News & Responses

Chamber HeadlinesChamber calls for \"World class Policing and Justice Ministry\"
The President of Londonderry Chamber of Commerce says that having a local Minister for Policing and Justice "could create a deeper acceptance that laws to protect people are our laws - they are not imposed from afar.  That has the potential to create a new attitude and culture towards crime," said Mr Jim Sammon, who was speaking on the occasion of the Chamber's first visit today from PSNI Chief Constable Matt Baggott.   "We encourage the political parties to seize the opportunity...

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Tourism Strategy
The Chamber Board and Members raised questions regarding a number of issues pertaining to tourism.  Mary Blake, the Tourism Officer in DCC, has furnished the Board with a written report answering all the questions raised please see link below. Tourism Strategy ...

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Local HeadlinesAirporter launch online reservation system
Check out Airporter's new online reservation system. Now you can make your Airporter reservations in the same way as making your flight reservations. Got to our home page - http://www.airporter.co.uk - and click on to Book your bus. From there you are asked to enter your travel arrangements and then select the appropriate service time that suits your needs. Your reservation is then processed immediately and an email is automatically sent to you with your travel details and unique booking referen...

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U4D thanks Derry City Council for support

U4D thanks Derry City Council for support

University for Derry, the group putting forward radical plans to upgrade university provision in Derry-Londonderry through a major expansion of Magee campus, is looking forward to working in partnership with Derry City Council.

A special meeting of the full council agreed, unanimously, to support the aspirations for substantial university expansion put forward by U4D. These include an increase in student numbers at Magee to 10,000 or more; more courses that are relevant to the economy of the city, particularly in science, technology, engineering, maths and creative industries; and for Magee to expand into the city centre along the Strand Road and riverside area.

Padraig Canavan, chair of U4D, says: "We are very appreciative of Derry City Council's support. We are particularly pleased that this was achieved with all party support. We look forward to working in partnership with Derry City Council to achieve the goals that are now shared by the council and U4D.

"We are also very pleased that the council has agreed to designate Derry-Londonderry as 'a city of learning' or 'education city'. With a young population, it is surely right that our city brands itself on the potential strength of the skills and knowledge of those young people - as produced by the education system at all levels, from primary, to post-primary and on to the North West College, as well as Magee. read more >

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