We have been promised a new leisure centre again and again and again. Derry, BT48 7NN Buy the e-paper of the Donegal Democrat, Donegal People's Press, Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles. The rates increase struck by Council today will see an average rates bill increasing by 40.74 per annum or 78p per week. The annual event, hosted by Derry City and Strabane District Council and the Loughs Agency, attracted its biggest ever attendance last year with over 3,500 people taking part. This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. Officers will be able to advise you only on your Project/Service prior to completing your Pre-Assessment and Application Form. Mid Ulster Arts Festival - launches March 2023! 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We will keep working to hold Council to account and make sure that local people are getting value for money from their council. As the financial situation of the council improves we must also look at ways our funds can be used to improve the lives of everyone in this area. "The North West Angling Fair is a great opportunity for the public to see internationally renowned fly dressers practicing their art and champion fly casters demonstrating their skills on the Mourne," she said. growth and the application of funding from Council reserves, has enabled. Derry City Council borrowed millions of pounds and built the Foyle Arena and carried out public realms schemes. The 27m facility was built with funding from the EU's INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) with additional funding by the Department for Infrastructure, the Department for Transport in the Republic of Ireland and support from Derry City and Strabane District Council. Gardai confirm bodies taken following incidents in Drumkeen and Letterkenny. To view the agenda and rates papers in full visit -Agenda for Special Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council on Monday 13 February 2023, 2.00 pm - Derry City & Strabane - Council, 98 Strand Road Nothing has been delivered, he said, and we are paying far, far more.. St Columb's School of Music bring The Swingles to Derry. "The parties that voted in favour of this today will be running spin for the next few weeks around how they took responsibility and were acting in the interest of the district but the reality is they have added an extra worry onto ratepayers and they didnt have to. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy, is inviting ladies from across the city and district to join her for a special event to celebrate and promote the . It is a betrayal. Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content. Tyrone, BT82 8DY For more info & to registerhttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-city-conversation-2013-2023-tickets-542651574467, or contactartsandculture@derrystrabane.com/ 02871 253253, 98 Strand Road It was opposed by Aont, People Before Profit and the majority of Independent councillors. Derry City and Strabane District Council Derry city and Strabane District Council. This is the height of hypocrisy and the vote last year was clearly done on a cynical rather than principled basis. Map. The motion was proposed at a Derry City and Strabane District Council meeting on Wednesday Councillors in Londonderry have voted to crack down on street traders selling items that could. Derry, BT48 7NN Member, Rural Development Programme (Strabane District Council representative) (Registered 7 March 2008). How much did that cost? Provision has also been made for the development of new cemetery provision for the west bank of the city, continued development of greenway provision within the city and across the Council area, a number of rural revitalisation schemes in Newtownstewart, Castlederg, Sion Mills, Claudy, Eglinton and Park and continued investment in community facilities, pitches and play parks. I will not be voting for the rate. Fax: (028) 7126 4858 Launching the Live Free for a Year campaign are brothers and Joint Directors of Setanta Construction Niall and Mark Gribbin. property values in the Council area reduced by 2.75%. To view the agenda and rates papers in full click HERE. It has now been shelved as well. As I said it is hugely disappointing that the Councils have not been able to freeze their part of business rates next year.. District Rates increase for ratepayers. Derry City and Strabane District Council deliver a Good Relations action plan, which sets out local initiatives that will promote Good Relations locally under the four key priorities identified in the T:BUC Strategy. Councillor, Derry City Council. Derry City and Strabane District Council Mayor, Councillor Sandra Duffy pictured at the launch of the Love Legenderry Food Month with, Emily McCorkell, Chairperson, Margaret Edwards,. Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. "Businesses with rent of 20k will see a rise of over 500 despite the obvious pressure many are under. Mr Moore said Council services were being impacted. We applied to the Levelling Up fund recently but the project was not even looked at because ministers changed the criteria after we submitted our application. info@derrystrabane.com, 47 Derry Rd Welcome to the official LinkedIn page for Derry City and Strabane District Council, where you can access the latest information on what's happening locally including the latest on. For local businesses, the rates rise will vary depending on the outcome of the new, 2023 process for each ratepayer which has seenaverage. some cutbacks to service level agreements to Visit Derry and the Millennium Forum. The regional rate, set by central government, will be determined by the end of March and will have an additional impact on the overall rates bill. The Start-Up Launch Pad North West event will see the local businesses pitch their ideas to a panel of experts for a slice of the seed funding. Basically, Strabane went into the merger with very few facilities and took on the debt of Derry City Council. Currently, anyone getting a bus into Strabane has to get a taxi to get into the town. Ben Doherty played his first game at the Brandywell in five years on Friday past. We also hope it will positively influence the content of an event, reflecting on the City of Culture process after its first ten years, planned by the UK Department of Culture Media and Sport, which is to take place in Derry-Londonderry in September 2023, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Sandra Duffy, speaking about the arts and culture sector said: The last ten years have been challenging across all of our sectors. Email: news@derrynow.com. The event is free but registration is essential. Cllr Gallagher said: We were promised a footbridge there. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Derry City Council borrowed millions of pounds and built the Foyle Arena and carried out public realms schemes. 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If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter . We are going to see a cut in services including street cleaning and street planting and you can guarantee that areas on the periphery of the city are going to get this a whole lot harder than anywhere else, said Cllr Gallagher. The North West Angling Fair is a great opportunity for the public to see internationally renowned fly dressers practicing their art and champion fly casters demonstrating their skills on the Mourne, she said. As Council services continue to recover to pre-pandemic levels, Council has had to absorb exceptional cost pressures of over 11m arising from current inflation levels of 10.5%, pressures associated with local and ongoing national pay negotiations, rates support grant cuts, construction inflation, as well as the normal statutory pressures and growth/ service development aspirations Council normally faces in order to continue to deliver the essential services and new investment our citizens require. In our book, pitting workers against ratepayers is simply wrong. We had a choice today in Council - take on the duplication of services and the neglect of Derry by Stormont or roll over and push the responsibility onto our own people - I am not prepared to do that. Declan Moore, the owner of Claudes Caf on Shipquay Street, was reacting to the announcement Council had increased business rates in its area by 10.67%. City and Strabane District Council continues to work towards the next stage of Government approval for the circa 250m transformative strategic and economic projects through City Deal and Inclusive Future Fund. Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles. I will not be voting for the rate. He said: Aont stood by people today and voted against a rates rise that will push people and businesses further into crisis. Cllr Galagher said Strabane was also promised a new footbridge at the lower side of the town, which would connect the bus station and Strabane Town. "Sinn Fin claimed that rates are up because Council workers got a pay rise. Oct 2017 - Sep 20181 year. Please use the following details to get in contact with Derry City and Strabane District Council, through our phone enquiries, email and post. For Strabane people this is as bad if not worse than Margaret Thatchers infamous Poll Tax. A host of world class fly dressers, casters and angling celebrities will join thousands of people on the banks of the Mourne on Saturday, April 1 and Sunday, April 2, when the North West Angling Fair returns to Strabanes Melvin Sports Complex. A cursory glance at the local media over the last 10 years reveals Strabane has been promised a major public realm scheme, costing seven million pounds, to do up the whole of Strabane Town, from Asda to the Head of the Town area. We applied to the Levelling Up fund recently but the project was not even looked at because ministers changed the criteria after we submitted our application. Mid Ulster Arts Festival - launches March 2023! Tel: (028) 7125 3253 Cllr Gallagher said: Before the merger, Strabane District Council did very little, compared to Derry City Council. On 12 February 2008, Strabane District Council stuck the district rate for 2008-09. Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. SDLP Group Leader councillor Brian Tierney has said a failure to support local councils has resulted in further pressures for struggling families. This is rich coming from a party that backs Tory austerity relentlessly and that's selfishly blocking Stormont from functioning. The rates rise was set at a Special Meeting of Council today, Monday, 13 February 2023, where it was highlighted that the last year has seen unprecedented financial challenges for Council as well as foritsresidents and businesses. We hope that it will help to inform the cultural strategies that are currently in development by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the Department for Communities. 