Strabane

Details of Derry and Strabane District Council’s plans to celebrate Christmas 2024 have been approved by Elected Members of its Business and Culture Committee this week.

Elected Members approve Derry and Strabane’s Christmas programming for 2024

Domestic tourists from the North accounted for 103,458 (39%) of the trips, British tourists accounted for 91,493 (34%) and tourists from elsewhere made 71,521 (27%) overnight trips.

Tourists make 266k trips to Derry/Strabane, staying 820k nights, generating £63m

The Mayor Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr pictured with Michelle Ramsey who was Principal of the Model Primary School during a reception with her family and friends to mark her retirement from teaching. Picture Martin McKeown. 28.08.24

Mayor holds reception for retiring Principals Karen Boyd and Michelle Ramsey

Wind turbines. Stock image.

Plans for a new 50 metre wind turbine outside Artigarvan

This weekend's Waterside Half Marathon is expected to attract more than 2,500 athletes.

Thousands set for Waterside Half Marathon this weekend

Oktoberfest will be returning to Derry this autumn with plans for a Bavarian-style beer festival in the city centre.

Oktoberfest events returning to Derry and Strabane in September and October

Court.

Man pretended he had cancer spent GoFundMe donations

Nell McCafferty pictured previously in the Central Library, Foyle Street. 2904JM11

Book of Condolence to open in memory of Nell McCafferty in the Guildhall

The Foyle Arena.

'Minimal disruption' to council services over August Bank Holiday weekend

Councillor Caroline Devine

Derry & Strabane councillor hails A5 bollards as essential measure

Skyline, Derry.

Derry still has highest unemployment / low wage benefit claimants

Brigade players can't believe that Newbuildings' Ross Hunter hasn't been given out. (Photo: Lawrence Moore)

​Newbuildings burst Brigade title challenge

May 1989: Derry City F.C. manager Jim McLaughlin, players and the legions of fans who watched them win the FAI Cup at Dalymount Park and gave them a homecoming to remember in Derry and Strabane after they won the treble.

71 great pictures of Jim McLaughlin's 1989 treble winning Derry City F.C. homeco...

The average house price in Derry and Strabane rose by 7.5 per cent in the second quarter of the year – the largest increase in the North.

Derry & Strabane average house price rises by 7.5% (£12,868) to £186,968

People gathered at the Galliagh Goes Country event in Derry.

Editorial: Worth their weight in gold

Amy Healy, Foyle Hospice Fundraising, and Chief Inspector Siobhan Watt.

‘Amazing’ £267.12 donation to Foyle Hospice made possible by scrap metal

Scrap metal salvaged from the Strand Road and Waterside police stations has been converted into cash and handed over to the much-loved Foyle Hospice charity.

Kevin Mullan

Proposed elevations of the new spire at St. Brigid's submitted by FM Corr and Associates to Derry City & Strabane District Council on behalf of the applicant.

Plans to erect new spire at St. Brigid’s in Derry

The Mayor Councillor Lilian Seenoi-Barr welcomed Slimming World Consultant Ivan Black and members of the Sliimming with Ivan group to the Guildhall with to recognise the fundraising efforts of the group for the Legenderry Relay for Life. So far they have raised £690,000 to help fight cancer. Picture Martin McKeown. 08.08.24

IN PICS: Celebrating achievements of people in NW

Tony Doherty, (right), chair, Bloody Sunday Trust, makes a special presentation to John Kelly at Monday's reception in the Guildhall. Included centre is the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Lillian Seenoi-Barr.

Mayor of Derry and Strabane Lilian Barr honours Bloody Sunday Trust’s John Kelly

Police and protesters in a stand-off on University Road near the Islamic Centre.Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye

'Call it what it truly is'

Smelly homes, farms and businesses generated 174 odour nuisance complaints in Derry and Strabane over the past three calendar years.

Smelly homes, farms and businesses generate 174 odour complaints

Representatives from North West BAPS, BBHF and Cuidui pictured at the launch of the North West BAPS banner at Free Derry Wall recently. North West BAPS will celebrate World Breast Feeding Week at the St Columb's Park House Walled Garden on 3rd August next. Photo: George Sweeney

Western Health Trust celebrates world breastfeeding week

Council members will write to Health Minister, Mike Nesbitt, about piloting the ‘Live Better’ health initiative within the Derry City and Strabane District.

Council to contact Nesbitt about piloting Live Better inequality drive in Derry

Derry City and Strabane District Council members have called for more scrutiny of wind farm development plans in Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).

Plans to assess impact of wind farms in Derry and Strabane endorsed

Derry City and Strabane District Council will work with local hospitality venues, to ensure they have QR codes of their menus available for blind and partially-sighted constituents.

Council to work with restaurants to have QR menus to assist blind citizens

'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way From The 12th' is a short play being toured as part of the run-up to The Maiden City Festival.

'A Funny Thing Happened On The Way From The 12th’ set to tour community venues

Over a thousand tonnes of municipal waste sent to landfill by Derry City & Strabane District Council in the first quarter of 2024 was biodegradable, according to new report from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

1,053 tonnes of biodegradable waste sent to landfill in Derry & Strabane

Over a thousand tonnes of municipal waste sent to landfill by Derry City & Strabane District Council in the first quarter of 2024 was biodegradable, according to new report from the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA).

