![]() Unauthorized use is prohibited.ĭavid Shindle, head panther biologist with the U.S. “But it is an ongoing issue and we have a community safety team meeting this week so we’ll be addressing the issue then and I will hopefully have more information.Please be respectful of copyright. “There was an issue if gates were installed, who would open and close them, as there are only one or two houses in the vicinity who’d be able to have the key. ![]() “I know previously it was suggested closing it up with gates but the police don’t think it will solve the issue because there are people gathering there at various times of the day. ![]() There is a community safety meeting this week and that will be on the agenda. “There has been emails back and forth between ourselves, NIFRS and the police. Sinn Féin Councillor Caoimhe McKnight spoke at length to the couple concerned and she is currently in talks with the neighbourhood policing team. Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service (NIFRS) has consultations about removing railings at the tunnel entrance which are often ‘back-filled with materials that are set alight’. Instead, he proposed installing traffic lights and a zebra crossing on the road above it to allow residents to cross with ease. “It needs to be blocked up with concrete,” he added. It is hoped that a solution can be found and he has personally suggested blocking the tunnel which goes unused for most of the year as it’s ‘dark and frightening and smells of urine’. The man claimed the young people have also been engaging in entirely inappropriate behaviour in the tunnel at night, details of which he didn’t want to divulge.Īnd his children’s sleep is being disturbed due to noise emanating from the tunnel at night. Their two young children were left frightened and upset having heard and witnessed the incident. And when the youths were questioned about their actions, three young girls ‘crowded around’ his partner and one ‘threatened to stab her’, he said.įive or six teenaged males who were also present became ‘very, very aggressive’ and one of them approached the woman with his fist clenched as if to punch her. When his children asked those responsible to ‘stop lighting fires’ they were verbally abused. Those involved are both male and female and range from 11-years-old to their late teens.Įvents took a more sinister turn last weekend, June 24, when death threats and threats of violence were issued against the couple by several youths after they were challenged. He along with other neighbours have been forced to chain wheelie bins to their fences to prevent youths from stealing them. Speaking to Derry News, he explained that the house is situated a matter of metres away from the tunnel meaning they can’t open windows or put clothes on their washing line because of the thick plumes of toxic smoke from burnt tyres and wheelie bins. There has been an issue with young people lighting fires in the tunnel for many years but the man said it has escalated recently to ‘several times a week’. His partner has lived at the address, which is her family home, for over forty years. The man and his partner, whose home has been affected by ongoing anti-social behaviour in the tunnel, wish to remain anonymous due to concerns about their safety and for fear of repercussions. The tunnel is situated adjacent to Collon Lane and goes under the Glengalliagh Road to a grass area that leads on to Moss Park/Bracken Park. Residents of Collon Lane in Derry have called for a tunnel to be permanently blocked following a growing number of anti-social incidents brought about by youths gathering in it. Latest environmental and climate change news in County Derry Recent death notices and obituaries from Derry and County Derry Read about the latest properties available in Derry and County DerryĮnjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Derry and County Derryĭerry and County Derry Met Eireann Weather Forecast Up to the minute national and local election coverageĬatch up on all the latest business news in Derry and County Derryįind whats happening in and around Derry and County DerryĮnjoy our award winning photos and picture galleries taken in Derry and County Derry Read all the latest Irish news and updates from around Ireland ![]() Read all the latest crime & court news in Derry and County Derry Keep up to date with the latest sports news Bringing you live local breaking news, sport, politics, weather & more in Derry and County DerryĪll the latest breaking local news from Derry and County Derry
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