2,237 talking about this. Recognising these unprecedented pressures and the challenges faced by ratepayers, a Finance Working Group was established by Council last year to review all service budgets in detail and to identify efficiencies, savings opportunities and cutbacks. It also offers an opportunity for local traders to get involved and showcase their products at one of the biggest events of the year in the district.. Recent times have been very difficult for retailers with the covid pandemic, energy price shocks and general inflationary pressures. Myself and Cllr Shaun Harkin (PBP) had a motion passed at Council that our officers would seek an emergency meeting with the British Secretary of State regarding duplication of services and what relief we could obtain from central government so we did not need to impose hardship on people here. The Mayor Councillor Sandra Duffy welcomed members of the Order of Malta to the Guildhall where she presented, Charlie Glenn from the organisation with commemorative crystal in recognition of. residents and businesses. Recognising these unprecedented pressures and the challenges faced by ratepayers, a Finance Working Group was established by Council last year to review all service budgets in detail and to identify efficiencies, savings opportunities and cutbacks. Enough is enough needs to be more than a slogan. BROLLY, Francie (East Londonderry) The average rates bill will increase by 40.74 per annum or 78p per week. Following months of detailed engagement, savings and service cutbacks of over3.5mhave been agreed which includestaff efficiency savings/ voluntary severance; overhead efficiency savings; income generation including increase in off street car parking, building control and commercial refuse charges and sports development grant income; reductions in street cleansing and grounds maintenance services; alternate shared opening of rural recycling centres; reductions in external service level agreements and a small reduction to festivals programme budgets; reductions to other non-core programme budgets including business support, tourism, regeneration, museum programming, Christmas lighting, investment, marketing, arts and culture, health promotion and museum programming. The council added that, despite challenges, it has made budgetary provision of 90m in community projects including the development of the Brandywell Sports Centre and Daisyfield pitches supported by funding from the UK Government Levelling Up Fund. The Minister has appointed Councillor Rachael Ferguson, Councillor Christopher Jackson and Alderman Ryan McCready. Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles. Cllr Brian Tierney. Cllr Gallagher said: We were promised a footbridge there. It has now been shelved as well. Derry City and Strabane. We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. Derry City and Strabane District Council's Arts & Culture Co-Delivery Group will host a special discussion event reflecting on its Arts & Culture sector in the 10 years since the City secured the first ever UK City of Culture designation in 2013. As Council services continue to recover to pre-pandemic levels, Council has had to absorb exceptional cost pressures of over 11m arising from current inflation levels of 10.5%, pressures associated with local and ongoing national pay negotiations, rates support grant cuts, construction inflation, as well as the normal statutory pressures and growth/ service development aspirations Council normally faces in order to continue to deliver the essential services and new investment our citizens require. We were promised the Riverine project, which is a town park. Bulky Waste collections have been suspended until further notice. Tel: (028) 71253 253 Workers aren't to blame for inflation and we don't accept Sinn Fin's contention that ratepayers will pay more because workers received a less than inflation pay rise.. A City Conversation will take place on Wednesday 22nd March in St Columb's Hall. It added: As Council services continue to recover to pre-pandemic levels, Council has had to absorb exceptional cost pressures of over 11m arising from current inflation levels of 10.5%, pressures associated with local and ongoing national pay negotiations, rates support grant cuts, construction inflation, as well as the normal statutory pressures and growth/ service development aspirations Council normally faces in order to continue to deliver the essential services and new investment our citizens require. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie. SDLP Councillor and Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Brian Tierney at the smouldering lorry which was set on fire on Heather Road in Galliagh. Council keeps putting the rates up, it just tries to figure out by how much, said Declan Moore. Read about our approach to external linking. The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016.