As a new gun club facility opens we must insure that such a scandal must never be repeated says former councillor Brian Wilson. The decision by the North Down Council to add the Gun Club to the community centre at the cost of £1 million is a blatant abuse of local council powers. The decision was made …
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I was saddened to hear of the passing of former North Down Alderman Susan O’Brien. Susan and I were both first elected to North Down Council in 1981 and she served the people of Holywood for 24 years with great distinction. Even before she was elected to the Council she had a record of working …
Time to Move On – Focus on the Future and Leave Past to Historians Brian Wilson – The Independent Candidate I have lived in Bangor all my life and have been involved in local politics for more than 30 years serving as a councillor for Bangor West from 1981 – 2015 and as Mayor in …
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From my experience in local government both as a councillor (33 years) and an academic (25 years) I feel my comments on councillors allowance may be useful. The issue must be considered in the context of the changing role of the councillor since powers were fully devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007. During the …
It was encouraging to see the turnout at tonight’s rally in support of Aaron McMahon and the Clandeboye Village Association and in rejection of the appalling paramilitary attack suffered by Aaron the previous evening. The hundreds of local people attending made it quite clear that they would not be intimidated by paramilitaries. In an excellent speech …
Before I went on holiday a number of residents inquired as to what the council was doing in digging a great hole in Hamilton Road car park. The fact is the council has poured £1 Million of your money into this black hole. It is to provide a gun club, which requires special reinforcement and …
