Retro

A friend of one of Derry’s best known figures, has called for a permanent memorial to be erected honouring his contribution to the city.

The first phase of works on a new £27m new train station and transport hub for Derry is on course for completion by August, Translink have confirmed to the Journal.

A spectacular Tattoo concert guaranteed to raise the roof this summer will celebrate the 400th anniversary of the internationally renowned City Walls.

Derry City and Strabane District Council is seeking the views of the public to proposals for the annual Hallowe’en celebrations in Strabane to be held on a weekend date.

Strabane’s Big Weekend returns with Summer Jamm from Friday, June 14 – Sunday 16 when the town centre will be ‘buzzing’ with live music, dance, street entertainment, arts & crafts, and ‘Strajamba’ Music Festival with headline act Nathan Carter.

An English family who discovered a vividly illustrated vintage Bible in the attic of their home, are hoping to reunite it with the Derry family who once treasured it.

Local film-makers are planning to hone in one of the more unusual products of partition and the ‘Troubles’ - the smuggling of items over the Derry-Donegal border for a feature-length dark comedy film.

Field Notes from the Border #3, which will run in the Nerve Visual Gallery in Derry until June 30, presents work by contemporary artists working along the border in Ireland.

Those behind a public art installation commemorating the thousands of people who lived at Springtown Camp, hope to have it installed by the end of July, it has been confirmed.

The annual Little Way Novena has begun in St Eugene’s Cathedral, with globally renowned singer Barbara Dickson among those speaking.

The official launch of the €400,000 second phase of works at Malin Head took place on Wednesday with the next phase focusing on delivering a Visitor Management Plan for the area.

Multi award winning Derry-based theatre company, Sole Purpose Productions is launching a new play in which an Irish woman kidnaps arch climate change denier Donald Trump to save the planet.

“Do you people believe in the power of love? Is it all-consuming in your culture?”

To celebrate their 40th Anniversary Include Youth in partnership with The Arts Academy presents ‘Keep ‘er Lit - The Musical’, an original production by David Oliver and Cat MacGinty, the writers of ‘Gutz’, ‘Balo Balo’ and ‘Time’.

Civil Engineering students from Ulster University have recreated part of Derry’s historic City Walls at Magee to coincide with the 400th anniversary of their construction.

The annual Prehen Bluebell Walk drew its largest ever crowd last weekend as people gathered to see and learn more about one of the region’s last remaining ancient woodlands.

It couldn’t be easier to follow your favourite acts at this year’s City of Derry Jazz Festival with the launch of the brand new What’s On Derry Strabane app featuring the entire Bank Holiday weekend’s events.