Brendan McDaid

I’ve heard it said a few times: We don’t have a Pride for straight people so why should they? The answer is quite simple – because 'they' i.e. people who happen to be born LGBTQ+ have usually experienced a very different world to the one straight people encounter, one in which homophobia and the discrimination and danger that can come from that can and still does lurk everywhere from the playground to the home, on the street and in the workplace.

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Grace Uí Niallais, said she was delighted to host members of Kingfishr to the Guildhall this week ahead of the first of four major music concerts taking place at Ebrington this week.

People across Derry and the wider North West are being encouraged to vote for their favourite independent retailers, retail teams and high streets.

Pictured are attendees at the ‘First they came for our Trans Siblings...Why Solidarity Matters’, panel discussion held in St Columb's Hall on Tuesday evening as part of Foyle Pride.

Recently installed Secretary of State Chris Bryant and Minister for Northern Ireland Sarah Owen MP have met with community and voluntary leaders at Holywell Trust to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the North West region.

A £100 Home Heating Oil Support Scheme for eligible households across the north is set to open in September.

The DUP has said East Derry MP Gregory Campbell will ‘fully co-operate’ after Parliament’s expenses watchdog confirmed it has opened an investigation.

A Derry MLA has expressed concern over the ‘severe and growing pressures’ of frontline health and social care staff due to staffing shortages and vacancies across the north.

A passenger on a Derry-bound flight from London has spoken of the dramatic moment an emergency was declared in mid-air after the cockpit windscreen cracked on Thursday.

Derry City and Strabane District Council has confirmed arrangements for the August Bank Holiday on Monday.