There are renewed hopes and optimism for accelerating the regeneration of Tullyally and Currynierin over the next five years, according to one local councillor.
Ulster Unionist Ryan McCready, who grew up in Tullyally, said that young people in the area were experiencing the same 'frustration and barriers' that he did when he left the area two decades ago to begin working abroad.
The Derry City and Strabane District elected representative said that "people had been thrown under the bus time and time again", adding that it was "soul-destroying" to those who lived and cared for the area.
