Local Portadown Councillors Alderman Arnold Hatch and Cllr Julie Flaherty attended the Southern Trust Head Quarters for the extraordinary meeting to discuss the 'Savings Plan-Consultation' document which was handed to attendees on entry to the...
Ulster Unionist Health Spokesperson, Roy Beggs MLA, has warned that the £70m cuts announced by the Health and Social Care Trusts will exacerbate the waiting times crisis already overwhelming the local health service. Roy Beggs...
Marion Smith, Ulster Unionist Councillor for Ards and North Down, a well-known campaigner of health issues attended the meeting held in the Recreation Hall at the Ulster Hospital regarding the £70m savings Health Trusts have...
Views of devolved administrations should not be excluded from board of trade Trade Secretary should listen to James Brokenshire MP Imperative that Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive are restored Ulster Unionist Finance spokesperson, Steve Aiken OBE MLA, has...
Unprecedented action by RQIA (Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority) Focus should be on safety and welfare of residents Need to minimise disruption to residents and their families Rosemary Barton, Ulster Unionist MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, said: “I am very...
Civic society frustrated at lack of political progress Sinn Fein red lines limit chances of progress in talks Ulster Unionist Party Leader Robin Swann MLA said: “We have been in contact with the NIO in recent weeks regarding...
Verbal abuse directed at bands and individuals Bad behaviour should not be rewarded by the Parades Commission Threat to local reporter passed to PSNI Ulster Unionist leader, Robin Swann MLA, has stated that the verbal abuse levelled at...
Ulster Unionist Education spokesperson, Rosemary Barton MLA, has congratulated pupils receiving A-Level results today but emphasised that not enough is being done to tackle chronic issues in our education system. Mrs Barton said: “For another year, pupils...
James Brokenshire refusing to act Abuse victims denied redress Ulster Unionist MLA Mike Nesbitt has expressed his deep disappointment at the news that the Secretary of State has refused to use his powers to ensure victims...
Ulster Unionist MEP Jim Nicholson has called on the EU27, including the Republic of Ireland, to cooperate with the UK to agree workable post-Brexit arrangements. Mr Nicholson made the call following the publication of the...