By Isabella Bland Mel Bradley is a spoken-word artist and writer from Derry and she will be hosting a free creative writing taster workshop at the Spread the Word Literary Festival on February 8. She has been a featured performance poet at various festivals over the years, including Stendhal and Body & Soul. The taster
By Liz Kearney Many of the roads across the Donegal are in a bad condition, with heavy snowfalls and icy conditions making driving conditions difficult. The majority of schools across the county have announced they will remain closed today while school buses and public transport have cancelled their morning routes. Roads in and around Letterkenny
By Laura O’Neill Derry City and Strabane District Council have announced several disruptions to services and facilities due to the current snow and icy conditions. The council have issued a number of statements for the public’s attention. The Refuse collection services may be affected by todays inclement weather conditions. Householders are advised to leave out
By Sean Kelly 89% of leavers from North West Regional College were either in employment or education six months after receiving their qualification, according to a report published by The Department for the Economy. The report, titled Further Education Outcomes for the Year 2021/22 provides a snapshot of Further Education college leavers approximately six months
By Laura O’Neill Serena Terry aka Mammy Banter is in talks about a TV adaptation of her book The Secret Life of an Uncool Mum. She revealed the news while in NWRC as the main guest for a very special chat show filmed in the colleges TV studio. Young people from the Tuned In Project,
Media students from NWRC are creating a series of social media friendly videos to promote a cut price travel card. The special film project is part of this terms curriculum and will see students working in pairs to plan, shoot and edit videos under a choice of themes including Climate Champions, City Adventures and Connected
By Tracey Villa WIthin the Derry city and Strabane District Council area’s, work has recently commenced, on a key rural village regeneration programme, designed to improve the visual appearances of targeted village and town centres. The COVID recovery small settlements programme is supporting the scheme. It is a collaboration between the Department for Communities,, Department
