Police confirmed on Wednesday evening that during a search in the Rushall Road area, the suspected firearm was located in the vicinity of a graveyard. A spokesperson for the Police Service of Northern Ireland said on Wednesday: “Enquiries continue, and the suspected firearm will now be the subject of forensic testing.” Speaking after the public safety operation, TIU Detective Inspector Walls meanwhile said: “We are keeping an open mind in relation to the ownership of this find, and we appeal to...
The healthy living centre, which provides a holistic approach to help people in the community improve their health and well being, will move from its current location in the Gasyard Centre over the coming weeks. Mary Breslin, Interim Director at the Health Forum described the re-location as a ‘significant milestone’ for the organisation. She said: “At the Health Forum, we have always prided ourselves on being accessible for the local community, and while we are sad to be leaving the Gasyard...
A walk around the City Walls Mr Lusby did so much to promote, protect and preserve will also take place following the lecture on May 11. In his capacity as co-ordinator of the ‘Friends of Derry Walls’, Mark had organised the lecture by Professor David Dickson of Trinity College Dublin on ‘Derry and First Irish Cities’. This lecture will now go ahead on Saturday, May 11, 2024, in First Derry Presbyterian Church, Magazine Street at 10.30 am. More information will be available nearer the time on...
Switch to Repair, funded by Material Focus, aims to encourage the public to get broken electricals fixed, saving them from landfill and saving people money. Textiles and toys were also repaired at the event. The movement will continue at another repair café this Saturday, April 27 in 21 Training, Strabane. For information, visit www.derrystrabane.com/repair
Jonathan James Cresswell (36) had gone on trial yesterday for the murder of 21-year-old Katie Simpson on August 9, 2020. On Wednesday morning, prosecuting counsel Sam Magee KC told the court: “Jonathan Creswell was found deceased at his home this morning.” A Detective Chief Inspector was called to the witness box and said he had received information that a man had been found dead that morning at 9am. He told the court: “A family member confirmed it was Mr Jonathan Creswell.” It was also said...
Police confirmed that no roads are closed in the area at this time. A spokesperson said police they will endeavour to keep any disruption to a minimum, and work through the operation as quickly as possible. A further update will be provided by police ‘in due course’. See https://www.facebook.com/PoliceDerryCityStrabane
The new walking and cycle route will be officially opened by Junior Transport Minister Jack Chambers on Friday morning. The major new facility is part of a wider series of planned greenways which eventually link up walking and cycling routes from Derry to Carndonagh via Culmore, Muff and Quigley’s Point, and on from Carndonagh to Buncrana and back to Derry. A number of other greenway routes in the Derry, Tyrone and Donegal region are also planned.
Neighbours at Farland Way come together on April 23 for their annual Big Lunch activatingand celebrating our Derry and Strabane district area as The First District Of Hope in the UKand Ireland.
Farland Way neighbours in Hazelbank sit down and enjoy lunch together annually since 2011 as part of The Big Lunch, an idea from Eden Project made possible by The National Lottery, the initiative is designed to bring local people closer together, reduce loneliness and improve community spirit. At Farland Way they are having this year’s Big Lunch early and on April 23 Families Friends and Neighbours enjoy an afternoon of togetherness, joy, and giving back. This year the event has an additional...
The fatal single vehicle road traffic collision occurred at approximately 1.30pm on Tuesday, April 23 on the N56, Ballina Road, at Falcarragh. The driver and sole occupant of the car involved, a female in her 80s, was taken to hospital for the treatment of serious injuries. She was later pronounced deceased. Gardaí in Donegal are appealing for any witnesses to this collision to come forward. Any road users who may have camera footage (including dash-cam) and were travelling in the Falcarragh...
Prosecution counsel Sam Magee KC was opening the case against Cresswell (36), who is accused of Katie Simpson's murder on August 9, 2020 and who also stands accused of one charge of rape on a date between August 2 and August 4, 2020. The trial is being held at Derry Crown Court sitting in Coleraine and Mr Magee was outlining the prosecution case. He said that the prosecution would maintain Cresswell had 'strangled and killed' Katie Simpson, with whom he had previously had relations. The jury was...
Last week, at the inquest into the Dublin tragedy, in which 48 people, including Derry teenager Susan Morgan, lost their lives on St. Valentine’s night in 1981, delivered verdicts of unlawful killing for all of the deaths. Speaking in the Dail on Tuesday, Mr Harris said: “Today we say formally and without any equivocation, we are sorry. We failed you when you needed us the most. From the very beginning, we should have stood with you, but instead we forced you to stand against us.” He also paid...