[1]. BT48 7NN It says this equates to an increase of less than 40p per week. 27 de fevereiro de 2023 | usssa baseball tournaments 2022. In addition tothis,DerryCity and Strabane District Council continues to work towards the next stage of Government approval for the circa 250m transformative strategic and economic projects through City Deal and Inclusive Future Fund. Your 5 The Moor councillors represent you on Derry City and Strabane District Council. There is an alternative but it can only develop through resistance. Representatives of the sector will share their experiences of City of Cultures legacy throughout the day but we have deliberately planned the event so that the focus is on encouraging conversation and hearing from attendees.. People can now see who puts their money where their mouths are and who turns their backs when push comes to shove, said Cllr Doyle. Speaking to Derry Now, Strabane councillor, Paul Gallagher, expressed concern at the disparity in funding between Derry City and Strabane. If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism, consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter . Tel: (028) 7125 3253 It has not been delivered. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at www.presscouncil.ie, Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie. We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. One prominent councillor who will not be seeking re-election this year is Derry and Strabane's Deputy Mayor, Angela Dobbins. Strabane This situation has been compounded by Stormont and the British governments failure to increase the Rates Support Grant and acknowledge the difficult situation that councils are facing. The Council area has had 741 new domestic properties developed over the past year providing an overall 1.04% benefit to this years rates process. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council urges everyone across the North West to 'Make March your Month to Quit'. derry city and strabane district council councillors derry city and strabane district council councillors. Business rates within the area will rise by 5.9%, which would equate to a rise of 387 per year on the average value of business premises. staff efficiency savings/ voluntary severance; overhead efficiency savings; income generation including increase in off street car parking, building control and commercial refuse charges and sports development grant income; reductions in street cleansing and grounds maintenance services; alternate shared opening of rural recycling centres; reductions in external service level agreements and a small reduction to festivals programme budgets; reductions to other non-core programme budgets including business support, tourism, regeneration, museum programming, Christmas lighting, investment, marketing, arts and culture, health promotion and museum programming. We were promised the Riverine project, which is a town park. St Columb's School of Music bring The Swingles to Derry. The savings identified will also enable Council to continue to deliver a full suite of critical front line services to ratepayers and any cutbacks in budgets agreed were made to ensure a minimal impact on the public with all services being maintained and jobs protected. The Fair promotes angling as a desirable pastime for young people, underrepresented groups and women. Supporting the Public Health Agency's latest campaign for March, Mayor Sandra Duffy has encouraged smokers across the city and district to take part in #NoSmokingMonth. The candidates are SDLP Group Leader Councillor Brian Tierney (Ballyarnett), Councillor Rory Farrell (Ballyarnett), Catherine McDaid (Ballyarnett), Councillor John Boyle (The Moor), Dermott. A cursory glance at the local media over the last 10 years reveals Strabane has been promised a major public realm scheme, costing seven million pounds, to do up the whole of Strabane Town, from Asda to the Head of the Town area. responsible for launch event. Strabane Office. For further details see 2019 Derry and Strabane District Council election. I will not be supporting that today, said Cllr Gallagher. Last week, Mid Ulster District Council agreed to increase household rates for the 2023-24 financial year by 7.3% while Newry. A report given to councillors pointed out that this 15m would bring a potential. To continue reading this article, please subscribe and support local journalism! It was created as part of the 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, replacing Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. Councillor Paul Gallagher, who sits on Derry City and Strabane District Council, described the increase in his area as "driving austerity on the people of this district who are facing great hardship". The Special Council meeting can be viewed back above. The regional rate, set by Central Government, will be determined by the end of March and will have an impact on the overall rates bill. Represented council at regional food events to showcase suppliers, and food offerings from the area. Alternatively send your enquiries through the feedback form below. Derry City and Strabane District Council has agreed its budget for the incoming 2023/24 financial year and set a7.97%District Rates increase for ratepayers. The rates rise was met with opposition from several councillors following a meeting on Monday, The money generated by rates is used to pay for public services, 1894 shipwreck confirms tale of treacherous lifeboat. including the development of the Brandywell Sports Centre, the Daisyfield Pitches, Acorn Project and Derg Active Project in Castlederg supported by funding from UK Government Levelling Up Fund. Referring back to the amalgamation of Derry City Council and Strabane District Council in 2015, Cllr Paul Gallagher (Independent) said Strabane had effectively taken on Derrys debt. 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