The Alley Theatre cut was mooted in advance of todays special Derry City and Strabane District Councils Striking the Rate meeting, however, Derry News understands the cut was voted down. Sharon McMahon, Loughs Agency CEO, added: Following the success of last years event, we are delighted that Loughs Agency will once again play a part in the ever popular North West Angling Fair. It was imposed on us. Love LegenDerry will take place throughout the month of February and feature a programme of events and initiatives to allow locals and visitors to sample the best of our . The increases in business rates levied by the 11 councils across the North was also described as hugely disappointing by Director of the Northern Ireland Retail Consortium, Neil Johnston. 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. In the absence of a sitting assembly at Stormont, the UK government's Northern Ireland Office (NIO) will set the regional rate. As part of this Council is anticipating sign-off and commencement of the DNA project by early 2024 and is progressing business case development on a range of innovation, digital and health projects, the School of Medicine at Magee, and major regeneration projects in Strabane Town Centre and along the City Riverfront and Walled City. Map. To continue reading this article, please subscribe and support local journalism! We have a vibrant sector with local and international reach but there is no doubt there are challenges and we must be together and ready to make the most of our strengths and any opportunities as they arise. Derry City and Strabane District Councillors Published by: OpenDataNI Last updated: 16 November 2019 Topic: Not added Licence: Open Government Licence Summary A list of the current. However, the cut was voted down. Deputy Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District Council, Councillor John Boyle, warmly welcomed the Lord Mayor of London Dr Andrew Parmley to the Guildhall on 10th October, describing the visit . We have been promised a new leisure centre again and again and again. Ben Doherty played his first game at the Brandywell in five years on Friday past. It is still sitting there. 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. Worked with a Strategic Tourism Partnership to deliver objectives. 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 for. We were promised the Riverine project, which is a town park. On the basis thataverage property valuations are lower than in other Council areas, the average ratepayer in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area will continue to pay lower rates bills than average ratepayers in the majority of other Council areas. We also fund Visit Derry to the tune of 460,000, which should be coming from central government, to encourage tourism locally. The Local Council is responsible for local services, including waste and recycling, leisure and community, building control and local economic and cultural development.Most councillors are not paid a salary, but get a basic allowance for the work they do. The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016. 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. 47 Derry Rd Strabane Tyrone, BT82 8DY Tel: (028) 7125 3253 A list of the current Councillors on Derry and Strabane District Council, including their Party, Contact details, Local Government District and District Electoral Area. increase to be achieved and for Council finances to remain on a sustainable footing as Council hopes for economic recovery and a reduction in inflation levels. The proposal to increase rates in the Derry and Strabane area was put forward by Alliance councillor Phillip McKinney and seconded by Sinn Fin councillor Christopher Jackson. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. We were told time and time again it was happening, yet it has been shelved again, said Cllr Gallagher. Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. It followed approval of 250,000 for the 2023 Foyle Maritime Festival. BBC News NI understands that a regional rate increase will be struck ahead of bills being sent out in April. It says this equates to an increase of less than 40p per week. 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. 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. Aeidin McCarter, Head of Culture at Council, said the event played a key role in raising the profile of the city and district as an Angling destination. Derry City and Strabane District Council currently has a total of 5,654 non-domestic properties, of which 15% are fully exempt from rates, 65% are small businesses, who can avail of small business rates relief ranging between 20% and 50% of their rates bills, and 7% are de-rated that represents manufacturing companies for example who get derating relief of between 70%-80% of their rates bills, with the remaining 13% subject to full rates. This invite goes out to all ages and to anyone with an interest in the future of our arts and culture sector from gig-goers to promoters, artists and audiences, organisers and participants, venues and volunteers. 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Derry, BT48 7NN Last week, Mid Ulster District Council agreed to increase household rates for the 2023-24 financial year by 7.3% while Newry. Foyleside. Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles. [2] Review of Public Administration [ edit] I will not be supporting that today, said Cllr Gallagher. He also blamed Brexit, soaring energy costs and the cost-of-living crisis. Gardai confirm bodies taken following incidents in Drumkeen and Letterkenny. Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. 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,. Council. Alternatively, you can pay 0.50 per article, capped at 1 per day. It has not been delivered. Mr Moore said Council services were being impacted. info@derrystrabane.com, 47 Derry Rd Gardai confirm bodies taken following incidents in Drumkeen and Letterkenny. The Fair promotes angling as a desirable pastime for young people, underrepresented groups and women. In conclusion, the agreed District rates increase whilst necessitating considerable efficiencies and cutbacks, will enable Councilto continueto drive growth and investment across the City and Region as well as ensure the delivery of critical front-line services from street cleansing and waste, building control, planning andenvironmental health, grounds maintenance, parks and cemeteries, leisure, sport, health and community development and support, and vital corporate support services. Retail Consortium members have invested millions in and employ hundreds of workers in Derry and Strabane. The failure to form an Executive has left our public services, staff and amenities even more exposed to the impact of savage budget cuts imposed by the Tory government in London. Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism! 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. The 2023 Fair was launched this week by Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy. 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. This is the official page for Derry City and Strabane District Council. 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. Cllr Gallagher said: We were promised a footbridge there. Alliance councillor Rachel Ferguson said setting the rate had been an "extremely difficult process". Mid Ulster District Council agreed to increase household rates for the 2023-24 financial year by 7.3% while Newry. I see this as implementing Tory policy. Tel: (028) 7125 3253, A City Conversation to look at City of Culture 10 Years on, https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-city-conversation-2013-2023-tickets-542651574467, Corporate, Directorate and Improvement Plans, Sustainable Development & Energy Strategy, Policing and Community Safety Partnerships, Electoral Office for Northern Ireland Register to Vote. 