By Michelle McKenna
Reporter
LOSING a parent is heartbreaking enough but for one Derry man his pain has been made all the more unbearable with no photographic images to remember the man he lost contact with at the tender age of seven.
After his parents had gone their separate ways it would be another 13 years until John [...]

By Ciaran O’Neill
coneill@derrynews.net
A talented young footballer from Derry has had to have a leg amputated following a freak accident.
Gareth McCay sustained serious injuries after falling down stairs at his home several weeks ago.
As a result, he had to have one of his legs amputated.
The 27 year-old, who played for Abercorn in the Saturday morning and [...]

By Ursula Duddy
Reporter
A Derry man with a heart of gold has donated his entire £2,300 World Cup winnings to the Foyle Hospice.
The regular at the Bentley Bar does not want to reveal his identity and wants no recognition for his noble contribution.
However, The Bentley Bar proprietor, Tony O’Connor, said he could not let such a [...]

By Marianne Craig
Reporter
BROADCASTING legend Terry Wogan made a whistle stop visit to Derry yesterday to film a documentary about Irish history.
Speaking to the Derry News during a stopover at Radio Foyle, Terry said the city was a deserving winner of City of Culture 2013.
“I think it’s great for the town and the people. It’s [...]

By Ciaran O’Neill
coneill@derrynews.net
COMPENSATION totaling almost £230,000 has been paid to 45 people who tripped on pavements in Derry in the last five years.
The single biggest compensation payment of £27,500 was paid out in the last year, according to figures uncovered by the Derry News for the number of successful personal injury footway claims in the [...]

By Alan Healy
Deputy Editor
THE CITY’S street sweepers have been praised after a significant increase in the levels of cleanliness here.
The figures emerged at Thursday afternoon’s meeting of Derry City Council’s Environment Services Committee, where the City Engineer John Kelpie presented his annual departmental report.
Speaking at the meeting, Mr. Kelpie said the 2008/09 period had been [...]

By Ursula Duddy
Reporter
THE heartbroken parents of a young man who lost his life in a car accident last year have warned against the dangers of using a mobile phone while driving.
Kevin O’Toole, 19, died on June 23, last year when he lost control of his vehicle on the Culmore Road.
At the inquest into his death [...]

By Alan Healy
Deputy Editor
POLICE are investigating the motive behind a pipe bomb attack in Derry last week.
Thursday night’s attack saw a pipe bomb thrown through the back window of a Volkswagen Passat car shortly before midnight in the Ard Grange area of the city.
A number of nearby homes were evacuated as Army Technical Officers moved [...]

By Alan Healy
Deputy Editor
CUSTOMERS at a Derry bar have been told that £24,000 collected for a World Cup draw has gone missing.
Ninety six customers of The Phoenix Bar in Rosemount forked out £250 a head for the draw, which had been scheduled to take place at the pub yesterday.
However, it is understood that punters were [...]

By Marianne Craig
Reporter
THE MAN set to be Derry’s youngest ever Mayor has said he is bringing political experience to the job despite his tender years.
At just 27, SDLP Councillor Colum Eastwood will take up the role as Derry’s first citizen at the council’s AGM next Monday.
Speaking to the Derry News at the weekend, Cllr Eastwood [...]