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Willie Hay says the British Government has embraced Alice in Wonderland politics.

Willie Hay accuses British Government of ‘Alice in Wonderland politics’ Kevin Mullan

Derry now accounts for 41 per cent of total expenditure on temporary accommodation with more money spent here than in Belfast (£3,693,826).

DERRY JOURNAL Editorial: Pop-up B&Bs a local speciality? Kevin Mullan

Mark H. Durkan

525% hike in pop-up B&B spend Kevin Mullan

Pictured (L-R) are Mel Chittock, Interim CEO, Invest NI; Judith Savage, Consulting Partner, EY; Rob Heron, Managing Partner, EY; Mike Brennan, Permanent Secretary, Department for the Economy.

EY’s Rob Heron: Derry ‘really attractive area’ for recruitment Kevin Mullan

Colum Eastwood has said: 'The health service has basically collapsed in Northern Ireland. It would embarrass a third world country.'

NHS has ‘basically collapsed’, outcomes would ‘embarrass third world country’ Kevin Mullan

Grangewood in Derry.

249 compulsory admissions for mental illness in the Western Trust Sean Kelly

The 'Free Derry' mural in the Bogside area of the city.

DERRY JOURNAL Editorial: Britain looking after ‘its boys’ with legacy bill

Fresh figures obtained by Mark H Durkan show the cost of hiring locums and agency staff in the Western Trust spiked by £7,988,724 to £50,542,932 between 2019/20 and 2021/22.

​Locum costs must be tackled to allow sustainable investment Kevin Mullan

Agency costs have increased substantially over the last 10 years, from £68m in 2012/13 to £320m in 2021/22.

£7.9m spike in locum spend in Western Trust during COVID-19 Kevin Mullan

Ian Paisley interviewed by the press in 1969. (Photo by Harry Dempster/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Unionists have abandoned canny pragmatism of Ian Paisley Kevin Mullan

City of Derry Airport

Flights in and out of Derry cancelled amid air traffic control disruption Kevin Mullan

Cheryl-Ann

Cheryl-Ann announces new single ‘Little Things You Do’ Staff Reporter

Altnagelvin Hospital

Western Trust workforce grows by 833 (9.3%) in five years Kevin Mullan

Colum Eastwood.

Low productivity particularly damaging for Derry, says Colum Eastwood Kevin Mullan

109 people were treated in Western Trust hospitals for dog bites over the past 15 years.

109 people, including 60 children, treated for dog bites in Western Trust Kevin Mullan

Derry City and Strabane posted the largest price increase of 9.6%.

Derry and Strabane posts biggest average house price rise of 9.6%

Archbishop Eamon Martin

Archbishop Eamon Martin urges young Catholics to join PSNI Kevin Mullan

The claimant count rate rose to 5 per cent in July.

Derry/Strabane dole rate rises to 5% with increases for both sexes Kevin Mullan

The Public Health Agency (PHA) has received information from partners in the Derry City and Strabane area of three potential drug-related fatalities where it is suspected that pregabalin and polydrug use occurred.

PHA issues pregabalin warning after potential drug-related deaths in Derry area Kevin Mullan

Of 1,191 motoring offences 972 (82 per cent) were men and 219 were women.

82% of all motoring offences in Derry City & Strabane committed by men Kevin Mullan

Shannon Conn with her sheepdog Harry

Magilligan’s Shannon Conn to represent Ireland at World Sheepdog Trials Kevin Mullan

The total number of babies born in the Western Trust declined by 334 year-on-year.

Birth rate decline in Western Trust and remains lowest in the North Kevin Mullan

The Western Trust accounted for 35 per cent (1,542) of a total of 4,401 admissions under the Mental Health programme of care.

Mental health admissions in Western Trust double that of other authorities Kevin Mullan

There were 5,658 attendances at the Altnagelvin ED in June 2023 - a year-on-year increase of 358.

1,828 patients at Altnagelvin A&E needed ‘immediate’ or ‘very urgent’ treatment Kevin Mullan

City of Derry Airport (Lorcan Doherty Photography)

Steve Frazer calls for return of duty free for flights from City of Derry Kevin Mullan

Twelve-year-old TJ Mushapho telling Steve Baker MP about his experiences as black child growing up in Derry. Listening on are North West Migrants Forum Director Lilian Seenoi Barr and Daniel Holder of the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ).

