Liskey Road News Today

Concerns are raised about plans for the former Strabane house of Cecil Frances Alexander.

A council is aiming to safeguard the former Co Tyrone residence of the poet behind one of our most-loved hymns. A motion calling for the preservation of Milltown House, where hymn writer Cecil Frances Alexander lived, has received the support of Derry City and Strabane councillors. Mrs Alexander is best known for the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful. The Notice of Motion also called for the other buildings on the old Strabane Grammar School site at Liskey Road, Strabane, to be preserved as ...

More than three quarters of a million pounds has been spent in the last five years on the upkeep of Northern Irelands former school buildings, some of which have been out of use for decades. Of the total £772,000 spent by the Education Authority on maintaining previous school properties, £234,000 alone has gone on the upkeep of the former Faughan Valley High School site, which has lain vacant for 13 years. The Education Authority is looking to sell off the site in the near future, and confirm...