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THE application portal for pre-school and primary school places in Northern Ireland for September 2024 to June 2025 opens today. To assist parents the Education Authority (EA) has issued information on the key dates in the schools and admissions procedure. Pre-school and primary one applications for school year beginning September 2024 went live today at […]

THE Home Office has published further details of its plans to cut net migration across the UK. The British Home Secretary announced proposals on Monday with further details now available. A new fact sheet includes important clarifications for those currently in the UK on routes that will be subject to change, in particular relating to: Carers

Photo: Cllr Patricia Logue, Mayor of Derry and Strabane, signing a Book of Solidarity for the people of Gaza and Palestine. Picture source: Derry Sinn Féin/Facebook THE Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has opened a Book of Solidarity for the People of Gaza and Palestine. The book is available to sign in

Photo: This image of TikTok star Black Paddy made the front page of our latest newsletter. THE latest edition of our newsletter has just been published. It looks back at what has been a hectic few months here at the North West Migrants Forum – From our trip to Wales to the launch of our

Main photo: Gillian Moss, Head of Client Services at the North West Regional College with Conor Sharkey, Media and Communications Officer with the North West Migrants Forum. The pair were invited to the House of Lords in London to collect a ‘Charity Partnership of the Year Award’. THE North West Migrants Forum and the North

THE John and Pat Hume Foundation are hosting a special event at 2pm on Monday, December 11, in Derry’s Guildhall to mark the 25th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 to John Hume and David Trimble. There will be panel discussions on human rights, social justice and leadership for peaceful

Main photo: An incarnation of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, the group credited with bringing gospel music to Europe. The Jubilee Singers played a number of sell-out concerts in Derry’s Guildhall. THE fascinating story of the Fisk Jubilee Singers – credited with introducing gospel music to the UK – is being explored as part of the