Huge increase in dog thefts during lockdown year
A motion has been passed at Derry City & Strabane District Council to instigate an awareness campaign around the dangers of dog thefts, after a sharp rise in thefts in the area since the beginning of the pandemic.
Dog thefts in Northern Ireland rose by 51% in 2020 in comparison with the year before, while there were 6 dog thefts reported in Derry & Strabane, compared to 0 in 2019. In April of this year, 8 puppies were reported stolen from the Pullyernan area of Castlederg.
In the Fermanagh & Omagh District Council area, there were 5 dog thefts reported to police in 2020, a slight increase from 4 in 2019.
Ulster Herald
Advertisement
Cathy Burns, Climate Change Program Manager, is joined by Philip O Kane, RAPID, Kieran McHugh, Conversation Volunteers, NI, Ciaran McLaughlin, Dermot Earley Younth Leadership Initiative, Liam Sweeney, Sigerson s Chairman, and a host of volunteers who helped plant 50 new trees in the space adjacent to the Strabane Sigerson s GFC club ground.
Strabane GAA club go green and plant 120 trees Posted: 7:00 pm April 27, 2021
SHARE
A Tyrone GAA club has put down firm environmental roots in an effort to tackle climate change.
Last week, members of Strabane Sigersons came together to plant 120 trees as part of the year-long GAA Green Club initiative.
Advertisement
Cathy Burns, Climate Change Program Manager, is joined by Philip O Kane, RAPID, Kieran McHugh, Conversation Volunteers, NI, Ciaran McLaughlin, Dermot Earley Younth Leadership Initiative, Liam Sweeney, Sigerson s Chairman, and a host of volunteers who helped plant 50 new trees in the space adjacent to the Strabane Sigerson s GFC club ground.
Strabane Sigersons club go green and plant 120 trees Posted: 7:15 pm April 27, 2021
SHARE
A Tyrone GAA club has put down firm environmental roots in an effort to tackle climate change.
Last week, members of Strabane Sigersons came together to plant 120 trees as part of the year-long GAA Green Club initiative.
The Sigersons are one of 45 pilot clubs taking part in the initiative which is a collaboration with Derry City & Strabane District Council, Donegal County Council, Sustainable NI, Ulster GAA and the Northern Ireland Environment Agency.
Plans submitted for City Cemetery expansion
The £1m expansion would create around 1,000 new plots at Derry s biggest graveyard and extend its lifespan by up to seven years
Land next to Kildrum Gardens at the top of Southway will be used.
Reporter: );
);
Plans have been submitted for a £1m expansion of the City Cemetery in Derry, it can be revealed today.
If approved an additional 980 plots will be created at the local graveyard.
For many years concerns have been raised that the City Cemetery has been running out of burial space.
Derry City and Strabane District Council, which manages the cemetery, have lodged a planning application in recent days for the extension proposals.