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Derry’s population rises as census figures released By RORY MOONEY
Derry’s population is on the rise again according to the latest 2011 census figures. The number of people living
in Derry has increased from 105,000 ten years in 2001 to 107,877 people. Derry now accounts for six per-
cent of the total population of Northern Ireland. The 2011 census figures have revealed that a staggering 45
percent of households in Derry have at least one person with a long-term health problem or disability.
Throughout the northwest Derry also has the highest proportion of households with dependent children at 11 percent, followed by Strabane with 8.7 percent and Limavady on 8.2 percent.
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Pictured at the PCSP Public meeting in the Caw /Nelson Drive Cultural and Community Centre are from left, Councillor Thomas Conway, Chairperson, Linda Watson, Independent member and host, Caroline Hill, Crime Prevention Officer, Independent vice-chairperson, Catherine Pollock and Foyle Area Commander, Chief Inspector Jon Burrows.
The census figures show that Derry is still overwhelmingly a nationalist city with 52 percent claiming to be Irish, with just 20 percent of those living in Derry to be British. Figures have revealed that there is an almost equal split between Catholics and Protestants throughout Northern Ireland and that 75 percent are Catholic and 22 percent Protestant in Derry. The latest census figures have shown that 12 percent of those over the age of 65 are from the Derry area, with 1.1 percent of people over the age of 85. Derry has the second highest proportion of single people in Northern Ireland at 42 percent.
1,580 businesses awarded rates relief in two years Over one thousand businesses in Derry have been awarded rates relief, it has been releaved. The assembly was told that 1,580 businesses in the Derry City Council area had benefited from the ‘Small Business Rate Relief’ scheme since April 2010. The Finance Minister was responding to a question from Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey who asked the minister how many companies had applied and been granted rates relief in the Foyle constituency since the inception of the scheme. Finance minister Sammy Wilson revealed that, “There is no application procedure for Small Business Rate Relief. “Relief is applied automatically by Land & Property Services to all businesses that qualify. “Information on the number of companies that have been granted Small Business Rate Relief since the inception of the scheme is not available at constituency level as data is collated at district council level only. As at 25th November 2012, Small Business Rate Relief has been awarded for a total of 1,580 properties within the Derry City Council area since the scheme commenced in April 2010.”
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New figures reveal number of nursery places yet to be filled By RORY MOONEY New figures have revealed that 16 children have yet to be placed for nursery school for this academic year. The figures were revealed by Education Minister John O’Dowd following a question from Foyle MLA Mark Durkan. Mr Durkan asked the minister how many children in the Derry City Council (DCC) area have not been received a nursery school place for 2012/13 academic year. The Minister revealed that the admissions process for nursery places comprised of two stages and that a staggering 111 ‘target age’ children had not been placed by the end of the first stage of the process.
Out of the 111 children not placed by the end of the first stage, a further 57 applicants were places following submitting further preferences. The minister confirmed that 16 children had been placed at all for this academic year. The minister told the Assembly: “In the period that has elapsed since the process concluded, Western Education and Library Board records that 16 target children remain unplaced. “These are children of parents who either did not engage fully with both stages of the process or whose applications were submitted after the deadline which apply to the process.”
Republican was aggressive in prison By RORY MOONEY A Derry republican, who claims that he was assaulted by prison officers, became aggressive in Maghaberry prison before he was due to go court, it has been claimed. Waterside based MLA Pat Ramsey asked Justice Minister David Ford to detail “the circumstances surrounding the assault of Tony Taylor, a prisoner in Roe House, where he sustained a broken wrist while awaiting transport to court.” Mr Ramsey also asked “whether, as has been moot-
ed, Mr Taylor began the altercation, how he did so when handcuffed and connected to a chain which meant that he could not lift his hands.” The local SDLP MLA also asked “whether any prison officers have been charged by the PSNI or reprimanded by the Prison Service in relation to misconduct.” Mr Ford replied: “Following an investigation into the circumstances surrounding this incident, it was found that the prisoner became aggressive when refused permission to
bring documents to court. “Under the Data Protection Act (1998) it would be inappropriate for me to comment on the specific details of the investigation other than to confirm that the prisoner has been informed that no evidence has been found to support his complaint that he was assaulted by a member of prison staff.” The alleged incident took place last month on the same day that Cookstown prison officer David Black was murdered.
No grit for Ebrington By RORY MOONEY Ebrington Square will not be gritted this winter. Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy made the announcement following a question from SDLP MLA Mark Durkan. Mr Durkan asked the minister
whether the Ebrington site in Derry will be gritted this winter. Mr Kennedy told the assembly that the Roads Service advised him that Ebrington was, “not part of the public road network and consequently is not included in its gritting schedule.”
Pupils of Belmont house school present Noel McGonagle from the Foyle hospice with a cheque for £406. Included in the photo are Susanne McClay, Shaun Kuzyk, Emmet Doherty, Ryan McKeever, Head girl Jordan Galaway, Principal Nuala Begley and form teacher Pat McGinley
Public Information Session for Waterside residents
Derry City Council has hosted a public information sharing session for residents to receive an update on the proposed campervan and camping facilities at St Columb’s Park. Invitations were issued to over 850 residents in the immediate catchment area, identified as all streets adjoining the Limavady Road from Bonds Street as far as the Caw roundabout, to attend the open consultation meeting at St Columb’s Park House. John Kelpie Strategic Director, Derry City Council at a recent Environmental Service meeting the said the session offered a chance for all members of the public to view the plans for the facility which will be on display. Continuing he said: “A planning application has been submitted earlier this year to develop a site adjacent to St Columb’s Park to cater for both campervans and camping in order to ensure an adequate and varied supply of accommodation in 2013.” The formal planning application was lodged with the Planning Service in August 2012 for 32 designated sites for campervans and camping facilities at St. Columb’s Park. For more information on the Public Information Session or details on the planning application for the proposed development contact Colin Kennedy, Parks Development Manager on 02871 365151 Ex 6816 or email at colin.kennedy@derrycity. gov.uk
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£12 Million EU funding confirmed for North West Regional Science Park Over £12 million of funding, from the European Union’s INTERREG IVA Programme, has been awarded to extend the successful science park model currently operating in Belfast to the North West. The project will involve the construction of a 50,000 sq ft science park facility at Fort George in Londonderry and a 20,000 sq ft extension to the Co-Lab facility at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. If both sites achieve maximum occupancy by 2019 the project has the potential to create up to 285 added value jobs directly and add impetus to the creation of a knowledge-based economy in the region. Project partners include the Northern Ireland Science Park (NISP) Foundation Ltd, Letterkenny Institute of Technology and the North West Region Cross Border Group (NWRCBG). The funding provided for the project, under the EU’s INTERREG IVA Programme, is man-
aged by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). Commenting on the project, Pat Colgan, Chief Executive with the SEUPB, said: “The high level of European Union assistance, which has been awarded to this cross-border project, is a testament to its potential to enhance the North West economy. Not only will it support the growth and development of a new wave of innovative businesses, but it will also help to create longterm employment opportunities for the region”. The project will construct a commercial and research centre in Derry to act as a satellite park of the internationally acclaimed Northern Ireland Science Park, based in Belfast. It will also establish a similar centre in Letterkenny which will extend the reach of the NISP into the whole of the North West Business Technology Zone. Match-funding for the North West Regional Science Park project has been
provided by the Department of Finance and Personnel in Northern Ireland and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in Ireland. Upon completion the project will provide an ‘Innovation Eco System’ that will enable new and existing technology-based businesses to enhance their competitiveness. It will also help to maximise investment in the EU INTERREG IVA supported Kelvin project which has significant increased the telecommunications infrastructure of the North West. The Fort George site is owned by the Department for Social Development. Commenting on the project the Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland, MLA said: “This is an exciting time for the people of Londonderry, it signifies the first major step in making the regeneration envisaged for Fort George a reality and has the poten-
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Men charged with Creggan bomb Three alleged members of the new IRA have appeared at Londonderry Magistrates Court charged in connection with the discovery of a rocket in the city last week. Jason Lee Ceulman, 42, from Lecky Road, Neil Christopher Hegarty, 47, from Sackville Street, and Damien Harkin, 47, from Westland Avenue were also charged with conspiracy to commit murder. The case was adjourned until Thursday. All three of the defendants
refused to recognise the court when the charges were put to them. The court was told by a detective constable that she believed she could connect the accused to the charges. The officer also said that she believed all three were members of the new IRA. However following legal arguments the district judge agreed to adjourn the hearing until Thursday, when all three will appear by video link.
Flag protesters could face charges
By RORY MOONEY
The PSNI in Derry have confirmed that people involved with last Sunday’s flag protests could be charged. Protesters staged a demonstration in protest of Belfast City Council’s decision to restrict the number of days the Union flag flies over Belfast City Hall. Approximately 300 people attended the protest which passed off peacefully. However a police spokesper-
son confirmed that they had carried out ‘evidence gathering’ and that a file will be prepared for the Public Prosecution Service if any charges are to be brought. A large police presence blocked the cityside of the Peace Bridge were protesters had gathered after walking through Ebrington Square. Police escorted protesters from the Fountain back to area through the city centre.
Police appeal following Rosemount sex attack Police in Derry have appealed for information following the serious sexual assault of a teenager last Wednesday. The attack occurred in the Rosemount area of the city on Wednesday, December 5 on an 18 year-old girl. Officers have appealed for information following the attack which they described as a “serious sexual assault.” Details of the incident were released at the weekend when detectives from the PSNI Rape Crime Unit issued the appeal to anyone who was in the area at the time to come forward. Investigating officers are particularly keen to speak to a taxi driver who collected a fare, a male and female pas-
senger from the Shipquay Street area of the city, “sometime after 1.30am and took them to the Rosemount area. We are keen to hear from him as he may have information which may assist officers with their investigation,” said a PSNI spokesperson. “Police are working to establish the details of this incident and are asking anyone who may have been in the Rosemount area and who may have seen the female or who saw anything suspicious to contact them immediately.” Detectives at the Rape Crime Unit can be contacted on 0845 600 8000 or information can be passed anonymously to independent Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.
Free Santa event in Ebrington A free event inviting children to Ebrington Square to help Santa as he prepares for Christmas, is to take place. The free event, which runs from December 17-23 will consist of interactive workshops, pyrotechnic shows, fire performers and walkabout characters from 5-9pm each evening, offers children the opportunity to help elves load and paint Santa’s sleigh and meet the man himself.
Santa will present every child that helps with a certificate and participants will also be in with a chance of winning a family break. Ilex’s Cultural Broker Caoimhin Corrigan said: “This fun, free, festive event is a great opportunity for local families and those from outside the city to share in the excitement of Christmas by helping Santa in his preparations at his workshop in Ebrington Square.
New farming maps should be scrutinised immediately
Sinn Féin Councillor Paul Fleming has called on farmers to give the new mapping system, soon to be sent out from the Department of Agriculture their urgent attention. Councillor Paul Fleming said: "In order to meet the criteria set down by the EU Commission every new map must state the Maximum Eligible Area on which the Single Farm Payment for 2013 will be based. "The Department will shortly issuing every farmer with a new map but it will be the sole responsibility of the farmer to ensure that their map is correct. "It is therefore crucial farmers scrutinise these new maps and report any amendments to the department as soon as possible as any failure to report changes may lead to loss of the SFP or worse still a penalty being levied upon the farm. "I would call on farmers to give these new maps their full attention and not to leave it to the last minute as this may also delay their claim. The Department will also be issuing advice on how to check the new maps and farmers should take time to read and if they are unsure seek assistance from a local representative or the Department."
PSNI Appeal Police in Derry are appealing for information following a bogus charity collector operating in the City over the past week. The man is described as being in his 50’s, large build, unshaven and wearing an earring in his left ear. It is understood the man is purporting to be collecting on behalf of St. Vincent de Paul charity. Police would advise the general public that if somebody calls to your shop or at your door unexpectedly selling goods or collecting for a charity, ask to see identification. If you are not entirely satisfied they are who they are claiming to be, call the free Quick Check number - 0800 0132290. A trained operator will contact the company the caller claims to represent to ensure that they are genuine. If they are not or the operator thinks there is anything suspicious, they will contact police immediately. Police are reminding the public to be vigilant and if you are concerned please call police on 0845 600 8000.
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North West Regional College improvement welcomed “I have been working now for three years to ensure that key issues within the College are addressed.” SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey
SDLP Foyle MLA Pat Ramsey has welcomed the announcement by the North West Regional College that a College Improvement Plan to address critical issues on the functions and operation of the College has been devised. Mr Ramsey said: “I have been working now for three years to ensure that key issues within the College are addressed, with a particular emphasis on employee relations and legacy issues around redundancies and communication between management and staff. I want to welcome the
effort the management team and Governors of the College are making, and their aim of making the North West College the best further education college in Britain and Ireland is one I share with them. “The initial focus of the plan outlined by the College, being addressing communication, leadership and key performance, are a step in the right direction, but it is also key that within the leadership aspect of the plan, the College recognise its key role within the community to address issues of youth unemployment and to
work alongside industry to build the skills of young people in the North West to assist in the economic rejuvenation of this region. “The focus going forward must be on STEM subjects, with clear objectives and targets in line with the needs of our local economy and the educational aims of our students.” However Mr Ramsey has called for a robust employee relations strategy to be included in any adopted plans. “I want to call on the College now to come together with stakeholders internally and externally to address employee relations which have been the subject of a DEL investigation after a long and difficult period for some employees that I have been raising for a considerable period. “Re-building the relationships with the community, staff and local representatives is crucial, and I am happy to commit myself to openly and honestly engaging with the college to address the difficult issues it faces in that area.”
