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  Derry City and Strabane District Council’s Planning Committee has today approved plans to develop a cycling and walking route, linking the city to Muff in Donegal. The proposed development will see an 8.5km route constructed, beginning on the quay trail at Penny Burn, connecting to Canning’s Lane, Muff via the Culmore, Culmore Point and

97 people have tested positive for the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in the North. There have been no additional Covid related deaths. 84 patients are being treated for the disease in hospitals in Northern Ireland, with 8 in ICU.

A HIQA survey has revealed significant geographical disparity when it comes to accessing postnatal GP care for women. A report on maternity care provided in the community published this morning shows while most women in Ireland attend their two week postnatal check-ups, the numbers were notably lower for women living in counties in the north-west

A new Cross Border Tourism Programme is being launched this Spring by Donegal County Council and Derry City and Strabane District Council to support local tourism and hospitality businesses. The initiative is the first of its kind, and will explore the potential of developing new collaborative projects that will help with the recovery of the

A 21 year old man arrested in Derry following a drugs seizure on Saturday night has been released pending further enquiries. The PSNI say a quantity of suspected cannabis, with an estimated street value of £1,200, was seized after a vehicle being driven by the man was stopped on the Foyle Bridge on Saturday night.

303 new cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed and 2 additional deaths have been reported. One of these deaths happened in March, and one in April. Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr Ronan Glynn, has confirmed this is the lowest number of daily cases reported since mid December. As of 8am, 213 COVID-19 patients are in

People are being warned of a new phone scam doing the rounds. Fraudsters are calling people claiming to be from the Department of Social Protection. In a statement, the Department of Social Protection’s alerting people to these scam phone calls. They claim to be from an official from the Department and the call displays a

Police in Derry have seized suspected drugs and made an arrest after a vehicle was stopped on the Foyle Bridge last night. Suspected Class B drugs, namely cannabis, with an estimated street value of £1,200, were seized after vehicle was stopped on the Foyle Bridge last night at around 8:20pm. The driver of the vehicle,

Gardaí are appealing for witnesses following a serious traffic collision in Co Donegal on 10th April 2021. At approximately 8:30am Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of a single car traffic collision on the N14, on the Letterkenny to Lifford road, near Castledooey. The driver and sole occupant of the car, a woman in

There were 66 Covid 19 fines issued in Donegal in the seven days up to Thursday of this week, a 16% increase on the previous week. Gardai say they’re continuing to find groups of people gathering and having house parties, despite Covid-19 guidelines. They say a group of up to 100 people were found at

Irish Water says due to essential maintenance, there was an outage at the Gortahork-Falcarragh Water Treatment Plant today. Irish Water and Donegal County Council say although the water treatment plant is now back in production, customers in Gortahork-Falcarragh and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure and/or water outages for a period of time this

473 new cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed in the Republic today, with 34 additional Covid related deaths reported. There were 30 new cases in Donegal, which now has a 14 day incidence rate of 192.8 cases per 100,000 people, compared to a national figure of 144.9. Of the deaths reported today 3 occurred

113 more cases of Covid 19 have been confirmed North of the border today, with two more Covid-related deaths. Meanwhile, Northern Ireland’s one millionth Covid-19 vaccine is likely to be administered this weekend. The total now stands at 988,000 – with 806,000 first doses and 182,000 second jabs. The total population of the North is

Donegal County Council is urging people to limit their social contacts this weekend. In a tweet this afternoon, the council says while ehe vaccination programme is bringing hope that we may be on the final path out of lockdown, we must all remain cautious. The tweet urges people not to visit another person’s household unless

  151 people in Donegal have died with Covid-19 since the pandemic began. It means that four more people with Covid in the county have died compared with the previous data. The latest figures from the CSO have revealed that the median age of those who lost their lives to the virus was 83. There

  Emergency services are currently attending the scene of an incident on the outskirts of Letterkenny. The incident which is on-going is reportedly near the Port Bridge area of the town. Motorists are being advised to approach the area with caution and expect delays.