News, current issues and information by Bangor West Councillor, Brian Wilson for North Down Borough Council, NDBC, Northern Ireland.
I call on Finance Minister Sammy Wilson not to give in to the bullying of the large stores and to go ahead with the Large Stores Rates Levy I have an interest in the Large Stores Rates Levy as I originally proposed in my speech on the draft budget in January and I was delighted […]
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I condemn tonight’s decision by North Down Council sell Bangor Leisure Centre site to private developer ignoring proposals from SEELB to develop site for new Bangor Central Integrated Primary School. The 300 parents teachers and children who lobbied North Down council this evening received a kick in the teeth when the DUP controlled council (including 3
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I CONDEMN THE SIX MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS FROM NORTHERN IRELAND WHO SUPPORTED THE TORY BILL TO PRIVATISE THE NHS IN ENGLAND EVEN THOUGH THE LEGISLATION WILL NOT APPLY IN NORTHERN IRELAND. It is sickening to see peers from Northern Ireland lining up to support this legislation which will effectively spell the end
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I welcome the fact that this ban has finally become permanent. It was the first motion I introduced when elected to the Assembly in 2007. It has taken a long time and North Down representatives have played important roles in the campaign to ban this barbaric so called sport. 40 years the MP for Bangor
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BRIAN WELCOMES THE CONSULTATION ON THE PROPOSED PLASTIC BAG TAX AND ARGUES THAT IT MUST BE INTRODUCED AT A HIGH LEVEL AROUND 15P TO DISCOURAGE SHOPPERS FROM USING PLASTIC BAGS In light of the success of a similar levy in theIrishRepublicthe opposition from the NIIRTA would seem extremely short-sighted. Brian Wilson states as I pointed out at the
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AT the AGM the main parties have agreed to exclude me from the councils important finance and policy committees. Last term they argued that as I was a member of the Green party I was not entitled to a place, this excuse is no longer valid. As a councillor with 30 years experience and degrees
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In light of growing public concern at the proliferation of election posters and my concern for the environment I promised not to put up election posters. This decision would not seem to have had a negative effect as I again topped the poll and increased my share of the vote. I hope that this will
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NewsFor returning me at the top of the poll for the sixth successive election. I hope I can justify the confidence you have shown me. Having given up my other posts I intend to focus full time on Council issues and to serving the residents of Bangor West. I was therefore disappointed that despite my
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