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Bosses praise staff over hospital fire The chair of the Western Trust has praised staff at Altnagelvin Hospital who acted quickly to safely secure over 120 patients who had to be evacuated due to a fire on the roof of the Tower Block building last month. Speaking at the Trust Board meeting for December Gerard Guckian said: “Our staff showed tremendous leadership and resilience during and after the incident. “They acted quickly to safely secure over 120 patients who had to be evacuated as a result of a fire on the roof of the
Tower Block building. Staff have kept the hospital operational and have worked tirelessly to limit any disruption to front line patient care. This is truly remarkable.” Chief Executive of the Western Trust, Elaine Way commented: “It has been almost two weeks since the fire incident occurred. Since then our main focus has been on ensuring patient care continues in a safe and comfortable environment. “We have therefore secured additional funding of almost £1million to acceler-
ate the planned rolling programme of development for the hospital site. Temporary measures are being put in place to ensure this happens in the safest way. “Following confirmation that the fire was not as a result of the fabric of the building the Trust has decided to reopen Ward 8 for the care of patients who are mobile. “This will be kept under review whilst the Trust continues with the wider rolling programme of developments for the Altnagelvin Hospital site.”
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Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue has condemned the mugging of a women walking through the Columbcille Court area of the Bogside last week. Councillor Logue said "This must have been a very frightening experience for the victim of this crime. The area has been busy the few past weeks with people passing through it on their way to the city centre for late night Christmas shopping and using the nearby Pilots Row Community Centre. “I would urge anyone out walking at night time to be vigilant as there appears to be an upsurge in a spate of robberies
Sinn Féin Councillor Patricia Logue and thefts in the city over the past week. I hope the victim of this attack makes a full recovery and if
anyone has information on those behind this attack and others to contact the police.”
New drive to increase overseas visitors for 2013 Derry’s reign as the City of Culture will be a key feature in plans to sell Northern Ireland to the overseas market in 2013, Tourism Minister Arlene Foster announced, today. Launching Tourism Ireland’s marketing plans for next year, Arlene Foster said 2013 would provide many opportunities to build on the foundations of the increased awareness created by the ni2012 campaign. The Minister said: “A major programme of promotional
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Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following an attempted armed robbery at a mobile shop in the Carnhill area last night, Sunday December 9. At 11.05pm, two masked males, one armed with a handgun, entered the shop and demanded money before they fled emptyhanded. The shop staff were not injured during the incident. Both males are described as being around 5ft 10in tall and medium build. One was wearing black jeans, black trainers and a black North Face coat and yellow gloves. The other male was wearing a blue hoody, dark tracksuit bottoms and yellow gloves. Police are asking anyone who may have seen the males in the area or has any information to contact them on 0845 600 8000 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
activity is being planned around Londonderry as the UK City of Culture, and this will allow Tourism Ireland to put the city, and Northern Ireland, on the map in a completely new way. “Tourism Ireland aims to attract more visitors from overseas with a focus on the City of Culture events.” Chief Executive of Tourism Ireland, Niall Gibbons, said: “Next year is about delivering growth in the continuing difficult climate. Despite the uncertainty sur-
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Abuse directed at Christmas staff wrong Abuse being directed at people working over Christmas has been condemned by a local councillor. Sinn Féin Councillor Colly Kelly has called on people locally to respect workers in the retail and hospitality sector in the weeks leading up to Christmas. He made his call as many people take up positions of part time work in Derry for the Christmas period. Councillor Kelly said; “Over recent years there is a growing concern about the abuse directed at workers in the retail and hospitality sector in the weeks leading up to Christmas. For many of these workers it’s their first job, many of those taking up these positions are young students or people who have been out of the work force for some time. “Obviously the Christmas period can be a very stressful period for people but sadly
on many occasions now it’s not uncommon for people to be seen verbally abuse members of staff in our city centre shops, restaurants and hotels. This is simply not acceptable; these workers are doing very long hours, many just going straight from their studies to the shop floor and working up to 10pm and long hours over the weekends. “The last thing they need is someone shouting abuse at them because the shop hasn’t got the right size in something or they didn’t get milk with their tea or coffee. “Verbal abuse from customers is very hurtful and can leave staff very upset. “We all understand Christmas and the New Year can be a stressful time, but I am appealing to customers in Derry and people heading out for the annual Christmas party to think twice before they abuse staff.”
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Derry in line for super fast broadband Derry is set to reap the rewards of super fast broadband following the Chancellor’s autumn statement. In a boost to the city’s economy, the announcement by the Chancellor means that Derry will be transformed into a ‘super-connected city’. The city will now be able to compete for business, investment and jobs with the world’s top digital cities due to the improvements that are to be carried. Welcoming the announcement the Mayor Kevin Campbell said that the successful bid will ensure the city will achieve status as a world class digital city and be in a strong position to attract investment and enhance its current digital offering. He commented: “We are delighted that Derry City Council’s bid has been successful. We are confident that we will now be able to support the development of ultrafast broadband networks within a number of key economic development zones across the City (Digital Zones) and put in place the infrastructure required
to provide fibre to the premises (FTTP) to make them capable of supporting ultrafast services at affordable prices.” Sharon O’Connor, Derry City Council Town Clerk and Chief Executive paid tribute to everyone involved in the bid process saying she was confident this announcement would allow the Council to extend its existing wireless city network to cover other parts of the city and enhance existing network capacity to meet future demands. She said Council also intended to look at ways to help small to medium enterprises to assist with the connection costs. Foyle MP Mark Durkan also welcomed the announcement: “I warmly welcome that Derry is one of 12 ‘smaller cities’ to benefit from the £50m Urban Broadband Fund to help expand the coverage of ultra-fast broadband and high-speed public wifi services in the city. “We must commend everyone in Digital Derry for an exciting proj-
ect and Derry City Council for their involvement in their successful bid for the “super-connected cities” fund. Mr Durkan said. Derry is one of twelve cities across the UK to be awarded a share of £50 million from the sec-
ond wave of the Super-Connected Cities Programme fund. This will help provide homes and businesses with ultrafast broadband (at least 80-100Mbps) and high speed wireless Internet access.
Boost to local construction industry welcomed SDLP Shantallow councillor Angela Dobbins has expressed her support for the increase of employment within the construction industry. Cllr Dobbins was talking after the Planning Department granted approval for a residential development at Skeoge Link by Braidwater and the associated construction of a spine road for further developments will contribute to rekindle the construction industry. Cllr Dobbins said: “Coupled with exciting news of further housing developments such as Bradleys Pass, Whitehouse etc, hotels and the proposed science park at Fort George, this will prove a significant boost to our dwindling construction firms in the present economic climate and with the success of the Peace Bridge, Ebrington site and the new Premier Inn. “I can only hope this will pave the way of a brighter future for our construction industry. Plans for development by McGinnis Group and the timely news of an increase to its workforce at Allpipe Engineering are exciting stepping stones to re-ignite the industry and create employment in our city ahead of the City of Culture celebrations. “I would also strongly urge the proposed developers to employ local workers in their workforce and give Derry the economic drive it deserves.”
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Strathfoyle cash machine vandalism condemned Vandals who destroyed a cash machine in the Strathfoyle area of the Waterside have been condemned. Sinn Fein councillor Paul Fleming expressed his condemnation at vandals who smashed up a cash machine in Strathfoyle at the weekend. Councillor Fleming said, “I would urge anyone who has
PSNI Appeals Detectives in Derry investigating the armed robbery at commercial premises at Mountjoy Terrace on Sunday November 25 are appealing for witnesses. Police want to speak to anyone who may have seen two males in the Mountjoy Terrace area between 3.30pm and 4.50pm or if they saw
information on who was behind the vandalism of the cash machine in Strathfoyle to bring it forward to the police straight away. “It’s absolutely ridiculous that anyone would even contemplate attacking what is an essential community facility. People rely on this very important facility and without
two males running in the direction of Northland Road and Academy Road at around 4.50pm. One of the males is described as being approximately 6’ tall, slim build, wearing dark gloves, navy hoodie with white writing across the chest and a dark scarf across his face. Detectives in Derry are appealing for information following a number of burglaries at chapels in the City on
it they would to have travel miles to get access to a bank machine. “That’s the last thing anyone either wants to have to do or can afford if they are looking to access small amounts of money to get the likes of credit on a card for electricity in the middle of winter or buy a loaf of bread or pint of milk.”
a number of occasions in the past few weeks. Money was stolen from a candle shrine at St. Patrick’s Chapel, Buncranna Road. Money was also stolen from charity boxes after a prayer room was broken into at St. Brigid’s Church in Carnhill. Police are asking anyone with information on any of these stories to report it to police on 0845 600 8000 or call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Art exhibition in aid of RNLI A cross boarder art exhibition to raise badly needed funding for a new boat for the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) in Buncrana is to be held throughout December. Artists from Derry and Buncrana will have their work on show and TV Community Chef Brian McDermott will be opening the official art exhibition launch on this Friday. Exhibition curator Gary Petrie spoke to the City Herald about the exhibition. "I've always supported the RNLI, when I lived in the UK,” Mr Petrie said. “The RNLI work voluntary and risk their lives every time they are called for assistance. Now being a resident in Buncrana and that Ireland is my home, I am in a position to assist in their efforts to raise funds towards buying a new but more powerful vessel. “Providing a charitable exhibition gives real satisfaction and I am hoping next year my business ventures will generate funds for the
Artists Paul Kerr and Josie Muldowney with Gary Petrie exhibition curator. RNLI too.” Mr Petrie also confirm that he had been in discussions to raise corporate funds for the RNLI. “I have been in discussion during the summer with John McCarter - the RNLI Operations Manager at Lough Swilly - who is in liaison with RNLI Head quarters to identify if more corporate fund raising ventures can be achieved.” Mr Petrie continued by thanking chef Brian McDermott for taking time to launch the exhibition. “It's fantastic that we are fortunate that Brian has a free slot in his busy schedule and great he is supporting our chari-
table event. “There's a great synergy, for Brian's aim and ethos is connecting local community people with local food, like we are a local community group of artists with the same goal and we wish to educate our local communities and encourage them identify the great artistic talent that Derry and Inishowen have to offer coupled with encouraging local people to try an art class or embrace painting at home to gain a greater satisfaction and a good sense of creativity as well as achievement.” The exhibition will feature poetry, sculptures and photography from
various local artists. All donations to the RNLI when attending would be appreciated and there will be a raffle and an auction and people will be asked to bid to win several desired items given from local businesses and a painting from established painter Paul Kerr. The raffle will comprise of first, second and third being a painting in which the winner will be able to choose one from the exhibition. The Buncrana Cross Border Art Exhibition is open to the public from Saturday Dec 15 - 22 from 10.306.30pm.
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Mayor welcomes phased completion of cemetery extension
Mayor Kevin Campbell cutting the ribbon to mark the completion of City Cemetery Phase II. Included, from left, are Jim Gallagher, Derry City Council, Phyllis Callan, cemeteries officer, Derry City Council, John Eggleston, designer/landscape architect, Linda Martin, Doran Consultants, John Craig, Newtownstewart Construction, Mandla Khumalo, Doran Engineer, Danny McCartney, Derry City Council, John Kelpie, Derry City Council, and Denis McKinney, Newtownstewart Construction. (Photo Tom Heaney, nwpresspics)
Mayor of the city, Cllr Kevin Campbell today welcomed the completion of Phase III of the civil engineering and landscaping works, carried out to extend available burial ground at the City Cemetery, Lone Moor Road. A final section, phase IV, will commence in early 2014 bringing the extension of the City Cemetery to a close. The completion of Phase III works was marked at the City Cemetery with the official opening of the restored “Chapel Garden” by the Mayor Cllr Kevin Campbell where the designers and contractors commissioned by Derry City Council, Newtownstewart Construction , Doran Consulting and MWA respectively, were applauded for their work. Commenting at the event Mayor Cllr Kevin Campbell said: “We are delighted with the completed work, which contributes to the phased development of the cemetery and forms part of the City Engineer’s Departmental Annual Service Plan for 2012/13. The complex remodelling of the previously steeply sloped site has created an additional 1200 burial plots, all of which are accessible to persons with restricted mobility. The project has also been the
spur for the restoration of the historic gardens adjacent to the cemetery church building, which is now available to the public as an area of quiet reflection when visiting the City Cemetery . The completion of the work coincides with the recent launch of the visitor guide and map of the City Cemetery, which offers a new perspective to tourists on the headstones and history of those buried in this 19th Century cemetery.” John Kelpie, Strategic Director, Derry City Council said: “The Principal Contractor has carried out the works diligently and to a very high standard of workmanship. We are delighted that the civil engineering and landscaping work at the cemetery has been finished on budget and six weeks ahead of the original contract completion date.” As part of the recent extension works, traffic calming measures have also been installed on the main avenue and new public toilets, car parking, seating and litter bins have been provided within the new burial area. For more information contact City Cemetery Management on 02871362615.
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It has been announced that veteran rockers Status Quo will play in Derry next year as part of the city’s Culture celebrations. The Quo will play Ebrington Square on June 22 and will be the first time the Rockin’ all over the World stars will play in Derry since 1988. Meanwhile, popular UTV programme, ‘Lesser Spotted Ulster’ has confirmed a series of 12 special one hour programmes called Lesser Spotted Culture, will be shown on UTV starting mid January to mark the city’s year as City of Culture in 2013. In each monthly programme, Joe Mahon, the host of the longrunning series, will explore events with particular significance or resonance for the city – in terms of its own unique history, heritage and culture. Joe Mahon said: “Lesser Spotted Culture will adopt a relaxed, en-
tertaining but always respectful approach when talking to local people and internationally renowned artists alike. “A fabulous line-up of artistic and cultural activities has been planned for this year, many of them of international importance and prestige. Our series will highlight some of these events and put them in the context of the history, culture and natural environment of the city and surrounding areas. “Events like The Turner Prize, the Field Day premieres and the AllIreland Fleadh will be hugely popular but, underlying the glamour and glitter of such highlights, there will be a range of activities that emanate from the indigenous culture of the city. “In the longer term, they may prove to be no less important in terms of the legacy they leave behind.
