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Drugs seized in Kilfennan

Police seized £14,000 of controlled drugs in Kilfennan yesterday (Monday 18/01) - a man (24) and a woman (20) were arrested

Dissident Republican threat still 'severe'

Police chiefs from both sides of the border have warned against complacency over dissident republican groups

Pope accepts Bishop Hegarty's resignation

The Pope has accepted the resignation of Bishop of Derry Seamus Hegarty.

Police warn on 'exploding gas cylinders'

Gas cylinders look the same as household cylinders but will explode if connected to household supplies

Hi-tech con artists target elderly in 'government agency' phone scam

Derry people are being warned to be vigilant for hi-tech scammers in the run-up to Christmas

'Error' causes jobs funding for 20 posts to be lost

An 'error' on behalf of the NWRC has resulted in funding for 20 jobs being lost

Paramilitary-style shooting - masked men shoot 22-year-old at house

A 22-year-old man has been shot at a house in the Creggan Hill area of Derry

Sunday round-up of this week's news from Derry

Too busy to get the news from Derry during the week? Here's a round-up of this week's biggest news stories from Newswire

Teenage girl raped in Temple Grove area of Derry

A young woman was raped in the Temple Grove area of Derry in the early hours of this morning

'Northern Ireland Office lost document that could free Marian Price' claim

The NIO have been accused of losing the documentation that could secure the release of Marian Price

New drive launched for those struggling with energy bills

As temperatures plummet a new initiative has been launched to advise people on how to deal with energy bill debt

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Young boy injured in hit and run incident in Garvagh

12 year old boy cyclist left with broken toe and bruised ribs after hit and run collision with van at Kurin Rd in Garvagh on Friday (15/01)

New street lighting for Moss Park

Mayor Brian Tierney welcomes Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon's funding of £200,000 for new low-energy street lighting in Moss Park

Derry security alert comes to an end

The security alert which began at Racecourse Rd at 2am this morning ended at 8am - object was declared an elaborate hoax

Santa opens new state of the art classrooms at Culmore Primary School

Santa opened two new state of the art classrooms at Culmore PS as the school gears up to accept digital applications from January 7

Council to supply Christmas lighting for Culmore for first time

SDLP Councillor Angela Dobbins has welcomed the news that Council has put Culmore on the list to get Christmas lighting for the first time