Statement by TUV Ballyclare councillor David Arthurs: “A report by the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) into Antrim Area Hospital following an unannounced inspection back in March makes sorry reading. I am also concern that the report was buried from public view on the RQIA website until it made today’s Belfast Telegraph. “While the […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “For months, if not years, the Health minister has been blaming the Trusts for unpopular proposals to close statutory residential homes. At the heart of the closure strategy lies the moratorium on new admissions, which ensures non-viability, thereby enabling a closure proposal. “Minister Poots has been ducking and diving […]
Statement by TUV Bannside councillor Timothy Gaston: “The erection of Palestinian flags in the Dunclug area of Ballymena is a deliberate attempt by Republicans to raise tensions in the area. “Doubtless the claim will be made that they were put up to show solidarity with the innocent people of Gaza but the reality is that […]
Statement by TUV Belfast councillor Jolene Bunting: “Last night Republican youths came into Lower Old Park and attacked passing cars in the Clifton Park Avenue area. The vehicles damaged in the attack included a police land rover. “Homes in Manor Street were also attacked by the mob. “I was in the area until 2:30 this […]
Statement by TUV Bannside councillor Timothy Gaston: “The announcement by Wrightbus that they have, in conjunction with their partner Volvo Bus, won a contract to supply a further 415 double decker buses for a Singapore company is great news not just for Ballymena but the entirety of North Antrim. I extend my congratulations to Wrightbus […]
Statement by TUV Bannside councillor Timothy Gaston: “Society is well used to hearing campaigners for same sex marriage claim that they are discriminated against and being denied equal rights. The reality is that there are none so intolerant as those who shout loudest about toleration. “The person who claims to have been discriminated against received […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister:- “For months, and particularly during the recent European election, the DUP vowed opposition to Northern Ireland being treated as a single region in respect of the distribution of Single Farm Payments, insisting that such would cripple the most productive farms. At one point the DUP was even advocating three […]
Statement by TUV leader Jim Allister: “Today’s comments by the Institution of Civil Engineers miss a key point when it comes to the north-south interconnector – the negative impact the project will have on energy prices in Northern Ireland. “For years the Northern Ireland Executive have pursued a policy of increasing our links with the […]
Statement by TUV Bannside councillor Timothy Gaston: “Following the recent flooding incidents in Ballymena I have received a large number of complaints about Floodline, a service provided by the Environment Agency and based in Great Britain. “While I am a strong Unionist I also believe that on many occasions local people are best placed to […]
Commenting on Her Majesty the Queen’s visit to Belfast TUV councillor Jolene Bunting said: “It was a great honour to meet Her Majesty and HRH Prince Philip at the City Hall today and attend the lunch in their honour. “The Queen has given this United Kingdom over six decades of service and is a source […]