Derry city articles
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£5.1m Derry Walled City Public Realm to 'transform city centre streets' works to commence this summer
At a meeting of Derry city and Strabane District Council’s Environment and Regeneration Committee on Wednesday, April 17, DfC’s North West Development Officer, Paul Mc Naught, said the £5.1 million project would “transform a number of streets adjacent with the historic City Walls”. He added: “It is the Department’s largest investment in public realm project since the completion of the Guildhall Square and Waterloo Place scheme in 2010. “Initial considerations for this project actually started in...
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'Serious incident of vandalism' at Derry's City Cemetery
Several graves were vandalised, and wreaths and momentums removed and damaged in the incident, discovered on Saturday. A PSNI spokesman said police received a report shortly after 9am on Saturday that a number of graves had been damaged. “We have identified a male suspect and are following a definitive line of inquiry in relation to the incident,” he added. Derry City and Strabane District Council confirmed that a serious incident of vandalism had taken place in the Kildrum section of the City...
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City of Derry Airport advises passengers to be aware of road closures
The Department for Infrastructure has indicated that in order to carry out surfacing work, portions of the A2 Clooney Road dual carriageway will be closed each night at 7pm and will re-open each morning at 7am at the latest. On most mornings, contractors intend having the road re-opened at 6am, according to DfI. On the evening of Saturday, April 20, and morning of Sunday, April 21, meanwhile, the city bound lanes of the dual carriageway will be closed between the roundabout at City of Derry...