I am livid after the actions of irresponsible dog owners who allow their pets to use it as a public toilet, has forced residents in Donaghadee to request the re-siting of the VC Memorial to Lieutenant WD Kenny. The Memorial is based on a template used without issue for all of the many similar VC … Read moreWhy I’m fed up with inconsiderate dog owners
At last weeks’ Council meeting, both the DUP and UUP refused to back my Motion that Council write to the Secretary of State confirming our support for our business community and its recent united voice against a no-deal Brexit. Instead, DUP and UUP Councillors chose to amend a simple Alliance motion of support for our … Read moreUnionists refuse to support business in campaign against no-deal Brexit
I was disappointed, but not surprised the idea of a People’s Vote on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations failed to garner enough support from other Ards and North Down Councillors with the DUP and UUP uniting to deny that we have a right to determine our own future. Yet again Ards and North Down … Read moreUnionists deny Ards and North Down residents have a right to a People’s Vote
As Chair of the Donaghadee Town Steering Group I am thrilled about the Council’s decision to grant planning application to regenerate The Moat. The applications success will allow the retention of its iconic status within the town while adding it to Donaghadee’s growing tourism offering. This decision to grant planning permission to improve the surrounding … Read moreWalker welcomes important step to Moat restoration
I am disappointed to have to report that your Council – led by the DUP – chose to vote down our proposal to light Ards Town hall in Rainbow Colours on Pride Day. We did receive a lot of wonderful support from across the Chamber as you will hear in this audio clip, but some … Read moreDisappointment as Council votes down proposal to support LGBT Community
Unusually, this post will change as time runs out on the run up to Brexit. So feel free to bookmark this page and visit often. (The following is a speech I presented at Full Council on October 24th requesting that Council support our call for a People’s Vote. It was defeated as the DUP and … Read moreHere’s why I signed the petition calling for a People’s Vote
It is now official Ards & North Down Borough Council policy to engage with the Scottish government to land a bridge linking Scotland and Northern Ireland ‘somewhere on the coast’ of our Borough (although nobody will say where!) Please click here to sign the petition and send a message to Councillors that you want to … Read moreHelp me Ditch the Bridge from Ards & North Down SAVE OUR BEAUTIFUL COASTLINE & THE ASSI
My Ards and North Down Alliance Councillor colleague Andrew Muir and I have welcomed a recent decision by an Ards and North Down Borough Council Committee to back our proposal affirming that lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people be accepted and valued as equal citizens with Ards Town Hall to be lit up in Rainbow … Read moreRainbow Colours to shine after proposal passed at Council Committee
Linear Park is a wonderful asset to our neighbourhood, and I have asked our Environment Department to undertake a study to see what we need do to achieve the coveted Green Flag Award. An important aspect of that Award is community volunteering. So if you – or an organisation you belong to – would like … Read moreWill you join us to achieve the Green Flag Awards for Ballychrochan Linear Park?
We have secured the final piece of evidence required to trigger the process of asserting a Public Right of Way at the Portavo Reservoir, a move which will ensure public access to the much-loved location for generations to come. While some potential roadblocks remain, I am confident the formal assertion of the Right of Way at the … Read morePortavo Right of Way one giant step closer