Derry City Council is joining forces with local road safety campaigners in an effort to highlight the importance of managing work related road safety.

ILEX has condemned speeding cyclists for risking accidents on Londonderry’s new Peace Bridge. Paul Doherty of Ilex said: “In recent weeks an increasing number of cyclists have been speeding over the Peace Bridge and through Ebrington. We’re seriously concerned about public safety and if cyclists don’t slow down, there could be an accident.”

DURING May hotel occupancy was 80.68 per cent, 12 per cent higher than in 2012.

FRANCIS Makemie was born in Ramelton, County Donegal in 1658.

The Royal Army Service Corps and Royal Corps of Transport Association will celebrate their 10th Anniversary with a Religious Service and Parade on Sunday at the TA Caw Camp on Limavady Road.

Police in Londonderry are warning those responsible for deliberately starting fires in the wooded area behind Glendale Gardens of the risks of their actions.

Detectives from the Serious Crime Branch have arrested a 26-year-old man in the Strabane area in relation to ongoing inquiries into dissident republican activities.

THE chief of the Quarry Products Association in Northern Ireland says it hasn’t made any estimate of how much a five day blasting ban to facilitate the G8 will have on the industry in terms of productivity.

A major cycling summit designed to explore how Northern Ireland can adapt to become more cycling-friendly is set to take place in Derry/Londonderry and Belfast as part of this year’s Bike Week celebrations.

Londonderry firm Maydown Precision Engineering is among six firms taking part in a trade mission at Paris Airshow from June 17 to 23.

Our retrospective photo feature in last week’s Londonderry Sentinel has caused quite a stir, with people telephoning or calling in with details.

THE lawyer of a crime boss suspected of involvement in an attempt to supply 1million dollars worth of guns to the Provos in the 1980s told a court in Boston on Wednesday his client would never have touted due to his Irish roots.

THE High Court in Belfast on Wednesday (June 12) made no order in a civil action taken by the company behind Foyleside Shopping Centre against clothes retailer Fosters Retail Limited.

TRADE unionists, anti-austerity and anti-war protestors from Londonderry intend converging on Enniskillen next Monday after a rally in Guildhall Square to protest against the G8 summit.

WILDLIFE hampered police or military operations in the United Kingdom for the second summer running after a humble carrion crow foiled RAF electronic warfare manoeuvres in the North Sea, the Sentinel has learned.

A Complaint by the Chair of the NWRC Board of Governor’s against a local MLA was so trivial it would not even have been considered under current legislation.

THE Bay View Hotel in Killybegs and a two-bedroom flat in Letterkenny are among lots for auction in the Shelbourne Hotel on July 4.

The world famous song Danny Boy, set to the tune of the ‘Londonderry Air’, caused a major rift in the author’s family, according to the great-grandson of the man who penned it.

ALTNAGELVIN Hospital has launched a decontamination programme after babies were found to be infected by a potentially dangerous bug.

A NEW 58 bed hostel for tourists may be set to open in the heart of Londonderry.