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A new obesity management service allowing people to access lifestyle support as well as obesity medication if appropriate will be rolled-out next year.

New obesity service to provide support and weight-loss drugs from next year

Foyle SDLP MLA Mark H Durkan. Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

'This isn’t just bad planning but bad governance'

The average price of a house in Derry and Strabane rose by £12,107 (6.8 per cent) from £179,336 to £191,443 between Q4 2024 and Q1 2025.

House prices in Derry rise by 6.8% (£12,107) to £191,443

Chris Taylor and Grime Gran hit the streets of London to find out what Brits call their Bits

Brits use comical names for different body parts - what's your go-to?

President Michael D. Higgins at his inauguration in 2011.

Stormont calls for Irish Government to give Derry citizens Presidential vote

Pictured are final year graduate-entry medical students from the Ulster University School of Medicine at Magee Campus. They are the first ever cohort of graduating doctors from the university. Their graduation ceremony will be held in June. Photo: George Sweeney

80% of the first Derry Magee Medical School students are staying in the North

New figures released by the Department of Health provide an insight into the areas of Derry with the highest per capita rates of attendance at Altnagelvin’s Emergency Department.

A&E by postcode: Derry areas with the highest Altnagelvin attendances

Altnagelvin A&E

Altnagelvin A&E posts longest wait from arrival to triage

Mark Graham (Chief Executive) and Glynis Hobson (Director of Customer Services)

267 affordable home seekers in Derry being helped by Co-Ownership

Ciara Ferguson MLA.

Derry folk urged to have their say on credit unions

Sinéad McLaughlin

Northern citizens are poorer and dying younger than southern counterparts

Firefighters tackling a gorse fire in the Mournes this week.

33 firefighters subdue wildfire at Sawel mountain south of Park in Co. Derry

City Deal partners welcomed the financial deal milestone for Derry and Strabane City Region.

Work on documentation and binding contracts for City Deal being finalised

North West Cancer Centre

WHSCT posts best performance on breast cancer urgent referrals

North West Cancer Centre

WHSCT records best performance on cancer patients starting treatment in 31 days

Court

Breached Sexual Offences Prevention Order
A man has been given a suspended sentence at Derry Magistrate's Court for breaching a Sexual Offences Prevention Order (SOPO).
Court Reporter

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as “Liberation Day”, Trump is expected to announce additional tariffs targeting goods imported to the U.S. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump's tariffs bad news for everywhere - Derry Journal Editorial

Sinn Féin Councillor Padraig Delargy.

‘Vast benefits of Irish Unity cannot be ignored’

Rich Hall, Deirdre O’Kane, David O’Doherty and Neil Delamere are coming to Derry next week when the iconic Kilkenny Cat Laughs Comedy Festival extends its reach to the North.

Rich Hall, David O’Doherty & Neil Delamere Derry-bound as Cat Laughs comes North

Mark Durkan. Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye

Durkan describes NIAO report on emergency temporary accommodation as 'damning'

A new report from the Audit Office has warned rising demand for temporary accommodation is causing potentially unsustainable financial pressure for homelessness services in the North.

Reduce spending on hotel and B&B emergency digs, says NIAO

Press Eye - Belfast - Northern Ireland - 8th January 2022 -

Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye.

Mark H Durkan calls the disability cuts 'devastating'

Derry SDLP Assembly Members Sinéad McLaughlin and Mark H Durkan.

‘Opposition Day to focus on delivering for NW’

An artist's impression of the proposed 131 unit apartment development at the old Tillie & Henderson site.

Ark confirms 131 apartments at historic Tillie & Henderson site moving ahead

Gary Middleton has asked John O’Dowd what he is doing to support the hospitality industry in the North given the Irish Government’s stated intention of dropping the VAT rate for the sector to nine per cent.

Middleton urges O’Dowd to address Derry/Donegal hospitality VAT differential

Aoife Bonner and Hannah Vail of Girl collective shop.

Derry business women join to start new female led shop called 'Girl'

Magee College

Student from 26 counties attending Magee unable to avail of tax relief on digs
A student from the 26 counties attending Magee College has been denied tax relief on accommodation because they are completing their university education in the North, a TD has complained.
Kevin Mullan

Approximately £45,000 a day has been spent on emergency temporary accommodation across the North this year whilst expenditure has grown from zero in 2015/16 to an all-time high of £16,634,403 in 2024/25.

£45k-a-day on emergency digs as expenditure grows from zero to £16.6m

The average price of a house in Derry and Strabane declined by £8,706 from £188,042 to £179,336 between Q3 2024 and Q4 2024.

