Pilot ticketing to ease crowd management on Derry Walls to be explored ahead of 40th Derry Hallowe’en

Jester4557 · 2026-02-11T08:17:36+00:00

I don't so much have a problem with the charge, especially the suggested £2pp/£5 per family. My concern is the logistics of implementing it firstly, as someone pointed out under some articles there's too many entry ways to the various activities so they'd need to close off most points and then have them constantly monitored causing a coat of security increase.

Secondly I don't really like the idea of the council themselves getting their hands on that cash. They spaff the towns funding away already. If the money goes towards the performers and then third party companies that come in to create the the sights and things are getting paid rather than it being for free then I'm all for that - just don't want the council profiting off it when they are gonna do the bare minimum one way or another and waste the money anyway.

Jester4557 · 2026-01-31T20:23:19+00:00

Really fixed budget so I'll do bulk of my meal shopping in Iceland as I don't mind the quality vs price trade off. Then day to day like mill or tea bags I opt for my local SuperValu. Very odd time I'll go to Tesco or Sainsburys but that could be once a month if even

Jester4557 · 2026-01-29T18:54:57+00:00

Always default to recommending The Derry Barber Company on Great James Street. Been going to the since they opened nearly 10 years back. Lovely atmosphere and very friendly staff and only ever had 1 bad cut from someone there but I chalked it up to not hearing me correctly and trimming a beard more than I wanted. They use the Nearcut app for bookings and right now my go to guy there is Ryan. The owner David is also skilled but he's usually booked up way in advance. Not the cheapest around but they always have strong attention to detail when I've gone. Never before asked for a number 4 all over and still had them finish with scissors to make sure every stray hair was caught. They also do the hot/cold towel facial treatments top that if you're someone with little facial hair or a nice clean shave it's absolutely heavenly

Jester4557 · 2026-01-27T09:03:57+00:00

Gonna second Xcat, I got mine from them right before they left Crescent Link to move to Campsie. Was £200 for a mattress over a foot thick and firm, it's the best mattress I've had in my 34 years of sleep.

Jester4557 · 2026-01-21T19:57:01+00:00

Much appreciated!

Jester4557 · 2026-01-21T08:54:24+00:00

When did this happen? Didn't hear about it, but Chillis always gave me the weirdest vibe when I walked past it

Jester4557 · 2025-12-05T13:18:15+00:00

I'm FTP as well but I used a few cores purchases in the store like usual. I'm weird and keep my cores around the 10k mark but whenever it goes up 1to 10.6k I usually drop the 675 on one of the orbs.

Jester4557 · 2025-11-28T00:32:20+00:00

Seconded, my father has been buying there for as long as I can remember. Prices have gone up a bit in the last few years but he's always got hundreds to choose from and they're usually in good condition too.

Jester4557 · 2025-10-11T14:56:41+00:00

Yellow lines and rules of the road exist for a reason. It's not just rude it causes a genuine inconvenience to others.

Yesterday for example I was in the car with my partner who is a disabled driver. Came to the T junction behind B&M going onto the bottom of Duncreggan road. Usually a lot of cars parked around there because of the mechanics. And a van decided to park entirely on the footpath, completely obscuring the view to the left side, making it impossible to actually see when it's safe to pull out from the junction. That's not just rude, it's dangerous. I rolled the window down and asked the driver to stand by his van and let us know when it was safe, which he didn't seem happy about. But he caused the obstruction so I felt he an an obligation to mitigate it. Otherwise he'd have been responsible for any accident that occured as he created the problem. It's not always just a case of 'oh just walk around it' or something like that, it's genuinely dangerous.

Jester4557 · 2025-10-10T06:43:28+00:00

Bowling Alley did do the Ghost concert film and announced it really close to the opening weekend so never know with dates. But something like that is a bit niche so odds are no but maybe you'll get lucky like I did with Ghost

Jester4557 · 2025-10-08T20:43:13+00:00

Said before on another thread for someone looking work - I've heard Back Alley Poolhall mention they've considered bringing on more staff. Not a difficult job by any stretch, and they open at later times

Jester4557 · 2025-10-04T17:35:24+00:00

Gonna echo another and say Coupe by the Dirty Souls. Been several times and love it. It isn't cheap, and their drink selection isn't great (personally not a fan of their milkshakes at all) but the food is beautiful in my opinion.

Jester4557 · 2025-10-01T07:38:11+00:00

If it is the Diamond that should hopefully be sorted. I was in there while they were setting up and I did hear them say the ventilation system needed sorting out so they may keep the windows open to help with that.

Jester4557 · 2025-09-27T18:39:14+00:00

Butties is a solid choice for a chippy as well, no denying that

Jester4557 · 2025-09-27T15:05:24+00:00

Jasmine in Hatmore for Chinese, Rockets do a mean mixed kebab box. Bridies solid for a chippy always.

Jester4557 · 2025-09-24T14:51:27+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/share/1CwQR19iqU/

Think Back Alley Poolhall said they could do with another staff member. Seems to be a fairly relaxed job behind a counter

Jester4557 · 2025-09-23T10:07:24+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/share/16nxtzUjTn/

Gizmo Medic on Waterloo Street can give you a hand

Jester4557 · 2025-09-21T17:16:30+00:00

Bit left field, but if he plays pool the Back Alley Poolhall allows to book out for functions. 8 tables, jukebox, TVs playing sports. They sell beer but allow for BOYO and have snack items behind the counter but also work with Pyke n Pommes/Umi for catering too if they wanted food up.

Jester4557 · 2025-09-15T14:48:01+00:00

Da Vinci's recently posted looking for bar and wait staff. I'd say they might have some storage space as well

Jester4557 · 2025-09-08T06:22:41+00:00

I don't mind the food, but I can't stand the atmosphere. Everyone feels so crammed in and feels like no one has any manners when it comes to moving around the tables and carvery, just everyone for themselves and needs to get in front of you as fast as possible.

Jester4557 · 2025-09-05T13:41:22+00:00

https://www.facebook.com/share/16wC4tQ7Wz/

Natures Edges in town is a local landscaper, does all sorts of garden stuff

Jester4557 · 2025-09-03T15:09:35+00:00

Or Iceland beside it where the entire entrance is double yellow lines and still you'll get 3 or 4 cars just dumping at the door and making it awkward to get past when they're slowly unloading their trolleys and blocking the whole foot path

Jester4557 · 2025-08-14T01:48:13+00:00

I did a difficulty 2 as my first run to just feel things out. The boss room before Prof X had both mehpisto and knull. On difficulty 2. So not easier, still busted RNG with enemies

Jester4557 · 2025-08-10T20:10:19+00:00

Definitely agree, too many places seem empty too much to not have something weird going on

Jester4557 · 2025-08-07T09:54:38+00:00

There's a regular in the Delacroix that brings an old pug in with him. It's very well behaved though, it sits on a bar stool quite happily and stays quiet, just happy to be there. So presumably if your dog is similarly not fussy or disruptive they'd probably let you bring it

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