The area covered by the new council has a population of 147,720 residents according to the 2011 UK census.[4]. They said: People Before Profit refused to back this betrayal of households and organisations we know are struggling while energy companies, banks and Tory corporate profiteers are posting record profits. To continue reading this article for FREE,please kindly register and/or log in. To view the agenda and rates papers in full visit -Agenda for Special Meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council on Monday 13 February 2023, 2.00 pm - Derry City & Strabane - Council, 98 Strand Road It added: 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. Ratepayers in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are facing a district rate increase of almost eight percent for the incoming financial year. We are constantly paying that back. You can view the Special Council meeting back on CouncilsYoutubechannel. Launching the Live Free for a Year campaign are brothers and Joint Directors of Setanta Construction Niall and Mark Gribbin. 47 Derry Rd Strabane Tyrone, BT82 8DY Tel: (028) 7125 3253 "The North West Angling Fair is a great opportunity for the public to see internationally renowned fly dressers practicing their art and champion fly casters demonstrating their skills on the Mourne," she said. Cllr Gallagher said: Before the merger, Strabane District Council did very little, compared to Derry City Council. Derry City Council borrowed millions of pounds and built the Foyle Arena and carried out public realms schemes. He added: The 10.67% increase from Derry City and Strabane District Council amounts to a significant increase in costs for our members. Norris calls for action to tackle road Derry cancer survivor Noeleen McMorris reveals importance of awareness, Competition! We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. (Resigned 15 November 2007) [entry amended 22 February 2008] . 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. 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. Councillors are expected to take the decision at today's (Wednesday's) meeting of Derry City and Strabane District Council's Environment and Regeneration committee. Tel: (028) 7125 3253 average 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. Councillors in Derry City and Strabane have approved a 7.97% rates increase despite strong opposition from a number of representatives. For local businesses, the rates rise will vary depending on the outcome of the new, 2023 process for each ratepayer which has seenaverage. One prominent councillor who will not be seeking re-election this year is Derry and Strabane's Deputy Mayor, Angela Dobbins. Also known as 'welcoming places', the will be set up in. 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. For local businesses, the rates rise will vary depending on the outcome of the new Reval 2023 process for each ratepayer, which has seen average rateable property values in the Council area reduced by 2.75%. It was imposed on us. One is the Airport. "We see lots of people, healthcare workers, teachers, firefighters, Housing Executive workers, Council workers, at Radio Foyle, posties at Royal Mail and many others, refusing to accept the Tory lie that there is no alternative to cuts and price hikes. 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 also hope it will positively influence the content of an event, reflecting on the City of Culture process after its first ten years, planned by the UK Department of Culture Media and Sport, which is to take place in Derry-Londonderry in September 2023, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Sandra Duffy, speaking about the arts and culture sector said: The last ten years have been challenging across all of our sectors. The new non-domestic district rate became 21.282p in the pound, an increase of 6.47%. Councillor Duffy accepted the mayoral chain from her predecessor, the. St Columb's School of Music bring The Swingles to Derry. 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. Strabane Mourne and Down District Council agreed a rise of 5.99%. Unbelievably it works out as a quadruple tax. I am not undermining what Council is doing but this rates rise comes across as the laziest option. The regional rate, set by Central Government, will be determined by the end of March and will have an impact on the overall rates bill. info@derrystrabane.com, 47 Derry Rd 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. 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. residents and businesses. On Wednesday a Derry City and Strabane District Council committee voted to return to a two-way traffic system. The savings identified will also enable Council to continue to deliver a full suite of critical front line services to ratepayers and any cutbacks in budgets agreed were made to ensure a minimal impact on the public with all services being maintained and jobs protected. Council has also invested an additional 1% into rates to address the impact of construction inflation and increased financing costs on its ambitious capital programme. 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. 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. Support our mission and join our community now. Cllr Jackson said: This has been compounded by the DUPs ongoing refusal to form an Executive which has left local councils unable to avail of the kind of rates support packages which we have benefited from in the past such as the 33 million in additional funding which Communities Minister Deirdre Hargey secured last year. To view the agenda and rates papers in full click HERE. ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW It comes after councillors were informed. https://www.derrynow.com/section/1245/advertise-with-us, Proudly Serving Derry People for 21 years, Derry projects funded at Strabane's expense - Rates rise is akin to Strabane Poll Tax - Cllr Paul Gallagher. 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! UUP Alderman Darren Guy said nobody wanted to see an increase. This move by the Councils will not help businesses or consumers.. It followed approval of 250,000 for the 2023 Foyle Maritime Festival. There is an alternative but it can only develop through resistance. Representatives of the sector will share their experiences of City of Cultures legacy throughout the day but we have deliberately planned the event so that the focus is on encouraging conversation and hearing from attendees.. Foyleside. Support our mission and join our community now. info@derrystrabane.com The council includes all of Derry City, Strabane and rural areas of north west Tyrone. It is still sitting there. 