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New bridges will improve accessibility at ‘much loved’ beauty spot

New bridges are being installed at a “much loved” beauty spot in a bid to help make the site more accessible. Work is under way to construct two new steel and timber clad bridges at the Fairy Pools in Skye. The beauty spot, with its waterfalls and ...

19 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Derry News

Aontú Councillor slams SDLP MLAs over Abortion Bill vote

Aontú Councillor, Emmet Doyle, has accused Foyle's SDLP MLAs of hypocrisy over pro-life protestors. Cllr Doyle, who represents the Ballyarnett ward, stated that both Sinéad McLaughlin and Mark H Durkan were going against their party's ethos of ...

23 Mar 2022 at 11:33

Newsletter DerryNow

DEA councillors to discuss ideas for County Derry park development

Councillors elected to the Limavady electoral district are to meet to discuss the development of a local amenity site in the town. Roe Mill Playing Fields is currently home to the newly-built accessible park, with further plans to construct a ...

24 Mar 2022 at 21:33

Local News

Outrage over 'Green' minister's decision to renew gold and silver prospecting licences

Grassroots campaign group, ‘Save Inis Eoghain from Gold Mining,’ has reacted with outrage to the decision by Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Gren Party leader, Eamon Ryan, to renew the licence of Connemara Mining Co ...

03 Apr 2022 at 18:33

UK and Japan agree defence deal as Johnson warns of ‘autocratic powers’ threat

The UK and Japan have agreed a defence deal that will allow their national forces to “work more closely together”, according to Boris Johnson. The Prime Minister, speaking in Downing Street alongside his Japanese counterpart, Fumio Kishida, ...

05 May 2022 at 13:55

Local News

Accessibility improvements for County Derry footpath

Mid-Ulster District Councillor Sean McPeake has welcomed planned accessibility improvements that are soon to be carried out by DFI Roads Service on Main Street, Swatragh. The works will see the removal and re-location of two large street ...

26 Jan 2022 at 22:33

Changes will give NHS patients ‘quicker access to new medicines’

Changes to the way medicines and devices are assessed for NHS use in England will give patients “better access to life-changing medicines”, experts have said. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has proposed a ...

19 Jan 2022 at 02:55

City

Cashback in shops ‘not enough on its own to plug gaps in fragile cash system’

Nearly half of people are unlikely to request cashback at the till in shops and such initiatives will not be enough on their own to plug gaps in the UK’s “fragile” cash system, according to Which? A survey carried out for the ...

18 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Scotland

Cash-dependent Scots facing challenges due to increasing bank closures, MPs warn

Half a million Scots could struggle to access cash due to the unprecedented rate of bank closures, MPs have warned. Scotland has the highest percentage loss of bank branches across the UK, with 53% closing since 2015, the ...

11 Jul 2022 at 01:01

South Donegal

Gardai issue warning over parking responsibly to allow emergency vehicle access

Donegal gardai have asked local and visitors to enjoy the warm Donegal weather today and tomorrow but also to be responsible where they park their vehicles, especially if it is an area where emergency vehicles, may need ...

17 Jul 2022 at 17:33

Features

We need to ensure that ‘accessibility’ really does mean access for everyone

It has often been said that you can tell a lot about a society by the way its vulnerable citizens are treated. We saw in the last week the new Changing Places facility open in Narin, making a day at the beach a reality ...

26 Jun 2022 at 15:33

Local News

New initiative will make Donegal beach more accessible for everyone

A new initiative at Narin means that the beach is now accessible to people with additional physical needs. A Changing Places Step Down has been installed at Narin. This is a much-needed changing facility for children ...

24 Jun 2022 at 18:33

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