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. 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. Following months of detailed engagement, savings and service cutbacks of over 3.5m have been agreed which include 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. 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. Alternatively, you can pay 0.50 per article, capped at 1 per day. Also, when the Rate is struck today, Derry City and Strabane District Council will have to collect 1.5 million off the ratepayers because the schools here will not pay what they are supposed to pay in Rates. As part of this rates process, Council has worked proactively to maintain funding to community organisations and arts and culture groups who are reliant on Council grant funding to deliver essential community services and projects, with the exception of some cutbacks to service level agreements to Visit Derry and the Millennium Forum.. A strong arts and cultural sector is a vital component of a healthy society impacting on our individual and collective well-being as well as social and economic prosperity. We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. 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. The increases in business rates levied by the 11 . The event is free but registration is essential. In addition to this, Derry 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. The 2023 Fair was launched this week by Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy. It has not been delivered. 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. Cllr Christopher Jackson (Sinn Fin) said Derry City and Strabane District Council was facing significant financial pressures because of years of Tory austerity cuts. Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. It has now been shelved as well. Strabane On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. This conversation will enable us to reflect together on what we have learned and to begin to articulate where we go from here. Other councils are expected to announce their 2023-24 rates in the coming weeks. This happens every year. I think we can ill afford that either but I would just love to know how much money was spent by Council in erecting or removing all infrastructure in the Diamond. District Rates increase for ratepayers. I would argue Derry City and Strabane District Council spends more than ten million pounds of its annual spend duplicating services which the central government should be doing. That all contributes to our Rates bill, which comes to more than 10 million per year, said Cllr Gallagher, who predicted the Rate rise of almost 8% would be voted through. "A 7.97% rise in the middle of a cost of living crisis is unthinkable and despite all parties on Council supporting motions from Aont in the last year to declare a cost of living emergency and even to establish warm banks, they have today turned their backs on that and added a further burden to ratepayers. Win tickets to Northern Ireland v England Womens Euro 2022 match, Glenapp Castle: Only a few miles from home but a million miles away, DD Travel Feature: The Unsung Shores of Portugal, Derry meeting led young Donegal woman to high profile murder, Derry workers at centre of 65,000 Covid benefit scam, DCI Caldwell murder bid: Police granted extension to question suspects, Man charged after stolen lorry hits police car, Derry republican loses court battle over cross-border travel notifications, Fergal McCusker inquest: He touched lives like an angel on earth. Contested rate rise of almost 8% for Derry City and Strabane District, Mr Johnston said he was left asking himself, What did we do to deserve this?. Derry and Strabane councillors have agreed to write to the UK Treasury requesting additional funding for its city deal at a meeting on Tuesday. The SDLP is committed to supporting families during this current emergency and our councillors, MLAs and MPs will keep fighting on behalf of people here, said Cllr Tierney. Councillors; Derry City and Strabane District. If as expected the Regional Rate is set well above 0% then ratepayers will be hit with another increase. 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. (Resigned 15 November 2007) [entry amended 22 February 2008] . 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. Despite the unprecedented challenges currently facing Council, there are, positive messages from this years rates process. The rise was supported by Sinn Fin, SDLP, UUP, DUP and Alliance councillors. Launching the Live Free for a Year campaign are brothers and Joint Directors of Setanta Construction Niall and Mark Gribbin. Council had a meeting on the issue with MLAs and MPs recently at which I challenged the MPs for talking out of both sides of their mouths because their councillors were inevitably going to vote in favour of the Rates rise. The new domestic district rate became 3.1274 per thousand capital value, an increase of 6.47%. Mourne and Down District Council agreed a rise of 5.99%. We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Over three-quarters of councillors in Northern Ireland have been subjected to abuse or intimidation, a new survey from the Local Government Association has. Their appointments will take effect from 1 March 2020 and from 1 April 2020. A former DUP councillor has joined the Ulster Unionist Party. 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.. Derry City and Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Bin; Ulster-Scots: Derry Cittie & Strbane Destrck Cooncil) is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. The candidates are SDLP Group Leader Councillor Brian Tierney (Ballyarnett), Councillor Rory Farrell (Ballyarnett), Catherine McDaid (Ballyarnett), Councillor John Boyle (The Moor), Dermott. 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. 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. 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. The Minister has appointed Councillor Rachael Ferguson, Councillor Christopher Jackson and Alderman Ryan McCready. Derry City and Strabane District Council have launched a new fitness initiative at the Foyle Arena to encourage the public to take the first steps on their fitness journey. We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. Council has requested 15m, spread over six years, to help maintain the commercial viability of the airport. The programme was approved by Councils Business and Culture Committee last week. Its decision followed a consultation carried out in November and December.. Derry City and Strabane District Councils 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. Member, Western Education and Library Board. To continue reading this article, you can subscribe for as little as 0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles! A poor election for Sinn Fin in the north-west. [1], For the purpose of elections the council is divided into seven district electoral areas (DEAs):[2]. Declan Moore, the owner of Claude's Caf on Shipquay Street, was reacting to the announcement Council had increased business rates in its area by 10.67%. We are constantly paying that back. 252 were here. 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. Just as arts and culture is for and by everyone, I would encourage anyone with an interest to come along to this event, share your thoughts and ideas and hear what others have to say., Encouraging people of all ages to sign up for the event, Cath Mc Bride, Cultural Partner on the Arts & Culture Co-delivery Group said: The whole City remembers 2013, we are aware that some of our young people and artists would have been very young at the time but they are a vital voice in this conversation.
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