Derry City and Strabane District Council are to pilot the return of public meetings for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in March 2020.
The local authority said that they would be able to accommodate 21 people during full council meetings, starting in January 2023. The pilot will not involve committee meetings.
The decision to reintroduce public meetings - which was made at a recent Governance and Strategic Planning Committee - comes two weeks after a local fuel poverty campaigning group questioned the council's continued 'lack of access' to the public gallery.