“Our series will ensure that this, ‘lesser spotted’ culture gets its fair share of the limelight.” Shona McCarthy, Culture Company chief executive said: “Lesser Spotted Culture is a fantastic platform to showcase the rich cultural heritage of the city, and the diverse cultural offer, especially next year during our year as UK City of Culture. “Further to the great success of Lesser Spotted Ulster, we are thrilled to be partnering with UTV and Joe Mahon to deliver a wonderful series, and couldn’t think of a better person than Joe, a son of the city, to take the lead. “It will undoubtedly be a highlight on the 2013 monthly calendar, and I for one will be tuning in.” Tickets for the Status Quo gig can be found online at www.millenniumforum.co.uk.
Think twice before buying a puppy for Christmas this year As the countdown for Christmas begins, Derry City Council is appealing to members of the public who may be thinking of buying a puppy as a gift this year to put a considerable amount of thought into the purchase. Senior Environmental Officer Enda Cummins has made the appeal saying: “We know that the gift of a puppy will make a very special present for someone this Christmas however we would urge people to think long about the responsibility keeping an animal involves. The standard dog licence fee is £12.50 and can be purchased from Derry City Council offices Environmental Health Department. A dog licence is free to anyone over 65 years of age for one dog but
is £5.00 for any additional dogs. Licence fees are also discounted to £5.00 if the dog owner is in receipt of an income-related benefit (income support or housing benefit), or if the dog is neutered or sterilized. The Dogs Trust has been running a FREE microchipping campaign through vets, vet nurses, Jollies and the Dogs Trust roadshows/events for the last 7 months resulting in over 100,000 dogs being microchipped. This offer will end on 31st December 2012 so we would urge owners to avail of this fantastic offer. The normal veterinary charge for microchipping ranges from £20.00 to £30.00. Mr Cummins also highlighted the importance of responsible dog owner-
is your business dressed for success Derry City Council’s Business Opportunities Programme presents Style the City; an exciting new initiative that enables local businesses to take advantage of two visual merchandising master classes. Specialist one to one mentoring will also be available for 15 businesses with invaluable and practical advice on how to effectively enhance their business premises. The first master class is being held on Tuesday 20th November 2012 in the Tower Hotel from 10:00am - 4:00pm. Learn more, visit www.derrycity.gov.uk/ businessopportunities
ship. "Barking dogs are the number one noise complaint that Council receives every year. We would ask that owners never let their dog become a nuisance to their neighbour, never let it stray and always clean up after it. Please note that a £75 fixed penalty fine can be issued for dog offences with maximum court fines ranging from £1000 to £2,500. For advice on responsible dog ownership and tips on how to train your dog not to nuisance bark please contact your Dog Wardens on 028 71365151”. For more information on responsible dog ownership visit www. d e r r y c i t y. g o v. u k / Council-Services/Environmental-Health/ Public-Health-Protection-Team
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Police in Foyle Launch NOT EVEN ONE - PSNI Operation Season’s Greetings Winter Drink Drive Operation Police in Derry have launched an operation to take steps to keep local people safe in their homes, safe on the roads and safe when they’re out socialising over the Christmas period.. As part of the Northern Ireland wide ‘Operation Season’s Greetings’, local officers will increase efforts to deter and detect criminals exploiting the busy festive season for their own ends – with a special focus being placed on preventing burglaries and actively targeting prolific burglars, keeping party-goers safe and preventing road traffic collisions. There will be increased patrols in key hot spot areas in an effort to prevent crime and reassure both shoppers and business owners that we are doing our bit to protect them. In particular, officers will be focusing on key shopping areas, night-life spots and major car parks as part of our increased visibility. Area Commander for Foyle, Chief Inspector Jon Bur-
rows, explained: “We want local residents to enjoy this festive season and we will do what we can to ensure criminals don’t get the opportunity to spoil it but please play your part, be responsible, and help to make this Christmas safe and enjoyable for everyone. “We work proactively in partnership with local retailers and City Centre Initiative all year round, to provide a safe shopping environment and your local Neighbourhood Officers will provide high visibility Police patrols across the City throughout this festive season.” Chief Inspector Burrows added, “I have increased patrols and have two additional patrol cars dedicated to tackling burglary crime however I would urge everyone to take responsibility and secure their homes and vehicles and keep valuables out of sight. Do not make your home an easy or an attractive target. Always lock doors and windows and where possible, don’t leave presents in view in
your home or in your car. The Chief Inspector continued to say that drink driving will not tolerated and that drivers should think about drinking and driving. “If you are out socialising, by all means enjoy yourself, but please act responsibly, consider other people and make sure you and your friends plan your journey to get home safe. If you have an alcoholic drink, don’t drink and drive. We will be on the lookout for drunk drivers at all times of the day so remember that you may still be over the limit and unfit to drive the following morning. Retailers were also warned to be vigilant for criminals over Christmas. “We would urge retailers to think seriously about their security and check their premises regularly for anything suspicious. Anyone seeking crime prevention advice should contact the local Crime Prevention Officer on 0845 600 8000,” Chief Inspector Burrows said.
Just one drink can kill, is the message from police in Derry this winter. A recently launched drink drive operation is one of a series of initiatives which together form Operation Season’s Greetings, which Police are running over the Christmas period to keep everyone safe. Head of Operations Branch, Superintendent Mark Purdon explained: “During the winter drink drive operation last year, we detected 429 people who took the risk of killing or injuring themselves, their family, friends and other innocent road users by deciding to drive after drinking. “This figure was particularly disappointing, but considering that some of these people were so drunk, they could barely stand up, it just beggars belief that some people still insist on attempting to drive after drinking,” he said. In addition to running targeted operations to catch drink drivers throughout the day and night, in the weeks leading up to Christmas and into the New Year, Police will again coordinate road safety operations across the border counties with colleagues from An Garda Síochána Traffic Corp. Superintendent Purdon continued: “If you find yourself asking the question, I wonder if I’m ok to drive? Or if you find yourself trying
to calculate if you are under the drink drive limit, whether that’s after one drink, or the morning after a night out, just don’t take the risk. The consequences could be catastrophic. “The only right decision is to leave the car or motorbike at home if you’re drinking. “I want all motorists to think about the consequences to yourself and your family of being involved in a serious collision. “Drink and drive and at best, you are likely to be caught, arrested and brought before the courts. You will almost certainly lose your licence for one or more years, will be fined, and will have great difficulty in obtaining car insurance in the future. You also risk losing your job or going to jail. “The message is simple, ‘It’s never
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Minister views progress of events pavilion While in the city recently Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland took the opportunity to view progress on the construction works on the City of Culture 2013 Events Pavilion. Minister McCausland said: “I am delighted to see firsthand the progress being made to deliver this Events Pavilion in time for the start of the UK City of Culture 2013 year. This state of the art venue will play a key role in hosting over 40 major events from the year’s programme and, with its capacity to seat audience numbers of up to 2,500 seated or 4,000 standing, many people will have a chance to enjoy it.” The Events Pavilion will host the major indoor events in Derry during 2013. It is located on the former army base in Ebrington behind the clock tower on the main square. The construction work is on schedule to have the Pavilion in place for the inaugural event of the 2013 programme. The Minister also revealed that an events management company has been appoint-
ed to handle the day-to-day running of the Pavilion. The Minister said: “My Department has recently appointed Smallworld Music Ltd to oversee the day to day running of the Pavilion next year. The company will be responsible for managing a range of performances in the Pavilion throughout 2013. This represents another key milestone achieved in the preparation of this facility for the celebrations next year.” Ilex will provide expert input and resource to oversee and manage this contract on behalf of the Department. Smallworld Music Ltd will, in turn, contract out essential services such as box office management, duty managers, Front of House and general event crew, security and stewarding, catering and bar concessions, cleansing and waste management and electrical, medical and venue technical services. The Department for Social Development has worked in partnership with Ilex, the Strategic Investment Board and Central Procurement Directorate to deliver this facility.
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Who’s Up the town?
Shoppers browsing the stalls at The Christmas Continental Market
Shoppers enjoying the atmosphere at The Continental Market
Pictured at the annual City of Derry Airport Cross Community Carol Service are Eglinton Primary School pupils, Amy Cuthbert , Jacob Coyle, Alana Smyth and Leah Montgomery. Picture Martin McKeown
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Pictured at the annual City of Derry Airport Cross Community Carol Service are Eglinton and Broadbridge Primary School pupils with Rev. John Blair, Julian Benbow, City of Derry Airport, the Reverend Lindsay Blair and Reverend Brian Hasson.
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Things looking bright for Electronic music fans in Derry
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With the re-opening of Derry’s only underground venue and a stellar line up of guests. It’s been over a month since The Strand Bar Basement re-opened its doors and already it’s seen a number of successful nights. With a new sound system, a much needed DJ booth and many more nights planned ahead, things can only get better. Manchester heavyweights Zutekh had the pleasure of providing opening night, in what was the first of their new monthly residency at The Basement. In just four years Zutekh has rose from a small midweek party to a major event in the electronic music calendar of Manchester. An excellent launch night seen Aus Music’s Midland line up alongside the Zutekh DJs, and one month on seen them bring One Record’s frontman Adam Shelton to town, a night that was just as good. Joining Zutekh on the monthly roster, a club night that needs no introduction to locals, Jika Jika! Now in its 11th year, Jika Jika has steadily been bringing guests to the city, along with providing the northwest with its first outdoor electronic music festival. It has already seen two successful nights in The Basement, bringing techno legend Dave Seaman back to the city, as well as Zoo Project’s Lee Pennington. Jika Jika founder Stephen Porter said we’re lucky to have a space of this quality in Derry. Stephen, who has been promoting the city endless-
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ly since Jika Jika’s formation, seems very much the man behind this project. It can only be a good thing, as they look to improve the venue as time goes on, but it cannot be done without the help of all electronic music enthusiasts out there. “We’ve loads coming up this year and already have been making plans for 2013. Hopefully people continue to come to the Basement and support what’s going on at the venue. The more people come the better the line-ups and set up will become,” explained Stephen. Stephen has recently had the pleasure of working with Simon Mills, one half of Bent, resulting in Pincer Movement. A work in progress at the minute, but there’s high hopes surrounding the duo with the release of their first EP and already work has begun on the follow up. “It’s a bit of an honour to even speak
to Simon never mind get access to his studio on a regular basis. We’ve had some interest from a few management agencies but we’re just going to take our time and see what happens,” Stephen added. It’s a venture that brought possibly The Basement’s biggest guest to date, Phil Hartnoll, one half of music giants Orbital. DJ’s have already complimented the set up at The Basement, which adds to the often outspoken love for Derry, with Phil already asking about a possible return. It’s a thing that the Derry crowd can certainly take pride from, with the atmosphere here unrivalled. Filling the other two Saturday residency slots are newcomers Divide along with Underlying Form. For the opening night of their residency Divide brought in Shine resident Ryan Dallas whilst we seen Ciaran Hanson take to the decks for Underlying Form. After two very successful parties things are looking good for the promoters with future bookings already secured. For information regarding upcoming events, and the announcement of future guests, check out Jika Jika’s Facebook at www.facebook.com/ jikajikaderry.
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Who’s Up the town? The Mayor of Derry Councillor Kevin Campbell, with Marie Kelly, of Foyle Search and Rescue, his chosen Christmas charity, as they join shoppers at the Continental Festival market in Guildhall Square.
Mayor Kevin Campbell pictured with, from left Julie McGinty PHA, Anne McDuff chairperson and Tony Doherty general manager with their award from the national Lottery.
Mayor Kevin Campbell pictured with staff and participants of BBHF who won a national lottery award for their health project.
Derry Milliner, Audrey Doherty who is taking part in the Clipper yacht sailing training course and will leave from the Foyle Marina at the weekend.
The Mayor of Derry Councillor Kevin Campbell, with members of Foyle Search and Rescue, his chosen Christmas charity, (from left), Elaine Duddy, Ruairi McAnaney and Danny Kelly, as they join shoppers at the Continental Festival market in Guildhall Square.
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Council launch Health and Safety News Derry City Council Environmental Health Department is has launched a new Health and Safety Newsletter which is aimed specifically aimed at lower risk businesses. Launching the publication the Mayor Cllr Kevin Campbell said that he hoped that all businesses will find it useful. “In many instances small businesses do not have the expertise nor the resources to devote to health and safety and therefore are in need of some help. I would like to acknowledge the work of Council’s Environment Health team in producing an informative newsletter that will provide a flavour of the current health and safety issues that need to be considered when running a business.” Chair of the City Traders Forum, Martin McCrossan said that the newsletter is a welcomed publication
“I welcome this initiative which will help smaller business meet their legal requirements of a health and safety policy statement. Although it is primarily aimed at small businesses, it does contain useful links to other more detailed information that employers may find useful.” In addition to highlighting key health and safety legal requirements the newsletter provides essential advice on managing the risks from asbestos and looks at the issue of gas safety and the need to maintain gas equipment by competent persons. Senior Environmental Health officer, Barry Doherty said that he hopes that the newsletter will provide support to those businesses classed as lower risk. “The use of the newsletter forms part of the Environmental Health Department’s alternative enforcement strategy for lower risk busi-
Launch of Small Grants Programme Volunteer Now is launching the 2013-14 small grants programme on 3 December to support organisations and communities across Northern Ireland to develop Timebanks. Launched in 2012 the small grants programme supported the development of Timebanks in Omagh, Newtownstewart, Cloughmills, Belfast and Newry over the last year. The Timebank initiative will give grants of up to £3,000 to explore ways of supporting people and groups in the community to share their skills and be rewarded in time. Information sessions will be held across Northern Ireland to support individuals and groups that are interested in applying for a grant to support the development of a Timebank that primarily supports and involves older people to take the lead in making a positive and lasting change in their community. Information session Derry - North West Volunteer Centre, December 13, 2.00-4.00pm To register, contact natasha.weatherall@volunteernow.co.uk. Closing dates for completed applications is January 25 2013. For more information about Timebanking log onto www.volunteernow.co.uk.
nesses. Due to resource constraints it is not possible for the Department to routinely visit all businesses within the Council area. “Officers will focus their inspection time on those businesses which pose the higher risk to their employees and the public. Therefore it is hoped that this newsletter will become a valuable resource of information and support to those businesses categorised as lower risk.” The newsletter will be sent to all lower risk businesses over the next number of weeks and will be available for download from www.derrycity.gov.uk/hsnews Further guidance on health and safety matters can be found on the Derry City Council website www.derrycity.gov.uk/safetypays or by contacting the Environmental Health Department of Derry City Council on 02871 365151.