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. The local authority is Derry City and Strabane District Council . They added: This year, with the cost of living crisis even worse, they've voted for a rates increase that's more than double last year's, along with huge service cuts. A new 27m North-West Multimodal Transport Hub has been officially opened by the Mayor of Derry City and Strabane, Councillor Sandra Duffy. Basically, Strabane went into the merger with very few facilities and took on the debt of Derry City Council. This happens every year. Alliance councillor Rachel Ferguson said setting the rate had been an "extremely difficult process". We are inviting artists, organisations, venues, audiences and volunteers to share their thoughts and energies as part of an open, inclusive, honest and constructive City Conversation about arts and culture. We were told time and time again it was happening, yet it has been shelved again, said Cllr Gallagher. 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Myself and Cllr Shaun Harkin (PBP) had a motion passed at Council that our officers would seek an emergency meeting with the British Secretary of State regarding duplication of services and what relief we could obtain from central government so we did not need to impose hardship on people here. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority to its two predecessors until the new district formally came into being on 1 April 2015. 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. Nothing has been delivered, he said, and we are paying far, far more.. JOB ALERT: Pursue a career as a live-in care assistant with Bluebird Care Coleraine, Ulster University Business School - helping local businesses boost productivity and growth, JOB ALERT: Comhar Creidmheasa Ghaoth Dobhair are hiring a CEO. "We would all like to see it at zero but when you go that low you are affecting people's jobs," he added. 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. "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. info@derrystrabane.com, 47 Derry Rd 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. Please use the following details to get in contact with Derry City and Strabane District Council, through our phone enquiries, email and post. It was created as part of the 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, replacing Derry City Council and Strabane District Council. A City Conversation will take place on Wednesday 22nd March in St Columb's Hall. 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. Derry City & Strabane District Council Mayor Sandra Duffy is pictured at the launch of the Age Friendly Strategy & Action Plan with Teresa McCay, David Buchanan and Caroline Lynch from Care . Its decision followed a consultation carried out in November and December.. 252 were here. I just find it bizarre Council, seemingly fires money at such projects, without any kind of consultation or the taking on board any of the real concerns of traders, and then, literally in the next breath, when we are really struggling with all of the other hikes, it imposes a rates rise in excess of 10%. Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites. 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. The council had also agreed to make cutbacks of over 3.5m due to financial pressures, including voluntary severance, an increase in off street car parking charges and reductions in street cleansing and grounds maintenance services. We took on the airport, which is costing us approximately four million pounds per year. Strabane 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. We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. Strabane Office. 20 November 2022 Derry City and Strabane District Council said the reason for the move was to save energy and keep costs down One council in Northern Ireland has decided to switch its. A Derry city centre trader has told Derry Now that if Derry City and Strabane District Council was a business "it would be bankrupt". 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 foritsresidents and businesses. The 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 . Derry, BT48 7NN The council provided services to nearly 108,000 people, making it the third-largest of the then 26 district councils in Northern Ireland by population. 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,. Mid Ulster District Council agreed to increase household rates for the 2023-24 financial year by 7.3% while Newry. The first elections to the authority were on 22 May 2014 and it acted as a shadow authority to its two predecessors until the new district formally came into being on 1 April 2015. An angry Declan Moore said business owners in the city were already struggling with a multitude of hikes. Strabane Tyrone, BT82 8DY "Sinn Fin claimed that rates are up because Council workers got a pay rise. I will not be voting for the rate. Cllr Gallagher said: Before the merger, Strabane District Council did very little, compared to Derry City Council. Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism! 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. Can you list the top facts and stats about Derry City and Strabane District Council? Cllr Gallagher said: We were promised a footbridge there. In Strabane, people are not going to be happy. growth and the application of funding from Council reserves, has enabled. It says this equates to an increase of less than 40p per week. We have 17 regional newspapers and 18 digital sites. It brought a significant investment of resources and energies to our Arts & Culture sector. JOB ALERT: Pursue a career as a live-in care assistant with Bluebird Care Coleraine, Ulster University Business School - helping local businesses boost productivity and growth, JOB ALERT: Comhar Creidmheasa Ghaoth Dobhair are hiring a CEO. Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist. We also fund Visit Derry to the tune of 460,000, which should be coming from central government, to encourage tourism locally. Alternatively, you can pay 0.50 per article, capped at 1 per day. The rates increase struck by Council today will see an average rates bill increasing by 40.74 per annum or 78p per week. Recent times have been very difficult for retailers with the covid pandemic, energy price shocks and general inflationary pressures. