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| Londonderry gets £500k for environmental improvements | Londonderry gets £500k for environmental improvements |
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| Derry city council is to receive £500,000 of funding for a programme of environmental improvements. | Derry city council is to receive £500,000 of funding for a programme of environmental improvements. |
| Environment minister Alex Attwood is in the city on Tuesday to announce the details of how the money will be spent. | Environment minister Alex Attwood is in the city on Tuesday to announce the details of how the money will be spent. |
| It will also be used to tackle derelict buildings in the lead-up to the city's period as the UK City of Culture. | It will also be used to tackle derelict buildings in the lead-up to the city's period as the UK City of Culture. |
| The Managing Director of Derry's Inner City Trust, Helen Quigley, said it was a great news story for the city. | |
| "We are not very far out now from City of Culture," she said. | |
| "Derry City Council will have identified the specific areas and buildings they want to work on. | |
| "I imagine the money will be spent in and around the city centre which includes Spencer Road. | |
| "£500,000 is quite a significant amount of money." | |
| Londonderry beat competition from Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield to win the title for 2013 UK City of Culture - the first time it has ever been awarded. |