Pictured at the launch of Derry City Council's Health and Safety Newsletter are from left, Emlyn Lynchehaun Environmental Health Officer, the Mayor Councillor Kevin Campbell, Louise Breslin, Business Opportunities Programme, Martin McCrossan, City Traders Forum, Niamh Rogers, EHO, Barry Doherty, Senior EHO and John Friel, Federation of Small Business. Picture Martin McKeown.
Protect your cash at Christmas – Consumer Council Christmas can be an expensive time of year so the Consumer Council wants to remind consumers of the safest ways to pay for goods and services so that their hard earned cash and purchases are protected during the festive period. Antoinette McKeown, Chief Executive of the Consumer Council explains “Consumers may not realise it, but how you pay for something (i.e. by credit or debit card, cash or cheque); affects the level of protection you have if things go wrong. Hope-
fully you won’t have any problems but what if the goods arrive faulty, aren’t what were described or the trader goes bust before you even take delivery?” “We are therefore encouraging consumers to consider how best to pay for goods to avoid being left out of pocket. For example you have added protection if you pay by credit card for a single item over £100 but remember to pay the credit card bill in full to avoid paying interest. Or, if you use your Visa credit, Visa debit
or Visa electron card for goods costing under £100, your card provider can use the ‘Chargeback’ process to claim money back for you.” “Many consumers are still being affected by the recent recession and we would ask consumers to be mindful of this and not to spend more than they have, as it can be easy to overspend at Christmas. Talk to your family and friends about your financial situation and be honest about what you can afford rather than getting into debt. Simple measures like
setting a budget and sticking to it can help towards managing your finances. “The Consumer Council would also recommend shopping around for the best prices and to retain receipts and check the returns policy should an item need to be returned.” To download a copy of the Consumer Council’s ‘Safer Ways to Pay’ leaflet visit www.consumercouncil.org.uk/publications or telephone for your free copy on 0800 121 6022.
Accredited IOSH Working Safely Training with Derry City Council Derry City Council in partnership with North West Carnival Initiative invite you to participate in Accredited IOSH Working Safely Training. As part of Art of Reconciliation Training (ART) designed to support the development of individual Arts Facilitators in the North West supported by Peace III Programme managed by the special EU Programmes body. This one day course provides a grounding in the
essentials of Health & Safety and will be tailored to suit the needs of arts facilitators and practitioners. The course will include the following elements: Introducing working safely Defining hazard & risk Identifying common hazards Improving safety performance Protecting our environment Course assessment December 13th 2012, 9.30am – 4pm, Derry City Council Offices Level
5 Conference Room lunch provided. Unfortunately there are only 15 places on offer for this course and these will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Where we receive interest from in excess of 15 delegates we will try to source resources to allow us to offer this training again in the future. Please contact Sharon Meenan to reserve your place: T: 02871 365151 ext 6931.a
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Sport volunteer recruitment drive ‘Sported.’ is the leading UK charity supporting sport for development in disadvantaged communities. Open since 2009 to provide business support and financial resources to community sport organisations; enabling them to reach and improve the lives of more disadvantaged young people than ever before. We are now looking for volunteers to support new members towards a stronger and more sustainable future. With your skills and expertise they can become more confident in the business areas of their work like financial planning and marketing, operate more efficiently and effectively behind the scenes and survive in challenging circumstances to work with young people for years to come. Our volunteers come from all sectors and bring with them specialist knowledge or skills in relevant areas like strategic planning, fundraising or finance. We urgently need volunteer Mentors in Derry. Please visit www.sported.org. uk for more information on becoming a Mentor with us or contact Brenda Kelly -b.kelly@ sported.org.uk or 07917086209.
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Must get Christmas presents of 2012! Christmas Stocking Fillers Peppa Pig personalised book
Complete with personalised illustrations of your child and their name on each page, their character is starting at Peppa’s playgroup or school and is feeling a bit shy. Lucky beloved childrens' character Peppa Pig and her friends are on hand to make sure your child has a great time!
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What could be a more welcome surprise than a delicious box of sumptuous Thorntons truffles, where the chocolates are fully personalised to form a message of your choice? Make your message as unique and meaningful as you want, and this box of treats will arrive with the words written in icing across 22 mouth-watering truffles. From anniversaries to birthdays, this box of chocolate delights will show them you care.
Sound Jar
The Sound Jar is a speaker with a difference! It doesn’t require any batteries and is perfect for listening to your music wherever you are! Simply attach your music player to the 3.5mm jack, place it into the jar, screw on the lid and hey presto the jar is transformed into a speaker and your music will play through it. Pretty cool hey! Perfect for camping or taking to a festival. It is splash proof so it can even be used in the shower! It is small and light so is easily transported making it an ideal holiday essential. You can now listen to your music on the beach without worrying about sand damaging your music player. You will wonder how you coped without it! It is compatible with most music players including iPod and iPhone.
Foot Kandy
Socks, we all wear them. Often there’s not much else to say about those most important barriers between feet and shoes; except that now there is. With the Foot Kandy sock set you get 6 fun and funky socks in a huge range of colours and patterns to mix and match any way you want. The set comes in UK sizes 4-8 and you can make up to 15 different combinations from the 6 socks, so each day (for a fortnight at least) you’ll be sporting a brand new look and incredibly funky feet. See? Now everyone can have plenty to say about socks.
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Fear strikes the Unionist community over UK flags coming-down. "The journey towards a united Ireland government has already begun!" complained East Belfast local Robert Robertson.
SPORT Some die-hard English football fans continue to issue death threats to Derry footballer James McClean, following his choice not to wear a poppy last month. "It's disgraceful and insulting. Our armed forces were responsible for stopping an imperialist empire from taking over the entire world!" said Terry Tipton from Britain.
SOUTHERN IRELAND NEWS Fear strikes the Republican community over Irish alcohol prices going-up. "The journey towards a Northern Ireland off-licence will probably start next week!" moaned Dublin born Paddy Patterson.
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With the end of 2012 in sight, the City Herald’s Rory Mooney, takes a look back over another quite remarkable year in Derry. NEWS
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Derry girl Aoife Grant
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Grant is certainly making Culmore Road girl Aoife sucsuccess followed by more waves after she has had of Ireland competition last cess since winning the Face
year. represented Ireland at a Gorgeous Aoife has since pageants such as Miss America number of world beauty held in November, the Miss and Dream, UK and Europe in Mexico in December, Swimsuit World Finals held Las Finals held in the MGM the Tropic Beauty World Vegas in January. busier for Aoife as she is And the year ahead is even festival Gran Prix, Cannes Film al modelling at the Monaco at the Miss Global Internation and representing Ireland . September in in Jamaica of Elle McPherson, Aoife But despite having the body into teenager who was more insists that she was a shy fashion. and makeup sport that this whole hair and makeup “I’ve only just learned about at school,” said the Universport thing. I was always into as sity of Ulster graduate. Science and also works as Aoife has a degree in Sports product company as well a consultant for a slimming else. everything but I wasn’t into the party “I travel the world to pageantsmy 18th birthday because I for scene at all. I didn’t party the Northern Irish netball for t tournamen had a European eiteam.” in the looks department Aoife’s boyfriend isn’t short Ireland. the current Mr Northern ther as Neil Anderson is
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addicyoung people dealing with known frontline help better choices in the lives. TWO of Derry’s best huge cash boost tion make last ten years we have had charities have received a The monies “Over the 1,500 people with an addiction from the Big Lottery Fund. enable HURT more than our centre for treatment and totalling £655,000 will attend and the Rain- issues under the (Have Your Tommorrows) cent of them have been to provide coun- 25 per There is an extensive problem bow project to continue to the city’s age of 25. West. The youngest person selling and practical care will come as in the North across with alcohol and young people. The news ions who we have come HURT a great relief for both organisat over the addiction issues was 13,” said funding find have struggled to centre manager Dessie Kyle. the issue too early to tackle last number of years. a fund set up “It is never you are talking to are alThe cash was awarded from out to young if the people by the Big Lottery to reach have found ready involved in anti-social drinking. supwho and n UK the preventio is about people across of society and This project people to make the right themselves on the fringes earlier porting young who have often left education choices early in their lives.” Project, which works than they should have. £500,000 The Rainbow physical, mental and almost awarded was the HURT and Derry, Lima- to improve to provide support at their vulnerable emotional health of gay, bisexual for osexual people, was awarded vady and Strabane centres and have been af- non-heter young people whose lives families’ al- £155,737 to run education courses for es fected by their own or their last decade personal development programm the centre in cohol or drug misuse. In people aged 15-20 at its young people of HURT has helped hundreds Derry. group youth a run also will recover ive cours- The project friends As well as running a preventat in local where young people can meet peer experiences and volunteer es informing young people the settings about and share will also be trained to offer schools and community alcohol misuse, mentors support and advice. “Hothe dangers of drug and training to young people the project will run life-skills
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huge problem mophobic bullying is a West and across in schools in the North director John Northern Ireland,” said O’Doherty. dealing with are “Young people affected problems, high levels of mental health they can including self-harming, because feel so isolated and alone.
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young people, “As a result many of these with their who are already struggling resentment with own identity, can’t cope up dropping and pressure, so they end This leads to out of school or college. self-esteem and further feelings of low they often and alienation and self-worth feel like outsiders.”
’s best In March two of Derry es reriti cha ine ntl fro known ction inje ceived a huge cash d. Fun from the Big Lotto orrows) HURT (Have Your Tom ject rePro ow nb Rai the and 5,000 in ceived a total of £65 funding. Dessie HURT centre manager ost alm of g Kyle that the fundin uld wo ds un po half a million of drug help tackle the problem northand alcohol abuse in the west. or John Rainbow Project direct fundO’Doherty welcomed the that, d sai he ing of £155,737, ge hu a is ng llyi bu ic “Homophob and st we rth no the in m proble ” across Northern Ireland.
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room and frustration in the by Helen Sweeney out to hear trad- as traders turned Derry’s city centre designed to back a five-point plan more ers have begun a fight save the city centre from curagainst out of town retailing shop closure. There are force in out turned when they shop units Ho- rently around 130 for a meeting at the Tower with fears week vacant in the city tel on Monday of this will have to more many that (April 2). Traders ‘ concerns down for town pull their shutters of out nine the on centre ns the last time. retail planning applicatio Traders’ Foand Derry City Centre which have been lodged McCrosfilled rum chairman, Martin more than 200 of them that the room san told the audience the downstairs’ function sustain even to dis- city could not develin the city centre hotel town of out more one cuss plans to combat building opment. Roberts, Glyn more of what around inde- “I can’t keep walking down chief executive of the n Derry to see shutters pendent retailers associatio asking for people meet and “cheap to (NIRTA), described as answers when I have none sheds” on Page 4 anger Story continued There was a mood of
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be live music and theatre will A love chapel, a light show, Valentine’s Ebrington barracks this among the attractions at Square night. which is larger is Trafalgar touted The five-acre main square in Belfast is also being Square Donegall and in London for next year’s city of culture as one of the main attractions it into a celebrations. parade ground and turned “We have taken this former a public space which is desigpublic square. We have built as possible,” said a spokesman tional nated to be as multi-func event. excellent for the space in the Derry with “It will be the largest public to allow designed purposely been links to the cityside. It has performances.” for concerts and large-scale will host the cultural Olympiad, area On June 21 this year the Law will be London, and actor Jude linked to the Olympics in celebrations along. among stars helping the to the on site which date back There are several buildings be projected onto them through1800s and a light show will evening. at the out the for up to 15,000 people Organisers say there is capacity Patrol will be making an that Snow square and rumor has it year. the in later e appearanc
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and then to Galway Cahoon has fled to Donegal to Donegal where Derry man Stephen his before returning by Gardai. In July been found guilty of murdering Stephen Cahoon Central he was arrested Crimiformer partner at the Dublin 2009, a jury at Dublin's Central Criminal Court this week. s sexual nal Court failed to reach a verdict and who were provided by taxi drivers last Described as a “dangerou d Ca- a retrial was ordered. to help piece together Jean’s a 39-year-ol , the PSNI welcomed able predator” by police, she left mother In a statement known movements after Cahoon. Stephen of e Road hoon had admitted killing her Cornshell the convictionwill bring a small mea- pizza shop on the Racecours of four Jean Quigley at "Hopefully it she was murdered. albefore had night but the after 2008 to her family the Fields home in July that he sure of comfort would also like to thank ways denied murder insistingwith the all they have suffered. Jean Quigley “They community in Derry for their 30-year-old wider had not gone to her home was a bright and bubbly during this investigation intention of harming her. four was mother of four who was expecting assistance co-operaof and to acknowledge the The body of the mother child when she was brutally the border in and bruised her fifth in her tion of people across discovered strangled information to An murdered by Stephen Cahoon gave Monwho on Donegal released d to the statement. and in a statement spokesman home,” read a horrendous death at Garda Siochana which contribute day (April 30) a police and convicthe murder "She suffered Stephen Cahoon’s arrest said that the brutality of hands after she told him branch de- Cahoon's s had shocked even special the case. she wanted to end their brief rela- tion. Cahoon is a dangerou on has brutally taken “Stephen of viotectives who had worked sentence tionship. Cahoon and robbed her sexual predator with a history Cahoon will hear his exact He deserves to Jean Quigley's life women. imagainst victim of lence mothloving following the reading long time. four young children of a stay behind bars for a very pact statements. today should be as Ca- er. shocked “But our thoughts The case made legal history “This was a murder which Crime with Jean Quigley’s children and her the from person Serious time, hoon is the first of Ire- detectives from circle. We hope that, in North to be tried in a RepublicJustice Branch and stunned the commu- family outcome will go some small land court under the Criminalnon-ter- nity. Police would like to thank local today’s bring comfort to them for the to a came forward with in- way Jurisdiction Act 1976 for have sufin Northern people who particular, they would loss and pain which they rorist crime committed formation. In fered.” Ireland. to acknowledge the assistance like Cahoon Quigley After murdering Ms
reShocking statistics were had n me ty for vealed that ry been shot in paramilita in style shootings in Derry rs. the last five yea in The Herald also reported n ma old r yea 76 a t tha e Jun in van his was forced out of Creggan.
