Friday 3 September 2010
SDLP Culture, Arts and Leisure spokesperson Thomas Burns has said he is exceptionally disappointed by news that the departmental budget will face drastic cuts of 17% between now and 2015. more »
Friday 3 September 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has welcomed recent raids on brothels across the greater Belfast area and congratulated the PSNI for taking robust action against human-traffickers. more »
Thursday 2 September 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has described the £3.7 million cost of mobilising fire crews in the last five years to deal with 1352 incidents at bonfires sites in the lead up to the eleventh of July as ‘ridiculous’. more »
Thursday 2 September 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has said the revelation that PSNI officers received the highest number of multiple complaints by the public compared to other police forces in the UK underlines that a lot more work remains to be done by the police here. more »
Thursday 2 September 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has reiterated the call for applications now for the winter fuel payment in time for Christmas. more »
Wednesday 1 September 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has welcomed the progress by the Department for Social Development (DSD) on reaching its new homes target. more »
Wednesday 1 September 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns said there is an onus on the Executive to confront the prospect of spending cuts and re-cast the budget. more »
Tuesday 31 August 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has said he and residents in the Crumlin-Glenavy area are disappointed that the Environment Minister has decided to grant planning permission for a chicken waste incinerator in the area. more »
Friday 13 August 2010
I require a part-time Constituency Assistant to work in Crumlin, Glenavy, Toome, Randalstown, Antrim and Glengormley. more »
Friday 13 August 2010
SDLP South Antrim MLA Thomas Burns has welcomed Tesco to Crumlin saying he hoped the opening of the shopping centre would give the whole Main Street of the town a ‘much needed shot in the arm’. He was speaking after attending a guided tour of the shop prior to its official opening. more »
