Londonderry, Northern Ireland News

The event will give musicians, promoters, venues, and event organisers the opportunity to ask questions and discuss potential projects to be developed as part of the UK City of Culture campaign.

As Eurovision's annual festival of frivolity rolls round again, a burning controversy remains unresolved: did the Spanish dictator General Franco steal the UK's Song Contest glory in 1968? Nowhere does the whiff of skulduggery rankle more than Derry-Londonderry which recently emerged from the dark days of Northern Ireland's Troubles to become the ... (more)

Every time a notable building in Derry is demolished, a "tiny unique thread is rent from the city's fabric - forever lost." This is the view of the man who has just written what has been described as the ultimate guide to the city's historic built heritage.

Early Years and Childcare workers have attended a conference at the Everglades Hotel hosted by The Western Area Childcare Partnership examining the importance of early intervention and prevention in young children.

Musicians of all genres are being asked to take to the streets and skies of Derry~Londonderry on 21 June, as part of a unique one-day event, Music City! Organisers of the UK City of Culture celebrations want all amateur and professional musicians to perform on the streets throughout the day.

Police are to step up patrols after a 15-year-old was raped in west Belfast, and the mother of a Catholic teenager says her daughter's lucky to be alive after being beaten.

A free shuttle bus service has been arranged for visitors travelling to the Balmoral Show at its new venue in the Maze.

The Executive remains committed to the 330 million upgrade of the A5, Martin McGuinness has told a Stormont meeting on the troubled project.

DERRY City Council has refused to provide the Sentinel with details of the risk register for the publically-funded Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013 project.

A body recovered from the river Foyle has been identified as that of missing Irish teenager Kieran McKeon, police have confirmed.

President Barack Obama is to visit Belfast next month, and former directors of the Presbyterian Mutual Society are penalised for their part in the savings scandal.

CONTROVERSIAL Russian artist Andrei Molodkin has created a new work especially for Londonderry UK City of Culture 2013 called 'Catholic Blood,' which will feature donated human blood being pumped into a replica of the 'Rose Window' at Westminster.

DO you have talent? Do you dream of being spotted by industry bigwigs and performing in front of thousands? Are you LegenDerry? Amateur singers, dancers and entertainers are invited to send in their best performances to a talent competition as part of Londonderry UK City of Culture So if this is you, visit our website www.areyoulegenderry.com to ... (more)

As commemorations get under way for the 70th anniversary of the climax of the Battle of the Atlantic, a gift from the US Marine Corps will at last go on public display.

ASK OUTSIDERS what they know of Londonderry and chances are they will recall the sectarian violence that engulfed the city and Northern Ireland between the late 1960s and '90s-the 13 protesters killed by British soldiers on Bloody Sunday in 1972, the grimness of a city patrolled by heavily armed soldiers, the balaclava-clad men of the IRA, the ... (more)

Police stop, search and question operations involving a former IRA hunger striker and a brother-in-law of Martin McGuinness were unlawful, a court has ruled.

Some events at the City of Culture programme in Londonderry may have to be cut back because of a shortfall in funding A Stormont committee has heard complaints from unionists that 'UK' is not being used enough in the promotion of Londonderry as UK City of Culture.

Vampire Weekend are streaming their new LP 'Modern Vampires Of The City' online ahead of its official release.

The health ministers from Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are visiting cross-border projects on both sides of the Irish border on Wednesday.

An upgrade of part of the Belfast to Londonderry road should be taken forward urgently following the delay to the dual carriageway in Co Tyrone, the CBI in Northern Ireland said.