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65 on Check out pages 64 and ry!!! how to sen d away your ent Elderly man forced from car in Creggan a hi-jacking POLICE in Derry have described 76-year-old man incident, during which a in Creggan, as an was forced out of his van across the city. attempt to cause “chaos” were deThe man and a female passenger scribed as being “very shaken”. men, with or three Police reported that two approached scarves covering their faces, to get out. the van and ordered them found blockwas A short time later the car been set on fire. ing Fanad Drive and had a large group of Police also reported that the road and that youths had gathered on were seen. Fire a number of petrol bombs scene of the the crews were forced to leave became increasincident after the crowd ingly hostile towards them. the incident believe they Police say that of a hoax deis linked to further reports road at around Yacht Race, to help vice which was left on the Clipper Round the World were all on board with the 10.30pm that evening. what will be the final as “mindless fame; and boxer John Duddy, sail across the Atlantic in Describing those responsible greeted with the yacht is preparing to set Geraldine Hughes of Rocky said that The Derry Londonderry around the world, will be Glee star, Damien McGinty; Hughes, thugs”, Inspector John Burrows participating yachts from in New York City this week. John Duddy, Geraldine attempt to donderry and the other promote Derry~Londonderry incident was an “another Pictured are Damien McGinty, Derry~Londonderry Skipper the in the city. The Derry~Lon Foyle. home the of back banks arriving the – leg today, before ten day festival on crew member, Mark Light cause disorder”. (29th June - 8th July), a and Derry~Londonderry with community ‘Clipper Homecoming Festival’ Harbour Commissioner “We worked extensively –Londonderry Port and ives after the inciGrainne Duddy, Roy Devine and political representat said. he ” calm, area this dent to keep that these mind “It is an absolute disgrace local peoless thugs continue to victimise vulnerable in our ple, particularly the most tend to be "A lot of the shootings includcommunity. and more three were shot in Donegal g person pull a in around the knee cap and released the “How can any right-thinkin Allen who been used reveal that Foyle requested vehicle? I would ing Derry man Andrew recently shotguns have to the article. Figures just released 76 year-old man from his Febin response in Buncrana in figures this inciin victims. the men shot was murdered to inflict pain and maim appeal to anyone who witnessed there have been forty sent from the Amto contact us in Der- The figures were a reduction dent or has any information Altnagelvin ruary. "There has been great paramilitary-style shootings Northern bulance service and responsible.” in compariJohn McPoland from the and help us identify those in these types of attacks he ry in the last five years. week. is asked to contact Ambulance service said Mr McPoy lower than Hospital this Anyone with information son to 20 years ago," said that five men Ireland This figure is significantl of such aton 0845 600. Guardian They also revealed had thought the days Police at Strand Road station Strain land. that quoted in a recent wounded and the number were shot tacks had been left behind. article which said that 2010, while another BBC Radio bane since was approximately 85.
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With the end of 2012 in sight, the City Herald’s Rory Mooney, takes a look back over another quite remarkable year in Derry.
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envigreat for our health, the were it’s fun Local cyclists and walkers ronment, and of course opening going delighted to see the too. These new links are city’s to how of the first phase of the to make a real difference Bank new Greenway over the people make their everyday was onderry. Holiday weekend, which Derry/Lond in journeys family Derry celebrated with a special “We hope to work with runto defunday at St Columb’s Park City Council in the future June 2. like this ning track on Saturday liver even more routes the to get The route, which runs from locally, making it safe the Peace Bridge and through around on two wheels.” half a park, is the result of over Big Lottery Fund Hewitt, Frank would million pounds of investment NI Chair, said the route the Big in the from Sustrans through make a real difference Counawarded Lottery Fund, Derry City area. “Sustrans was NIEA, Lottery cil, DRD Travel Wise and £50m from the Big De: Peoas part of the council’s Parks Fund’s ‘Living Landmarks . to velopment Programme Millions’ competition ple’s the opening walking Welcoming the create new cycling and Detravel in Mayor, Alderman Maurice routes to improve local UK. venney, said the new greenway communities across the the people more has would allow A new public artwork which the city. the along opportunity to explore unveiled been just a great with“The new greenway is walking and cycling link the of Foyle way for families to enjoy in the park. Founder exhas local scenery and perhaps Lodge, Dr Tom McGinley, city they poet plore some areas of the been joined by Irish war said. Amelia haven’t visited before,” he Francis Ledwidge and s “And anything that encourage woman to fly first the Earhart, to enjoy in the people to get outside solo across the Atlantic, is artlifesize some fresh air and exercise ‘portrait bench’. The everyproject obviously of benefit to work is part of a national Fund, one.” funded by the Big Lottery Ross of the Sustrans’ Area Manager and was installed ahead and cyMcGill said: “Walking city’s Big Flame Weekend. is journeys cling for everyday
Septemberce ure of Ilex continued Speculation over the fut eneration company in September as the reg re following the anwas under intense pressu lose control of one ld nouncement that it cou city. of its major projects in the velopment (DSD) De ial Soc of ent tm The depar sidering taking con s announced that it wa George. t For of ent over the managem
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told convicted of driv- safe ’s solicitor Mr Dermot Downey A 51-year-old man has been attention after he McClintock “done his best” ing without due care and court that his client had to cross two lanes the difficult” manoeuvre hit another car while trying while performing a “very 11 last year. junction. on Victoria Road on November Park in New- on what he described as a “notorious” given and Ivan McClintock of Silverbrook a HGV driver McClintock was also fined £150 after buildings had pulled out three penalty points. indicating that it was had flashed his lights
re offend Judge warns man not to that a 33-yearA district judge has ordered under a restraining old Derry man be placed at Derry magistrate’s order after he appeared behaviour and court charged with disorderly resisting arrest. was given as ArBrian Maguire whose address the offences during an gyle Street, committed on April 24 this year. incident in John Street were called after The court heard that police and had found Magureports of a disturbance in the street when ire shouting and swearing also convicted of a they arrived. Maguire was charge of harassment.
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of all with numerous people to help with drugs because ages and backgrounds. big taLeading drug and alcohol back then drugs was a Tomor“All age groups from different I decharity HURT (Have Ur been boo, so after Tony’s death tenth social backgrounds have rows) is celebrating its if cided to do something. doors through here with problems year since it opened its about drugs nothing drugs. knew n “I strugit’s dope or prescriptio did adto help people who are so I went to Magee and drug “Whether it’s the Brandywell to gling with the effects of drugs diction studies for two years or the Culmore Road, and alcohol abuse. some information of myself give regardless James affect people and Initially based in Great and education on drugs, listenwhere they’re from.” it. do to Street, HURT provided a decided I that’s when Troubles legacy were a ing ear service, family support in the “Within a year there Derry has recently been for and a drop-in centre, manned emergood lot of people ringing spotlight due to the and funded solely by Sadie. advice, mainly about cannabis somegence of republican vigilante it all “I have to pinch myself so step by step that’s how far this group RAAD, whose campaign times because of how led came about.” Saagainst drug dealing has has come on,” explained drugs of even and Trends room to numerous attacks in die. “I started off in one Since establishing HURT the youth of to against supposed murder only a was it and 2002 Sadie has identified bethe city. and be a helpline for parents of the growing trend of harder there In dealing with some excause there was no help prescription drugs being of RAAD, Sadie bevictims youths then. by perimented with lieves that shooting alleged t the “Now we have other outreach the in Derry and throughou and drug dealers is stems from centres, one in Strabane and is Northwest. even legacy of the Troubles another in Limavady and drug “We see all kinds of addiction nt. not the answer to Derry’s cothat in itself is an achieveme from alcohol, cannabis, a mixproblem. n “We have 20 staff. It’s to caine and even prescriptio , “There’s a stigma attached influx ture of volunteers, councillors massive a had We drugs. part drugs because of the Troubles. out. therapists with full and young when methadrone came “We’ve had quite a few never staff, so it’s a massive achievetheir These were people who men come in here with but ment.” would have taken drugs crutches because they’ve deSadie’s drive and determinawould because it was legal they tragic been shot by RAAD. I because tion stems from the t that cided to experimen son really put it out there drug related death of her give of the word legal. where rather in shooting them, Tony who died in 1999, their “There is also the continuous them a chance to turn she made a conscious decision trends of cocaine, ecstasy, of raislives around. preto go down the route is not dope and alcohol but “Shooting somebody ing awareness of drugs. somescription drugs are massive adgoing to take away easily so “During the time of Tony’s are they of also because to body’s addiction. Most diction we tried really hard only got.” crying these boys coming in are trends get him help, he was habWith these worrying town dealing to feed their own dealt out for help but in this in drug abuse Sadie has there then there was nothing
diotherapy Plans for Altnagelvin ra unit revealed
a patient centhe therapy Unit will provide the new unit, Chairman of for cancer patients boost with 220 showcase Trust tred, holistic service Derry is to receive a jobs Health and Social Care Hospital. Altnagelvin’s Western said that the at Altnagelvin new posts earmarked for will be provided in (WHSCT), Gerard Guckian 2016. development “Cancer treatmentthe existing Northern new radiotherapy unit by new unit was a significant with accordance disciplines and specialities A host of (NICaN) patient Oncologists for the northwest. the Ireland Cancer Network y treatment, ranging from Consultant will meet the needs of Radiotherap medical staff, “This unit add to the pathways. n radio/cheand supporting junior Northwest population and both single and combinatio palliative ive staff. y capacity overall when it and nursing staff to administrat venture NI radiotherap motherapy for curative The new unit is a cross border 2016.” the most complex to radiother- opens in unit purposes, for all but at Altwhich will provide access to see the radiotherapy of tumours, will be delivered a million peo- “It is great well. The public are now apy services to over a half ” progressing Hospital. nagelvin the border. of the of the unit for the first ple living on both sides of beside and seeing images exciting for all involved. Commenting on the significance paDonegal is The new unit will be located for this y Unit cancer unit, time and and new unit new Radiotherap national connected to the existing To date, the design team Dr Mary Hynes, assistant Hospital. appointed and the tients, Control ProSperrin Suite at Altnagelvin on manager have been director, National Cancer Speaking at an event of the building and enabling gramme said: “We are delighted to be design to Monday our colleagues in works are underway.” suite, working closely with Social Care Trust x-ray an include will The new unit Health and Remodel of ex- the Western range of cancer services an inpatients ward and a to expand the It isting chemotherapy facilities. Clinical we deliver to our patients in Donegal. Dr David Stewart Consultant for the means that for first time ever Donegal Advisor radiotherapy within Oncologist and Clinical of servic- patients will access project presented an overview Radio- the North West.” “The es in the new Unit. He said:
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grant handover of of a £489,820.00 Devenney pictured at the HURT The Mayor, Alderman Maurice ) with, from left, Sadie O’Reilly, to HURT (Have your Tomorrows Campbell and Jenny Fitzgerald, from the Big Lottery Fund HURT centre manager, Geraldine co-rodinator, Dessie Kyle, Big Lottery Fund. big it. They don’t have cars and bank balances. let my “I would never have son been shot. Somebody and has to stand up to them totally what they are doing is wrong.”
Fund to HURT grant from the Big Lottery handover of of a £489,820.00 Big Lottery Fund. Devenney pictured at the r, and Geraldine Campbell, The Mayor, Alderman Maurice O’Reilly, HURT co-rodinato Included seated are, Sadie (Have your Tomorrows).
in. whoever wants to come of the Lotto funding “I’m extremely proud was alone In March of this year HURT fact that we are stand with a ” given a massive boost and long may it continue. the huge cash injection from A decade on since establishalof Big Lottery Fund totalling ing HURT Sadie is proud money The been most £500,000. the contribution that has supin Derwas awarded to provide drugs tackling in made centres of the port for all of HURT’s ry, despite in her view Northwest. the t throughou drug problem getting worse. Without the lottery funding out of Tony’s grew “HURT would of the Sadie admits that HURT death and I’m proud Clarenother have had to close its fact that out of his death saved don Street doors. people’s lives have been for “The funding was massive but ten years is a milestone have us because we would but sadly I don’t see anything had to close but I probably better around the getting wee would have got another town with RAAD and families kept it room somewhere and being destroyed – it’s actually hard going but we fight very worse because our numbers we more and we have proven that go up every year, there’s here do different work here. people coming through and “We have lobbied MLA’s all the time.” we and Stormont to been Despite successfully securing save she have shown that we can funding Sadie says that even the government thousands would love to expand easily with the work that we do. was further if the money for “We provide education available. We beyoungsters and schools. “This town is light-years indiNew or have care plan for the Dublin like hind places with drug vidual, where we work York when it comes to find build that person’s doctor. We rehabilitation. I’d love to treat I’m out there problems and a rehab centre but for now re and differthem with acupunctu happy trying to make a we where off harm reduction ence and getting people drugs. wean somebody off the drugs.” to Our door is always open
the rise again Derry’s population is on 2011 census according to the latest figures. living in Derry The number of people ,000 ten years has increased from 105 le. op pe in 2001 to 107,877 six percent of for nts ou Derry now acc Northern Irethe total population of land. have revealed The 2011 census figures rcent of house that a staggering 45 pe st one person lea holds in Derry have at problem or lth hea with a long-term disability. st Derry also Throughout the northwe n of housertio po has the highest pro ldren at 11 chi ent nd pe de holds with abane with 8.7 percent, followed by Str 8.2 percent. on dy percent and Limava
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as Derry’s population rises census figures released By RORY MOONEY
s in Derry of percent of household with of the total population increased from cent have at least one person the rise in Derry has Ireland. problem or Derry’s population is on in 2001 to Northern have a long-term health latest 105,000 ten years The 2011 census figures again according to the 107,877 people. a staggering 45 disability. six per- revealed that 2011 census figures. Derry now accounts for living people of The number
Throughout the northwest Derry also has the of highest proportion households with dependent children at 11 percent, followed by Strabane with 8.7 percent and percent. 8.2 on Limavady
Identity figures show
The census that Derry is still overwhelmingly a nationalist city with 52 percent claiming to be Irish, with just 20 percent of those living in Derry to be Brit-
Thomas Conway, Centre are from left, Councillor t vice-chairperson, Drive Cultural and Community meeting in the Caw /Nelson host, Caroline Hill, Crime Prevention Officer, Independen Pictured at the PCSP Public Independent member and Inspector Jon Burrows. Area Commander, Chief Chairperson, Linda Watson, Catherine Pollock and Foyle
ish. Figures have revealed that there is an almost equal split between Catholics and Protestants throughout Northern Ireland and that 75 percent are Catholic and 22 percent Protestant in Derry. The latest census figures have shown that 12 percent of those over the age of 65 are from the Derry of area, with 1.1 percent people over the age of 85. Derry has the second of highest proportion single people in Northern Ireland at 42 percent.
