It follows recent Mr Harris’ recent comments that people of his generation were more familiar with Berlin and Paris than they were with places like Derry and Belfast. At the April Full Council meeting this week, Sinn Féin councillor Paul Boggs proposed that the council writes to Mr Harris, asking that he establish a citizens’ assembly on unity “as a matter of urgency”. “Young people on this island are leaving in droves to seek better opportunities elsewhere,” Councillor Boggs said. “And the...
Fitness fans can enjoy new facilities after work on an extension and refurbishment at one of the city’s wellness centre gyms. Silksworth Community Pool, Tennis and Wellness Centre has released images after the project to create a 135-station gym. The new fitness suite includes four new half racks with platforms, a functional training area with track and sled, and a recovery area with Therabody equipment such as massage guns. There is also new decor, including new lighting and flooring. The...
North Northamptonshire Council (NNC) has restated its support for the future of Kettering Leisure Village (KLV), but has said that it is ‘absolutely up to the private commercial contractor’ on how they run the facility. Just last year, KLV was on the brink of closure after its previous operators, Compass, pulled out from their commitments. Fierce campaigning from local residents and people who used the centre saw Phoenix Leisure Management step in at the eleventh hour and begin running the site....
On Saturday, May 11 at the First Derry Presbyterian Church, Magazine Street, Derry, from 10.30-11:30am the next Friend’s of the Derry Walls lecture by Professor David Dickson of Trinity College Dublin titled ‘Derry and First Irish Cities’ will take place. This lecture had been organised by the late Mark Lusby, Co-Ordinator of ‘The Friends of the Derry Walls.’ Following the lecture, there will be a short celebration of Mark’s life, followed by a Memorial Walk in his honour. In the century after...
A motion, put forward by SDLP Councillor Shauna Cusack at a Full Council Meeting on Wednesday, April 24, proposed contacting the Minister for Infrastructure, John O’Dowd, to request an “immediate full survey and audit of the conditions of their directional and safety signage, with a view to implementing immediate improvements here.” The motion added: “This Council acknowledges the poor, dirty, absent and even dangerous condition of many of our road safety measures, such as signage and bollards....
It follows a motion by UUP Alderman Derek Hussey, at the April Full Council meeting, which proposed writing to the Executive Office and calling on the Northern Ireland Executive to “prioritise cross-departmental financing of a viable early years childcare strategy”. A poll, by Employers for Childcare, found that 73 percent of childcare providers had either increased fees at the start of this year or intend to by June. Alderman Hussey said that as the Cost of Living continues to rise, childcare...
More than 240 staff and guests, including award winners, colleagues and management from across the Western Trust joined together at a special ceremony held at the Killyhevlin Hotel, Enniskillen on Thursday 18 April 2024. Awards were made in nine categories celebrating care, innovation, leadership and excellent services being delivered each day by dedicated individuals and teams. Among the winners was Michelle Doyle, Homeless Nurse, Labre Hub, Derry, who was named Frontline Champion of the Year...
The Foyleside councillor announced her decision with a statement, in which she described May 1 as ‘My Independence Day!’ She has vowed to continue to serve her constituents as an independent representative. "It is with deep regret and a heavy heart that I have tendered my resignation from the SDLP. I have wrestled with this decision for over a week now, spoken to friends and loved ones and feel it is the only way I can realistically move forward with dignity, confidence and self respect,” she...
Pictured are award winners and finalists who were honured at the Special Recognition Awards 2024.
The PSNI said they liaised with local health professionals while working with ‘people in need of immediate help’ on different occasions over the weekend. Police in Derry City & Strabane responded to 171 emergency and priority calls between Friday morning, April 19 and Sunday, April 21. The calls encompassed a wide range of incidents and issues, including domestic-related incidents, missing person reports and drug-related incidents. Officers also responded to reports of assault, criminal damage...
Fresh advice has been issued as police confirmed that there were a staggering 266 incidents of burglary reported for the period April 2023 to February 2024 in Derry City & Strabane. PSNI Inspector Pearce said: “We know that burglary is a very personal, intrusive crime and victims feel shocked and vulnerable. We don’t want anyone to fall victim to burglary, which is why we’re urging people to make home security part of their daily routine."By getting in the habit doing things every day, the less...
Sara Duddy, Advocacy Support Worker with Pat Finucane Centre in a brief press conference held alongside the relatives of Annette McGavigan and Billy McGreanery immediately after the decisions were confirmed late on Monday afternoon, said that they had been waiting on news all day as to whether or not the prosecutions for murder would go ahead. Annette McGavigan was 14 years old when she was shot dead by a member of the Royal Green Jackets Regiment in the Bogside on September 6, 1971, as she...