Newsbriefs

Police warn of new phone scam

Callers claim to be PSNI or an agent from the fraud department of a business, asking for money transfer or PIN details

Possible link between 2 burglaries, at Rossdowney Pk and Farmhill in Derry, and 1 at Cavan Rd Castlederg earlier this week

Burglars armed with iron bar and other weapons assaulted occupants of house at Edenmore Street in early hours of Monday 10 February

Council to step up efforts to curb dog fouling in Foyle Valley Park - dog waste is 'a real threat to human health,' says Cllr John Boyle

Colum Eastwood MP has condemned graffiti in Creggan targeting Derry journalist Leona O'Neill

DAERA Minister Edwin Poots must explain his refusal to initiate a public enquiry into the biggest illegal dump in Europe, says Mary Durkan

Man (32) under arrest following searches this morning in investigation of cross-border paramilitary-style activity

Book of Condolence is open at the Guildhall tomorrow, Sunday, in memory of Seamus Mallon, or online: www.derrystrabane.com/bookofcondolences

Cllr. Brian Tierney has been appointed the SDLP’s Community Policing spokesperson

Each of the SDLP MLAs will donate their £1,000 pay increase to a charity of their choice

Alabama Rot, which causes sores on paws and face and can cause kidney failure in any dog, has been diagnosed in one case in Cookstown