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council urges everyone across the North West to 'Make March your Month to Quit'. There was a re-evaluation of rates and some schools faced a rise so they appealed that decision. The Start-Up Launch Pad North West event will see the local businesses pitch their ideas to a panel of experts for a slice of the seed funding. Derry City and Strabane District Council Derry city and Strabane District Council. Derry, BT48 7NN People in Strabane are getting all of their services cut and they will be paying a Rates rise of twice as much as they paid last year. Derry City and Strabane District Council added: As part of the rates process Council has made budgetary provision for 90m of community projects including the development of the Brandywell Sports Centre, the Daisyfield Pitches, Acorn Project and Derg Active Project in Castlederg supported by funding from UK Government Levelling Up Fund. 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. Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles. Councillor Angela Dobbins said: "It has been an honour and privilege to represent the people of Ballyarnett on our council for over a decade and to serve for the last year as Deputy Mayor of. The rates rise was met with opposition from several councillors following a meeting on Monday. Derry City and Strabane District Council have announced a short list of 16 candidates who will contend for their share of a 15k prize fund during this year's Enterprise Week. 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. 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. 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 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. The programme was approved by Councils Business and Culture Committee last week. If the Council was a business, it would be bankrupt because the answer is not to keep on asking the traders to pay more and more. The event is free but registration is essential. Despite the unprecedented challenges currently facing Council, there areseveralpositive messages from this years rates process. Detail Information Of The Property Derry City Council, Skeoge Industrial Estate, Beraghmore Road, LONDONDERRY, BT48 8SE Derry City Council, Skeoge Industrial Estate, Beraghmore Road, LONDONDERRY, is a business property located in Skeoge Ward of Derry City and Strabane District, Northern Ireland. In our book, pitting workers against ratepayers is simply wrong. Fax: (028) 7126 4858 Council has requested 15m, spread over six years, to help maintain the commercial viability of the airport. Tel: (028) 7125 3253 It added that provision had also been made for the development of a new cemetery for the west bank of the city. We were promised the Riverine project, which is a town park. Member, Western Education and Library Board. 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. Mayor launches Age-Friendly Strategy & Action Plan Two detained further over DCI Caldwell murder Man tragically dies after two vehicle Co DCI Caldwell murder bid: Police release CCTV Police in Derry investigate three burglaries. We also fund the Millennium Forum 400,000, which should be the responsibility of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, and a Skills Department, which should be done by central government. The rise was supported by Sinn Fin, SDLP, UUP, DUP and Alliance councillors. Mr Jackson said the council was facing significant financial pressures and added that local councils were unable to avail of support packages they had benefitted from in the past due to the lack of an executive. 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. District Rates increase for ratepayers. The increases in business rates levied by the 11 . Member, Rural Development Programme (Strabane District Council representative) (Registered 7 March 2008). 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. 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 ofrural revitalisation schemes in Newtownstewart, Castlederg, Sion Mills,Claudy, Eglinton and Park and continued investment in community facilities, pitches and playparks. In a statement to Derry Now, a spokesperson for Derry City and Strabane District Council said last year had seen unprecedented financial challenges for Council, residents and businesses. Monday, 27 February 2023 ePaper Gardai confirm bodies taken following incidents in Drumkeen and Letterkenny. It also promotes our Council area from a tourism perspective, highlighting the natural resources we are blessed with that make us an ideal visitor destination for anglers.. The name was changed from . Basically, Strabane went into the merger with very few facilities and took on the debt of Derry City Council. The PBP councillors said the SDLP had made a huge deal about voting against a rates hike last year. People in Strabane are getting all of their services cut and they will be paying a Rates rise of twice as much as they paid last year. Derry City and Strabane City council will establish 'warm banks' where people who can't afford to heat their homes can spend time. A report given to councillors pointed out that this 15m would bring a potential. St Columb's School of Music bring The Swingles to Derry. 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Strabane Office. How much did that cost? The average rates bill will increase by 40.74 per annum or 78p per week. Mr Moore said Council services were being impacted. A City Conversation 2013-2023 takes place on Wednesday 22nd March in St Columbs Hall. Enough is enough needs to be more than a slogan. He said: Aont stood by people today and voted against a rates rise that will push people and businesses further into crisis. In addition tothis,DerryCity 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. [2] It covers most of the northwest of Northern Ireland. Tyrone BT82 8DY He also blamed Brexit, soaring energy costs and the cost-of-living crisis. It has now been shelved as well. 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. Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions: 2014 Northern Ireland local government reform, http://www.derrycityandstrabanedistrict.com/. Ben Doherty played his first game at the Brandywell in five years on Friday past. The rates increase struck by Council today will see an average rates bill increasing by 40.74 per annum or 78p per week. A poor election for Sinn Fin in the north-west. Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. Cllr Gallagher said: We were promised a footbridge there. Despite the unprecedented challenges currently facing Council, there areseveralpositive messages from this rates. 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