Derry/Strabane average house price declines by 4.6% (£8,706) to £179,336

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

Conor McGinty’s historic performance

Sports minister Gordon Lyons has opened applications to the long-awaited £36.2 million sub-regional stadia funding programme with Derry City FC and the Ryan McBride Brandywell entitled to apply.

Lyons invites bids for £36.2m stadia fund with Derry City & Brandywell eligible

Derry City & Strabane experienced the highest rise in average prices with a 12.3 per cent increase year-on-year, according to PropertyPal’s latest quarterly report.

House prices in Derry City and Strabane rise 12.3%

The number of residential beds in the Western Trust declined by nine per cent over the past four years.

9% drop in the number of residential beds in the Western Trust

Conor Clifford with his wife Orla, 36 and children Hannah, 13, and Jake, 9.

Derry dad Conor Clifford hails Co-Ownership after fulfilling securing own home

Martin O'Brien, writer of My Valentine's Boy.

Dark humour play puts a spotlight on gambling addiction

Economy Minister Conor Murphy

Derry & Strabane allocated £5.15m as part of plan to drive economic growth

It is only by ‘sheer luck’ no one has been seriously injured by electric scooters (e-scooters) being ridden at high speeds along Derry’s busy riverfront, a local councillor has warned.

‘Sheer luck’ no one has been seriously injured by e-scooters

Colin Neill

Donegal food hospitality firms to benefit from 9% VAT while Derry peers face 20%

The Health Minister joined the Western Health and Social Care Trust Chief Executive Neil Guckian and Director of Unscheduled Care, Medicine, Cancer and Clinical Service, Geraldine McKay as they visited the Altnagelvin Emergency Department on Tuesday.

Nesbitt says Altnagelvin needs new ED after seeing patient on chairs for 4 days

Current approaches to tackling school absences are falling short

Early intervention is key to turning tide on school absence according to leading...

A yellow warning for snow and ice for Derry has been compounded with an additional warning for freezing fog overnight.

Yellow warning for snow and ice for Derry compounded by freezing fog alert

Pictured are Sinn Féin Derry representives, Pádraig Delargy MLA, Colr. Aisling Hutton, and Colr. Emma McGinley.

Sinn Féin councillor calls for Irish Passport Office in the north

Bishop Street Courthouse

Barristers begin January boycott of Crown Court legal-aid cases

The Met Office has warned of snow across the UK this week.

Warnings issued as UK set for heavy rain, wind and snow this New Year

Shaun Harkin has urged people to apply for Pension Credit before December 21 to qualify for the Winter Fuel Payment.

Harkin urges people to apply for Pension Credit to secure Winter Fuel Payment

Sinéad McLaughlin with her SDLP colleagues at the launch of the party's ‘Our European Future’ policy paper.

Call for European Commission office in ‘cross-border urban capital’ of Derry

Willie Hay recounted being stopped by Gardaí on the Derry/Donegal border and having his boot and bonnet searched for some time as he claimed checkpoints on the border are a daily reality.

Hay recalls being stopped by Gardaí on Derry border, says checks happening daily

Photo taken in Aleppo, Syria. Derry & Strabane remains significantly more receptive to refugees and asylum seekers escaping persecution with 72 per cent of survey respondents agreeing asylum seekers should be allowed to stay in the North.

Attitudes to refugees and asylum seekers in Derry ‘significantly’ more positive

Ian Logan, Tesco NI’s Retail Director

Tesco will start refurb of Strand Road in January after Lisnagelvin

Storm Darragh causes disruption and damage across the UK.

Watch: Storm Darragh causes disruption and damage across the UK

Siobhán O'Neill

Prof. O’Neill: Implement Strategy for Ending Violence Against Women & Girls

As Storm Darragh is set to have an impact across the Northwest region this weekend, Derry City and Strabane District Council is encouraging the public to take all the necessary precautions to keep safe and to protect themselves and their property in the event of possible flooding and widespread disruption.

Derry braces itself for severe weather with warnings in place for Storm Darragh

Conor Murphy

57 acres of land held by Invest NI in East Derry available to support business

Mayor Lilian Seenoi Barr and Sinéad McLaughlin MLA attend the vigil, at Guildhall Square, to commemorate the lives of Montserrat Martorell and Sophie Watson and to call for an end to violence against women. Photo: George Sweeney

Mayor Barr encourages Derry to join the Reclaim the Night march

The example of history-making mayor of Derry and Strabane Lilian Seenoi Barr – the first black mayor in the North – was hailed at Westminster this week as MPs discussed increasing representation of black and minority ethnic representatives at Stormont.

Lilian Seenoi Barr paving the way for more black and minority ethnic politicians