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lief. “Relief is applied automatically by Land & Property Services to all businesses that qualify. “Information on the number of companies that have been granted Small Busithe ness Rate Relief since is inception of the scheme not available at constituen at cy level as data is collated district council level only. 2012, ber 25th Novem As at Small Business Rate Relief has been awarded for a toithtal of 1,580 properties w in the Derry City Council area since the scheme commenced in April 2010.”
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rate the celTo mark and commemo points will be St Joseph's additional and drop-off ebration of 50 years of the life for public transport temporary to incorporate Boys School a book charting indi- Following the equipment: Check provided last five deproperty owned by other CoDA’s aero- screening Lounge, as a result. of the institution in the to the withdrawal of a sig- in desks, Departure on Tuesday, for a new 150 bedroom viduals will be required drome licence in 2007, cades will be launched restaurants/bars, Plans to be built to south of the terminal building nificant capital investment Retail and covered three star hotel December 4. be be- Departure gates and grows the south of the extended Press the and that further land may agreed was Guildhall by Published and programme Au- walkway – as the airport area terminal with conference fayears in required and the airport tween the Civil Aviation book has been almost two the airside that Regional stalikely for t is petrol it new a entirely the Departmen between cilities and the making and has been pow- thority and DCC. ely will be segregated and curthe west of the new A2 Development, do have written and edited by past . Since 2008 approximathas lounge and departure gates; tion to of have also been ers of compulsory acquisition investment and Im- roundabout rent pupils and staff members voiced £50 million of airfield Additional Arrivals; Strong opposition was mooted in the draft report. the school. to been made to improve facili- proved back of house. gates ng draft back in 2006 over plans In September past the famous road system to Welcomi at infrastructure, terminal internal runway new unveiling A current the the opened extend of the school on Westway and improved In welcomingreport Damien living ties and car parking. are a facilitate direct year stuthe expense of residents the draft The report states that up to its 50th batch of first public transport of Director of of history, close to the airport, however number of further projects access for from Tierney, Managing dents. In doing so a circle Plan does not plan by and access and egressto the CoDA Operations said: “The comMaster was the long, completion for century now half a our Employment the runway planned the car parks adjacent the for an extension of Draft Master Plan sets out 2013 including a furpleted. provided. The document identifies nt of that, “The sin- March may airside Terminal will be vision for the developme use of and it also states ther extension of the The uniform and hairstyles but a need to intensify the an effort to protect the front the Airport as a transport gate1963, gle runway provides sufficient provide a call for- In well have changed since CoDA in order to enhance capacity for the forecast num- lounge to of the terminal, the Master way for the northwest of the will quickly area. interread of this publication to reduce the numa the city’s national and in the plan ward queuing St Joseph'saims to ex- Plan aims and ber of movements island of Ireland. It presents reveal that the ethos of for pro- The Master Plan terminal to ber of car parking spaces by national market position not alof future improvements nt and there are no plans pand the current 'Achievement For All'-has from 650 to 530 range exsupport the developme runway”. spaces the to 120 nts additional faan viding handling and enhanceme tered at all. to of Derry as the key strategic Terminal and infra- include: Baggagealso required spaces, however new pickup the school the isting facilities that we wish cilities which will When the doors of ” employment location for of edustructure upgrades develop to meet this vision. opened 50 years ago a piece as it northwest region. The Mayor, Cllr Kevin Campcational history was created In recognising the signifiPlan to bell said the Draft Master cance of the airport as vital of the continued on P.3 was an important part n the economic regeneratio airport’s long term ambitions double to aims Plan of Master by and objectives. “The City to employment at the airport Derry Airport continues the 2021. be an important asset for By aiming to double employwould city and region, and I forement the Master Plan avail n encourage the public to cast’s that the contributio of this opportunity to contribto the so that CoDA will make ute to the draft Master Plan our local economy will increase that it accurately reflects of £7 of from the current level piece vital this £14 ambitions for million per annum to over Once The first group of St Joseph's transport infrastructure. million per annum. Boys who completed the the Master Plan is complete Land acquisition school's first entry into public that it will be intended is in it examinations in 1966 The majority of proposals manager, the incorporated as an advisory are, Michael Edwards, ARC Plan the Master Plan to expand overall Master the draft within on Operations of Derry Airport's document Campbell, Julian Benbow, airport can be developed Pictured at the launch of City the Mayor, Councillor Kevin area plan for the City.” DCC. by Director, McKeown owned Martin Managing Picture . currently Tierney, land Executive that Damien Comercial and Marketing However the report notes Manager, and Charlene Shongo, and land a nominal amount of
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to set Draft plans which hope nt out the future developme of the City of Derry Airport (CoDA) have been revealed. In a comprehensive document upgrades from ranges which to of the current facilities terminal, plans to extend the travel numbers and economic City benefits to the region, the of the Herald examines some Plan’. key points of the ‘Master
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St. Joseph’s Musical Society Galliagh Presents
“Helping our Young People to make the Right decisions”
est Special Gu Appearance
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St. Brigid’s College, Carnhill Thurs 10th / Fri 11th / Sat 12th / Sun 13th January 2013
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Admission £5 / Children & Senior Citizens £3 / Family Ticket £15
Greater Shantallow Community Arts are delighted to offer a unique opportunity for schools, youth clubs, community and statutory organisations that work with and care for our young people from right across our city the chance to engage in The Choices Project. The Choices project is an innovative arts led approach to providing young people with the experience, knowledge and understanding of the key issues and the dangers facing them within our communities. The aim is to forearm them with the ability and rationale to make better life choices and to outline the impact and consequences’ of making the wrong choices. We also highlight what that can mean for themselves, their families and the community they live in. The Choices project will help young people to make better choices by utilising a programme of direct issue-based discussions, dialogues and conversations and will take the form of workshops and will feature the use of specifically designed short films and documentaries made by local young people on the issues of suicide, self harm, drug and alcohol abuse as well as dealing with the issues of internet predators and
online dangers. The films address these issues in an open and frank way. After viewing the films the issues are explored through the use of an internationally recognised developmental technique of, Positive Action Theatre. Positive Action Theatre which engages participants in dialogue on key issues whilst encouraging and exploring alternative responses to the scenarios portrayed in each film. Positive Partnerships for Change Greater Shantallow Community Arts have been supported by the Public Health Agency through the Clear Project a partnership of community and voluntary sector agencies commissioned through “Project Life” the Northern Ireland Suicide Prevent Strategy (2006) which aims to reduce the suicide rate in Northern Ireland and last year deliver hugely successfully pilot programme received an outstanding independent evaluation which has allowed GSCA with the support of the Clear Project and the welcomed support of Children in Need to offer places for 200 young people to engage in the Choices programme. Give your young people to
Chance to make better Choices GSCA are actively seeking and inviting community organisations, schools and those who work with groups of young people to become “partners for change”, Oliver Green Manager of GSCA said; we are looking to work with approximately 10 groups of about 20 young people from across the city, we are offering each group 3 workshops that will explore the issues that matter to young people, their parents and the communities in which we live, the programme is offered completely free to schools and community groups and will provide everything required, we believe the Choices project “will save lives “and will forearm our young people with the skills knowledge and experience to make good life Choices. Taking Part.. Couldn’t be easier! If you, your group or your school would like to avail of this unique opportunity please contact Louise Hughes at Greater Shantallow Community Arts on 02871357443 or by email info@gscaderry.com. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come so please don’t delay we would be delighted to hear from you.
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St Joseph's Boys School -
'Tales' from Westway' 50th anniversary book launch Pictured at the launch of the 50th anniversary book launch at St Joseph’s secondary school from left are Eamon Sweeney, Ted Armstrong, Damien Harkin principal, Bill Breslin, Niall McCafferty past principal, Sarah Kelly past principal and Mary Healy.
Orla Donnelly senior teacher and Eamon Sweeney Author with Keiron Taylor and Sarah Friel
Former staff from left Gerry McShane, Anne Hutton, Maurice Geach and Paul Eastwood
Joe McFeely one of the first pupils at St Joseph’s in 1963 with Cathan Parkhill 1st year and Ted Armstrong who was the vice principal in 1963.
Pictured from back left Eamon Sweeney author, Ursula Duddy, principal Damien Harkin. Front left Kieron Taylor and Sarah Friel
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50th ANNIVERSARY LAUNCH!. . . .Group pictured at Joseph's Boys School on Friday releasing balloons to celebrate the launch of the school's 50th anniversary celebrations. Pictured centre are Mrs. Siobhan McIntyre, chair, board of governors, Mr. Ted Armstrong, former Principal and Mr. Damian Harkin, Principal.
St Joseph’s - 50 years Following the launch of its fiftieth anniversary book, the City Herald takes a look at what else St Joseph’s Boys School has planned to commemorate its golden jubilee. St Joseph’s Boys School has been a part of Derry for fifty years and the Creggan school has numerous events lined-up to celebrate the rich history and prosperous future the school certainly has. St Joseph’s senior teacher Orla Donnelly has been telling the City Herald of some of these events and some of the school’s history. “The school officially opened in 1963 but we decided to celebrate the anniversary
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throughout the whole academic year of 2012-13,” Orla explains. “But we’ve been planning and preparing for this for a few years now.” With numerous ideas and suggestions being touted about the anniversary it was not until the creation of the St Joseph’s school union, were past pupils and former staff can join, did the momentum begin to gather pace. “The creation of the student union was probably the first thing that brought people together and getting a few ideas going. “That first night of the union there was a good turn out and from there it has really snow-
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balled.” One of the first ideas to come out of these initial meetings was the idea for the recently launched book, ‘Tales from Westway’. “The book was a great idea because we had been looking around the other schools like St Mary’s and how good their books had been and we thought our book could be just as good as theirs had been. “That’s when the likes of Seamus Breslin and Eamon Sweeney came onboard and things really started moving.” As research and interviews were being collected for the book, Orla and the rest of the
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Mr. Shaun Doherty and Form class year
and counting!!! staff at St Joseph’s were busy planning other events for the present crop of pupils. “The book has been a massive part of the anniversary but we have been busy doing other things in the mean time. “This past September we took an aerial photograph of the whole and in between two angry rain showers we managed to get all the boys out for a photo and back into class within 12 minutes which is an achievement in itself.” Orla laughs. “On the same day we had a balloon launch. All the balloons were in the schools colours and the idea behind it was that Ted Armstrong would
be there as he was at the school in ’63 and he went on to be the longest serving principal of the school.” As the centrepiece of the anniversary celebrations, ‘Tales from Westway’ has finally hit the shops and is the must have read this Christmas. However as Orla explains that fears of the book not being well received, were quickly dispelled. “We were worried about numbers and people not turning up for the launch but on the night it turned out better than expected. “The book looks fantastic and it’s a great read. It’s a testament to the school with the
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amount of work put in by everybody involved especially Eamon. “The difference with this book is the unique story the school has to tell, especially our history with the troubles and Bloody Sunday. “It’s a story people want to hear.” With ‘Tales from Westway’ now available to buy in shops, plans have been put in place for future events such as an anniversary mass during the feast of the St Joseph and a family fun day as always all past pupils and former staff are welcome to attend.
Newspaper clipping from November 16th - 1965
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Cuisine á la Forbes The perfect glazed ham for Christmas
Café Del Mondo Head Chef Stephen Forbes serves the readers of the City Herald a festive treat. So here we go, it’s Christmas time again. This is the best thing about Christmas dinner “the glazed ham”. Follow this simple recipe on Christmas day and you won’t be disappointed.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED:
Around 2kgs of bonless gammon 1 leek roughly chopped 1 bulp of garlic sliced in half 1 carrot roughly chopped 1 Tablespoon of black peppercorns
1 onion halfed 2 sticks of celery 3 bay leaves A few sprigs of rosemary
For the glaze One jar of honey (200/250g) 200g of soft brown sugar 3 tablespoons of wholegrain mustard 8 cloves 1 cinanamon stick (1 inch long) Put the gammon in a large pot and fill with water. Add the onion, leek, celery, carrot, bay leaves, rosemary and peppercorns. Bring to the boil and then simmer for 2½ -3 hours. You may need to add more water while cooking. Always keep the gammon covered with the water. When the gammon is cooked remove from water and allow to cool down, (this can be done the day before you plan to glazed the ham.)
