26/07/2007

Derry and Antrim areas awarded 'Best Kept'

Derry has won its second award in as many years at Ireland’s Best Kept Awards at a ceremony in Dublin.

In 2006, Councillor Helen Quigley, Mayor of Derry accepted the award for winning the Large Town Category and one year later they have scooped the top award in the Large Urban Centre Category.

Broughshane in County Antrim have also been victorious at the awards ceremony when they saw off competition from Scarva, Moira and Warrenpoint in County Down to win the Best Kept Small Town in Ireland.

Irish Environment Minister John Gormley said that the initiative gave the best-kept towns to take on their counterparts in Northern Ireland.

(SB/SP)

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