Kevin Mullan

Members of the Purple Hearst group with Mayor of Derry and Strabane District Council Lilian-Seenoi Barr.

Derry and Strabane Mayor made an honorary member of the Purple Hearts group

Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr "pouring a cuppa" at the launch of her Tea Dance in the Guildhall, with from left Anda Eckman, Tony McAlister, and on right, Alan Dickey and Janice McAlister.

Mayor of Derry and Strabane has added a twist to her Tea Dances

Approximately five per cent of council-buildings in Derry and Strabane have solar panels with savings estimated at £21,000 in 2023.

5% of council buildings fitted with solar panels generating £21k in savings

Keegan Houston pictured with Dr Erin Hinson, Study USA Student Support Advisor and Claire Hamilton, Study USA Programme Manager. (© Pacemaker Press International)

NWRC student Keegan to bring his Hip Hop music to the USA

Susan Nightingale, Director UK Network Devolved Nations, British Business Bank

Derry City and Strabane’s entrepreneurs receive more than £1m in start-up loans

The Sion Swifts team celebrate after their O'Neills Foyle Cup Under-13's Cup Final victory at Oakland on Saturday. (Photo: Keith Moore)

83 PHOTOS: Foyle Cup 2024 reaches thrilling finale

L-R: Tony McDaid, Assistant Service Delivery Manager, Translink, pictured with Colr Lilian Seenoi-Barr, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council.

Translink's new Day Out offer to get people out for the summer

MAYOR'S CHOSEN CHARITY. . . The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Lillian Seenoi-Barr pictured with members of the Bud Club, her chosen charity for her year in office, during the official launch in the Guildhall on Wednesday evening last. Bud is an inclusive provision for young people with disabilities and specific/complex needs. (Photos: Jim McCafferty Photography)

Mayor’s chosen charity enjoyed a fun-filled launch

Concerns: Councillors Sandra Duffy and Shaun Harkin.

Rates support grant 'cut to shreds'

There are a large variety of crafts and gifts at the Guildhall Craft Fair. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2247GS - 118

Applications open for Guildhall Craft Fair

There are plans for outdoor as well as indoor drinking water refill stations in Derry & Strabane. (File picture)

Confirmed: Locations of new drinking water refill stations

Police have confirmed an ongoing security alert in Strabane.

Security alert in Strabane

Animal noise, loud televisions and house parties make the list. (File pictures)

Toip 10 noise complaints in Derry & Strabane

The Guildhall was designed by John Guy Ferguson with a clock tower based on the Elizabeth Clock on London’s Big Ben.It was originally built in 1890 with funding from the Honourable Irish Society and rebuilt in 1908 after a fire and in 1977 following damage from two bombs.The building was extensively restored between 2010 and 2013 at a cost of £8 million and won a Regional Award from the Royal Institute of British Architects in 2014.Highlights include the Council chamber of Derry City and Strabane District Council, a special collection of international peace accolades awarded to John Hume and the Main Hall’s organ which is one of the biggest in Ireland, featuring over 3,000 pipes.

Guildhall and Tower Museum named in Tripadvisors’ elite list

The recent poll found that 67% of people in Northern Ireland agree that Integrated Education should be the norm.Photograph by Declan Roughan / Press Eye

Integrated education backed by 66% in new poll

Colr Lilian Seenoi Barr, Mayor of Derry City & Strabane, cuts the cake with Dunvale House tenants. Also pictured, Dunvale House Manager Kelvin Hegarty (far right) and Apex Director of Supported Living, Deirdre Walker (second from right).

In Pictures: Dunvale House celebrates 30 years

Pupils at Phoenix Integrated Primary School celebrate 67% of NI support Integrated Education

Two thirds of people in Derry and Strabane believe that integrated education sho...

Dr Paddy Fitzgerald, Mellon Centre for Migration Studies, Bernadette Walsh, Tower Museum Archivist, Derry City & Strabane District Council, Aeidin McCarter, Head of Culture (DC&SDC), and Derek Rainey, Ulster-Scots Agency pictured at the launch of the 'Ulster-Scots and The Declaration of Independence' exhibition in The Alley Theatre.

New programme in Strabane celebrates Ulster Scots connection to US Independence

The No 1912 Britannia LOL parade along Derry Walls during the Twelfth of July celebrations. Photo: George Sweeney. DER2128GS – 020

The Twelfth in Derry & Tyrone: Traffic and travel advice

There has been a rise in COVID-19 cases.

Covid-19 infection rates rise in Derry and across NI

Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr's first Tea and Dance.

When to expect Derry Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr's first Tea Dance

The City of Londonderry Grand Orange Lodge, making its way across Craigavon Bridge.

Traffic disruption expected with 300 Orangemen to parade on Sunday

Mayor Lilian Seenoi-Barr with some of the children at the event.

Bunscoil celebrates 40th Birthday with the Mayor

Maritime Festival 2024.

A great weekend with the Maritime Festival

Ardmore's Aviwe Mgijima and Dharm Singh both made centuries against Bready on Sunday.

Ardmore rediscover champions' touch as they hammer Bready

The Guildhall.

New 'sustainability' criteria will put farmers 'out of business'

UUP Alderman Derek Hussey.

Communications board for play parks call

Proposal: Independent Councillors Jason Barr and Raymond Barr.

Derry reps take issue with call for Strabane area improvements funding