Successful US convention celebrates increased attention on North West 26 October 2015 The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Elisha McCallion has described the recent trip to the Golden Bridges Conference in Boston as an extremely significant visit which has further strengthened business relations with the US, building on the recent commitments of […]
Derry voted best Hallowe’en destination in the world! 19th October 15 A leading US publication – USA Today has named Derry as the Best Hallowe’en destination in the world, outdoing the competition from locations such as Transylvania, Sleepy Hollow and Salem, Massachusetts. When it comes to celebrating the most haunted night of the year, Derry […]
Derry secures Runner-Up position in Foodie Town Competition! 13th October Derry has been announced as one of Ireland’s leading Foodie Towns in a prestigious national competition organised by the Restaurants Association of Ireland. In a close fought battle for the title of Foodie Town of Ireland, the city was marginally beaten by the Burren, who […]
£500,000 DSD Investment for Strabane Welcomed 25th Sept 15 The Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council has welcomed over £500,000 investment from the Department for Social Development, for sport, leisure and local facilities for the Strabane area. Mayor Cllr Elisha McCallion detailed the series of projects which the DSD investment has enabled including: […]
Council announces further commitment to capital investment 02 September 2015 A number of key projects and programmes across the Derry City and Strabane District are set to benefit from a significant funding boost as announced at a meeting of the Council’s Governance and Strategic Planning Committee, subject to ratification by Full Council. The additional investment […]
More than 250 small and medium businesses (SMEs ) across the Derry City and Strabane District Council area have benefited from the Government’s Broadband Connection voucher scheme. The scheme, which helps SMEs get connected to superfast broadband had a surge in demand in recent months. Head of Business with Derry City and Strabane District Council, […]
Culture Tech 2015 Highlights City Arcade “For 2015 we’re turning Millennium Forum into a huge outdoor games arcade, ” Mark Nagurski says, “where people can play the latest games on the market including the rather well-know and favourite among kids young and old MineCraft. This will provide fun and activity for all the family including costumes, […]
Minister Jonathan Bell announces 289 new jobs for Londonderry 02 July 2015 Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister, Jonathan Bell today announced that Texas-based OneSource Virtual (OneSource) is to set up an HR Outsourcing Centre in Londonderry, which will create 289 new jobs by 2017. OneSource is a Business Process as a Service (BPaaS) provider. Its […]
26 June 2015 The North West Region Cross Border Group (NWRCBG) was delighted to have an opportunity to showcase the excellent work carried out by their Partner Councils and organisations at a special EU Celebration and Funding event held in Derry today. Funded by the European Union’s INTERREG IVA Programme, the event celebrated the successful […]
The North West Regional College has been a hive of activity this week as local companies turned out in force to hear the benefits of digital technology for their business at the Digital Derry Conference. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District, Councillor Elisha McCallion, opened the two day event, which welcomed both start up […]