‘There is a massive issue with racism in NI that needs to be dealt with’ Staff Reporter

Primark customers will be able to order items online and collect them instore

Primark expands online shopping service to 32 more UK stores Chelsie Sewell

A British man died in a paragliding accident in Portugal

British man dies in Portugal in tragic paragliding accident Sam Johnson

Ireland from space

45% in the North foresee United Ireland in European Union within ten years Kevin Mullan

Of the 6,127.0 average available beds in the North in 2022/23, the Western Trust had the lowest proportion of available beds with 14.8% (907.1) of the total, while 35.7% (2,188.9) were located in the Belfast Trust.

Lowest proportion of average available hospital beds in Western Trust

Conor Murphy

Murphy warns swingeing cuts doing ‘irreparable’ and ‘lifelong’ damage Kevin Mullan

Chris Heaton-Harris and Willie Hay.

Willie Hay accuses SoS of using power over the North in ‘very cavalier manner’ Kevin Mullan

Derry and Strabane had the third highest primary care ophthalmic spend in the North per head of population last year at £13.90. (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER / AFP) (Photo by JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP via Getty Images)

Derry posted third highest ophthalmic spend at £13.90 Kevin Mullan

Derry City and Strabane had the highest rate of children treated for fillings, crowns or extractions in the north in 2022/23 with 223 per 1,000, new dental statistics show. (Photo by Ozan KOSE / AFP) (Photo by OZAN KOSE/AFP via Getty Images)

Derry posts highest rate for dental fillings, crowns and extractions Kevin Mullan

The Western HSC Trust had the least numbers waiting (313).

155 children and young people waiting over 9 weeks for mental health assessment

Tanaiste Micheal Martin at a press conference at Farmleigh House in Dublin after the British Irish Intergovernmental Conference. Picture date: Thursday January 19, 2023.

‘Strong business case’ for Passport Office ‘cannot be made’ says Martin Kevin Mullan

Altnagelvin

Altnagelvin cancer & coronary treatment good cross-border cooperation: Varadkar Kevin Mullan

The claimant count has fallen in Derry/Strabane

Derry/Strabane dole rate falls to 4.8% but remains highest in the North Kevin Mullan

Mark Durkan has likened politicians awaiting US, Irish and British Governments to resolve political stalemate to Dorothy petitioning the Wizard of Oz

Politicians waiting for government to intervene 'like Dorothy and Wizard of Oz' Kevin Mullan

The number of GP practices has fallen by 4.2%.

GP coverage falling despite high demand Kevin Mullan

Sinn Féin MLA Pádraig Delargy.

Education department must intervene over ‘distraught’ unplaced children - MLA Brendan McDaid

Shauna Doherty

Shauna Doherty: It isn’t very wise of Heaton-Harris to mess with Derry mammies Kevin Mullan

Dr. Tom Black

Tom Black: NHS not ‘free and universal’ as poorer people forced to go private Kevin Mullan

Dr. Tom Black

Tom Black compares waits of 18 months in England to 8 years in North Kevin Mullan

Pádraig Delargy MLA, Derry City & Strabane District Councillors for The Moor Aisling Hutton and Emma McGinley in Ráth Mór shopping centre

Call for Irish passport office to accept Electoral ID cards from the north Brendan McDaid

Colum Eastwood during Prime Minister's questions on Wednesday.

Eastwood presses Sunak on ‘public sector rescue’ package for waiting lists, pay Kevin Mullan

The Good Friday Agreement.

Peace Summit report to be unveiled on 25th anniversary of GFA result Kevin Mullan

A new report has found the level of mental health need in the Western Trust is by far the highest in the North.

Mental health need in WHSCT highest in North Kevin Mullan

Two decades ago life expectancy in the North was close to or above that in the South but life expectancy has continued to increase in the South and a gap has emerged.

People in North can expect to die younger than in 26 Counties with gap widening Kevin Mullan

This majestic island is for sale in Loch Lomond and it has 14th century links to Robert the Bruce

Look around Loch Lomond’s ‘most tranquil’ island on sale for £995,000 Will Millar