Derry will become one of the first cities in the UK and Ireland to have a fully zero-emission bus fleet after funding of £30million was announced for greener public transport. The Foyle Metro network is set to receive 38 zero-emission battery electric buses, which will all go into passenger service in 2023, Infrastructure Minister Nichola […]
Students will soon be able to go to university in Letterkenny after Minister for Further and Higher Education Simon Harris TD announced that an application from Galway-Mayo, Sligo and Letterkenny Institutes of Technology had been successful. This is the fourth Technological University to be created since 2019 and represents a milestone in higher education provision […]
Ulster University is partnering with Manufacturing & Engineering Growth & Advancement (MEGA) to provide Northern Ireland’s first degree-level apprenticeship in Manufacturing & Engineering. This first-of-its-kind course, funded by the Department for the Economy, is now underway and represents a new chapter in higher education for the Magee campus. This new offering aims to create a […]
Members of grant-giving charity The Honourable Irish Society have met with Council officials to hear about the progress of the City Deal. The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Graham Warke, and Council representatives met the delegation in the Guildhall and also discussed the region’s growing Fintech cluster, and plans for Ebrington […]
Representatives from the City of London Corporation met with key City Deal partners during a visit to Derry. During the trip, the group of senior officials met with the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Alderman Graham Warke, and representatives from the local education and business sectors. The London delegation spoke with students […]
Derry’s Cottage Café is celebrating after its home-baked scones were named the best in Northern Ireland. The thatched roofed café, in the city’s historic Craft Village, beat more than 100 other hotels, restaurants and cafes to win the hotly-contested title from the Dairy Council of Northern Ireland. Michelle Devine from the Cottage Café, who bakes […]
The North West’s LegenDerry food scene has been showcased in a new online travel series. Chef Randy Lewis, who describes himself as the ‘Phileas Fogg of food’, met with local chefs, brewers and producers to sample the fantastic dishes and drinks created in the City and surrounding areas. Randy’s LegenDerry Adventure sees Lewis discover what […]
Little Acorns Bookstore in Derry has been named Regional Bookshop of the Year at The An Post Irish Book Awards. Established in 2011, Little Acorns Bookstore has an overall stock of more than 40,000 books and specialises in Irish-related subjects, authors and publishers. The Foyle Street shop was named Ulster winner of the competition, with the other […]
Three local redevelopment projects have received a £16m boost as part of the UK-wide Levelling Up Fund. The funding has been secured by the Council to progress with Derry’s Daisyfield Community Sports Hub (which received £4.2m), the Acorn Farm St Columb’s Park Regeneration project (£5.6m), and Derg Active in Castlederg (£6.4m). A total of £4.8 […]
Derry-based FAST Technologies have embarked on a “very exciting chapter” after receiving a major investment from the Magherafelt-based Bloc Group. The deal between Bloc and FAST (Factory Automation & Systems Technologies) brings together two export-focused manufacturing operations which excel in design and engineering. Based in the Skeoge Industrial Estate, FAST provides bespoke technical solutions to […]