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Police in Strabane have confirmed that a 62-year-old man who has been reported missing has now been found.

Street light columns on Londonderry’s busy Foyle Bridge were being removed today (Saturday) after one of them collapsed.

Temperatures are set to rise slightly over the coming days following a week of sub-zero conditions and snow storms which are continuing to impact across parts of Northern Ireland.

Ulster Wildlife is appealing for volunteers to help protect one of the last remaining strongholds of red squirrels in Londonderry.

A new legal challenge to Northern Ireland’s biggest roads project will be heard in June, it was confirmed on Tuesday.

An aviation historian has hit out at plans to demolish a former RAF building used during the Battle of the Atlantic in order to make way for a sewage treatment facility.

Northern Ireland is expected to experience snowfall on Tuesday and Wednesday, leading up to some very blustery conditions by Wednesday night.

Letters reminding householders of Council’s efforts to tackle the issue of contamination in Blue Recycling Bins, are being distributed across the Derry City and Strabane District Council this week.

The Woodland Trust is sending out trees to schools across Londonderry as part of a UK-wide scheme to encourage local planting.

Schools, students and young people from across the North West will be taken on a round-the-world cinematic adventure next month as Foyle Film Festival launches its annual dedicated education programme. 

One of the rarest sea creatures in the world - a natural red lobster - has turned up in Lough Foyle.

The winners of Belfast Zoo’s annual photographic competition have now been selected.

Wildlife police have highlighted the growing use of social media such as Facebook to sell endangered animals as they seized nine critically rare slow lorises from cyber-smugglers.

Automatic flushing shower units are set to be installed at local Council sports pavilions as part of Legionella risk control measures.

The Department of Infrastructure has been asked to provide clarity over plans to deal with congestion at Caw Roundabout.

Over 9,000 children in the west have been given advice on how to get help if they are living with the threat of abuse or neglect.

From the end of August single use plastic bags will no longer be available in Tesco stores in Northern Ireland.

Volunteers from charity Foyle Search & Rescue were involved in the dramatic rescue of a boat crew from the River Foyle at the weekend.

A new State-of-the-Art ‘Changing Places’ facility for people with severe mobility disabilities will officially open in Ebrington Square in Londonderry on Monday August 7.