Book Review Book: Vengeance Author : Benjamin Black
“Vengeance” is the fifth book in Black’s mystery series featuring Quirke, a pathologist who supports Detective Inspector Hackett in his cases. The plot is an interwoven, complicated story about two families headed up by business partners who are the sons of business partners. It seems as though one of the families has always been the ‘top dog,’ holding the upper hand in all the business dealings that have occurred over the years. “Vengence” begins with an interesting set-up. A successful businessman in his mid-50s invites a 25 year old man, the son of his own business partner, to join him sailing on an Irish bay. When they are far from land, the older man stands up and relates how his own father left him in the street when he was about seven years old, just to test his mettle. After mentioning how he learned to rely on himself, the older
man produces a pistol and shoots himself in the chest as the young man looks on in horror. At that point, the mystery is what made the man do what he did. Things become more ominous when a few nights later, the dead man’s business partner (the 25 year old man’s father) is found drowned in the same bay. There are indications that violence may have been involved. Are these events tied to each other? While the mysteries involved aren’t earth-shattering, they hold the reader’s interest. More intriguing is the author’s attention to detail and his ability to describe the most quotidian events with an uncanny eye--the smell of the streets, the look of sherry in a glass on a sunlit day, and other beautifully rendered word pictures. Again, if you get the chance, read Benjamin Black’s series of novels about Quirk. They’re well worth the read.
To make the glaze you need to crush the cloves and cinnamon stick with a pestle and mortar and mix together with honey, sugar and mustard. Place the ham on a roasting tin and score the fat with a criss-cross effect. Spread you glaze over the ham and put into a preheated oven at 190°c. Roast for 30 minutes but keep basting the ham with the glaze every 10 minutes.
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Your very own financial nightmare Myself and a fellow professional, John Gale, were discussing financial nightmares and we thought you should be made aware that yours could be just around the corner. Did you realise that over 1 million families will be caught by the Government’s new rules for retrospective means‐testing of Child Benefit payments, which come into effect on 7 January 2013? John, an independent Chartered Tax Adviser with over 20 years’ experience advising people in relation to their tax affairs, has kindly agreed to run a free webinar on the topic. He has also provided the following information to clarify the position.
The retrospective nature of the High Income Child Benefit Charge (HICBC) means that most of these families will have to repay some or all of the Child Benefit payments they have received. This throws up the very real prospect of having to repay money that you have already spent! • If you or your partner earn over £50,000 but less than £60,000 a year (including income from all sources including dividends, interest and rents) then you should expect to have to repay some of your Child Benefit payments – the more you earn, the more you repay. • If you earn over £60,000 then expect to repay it all. For a family with 3 children
this could mean an annual tax bill of almost £2,500. • If your income is taxed under PAYE then HMRC may allow you to pay over 12 months by deduction from your future salary. Otherwise consider putting money aside if you would otherwise be unable to pay it back. • You will also need to register with HMRC and complete a Self Assessment Tax Return giving full details of your income and including a calculation of your HICBC. • Consider whether to ‘opt out’ in advance and not receive any further Child Benefit payments. However you should take professional advice before do-
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Firebox grill restaurant review After dining in the firebox grill restaurant at the railway tavern, it has without a doubt surpassed every expectation I had and has definitely lived up to its fabulous reputation. Because that’s exactly what it
is – fabulous! With such a warm welcome on arrival, we were gently ushered to our table, in the most beautiful of settings, with an open fire and rustic decor. It also boasts an open grill
“The Firebox Grill offers a superb dining experience, with extensive menu’s featuring a vast range of dishes to suit all tastes.”
where the chef does what he does best, which adds a little touch of magic to your evening. We were offered drinks, notified of the specials and left to ponder over the extensive
menus. For starters we opted for the goat’s cheese tartlet with caramelised onions, and the stuffed mushrooms. Both were absolutely delicious, bringing our palettes
alive! The tartlet boasted a perfectly crisp filo pastry with a smooth creamy filling of goat’s cheese, and the perfect accompaniment of caramelised onions for that extra bite.
The mushrooms were superb. Crispy bread crumb coating with a soft sumptuous centre of pancetta and parma ham. Great start to a wonderful meal to come. For mains we ordered tempura of monkfish and fillet of steak with BBQ rib combo. The steak, which was cooked to perfection, melted in the mouth, with the extra tenderised BBQ ribs on the side. The tempura of monkfish had such a light batter to saviour the real taste of the fresh monkfish within. We just couldn’t resist finishing off with dessert, so we chose the baked Alaska and hot chocolate brownies. A perfect ending to a perfect meal. Overall, the Firebox Grill offers a superb dining experience, with extensive menu’s featuring a vast range of dishes to suit all tastes, accompanied by a very “full-bodied” wine list, carefully handpicked for the connoisseur. With super-friendly, superefficient staff on hand, you will not be disappointed. This restaurant would make any evening a special occasion!
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’s Tom cruiseester ch by for Man y derb
Miley Cyrus rocks out at Christmas creampies concert
While promoting his upcoming film, "Jack Reacher," Tom Cruise attended the Manchester derby at Etihad Stadium in England as part of his European Tour on Sunday. The "Mission Impossible" star looked handsome in a green sweater, black
leather jacket, jeans, and brown boots as he posed with co-star Robert Duvall. In an interview at the match with Sky Sports One, the 50-year-old actor explained, "This is the first game that I've seen in England. I've been following it since the eighties so
Making an on-stage comeback after a long hiatus, Miley Cyrus was front-and-centre at the Christmas Creampies concert in Hollywood on Saturday December 8. The 20-year-old former Disney star opted for a racy ensemble, as she grabbed the mic while wearing a cut-out, cleavage-baring top, skintight pants, and knee-high leopardprint boots. Miley was joined by Israeli dubstep producer, and DJ, Borgore. The pair belted out their rap and dance infused duet, “Decisions.”
Cheryl Cole Returns to Jingle Bell Ball with Girls Aloud After performing solo on Saturday, Cheryl Cole joined her group Girls Aloud at the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball held at the O2 Arena in London, England on Sunday (December 9). The 29-year-old artist wore a sexy, sleeveless, and short black dress with matching heels, as she and her group-mates hit the red carpet. Though she’s found
Britney Spears’ Family Music Day Sharing the gift of music with her boys, Britney Spears took fiancée Jason Trawick and her two sons to the California Music Academy on Saturday (December 8). The “X-Factor” judge was dressed casually in a long-sleeved blue top, with a gray sweat-
I'm just excited that I'm able to be here." Also during the interview, Tom revealed that it was pal David Beckham that encouraged him to attend. He says, "He wishes he was here. I got an email from him, he's jealous that I'm here."
shirt tied around her waist and her hair in a messy ponytail while she clutched her new terrier puppy, Hannah. Really relishing in dog ownership, the 31-year-old star even created a Twitter account for the precious pooch. On Friday, she posted a video of
Hannah barking into the phone with the comment, “Just got a call from my baby @ HannahSpears. She’s mad I left her with the boys today.” The description under @HannahSpears profile summary appropriately reads, “I’m Britney’s B---h.”
success as a solo artist, Cheryl admits it’s nice to be back in the group. She told the Star Magazine, “I’ve got a lot to give back, I love being back with the girls. Girls Aloud is me, it’s where I’ve come from. We’ve had ten years of success. My fans are girls aloud fans, the majority of them. Some of them were 7 when I first met them, and I see them now and they’re like 17.”
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Treat yourself this Christmas Pamper Time Now the nights are really drawing in and everyone is stuffed up with colds and ‘flu we sometimes need to just spend an evening taking a bit more care of ourselves and sometimes a bath or even a bowl of warm water to soak your feet while you watch a DVD can make you feel that bit pampered and take the edge off your troubles. We all feel more relaxed after a soak in a bath of warm water and there are many ways to make it a really beneficial experience using natural inexpensive additions. Seaweed Bath Anyone? If you are keen to give your skin a treat I find that powdered organic seaweed is a fabulous addition to both bathwater and footbaths as the minerals it contains are so refreshing and conditioning but be warned- it can really smell and be prepared to only use old towels when you add seaweed to your bathwater as it is quite staining, although it does wash out. For an “Almost Seawater Bath” which mimics the experience at one of the seaside baths found around the coast, for example at Enniscrone or Sligo, a really exceptional combination is the addition of a pint of sea salt and a big cup of powdered seaweed to your bath. It smells of natural seaweed which is not particularly enticing and the bath looks grubby until you give
it a clean but it really is amazing and leaves you feeling revitalised and your skin smooth and refreshed. The only caveat is in the case of those who suffer from really dry skin as too much sea salt can be drying. Reducing the amount of salt or using seaweed by itself is still very enjoyable and there are several different dried seaweed options - which vary from dried actual fronds of seaweed sold in nets to jars of powder - on the market and they all offer the benefits of real seaweed so it is well worth having a go particularly if you want to give your whole body a rejuvenating treat. Any good health store will have seaweed on its shelves and kept dry it will last a long time. A tip from my own experience is to put the seaweed into a large jug and top it up with warm water before running the bath. This allows it to rehydrate and release its goodness and also, if you are using the powder, it is much less likely to form a floating layer on the surface of the bathwater; instead it can be mixed through the water by hand before getting in and chilling out. The Essentials While adding essential oils to water is often suggested, I do think it is a good idea to exercise caution and only use those oils you are used to and do not react to. For example, adding a few drops of tea tree oil or peppermint oil
to the water while you soak your feet is often suggested and while tea tree is a tremendously useful antiseptic oil it can be too much for those of us whose skin is prone to dryness so be careful and only add it if it suits you, while peppermint can cause a burning sensation. (I would recommend anyone with diabetes not to add any oils at all unless they have cleared it with their footcare advisor). Scrubs in the Tub Those who have used salt scrubs in the past may not realise that it is quite possible to make your own, whether you use coarse salt from the supermarket or go for the full Dead Sea experience - all you need is box of salt and a nice oil of your choice blended up in bowl or jug; I would usually use sweet almond oil but peach or apricot kernel oils are also perfect and they are all available on EBay. If you wanted to add a few drops of essential oil remember to go carefully, follow the instructions to the letter and always mix everything extremely thoroughly so that all the essential oil isn’t in the first handful you scoop out! There are lots of options for using scrubs and a session with a jar of coarse sea salt blended with moisturising oil has to be one of the most invigorating things you can do. The most important thing to remember of course is that oils are very
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December Events Paddy Casey with support from Our Krypton Son
The Nerve Centre – December 15 www.nervecentre.org Dublin singer/songwriter Paddy Casey returns to Derry with support from local musical heroes Our Krypton Son. Tickets on sale from the Nerve Centre and Masons bar. Time: 10:00pm Tickets: £15
THE RACE IS ON!
Christmas with The Priests
Millennium Forum December 21 www.millenniumforum.co.uk THE PRIESTS are brothers Father Eugene and Father Martin O’Hagan, and Father David Delargy, who met at St MacNissi’s College, Garron Tower. The trio have been singing together ever since! Following a sell-out tour last year, Frs Eugene, Martin and David are delighted to present, Christmas With The Priests at The Millennium Forum on Friday 21st December. As well as some much loved classics such as Ave Maria, Pie Jesu and Amazing Grace, The Priests will perform some of the most cherished seasonal songs of all time from their Christmas album entitled Noel - everything from Ding Dong Merrily On High to O Come All Ye Faithful, Sussex Carol to Silent Night. Don’t miss an enchanting evening of music from The Priests. Time: 8:00pm Tickets: £25, £27.50, £30 £25, £27.50, £30
Boxing Night Special
As the fastest show on earth stops at The Forum! STARLIGHT EXPRESS
Tuesday 5th TO Saturday 9th February 2013
Bill Kenwright presents one of the best loved and longest running musicals in theatrical history, as Andrew Lloyd Webber’s sensational Starlight Express explodes back onto the stage with a new production set to take the UK by electrifying storm. Starlight Express will put on its skates and race
Sandinos club – December 26 www.sandinos.com Prepare yourself for the busiest party night of the year, with our regular Saturday night DJs for a great mix of Indie, Dance, Rock and Pop. Tickets will be available in the bar in the coming weeks. Doors: 9pm
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Sandinos club – December 31 www.sandinos.com 80’s Retro Disco, with Gerard C. Tickets available from mid-December. Doors: 9pm
to the Millennium Forum for a week long run from Tuesday Feb 05 2013 for its only Irish dates on the new tour. Starlight Express opened to packed houses at
the Apollo Victoria in London’s West End in 1984 where it ran for over 7000 performances. It is one of the most successful musicals ever with the German production still running in Bochum after 25 years. Light years ahead of the rest, this futuristic tale about love and hope in
the face of adversity promises to take you on the ride of a lifetime – with two hours of speed, spectacle, energy, daredevil stunts and turbo charged excitement, combined with an electrifying sound track, dazzling sets and costumes, extraordinary roller-choreography and some of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s most memorable musical hits. Andrew Lloyd Webber wrote Starlight Express originally for his own children. His extensive credits include The Phantom of the Opera, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita and Cats. He pioneered television casting for musical theatre with the Emmy Award-winning BBC series How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? His awards include seven Tonys, three Grammys including Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Requiem, seven Oliviers, a Golden Globe, an Oscar, two International Emmys, the Praemium Imperiale, the Richard Rodgers Award for Excellence in Musical The-
atre and the Kennedy Center Honor. He currently owns seven London theatres, including the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, and the London Palladium. Internationally renowned choreographer and popular television judge Arlene Phillips is back on board as Director and Choreographer. Arlene choreographed the original West End production and directed and choreographed several subsequent productions of the show. Her extensive credits also include The Wizard of Oz, Saturday Night Fever, The Sound of Music, Grease, We Will Rock You and Jesus Christ Superstar. Getting their skates back on for the UK Tour will be Mykal Rand, who joined the cast of Starlight Express in 1987 and has since performed in over six different productions of the show spanning an incredible eighteen years. As well as playing the role of Electra, Mykal is also Associate Director/Choreographer and Resident Director for the tour. Joining him on stage will be Kristofer Harding as Rusty (Starlight
Express 2007 UK Tour), Jamie Capewell as Greaseball (Starlight Express; West End, UK Tour & Buchum) Lothair Eaton as Poppa (Starlight Express Las Vegas, Bochum and New Zealand totaling over 2,500 performances to date), Amanda Coutts as Pearl (Starlight Express, Bochum) and Ruthie Stephens as Dinah (Starlight Express UK Tour 2004 – 2008). The cast for Starlight Express also includes Kelsie Cobban, Camilla Hardy, Robert Nurse, Lex Milczarek, Glenn Robb, Stuart Armfield, Gavin Ashbarry, James Marshall, Nick Bower, Kris Manuel, Andy Barke, Tristan Adams, Matt King, Adam Illsley, Lisa Dahmane, Louise Lenihan, Sarah Riches, Aaron Piper, Darryl Paul Saunders, Tony Andrade, Kerry Stammers and Samantha Foker. Buckle up; the race is truly back on! STARLIGHT EXPRESS stops at the Millennium Forum from Tues 5th to Sat 9th February 2013. Tickets are now available from the Box Office. Telephone 71 264455 or visit www.millenniumforum.co.uk for bookings.
