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Who You Gonna Call? New Gate Arts brings Ghostbusters-inspired fun to Derry Halloween’s 40th anniver 12 October 2026

Who You Gonna Call? New Gate Arts brings Ghostbusters-inspired fun to Derry Halloween’s 40th anniver

New Gate Arts & Culture Centre is going all-in for Derry Halloween as the city celebrates the festival’s 40th anniversary, with a spectacular production promising supernatural fun, Highland ...

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Online event to offer range of useful financial advice 12 October 2026

Online event to offer range of useful financial advice

Local people are being encouraged to avail of some helpful advice at a free online financial wellbeing event taking place as part of Talk Money Week.

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Community groups urged to nominate for Community Awards 12 October 2026

Community groups urged to nominate for Community Awards

Derry City and Strabane District Council is encouraging local communities to nominate dedicated voluntary groups making a positive difference in their neighbourhoods for the Live Here Love H...

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Peace Bridge temporary closure to facilitate light upgrade 9 October 2026

Peace Bridge temporary closure to facilitate light upgrade

Work by contractors appointed by Derry City and Strabane District Council to carry out feature lighting upgrades on the Peace Bridge is progressing well. However in order to facilitate t...

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Strabane businesses cautioned on consequences of NO vote to BID 9 October 2026

Strabane businesses cautioned on consequences of NO vote to BID

Business owners in Strabane are being cautioned that a failure to secure a YES vote in the upcoming Love Strabane renewal ballot could leave the town centre isolated, unrepresented, and miss...

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Mayor visits more schools as part of fun storytelling initiative 8 October 2026

Mayor visits more schools as part of fun storytelling initiative

Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Grace Uí Niallais, recently visited pupils at Model School in Derry and St Columba’s School in Newbuildings as part of a her mayoral i...

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Social app takes top prize at Derry and Strabane ‘The Ultimate Pitch’ heat 7 October 2026

Social app takes top prize at Derry and Strabane ‘The Ultimate Pitch’ heat

An app that allows users to discover new pubs, rate pints of stout and share their experiences has wowed judges, securing first place at the Derry City and Strabane Ultimate Pitch heats.

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Wakey Wakey to Bring Unique Irish Wake Experience to Derry Halloween 7 October 2026

Wakey Wakey to Bring Unique Irish Wake Experience to Derry Halloween

Derry Halloween is marking its 40th anniversary this year with a packed programme of entertainment, spectacle and immersive experiences across the five-day festival.

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Mayor welcomes ruling on A5 road 6 October 2026

Mayor welcomes ruling on A5 road

The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Cllr Grace Uí Niallais has welcomed today’s Court of Appeal decision to overturn the legal block on the A5 road project.

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