Derry City and Strabane District Council is advising the public that the ongoing severe weather conditions is impacting on a number of services today, Friday, January 19.
In a statement issued at 9 am, the council said: “In the interests of the health and safety of staff and the public, our early morning refuse collection services has been suspended.
“The service will be reviewed mid-morning and the service resumed when it is deemed safe.
“In the meantime householders are advised to leave out their bins as normal and our teams will endeavour to service them when it is safe to do so over the coming days.
“All of our Cemeteries will remain closed to the public on Friday and will open to facilitate funerals only. Opening arrangements will be reviewed as conditions improve and safe for public access.
“The public are advised to expect some disruption to Recycling Centres across the Council area today.
“The Centres are currently closed and will only open once considered safe for users to access following a risk assessment by respective centre supervisors.
“Further updates on this will be provided as soon as its available.
“Early morning streetscape operations at 6am have been postponed and again will only commence once it is deemed safe.
“In the interests of health and safety all Council grass pitches are closed today and will remain closed this weekend due to the poor weather conditions.
“User groups are being contacted directly.
“In terms of our outdoor sports facilities and courts these are subject to regular inspections and again user groups will be contacted directly.
While the majority of Council parks, greenways and play areas are open, the public are asked to note that the pathways will be slippy and caution must be taken by users.
“Some of the Council play parks which are locked overnight will only open when it is safe to do so.
“While all of our Leisure centres will remain open, users are asked to check with their centre directly in relation to specific classes and events.
“This is the current status in relation to our Community Centre provision.”
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