Alliance Alderman Billy Webb has become the new Mayor of Antrim and Newtownabbey, offering a positive, progressive vision for the area in the year ahead. Almost 24 years since he was first elected, Alderman Webb said it was an “honour” to take up the role, with friends and family present. He added: “We have all […]
Alliance Antrim and Newtownabbey Councillor Billy Webb has said he is pleased the High Court has dismissed an appeal by an Antrim resident against a county court harassment injunction relating to false claims about him. The initial case was taken by Councillor Webb following the allegations about him on Tracy Bell’s Facebook page. The injunction […]
The Alliance Party has pushed for greater openness and transparency at Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, ensuring officers investigate how to live cast meetings going forward, allowing the public full access. The move follows a meeting of the local government authority on Thursday, as Councillors agreed how Council business would be carried out in the […]
Alliance Councillor Billy Webb has condemned those behind a security alert in Newtownabbey. A viable device was made safe after being found in the Felden development off the Mill Road. Residents were evacuated to the Valley Leisure Centre during the incident yesterday (Saturday). “This sort of incident is carried out by people who represent absolutely […]
Alliance Councillor Billy Webb has welcomed Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council’s setting of its residential rates to 1.99 per cent, the lowest increase across Northern Ireland since the creation of the ‘super councils’ in 2015. Councillor Webb was speaking after the Council announced the increase, which comes into effect on April 1. “I am pleased […]
Alliance Antrim and Newtownabbey Councillor Billy Webb has said he is pleased after Belfast County Court granted a restraining order, damages and legal costs against Tracy Bell of Oaklands Park, Antrim, relating to comments made on her social media Facebook page and the contents of a letter sent to the Council’s Chief Executive. The defendant […]
Antrim and Newtownabbey Council is set to reduce its use of single use plastics across the Council thanks to work by Alliance Councillors. Following a report into the issue brought forward by Councillor Billy Webb, the Council will report on costings for the action, before coming back to Councillors. Councillor Neil Kelly, who proposed the […]
Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor Billy Webb has condemned those behind a pipe bomb found during a security alert in the area. The viable device was discovered after a resident reported the suspicious object in their front garden in the Arthur Avenue area. Locals were moved to the Valley Leisure Centre this morning while the alert was […]