News, current issues and information by Bangor West Councillor, Brian Wilson for North Down Borough Council, NDBC, Northern Ireland.
Brian Wilson has condemned the decision to go ahead with the proposals to redevelop Queens Parade, Bangor despite hundreds of objections. Mr. Wilson has criticized the Social Development said: “I am very disappointed that the Minister has decided to go ahead with this development. It is clear that the consultation was nothing more than a […]
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Last month the council supported my proposal that the councils refuse transfer lorries should be diverted from the Rathgael Road to the ring road. These 40 ton juggernauts should not be using the Rathgael Road which is a Grade C road built in the year of the pony and trap. This diversion will result in
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Brian hopes the DUP are not planning to bury bad news over the Christmas recess period by approving the runway extension planning application for the George Best Belfast City Airport. Green Party Assembly member Brian Wilson said: “The Minister should come clean and announce when the decision on this application will be published. Will we
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Brian has welcomed the decision to deny planning permission for a massive out-of-town Tesco store which threatened the survival of the independent retail sector in Banbridge Town. Brian Wilson said: “I am very pleased that this 12,000 square metre out-of-town store has been rejected. Had this development been allowed it would have spelt major job
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Brian Wilson says it is time for the Minister of the Environment to re-examine the review of local government, in light of the fact that the original objectives behind the review cannot be achieved. His comments come following the leaking of a letter from Environment Minister Edwin Poots who suggests the review may collapse if
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Brian has called on the Regional Development Committee to reconsider its proposals for a major road upgrading scheme along the A8 to Larne Harbour. Speaking following a meeting with residents groups from Ballynure at Parliament Buildings, Stormont today Assembly member Brian Wilson said: “The upgrading of this road will have a negative impact on the
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Assembly Member Brian Wilson has called on the Housing Executive to remove the plinths from the community garden in Kilcooley. Mr. Wilson said: “These plinths to the paramilitary organisations were not agreed by the Neighbourhood Renewable Partnership and should be removed from the community garden. The organisations they represent do not have the support of
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Brian has challenged the Environment Minister’s assessment that targets on reductions in Northern Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions set by the Executive are on track, following the publication of the AEA Technology’s, ‘Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland’ report. Assembly member Brian Wilson said: “I welcome the downward trend in carbon
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Brian Wilson, who voted against the budget, issued warnings as early as the draft budget in November 2007 and again in May 2008 that it would mean cuts in the National Health Service. Green Party MLA Brian Wilson said: “When I voted against the budget I pointed out that the allocation to health, would inevitably
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NewsDamage caused to a house in East Belfast, allegedly by a low flying airplane, highlights why expansion proposals at the George Best Belfast City Airport must be opposed. Brian Wilson said: “The incident at the weekend highlights clearly why proposals to extend the runway at the George Best Belfast City Airport should not be allowed.
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