Picket as police shut city gate

The gates are to be closed because of recent trouble

About 20 residents of the Fountain estate in Londonderry have protested against the time at which a gate on the edge of the estate is being closed.

On Monday, police promised to lock the entry at Bishop's Gate every night, in an effort to stop interface violence.

But when they tried to close the gate at 2000 BST they were faced with a picket.

One of those involved, Grace Curry, said the gate should stay open until 2300 BST.

"We're not lying down to it, we're not going to be hemmed in like monkeys - that day is over," she said.

"As and from now we're standing our ground - united.

"Hopefully we'll have this protest every night until the police get the message that we aren't going to stick to what they say, we're not going to abide by them all the time. We want it closed at 11 o'clock and that's it."