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Just 15 social housing units under construction in Mid Ulster

SDLP MLA for Mid Ulster, Patsy McGlone, has said the Executive’s current strategy on social housing is continuing to fail to meet housing need in the Mid Ulster constituency. In response to Assembly Questions from the Mid Ulster MLA, the Communities ...

29 Jul 2022 at 09:33

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Council working as part of multi-agency response to flooding

Derry City and Strabane District Council is working with relevant agencies as part of a multi-agency response to provide urgent support and assistance to those affected by flooding following severely heavy rain and flooding on Saturday evening ...

24 Jul 2022 at 16:33

Derry News

Durkan: Child Funeral Fund "will make a real difference to many families in the most difficult of circumstances"

SDLP Foyle MLA, Mark H Durkan, has welcomed the establishment of the Child Funeral Fund. It will provide a one-off payment of £3,056 to help families with funeral costs for a child under 18 or a still-birth after 24 weeks. Mr Durkan paid ...

06 Jun 2022 at 17:33

Local News

Derry building named one of North's 'most inspirational'

A Derry building has been named one of the North's 'most inspirational' projects. The Chroi Community Benefit Hub on Trench Road in the Waterside area of the city has been revealed as one of the most impressive recent building projects ...

23 May 2022 at 15:33

Local News

Derry district has highest homeless rate in the North

A local government district in County Derry has the highest rate of people presenting as homeless in Northern Ireland, data released by the Department for Communities (DfC) has shown. Derry City and Strabane recorded 2,085 cases of ...

17 Mar 2022 at 09:33

Local News

'One size fits all' approach to parking will not do, says local Council

A local Council have told the Department for Communities (DfC) that a single solution to the problem of inconsiderate pavement parking will not work for all areas in Northern Ireland. At last week's meeting of Mid Ulster District ...

17 Mar 2022 at 19:33

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Time 'running out' on stadium funding, says MLA

East Derry MLA Claire Sugden has urged the NI Executive to roll out a promised £40m football stadium funding programme to clubs including Coleraine FC, before the Assembly is dissolved for May’s election. The Sub Regional Stadia ...

21 Mar 2022 at 17:33

Derry News

Durkan slams Department for Communities on Arts funding disparity

SDLP Foyle candidate Mark H Durkan has criticised the persistent failure of the Department for Communities (DfC) and its successive Ministers, to tackle regional imbalance within the Arts Sector. Mr Durkan stated that the ...

26 Apr 2022 at 11:33

Derry News

Tierney: Football clubs frustrated by lack of progress on Phase 2 of Sub Stadia funding

SDLP Foyle candidate, Brian Tierney, has spoken of the frustration felt by the city's two football clubs – Derry City and Institute – over the ongoing delays regarding access to the Regional Sub Stadia funding. Phase 2 ...

15 Apr 2022 at 17:33

Northern Ireland

Stadia funding scheme is ‘crucial for boosting women in football’

The long-awaited scheme to upgrade football stadia in Northern Ireland will be a crucial part of the development of women’s football in the region, an Assembly committee has been told. Gerard Lawlor and Steven Mills ...

10 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Northern Ireland

Scheme flaws saw wealthy sports clubs paid Covid cash they did not need – report

Flaws in a Covid-19 hardship fund for sporting organisations saw wealthy clubs secure cash they did not need, a Stormont report has found. The Assembly’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) investigation found that the ...

25 Feb 2022 at 01:25

Derry Now

Cllr Harkin: Minister Hargey in danger of providing "divisive two-tier system" for Community and Voluntary workers

A Derry Councillor has claimed that Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey “is in danger of promoting a divisive two-tier system in workplaces” within the Community and Voluntary (C&V) sector. Cllr Shaun Harkin of ...

21 Feb 2022 at 12:33

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