The man set to be the next Mayor of Derry, SDLP Councillor Colum Eastwood, has said the next 12 months will be "very important" for the city.
"I would like to see Derry crowned as the 2013 City of Culture,” he said.
“It would mean so much to the people of the city. It's going to be a tough year with cuts coming from Stormont and London but I think that if we were to be successful with the City of Culture bid it would help to attract jobs and investment here."
Councillor Eastwood, aged 27, will become the youngest person ever to hold the position of Mayor of Derry.
