Housing Executive services withdrawn from several estates after Derry hijacking

Housing Executive maintenance services have been withdrawn from a large part of Derry after a contractor’s van was hijacked in the city on Monday.
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In a statement the Housing Executive confirmed which local estates will be affected, following the incident at Circular Road in the Creggan area of the city on Monday.

Police have said an object was thrown into the back of the van, which is used to carry out repairs and refurbishments to the homes of Housing Executive tenants.

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A controlled explosion was later carried out on the vehicle in the built up area yesterday.

Police at the scene at Circular Road yesterday.Police at the scene at Circular Road yesterday.
Police at the scene at Circular Road yesterday.

A spokesperson for the Housing Executive said on Monday night: “We can confirm that a van belonging to one of our contractors working with the Housing Executive was hijacked earlier today.

“We utterly condemn this incident.

The Housing Executive takes these matters very seriously, and the safety of people who work for us is paramount.

“To ensure that those who work for us are not placed at unnecessary risk, our contractor has withdrawn services in the Bishop Street, Brandywell, Creggan, Rosemount and Rossville areas of the City until further notice, and all tenants who were due to have repairs carried out today have already be notified.” The spokesperson added: “We will be regularly assessing the needs of our tenants going forward, and will advise you in due course.

“If you are a tenant and your local Housing Executive office is Waterloo Place, we will try to contact you if there are further disruptions to our maintenance service.”