Panto time again at The Millennium Forum
Mirror, Mirror, on the wall… who has the brightest panto of them all? A magic mirror, a jealous queen, a poisoned apple and the tiniest friends ever imagined – it’s panto time again at the Forum! Yes, folks, it’s that time of year again when Derry’s biggest Panto comes to town (Oh Yes It Is!). Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs arrives at the Millennium Forum from Friday November 30 to Saturday January 5 2013 for a festive extravaganza that all the family will love. With a host of local stars, such as Gemma McMeel as Snow White, Darren Franklin as the
very handsome Prince Charming and Super Funny Man William Caulfield as Nurse Molly Coddle this year’s annual panto is the must-see show of the season! Also, don’t miss the special ‘magical appearance’ by singer, Daniel O’Donnell as the Man in the Magic Mirror. Hilarity by the bucket load – so get your tickets fast! The story of the beautiful Snow White and her tiny friends has entertained children for generations. The Forum has taken the traditional story, added a little
dash of Christmas sparkle, loads of laughs and a supremely talented, all singing, all dancing, cast and the result is - a Panto to Remember and a perfect festive treat for all the family. Step into Christmas and have a truly magical family experience at the Forum with this fun-filled favourite. Packed with great song and dance routines, hilarious comedy, dazzling scenes and magical special effects, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is fun for all the family from 4-94!
This glittering Christmas treat is sure to be a hit with audiences far and wide. Don’t miss it! Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs runs at the Millennium Forum from Friday November 30 to Saturday January 5. Tickets are now available from the Box Office. Telephone 71 264455 or visit w w w.millenniumforum. co.uk for bookings and reservations. NB Please note that Daniel O’Donnell will not appear in person.
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Green Day - ‘¡Tré!’ Veteran punks complete their filler-filled trilogy, and stagger across the finish line looking badly in need of a lie-down Second verse, same as the first; the same riff you’ll swear you heard 15 songs earlier; the same tics, the same tricks; the same finalchorus key change you could set your watch by; the same lingering disappointment you’ll feel at the end of it all. Listening to ‘¡Uno!’, ‘¡Dos!’ and ‘¡Tré!’ back to back, it’s difficult to fathom how, across a triple-disc canvas that offers nothing but room to experiment, Green Day could contrive to record the same album three times, with only minor variations between them. And yet that’s exactly what they’ve done. If this trilogy isn’t the sound of a band that’ve run out of ideas, it’s certainly the sound of a band who can no longer tell good ideas from bad – and spinning out what might have been a strong single album into
a trio of average ones surely ranks among their worst. Green Day’s longevity has been built on extending their appeal to successive generations of teenagers, but as the band grow older, that’s becoming harder to pull off. The original intent of these albums may have been to recapture their youth, but by the end of ‘¡Tré!’
any attempt at sounding like their twentysomething selves. It would be a shame if this was a case of “strike ‘¡Tré!’ and out” for Green Day. They’ve shown resilience in the past, after all: a decade ago, they were in a similar place to where this trilogy leaves them – an enormously popular live act on a creative fallow run – and they
“If this trilogy isn’t the sound of a band that’ve run out of ideas, it’s certainly the sound of a band who can no longer tell good ideas from bad.” Green Day sound less rejuvenated, more relieved to have reached the finish line. There’s a persistent jadedness and cynicism here that is probably appropriate for three guys in their forties, but inevitably undermines
bounced back. Nevertheless, ‘¡Tré!’ does feel like the end of something, even if it’s just this era of their 25-year career. For all its allure, the past can be a deceitful mistress. Time to start looking to the future.
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U12,13, 14,16 and 16 Trojan YCG prize winners pictured with special guests and past players Gerry Doherty, Barrly Molloy, Willy Curran, Kevin Doherty, Kevin Deery, Gerry Colhoun and Paddy Rooney.
U9, 10 and 11 Trojan YCG prize winners pictured with special guests and past players Gerry Doherty, Barrly Molloy, Willy Curran, Kevin Doherty, Kevin Deery, Gerry Colhoun and Paddy Rooney.
Major award winners pictured with special guests and past players. Seated from left are Kevin Deery, Gerard Doherty, Barry Molloy, Willy Curran and Kevin Doherty
Trojans Prize giving
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North West Saturday Morning League
Fixtures Saturday 24th November 2012 The Rathmor Motors Pre MOT Centre North West Saturday Morning League has just entered the Christmas break and we will be taking a look here at how all the teams in The SML have been performing so far this season. But there is one big game due to played over the Christmas period and that is the Gilfillan Cup final which will be played on Boxing Morning as two very experienced Premier Division sides Phoenix Swifts and Brandywell Celtic go head to head to see what team will be first to lift a trophy this season. The game will be played at Wilton Park just off the Limavady Road on St Stephen Day with a 10.30 kick off. Phoenix Swifts will more than likely start this game as favorites given their league position but Brandywell Celtic are last seasons beaten finalists and they did manage to knock the league leaders out of the competition at the semi final stage and only a fool would write them off in this game.
Premier Division Taking a look back at the league now and in the Premier Division its very tight at the top of the table but Westbank United lead the way and they are two points clear at the top of the table as they have only lost one of their ten games played so far this season as they have managed to win eight of those matches while drawing the other one. Phoenix Swifts are sitting right on their tail though in second place just two points behind the leaders but they have played one game less and if they were to win that game they would of course be sitting at the top of the table. Clifton Villa are sitting in third place and they are just three points behind the leaders and they are more than capable of mounting a serious challenge this season but they really ca not afford to drop any more points as that would see their title chances slip away. Brandywell Celtic are currently sitting in fourth place and they are just four points adrift of the league leaders but they would really need teams above them in the table to drop points if they were to mount a title challenge as all four teams in the top four look pretty solid this season and it looks like at this stage that the only points they will drop is when they play each other. The remainder of the teams outside of the top four have no chance of making a title challenge as Creggan Swifts who sit in fourth place are a massive thirteen points behind the league leaders and nine points behind Brandywell Celtic. Du Pont come next in the league table and they have been having an up and down sort of season but
they had an excellent result in their last league outing and another couple of results like that would see them stay clear of the relegation zone. Foyle Harps come next and they have only managed to win two of their ten league games so far this season and that sort of form will see them struggle unless they can turn things around. Rosemount come next and they are sitting in the bottom three and they are still searching for their first win in the league this season as they have already played seven games without coming out on top. Clooney are sitting second from bottom and unless they can turn things around after the Christmas break they could find themselves playing football in the Championship next season. Drumahoe are bottom of the heap and they are still looking for their first points of the season as they have been beaten in all seven starts they have made to date and they are serious contenders to drop back through the trapdoor when they season comes to a close.
Championship Strabane Athletic are the team they all have to catch here but it may not be much of a chase as they teams closing in on them look primed to topple them from their perch as Strabane have played nine games so far this season and the two teams closing in on them have all played much less. Benbradagh Colts are currently sitting in second place and they are just two points behind the league leaders but they have three games in hand and they only need to win one of those games in hand to overtake the league leaders and they are more than capable of doing that. Tamnaherin Celtic are in third place and they are five points behind the league leaders but they have a massive four games in hand over the league leaders and they are serious contenders to lift this title come the end of the season as it could come down to a dogfight between themselves and Benbradagh Colts. Sion Swifts are sitting in fourth place and after making a good start to the season they have fallen away and it looks as if they would have too much of a task on their hands to try and get back in to the title race from this position. Newton Heath come next and they are on the same points as Sion Swifts but they have played a load more games than the likes of Benbradagh and Tamnaherin. Northside Stars are sitting next in the league table and apart from the top three sides you could literally throw a blanket over the rest of the sides but its hard to see anyone outside of the top three get in to con-
tention here for the title. Gransha Institute are next and they have stated that they are not results orientated this season but they are trying to develop some of the younger players at the club and they are pleased enough with their progress. Foyle Athletic are at the foot of the table as they have only managed to collect one single point in nine games and it looks like they will be playing their football in the First Division next season unless they can improve in the second part of the season.
First Division Art Deco are new to the league this season and they have been making quite an impression as they top the table and they are one of four sides that are more than capable of lifting the title in this division. Art Deco were expected to canter in against Collegians last week but they nearly came undone and were lucky to get out of that game with a point. Collon Celtic are sitting in second place in the league table just one point behind Art Deco and they have a game in hand to try and overhaul them and if they were to win their match in hand they would go top. Tristar are currently sitting in third place and they are also new to the league this season and they have been giving a good account of themselves are they are a very young side and they are just four points of the leaders with a game in hand. HML are sitting on the same number of points as Tristar and they also have a game in hand and all credit to this side who in the past have struggled to get results but this season they have been magnificent and they have certainly turned things around here. A small gap then develops as Hatmore Harps come next and they have a gap of four points to breach if they are to play themselves in to contention this season but they are more than capable of doing that if they apply themselves properly. Greysteel Celtic come next and they will be happy enough with the ways things have turned out for them in this their first season and after making a slow start to the campaign they are now starting to get results. Oakleaf Celtic are next and things may have gone a little better for them this season as last season they showed a lot of potential and they were considered to be one of the favorites this season to be in the title race but that has not materialised. Oxford United are third from bottom and a lot more was expected from this young side this season but for one reason or another they
have struggled and only same to get results when some of their senior players are involved in the panel but Phillip Devlin seems to be happy enough with a lot of his youngsters. Culmore are next and after making a really slow start to the campaign they have started to settle in now and they seem to have a better grasp now as the weeks have
progressed but we may have to wait to next season to get the best out of this young side. Collegians are bottom of the pile but that could have all changed last week as they almost beat the league leaders and if they can return after the Christmas break in that sort of form they would have no problem of climbing a few places up the league table.
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Double Irish title success for local kickboxers By Mark Waraich
Derry’s excellent record of producing champion kick boxers continues as two local men claim Irish title victories. Stephen Morrison and Brian Houston claimed their first titles after both claiming victories at St Columb’s Hall in November. Stephen was crowned ISKA light middleweight champion as he fought his way to a well-deserved points victory over Galway’s Jordan Ford. Whereas Brian didn’t even have to step into the ring to claim his ISKA Irish Junior middleweight title as his opponent withdrew with illness. Both fighters are members of PT’s Kickboxing Gym, Bishop
Street. The local gym was unlucky not to make it a trio of titles after Noel Morrison lost out to Sean Maher of Dragon’s Lair gym, Kilkenny, in the ISKA Irish super middleweight contest. The title is the result of over eight weeks training for Stephen, sometimes seven days a week. He said it was a tough fight but it’s a good buzz to finally get his first title. “It’s my first title and it’s all good, I sometimes feel like a local celebrity. “I was out last night and people were still coming up and congratulating me, I hadn’t a clue who they were. “It’s a good buzz, definitely.”
Overall on the night, fighters from PT’s Kickboxing Gym’s claimed a total of eight victories, out of the eleven fights. On the undercard, Eoghan McGlinchey of PT’s Bishop Street defeated Galway’s David Short with a third round technical stoppage. Ciaran Reddin, also of PT’s Bishop Street, defeated Galway’s Daniel Bradley. John McVeigh of PT’s Carrigans beat PT’s Rath Mor fighter Emmett Doherty after the match had to be stopped in the third round when Doherty dislocated his shoulder. Two other members of PT’s Carrigans Gym claimed vic-
Brian Crossan, Brian Houston and Paddy Toland
Noel Morrison lost out to Dragon’s Lair’s Sean Maher
Noel Morrison knocks down Sean Maher
Brian Crossan, Stephen Morrison and Jordan Ford
Stephen Morrison defeated Galway’s Jordan Ford on points
tories. Elaine O’Donnell and Gareth Toland defeated Rowena Walsh of Dragon’s Lair and Hugh Kelly of Killygordan, respectively. Cathal Doherty grabbed PT’s Rath Mor’s only win of the night against Dragon’s Lair’s Mickey Duffy. The other two defeats were unfortunately for Ciaran Loughran of PT’s Rath Mor and Damien Doherty of PT’s Carrigans. They lost to Dragon’s Lair fighters Matthew Comerford and Danny Quinn, respectively. When asked about the fight of the night, Stephen said it had to be his fellow PT’s Bishop Street member Eoghan. He came back from a disastrous first round, after being knocked down several times, to steal victory with a third round technical stoppage. “In the first round the boy came out spinning back kicks and axe kicks, and almost knocked Eoghan clean out. Eoghan was on his back at
one stage, got up again, got the standing eight and your man put him down again “Then after the first round Eoghan came out like a different person, a different fighter, I don’t know what Brian Crossan said to him in the corner, but Eoghan came out all guns blazing, and ended up stopping your man in the third round. “ After enjoying a short break Stephen will now look forward to a quick return to the ring in February when he competes alongside the best. “I took a week off after the fight, just to kind of recover. There’ll be another fight now hopefully in February in the Clanree. “That’s a big line up, you have Pinta Quigley and Aidan Lafferty, all the big hitters fighting that night.” The specified fight is due to take place at the Clanree Hotel in Letterkenny February 23, next year.
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