry Corner.

'Trump hands off Gaza' message written on Free Derry Corner

Curator Sara Greavu with film-makers Anne Crilly and Margo Harkin, picking up their Irish Tatler, Women of the Year Arts Award, for their ‘We Came to Believe’ exhibition at IMMA. Missing from picture is curator Ciara Phillips.

Anne Crilly thrilled with Tatler award for Derry Film & Video Workshop show

Representatives of 'Have you Got Maths Eyes' present the platinum award to pupils of St. Mura's NS, Tooban and teacher Mr. Rory Grant.

Tooban school goes 'Platinum' for its commitment to maths initiative

Derry’s wooden bridge was replaced by the iron Carlisle Bridge, which was itself was replaced by the steel Craigavon Bridge in 1933.

Our Space 6: Elegy for Derry’s Wooden Bridge

Conor McGinty with the President of Ireland Michael D Higgins in Derry.

Conor McGinty’s historic performance

ST. EUGENE'S CONFIRMATION. . . . .Mrs Carson's P7 Class from St. Eugene's Primary School who received the Sacrament of Confirmation from Fr. Sean Doherty at St. Eugene's Cathedral on Thursday last. Included in photo is Fr. Paul Farren, and classroom assistants Ms. Scarlet, Ms. Carlin, Ms. Barbour and Ms. Kelly. (Photo: Jim McCafferty Photography)

IN PICTURES: Derry Confirmations 2025

Dr Tom Black. Picture Darren KIdd / presseye.com.

Can our GP service cope in this NHS?

Brennan's Bread Dough It Yourself: Winners Gaelscoil na Daróige (front row) Emily ní Ghabhann, Meidhbhín ni Dhonghaile, Caoilfhionn Carlin and Fionntán Ó Calside and Calvin Óg Mac Ailín. (Back row) Event MC Denise Watson, Chef Brian Timon, Ivan Hammond of Brennans Bread, and Gaelscoil na Daróige School Principal Fiachra Ó'Donghaile.

Gaelscoil na Daróige wins Brennans Bread competition

Inishowen's Civil Registration Office, for births, deaths and marriages, will close in March.

Inishowen's Civil Registration Office to close in March

Aoife de Bhál of Fálróid.

Waterside Together shared space festival to launch in Irish Street

Anne Carlin at a previous Tree Planting Day at Drumahoe District Park.

Derry seeking volunteers to help in planting trees

on the left is Jimmy Johnston and the right Jack Walsh.

Charming Irish group the Shamrock Tenors return to Derry

Sponsors and organisers launching the North West Business Awards 2025 at the City Hotel, Derry. Back Row (L-R): Andrena O'Prey (Derry Journal), Aidan O'Kane (Allstate NI), John Cartin (NWRC), Erin McFeely (Alchemy Technology Services), Jacqui Diamond (Derry Journal). Front Row (L-R): Lorraine Allen (City Centre Initiative), Michael Kelly (Strabane BID), Hugh Hegarty (City Centre Initiative), Steve Frazer (City of Derry Airport), Danielle Whoriskey (Bank of Ireland), Anna Doherty (Londonderry Chamber of Commerce), Danielle McNally (Derry City & Strabane District Council).

2025 North West Business Awards launched

Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr will meet with the Mayor of Bethlehem to discuss the twinning. (pic: DCSDC)

Bethlehem and Derry & Strabane Mayors to hold meeting

The Council committee was told that there is a risk some debts could be written off.

Rates debt partial write-off concerns

Ben Simms and Shea Morton, pictured at the North West Regional College Apprentice event.

IN PICTURES: Apprentice Week at NWRC

Shane Doherty.

Derry police ‘increasingly concerned’ for missing 27-year-old

Derry man Johnny McDaid co-wrote Ed Sheeran's track 'Bad Habits' which was nominated during the 2022 Grammy's for best song. (Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images for Darin Pfeiffer Consulting)

Derry and Donegal artists who have won or were nominated for a Grammy

Derry MLA Ciara Ferguson.

‘Reduced VAT rate would be a vital help to hospitality businesses’

Eddie McAteer, Unionist Mayor AW Anderson and John Hume leading a protest against the Lockwood Report at Stormont.

Monday marks 60 years since Lockwood snubbed Derry as site of second university