News, current issues and information by Bangor West Councillor, Brian Wilson for North Down Borough Council, NDBC, Northern Ireland.
I cannot believe the arrogance of the Clandeboye and District Ulster Special Constabulary Pistol and Rifle Club. Despite the decision of the North Down Borough Council to spend almost half a million of ratepayers money on providing a new facility for the club they have refused to provide the council with basic information regarding the …
I have written to the Minister calling for the parking charges to be abolished on Dufferin Avenue car park to help reduce the parking problems at Bangor West and Carnalea stations. Dear Minister You may recall that on your recent visit to Springhill Road Bangor I raised the issue of the parking problems at …
Click images for full size. Stop the Gun Club I am asking the public to sign the petition against the council decision to spend £500,000 of ratepayers money on providing a gun club in the new community centre on Hamilton Road. Petition below. If you agree please sign and share petition linked below. http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/bangorgunclub/
DUP controlled North Down council tonight voting to spend £ 1/2 million on providing facilities for a gun club in the new Hamilton Road Community Centre. I opposed this waste of public money RATEPAYERS SHOULD NOT PAY HALF A MILLION POUNDS TO PROVIDE A GUN CLUB IN COUNCIL PREMISES We need gun clubs in our …
Latest edition of biannual West Bangor News 6,000 copies to be delivered before July holiday in the Bangor West Area. Issues include the reorganisation of local government, Council expenditure, Dog control and the Art Pods on Queen’s Parade. Click images to view full screen size West Bangor News.
I condemn the decision by unionist councillors and particularly the DUP Mayor Wesley Irvine to boycott the official visit by the Sports minister Carol Ni Chullin prior to the opening of the new Aurora Sports Complex. While the Minster was welcomed by Alliance chair of Leisure committee Alderman Anne Wilson it is wrong that neither …
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I welcome the introduction of the levy on plastic bags but I am concerned that the 5P levy may not be enough to change shopping habits. In my speech at the second stage in the Northern Ireland Assembly I called for a 15p levy as I believe the ultimate success of the legislation will be when …
Councillor Brian Wilson welcomes the Minister’s new policy guidelines on out of town shopping. Restrictions on out of town shopping will not only limit the expansion of Sprucefield but it will severely reduce other out of town developments. Unfortunately this policy ten years too late and twenty years behind the rest of the UK which …
