Councillors at GSP today agreed to reaffirm Council’s corporate position regarding Catalonia & to write to the EU, the UK and Irish Govts & the United Nations to end their silence & complicity with the Spanish Govt’s violence repression and denial of democratic rights.
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- A notice of motion calling on the Police Ombudsman for NI to investigate the PSNI handling of the Noah Donohoe case has been passed at Full Council this evening
- 1/3 The announcement of a £105M economic package by UK Government in the Derry City & Strabane City Region is widely welcomed by City & District partners as “a significant catalyst for change and economic growth” for Derry, Strabane and the wider NW #CityDealDerryStrabane
- Cllr Lilian Seenoi Barr is the new Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District Council accepting the Mayoral chain from her predecessor Cllr Patricia Logue at the Council AGM tonight at the Guildhall.
- Derry YouTuber @TheNewAdamb99 will perform this week's city Christmas lights switch-on with @mayordcsdc and Santa Adam is paving the way for a new generation of YouTubers by creating dynamic, family-friendly and hilarious content: bit.ly/2OTu7Xi #ChristmasDerryStrabane
- We did it!!! Derry has laid claim to the World Record for the most people in one place taking part in the famous Rock the Boat dance A verified total of 1,888 people lined Shipquay Street Saturday’s record attempt which breaks the current record of 1,809
- Following Full Council meeting last week it was agreed that Council buildings will be lit up in the Palestinian colours to show its support for international day of solidarity for Palestine on Wednesday 29 November.
- Mark Farren's parents, Michael and Kathleen, share their pride at seeing the new mural in memory of their son as part of the Mark Farren Stand in the Ryan McBride Brandywell Stadium. Mayor Brian Tierney & Philip O'Doherty, Chairman of Derry City FC, also talk about Mark's legacy.
00:00 - Members attending a virtual meeting of Full Council today voted in favour of reducing the threshold of support needed to erect bilingual street signage, from the current 66% of street residents to 15%.
- The Margie family from Letterkenny in their traditional Ghost Pirates costume 🏴☠️
- Council has approved funding for the construction of a rainbow pedestrian crossing in the Council area to show support for the Foyle Pride movement. The proposal was unanimously supported & will be the first in NI.
- Some images of the Pennyburn foot & cycle bridge structure being set in place by contractor FP McCann Ltd tonight. Great progress on this 63m bridge project that also includes 660m extra greenway at Bay Road Park. Funded with support from @SEUPB @CommunitiesNI
- The international Clipper Round the World Yacht Race will return to Derry~Londonderry in 2020 A new partnership agreement has been formed between Council and the Clipper Race to acquire the status of Host Port Partner The race begins on Sunday 1st September this year #FMF2020
- What a spectacular finish to the Voyages Showcase at the @foylemaritime - a double helping of fireworks! Thank you to the tens of thousands of people who joined us on the quay The festival continues over the weekend, full programme at foylemaritime.com #fmf18























