Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas has proved menstruation matters, as Ards and North Down back her plans to see sanitary products provided within local schools and colleges free of charge. At a recent Council meeting Karen secured support to write to the Department of Education to ask for the products to be put in place as […]
Ards and North Down is set to assess how it can become a Carbon Neutral Council, after Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir raised the issue earlier this week. Recognising the importance of the issue, Councillor Muir has ensured the local authority will step up in the battle against climate change, aiming to create a low carbon […]
Alliance Councillor Gavin Walker has again urged Ards and North Down Council not to ignore Brexit, after the Council consistently overruled his attempts to ensure the area was prepared. Speaking after the latest full Council meeting, Gavin said from refusing to form a Brexit committee to mitigate the impact on the borough, to being one […]
Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas has said she is shocked and disgusted after a property was targeted in a racist attack in Bangor. The windows of the house in Primacy Park were smashed and racist graffiti sprayed on the walls on Tuesday (October 2) around 8.50pm. “This is a disgusting incident and the vast majority of […]
Ards and North Down Alliance Councillors Andrew Muir and Gavin Walker have expressed their bitter disappointment after plans to express support for local LGBT people were overturned tonight. Passed at committee earlier this month, the plans would have seen the Council pledge that lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people are accepted and valued as equal […]
Ards and North Down Alliance Councillors Andrew Muir and Gavin Walker have welcomed a recent decision by an Ards and North Down Borough Council Committee to back their 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 Colours […]
Ards and North Down Borough Council is set to publish attendance statistics of all elected representatives, after an Alliance motion secured the latest move towards full openness and transparency. Speaking after he secured unanimous support for the plans – which will be updated on a quarterly basis going forward – Councillor Andrew Muir said ratepayers’ […]
Alliance Councillor Lorna McAlpine has said she was “delighted” to see the Freedom of the Borough finally awarded to health and social care workers across Ards and North Down, at a special ceremony in Bangor’s Walled Garden on Saturday.Securing the move back in March, Councillor McAlpine said the positive move was made even better by […]
Alliance Councillor Scott Wilson has welcomed a decision by Ards and North Down Council to open its recycling centres on bank holidays. The decision will see four of the Council’s facilities, including at Balloo and Holywood, open on a number of holidays throughout the year. “The original decision to close on bank holidays was disappointing […]
Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas has welcomed a new pilot bicycle hire scheme that could have a major impact on tourism in the area. Initially aimed at users of Bangor Marina, the scheme – which sees old bikes traditionally used by posties refurbished and reused – could be rolled out to the general public in the […]