Health minister vows to cut private spending


THE HEALTH Minister has vowed to reduce the amount being paid to private providers to deliver public services, following a recent report in the ‘Herald. Minister Mike Nesbitt was responding to questions in the Assembly chamber about revelations in this paper that in the past four years £150 million was paid from the public purse to private providers to […]


Defector ‘made right decision’ to rejoin DUP


WITH more Ulster Unionists defecting to the DUP, two of the newest local party members say they have no regrets over their decision to jump ship earlier this year. One year ago, Cllr Raymond Farrell sensationally quit the UUP citing party leader Mike Nesbitt’s stance on gay marriage as the key reason behind his decision. […]