Sandra Overend, Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Mid-Ulster, has called on the Enterprise, Trade and Investment Minister to provide financial support for Credit Unions to expand their services in NI, in line with other parts...
Ulster Unionist Party MEP, Jim Nicholson, has accused the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz of bull-dozing through the inter-institutional compromise on the Tobacco Products Directive which may result in over 200 job losses...
Ulster Unionist Justice Spokesperson Tom Elliott has described the revelations that 187 terror suspects were given written assurances by the British Government when Peter Hain was Secretary of State in a secret deal as “a...
Ulster Unionist Party Health spokesperson Roy Beggs has claimed that the instigation of ‘escalation measures’ at the Royal Victoria Hospital is symptomatic of a deepening crisis across Northern Ireland’s accident and emergency departments. The East Antrim...
Mid-Ulster Ulster Unionist MLA Sandra Overend has welcomed the news that Toomebridge based SDC Trailers are to create 40 new jobs, after securing an order from a Saudi Arabian firm. Mrs Overend commented, "At a time of...
Jim Nicholson MEP has slammed Sinn Fein and the SDLP during a European Parliament debate on criminal assets for blocking the National Crime Agency (NCA) from becoming fully operational in Northern Ireland. The Ulster Unionist MEP...
Lagan Valley Ulster Unionist Alexander Redpath has been selected to replace Councillor Ronnie Crawford on Lisburn City Council. Mr Redpath is an Ulster Unionist Council Candidate for Downshire West which encompasses Moira, Hillsborough, Culcavy and...
Ulster Unionist Assembly Member for Mid-Ulster, Sandra Overend, has welcomed the extension of a cycle path on A31 Castledawson Road, Magherafelt. Mrs Overend, who is the Assembly Private Secretary to the Minister for Regional Development, said: “I...
Ulster Unionist Party Education spokesperson Danny Kinahan MLA has questioned the commitment of the lead parties in the Executive- Sinn Fein and the DUP- to shared education in Northern Ireland. Mr Kinahan said: “Yesterday I questioned the...
Jim Nicholson, Ulster Unionist MEP, has said that following the reallocation of the£18m of PEACE funding which was originally earmarked for the Maze to other projects the pressure was now on for delivery. Mr Nicholson...