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Burns: Concerned at construction industry crisis (11 July 2008)

Burns: PPS14 failure will not be forgiven lightly (11 July 2008)

Burns: Concerned about uninsured drivers (10 July 2008)

Burns: Alarmed by increase in local knife crime (10 July 2008)

Burns: Urges Prime Minister to save post office card account (08 July 2008)

Burns: Calls for depoliticised decentralisation (07 July 2008)

Burns: Welcomes green rates rebate proposals (04 July 2008)

Burns: Sadness at death of SDLP stalwart (04 July 2008)

Burns: Executive needs to tackle rising fuel costs (01 July 2008)

Burns: Welcomes Antrim station facelift (27 June 2008)  [ Picture ] 

Burns: Welcomes deal on All-Ireland road safety (27 June 2008)

Burns: Wilson hides plans for chicken litter incinerator (19 June 2008)

Burns: PSNI need to lead on road safety (19 June 2008)

Burns: Sadness at road death (16 June 2008)

Burns: Antrim Borough Council reshuffle is 'fair deal' (16 June 2008)

Burns: Praise for Crumlin principal awarded MBE (16 June 2008)

Burns: Backs 'Smartwater' security (12 June 2008)

Burns: Welcomes health bail-out for childcare (12 June 2008)

Burns: No holy water tax (12 June 2008)

Burns: SDLP will oppose secret inquests and 42 days detention (10 June 2008)

Burns: New culture Minister must push Maze project hard (10 June 2008)

Burns: Joins BBC Crumlin Glen cleanup (06 June 2008) [ Picture 1 ]  [ Picture 2 ]

Burns: False crisis reveals Adams weakness (06 June 2008)

Burns: Welcomes OFCOM code on broadband speeds (06 June 2008)

Burns: Backs mortgage rescue scheme (04 June 2008)

Burns: Welcomes u-turn on Parkhall post office (02 June 2008)

Burns: Banks must engage with those suffering in credit crunch (01 June 2008)

Burns: Crumlin Glen path reopens (30 May 2008)  [ Picture 1 ]  [ Picture 2 ] 

Burns: Rural communities anger at PPS14 backlog (29 May 2008)

Burns: Treasury must release VAT windfalls to alleviate fuel poverty (29 May 2008)

Burns: Electricity hike latest assault on household budget (29 May 2008)

Burns: Parties can't forget pledges on water charges (28 May 2008)

Burns: Chicken litter dispute highlights need for EPA (27 May 2008)

Burns: Sadness at roads deaths (25 May 2008)

Burns: Concerns about home energy certificates (23 May 2008)

Burns: Concern at loss of Executive computers (23 May 2008)

Burns: Decommissioning is not a choice (23 May 2008)

Burns: Deliver PPS14 replacement (23 May 2008)

Burns: Highlight health risks of cannabis (21 May 2008)

Burns: Angered by Ruane's failure to budget for childcare (21 May 2008)

Burns: Slams major oil companies (20 May 2008)

Burns: Ruane felled by Sinn Fein St. Andrews sellout (19 May 2008)

Burns: Welcomes drop in crime (19 May 2008)

Burns: Welcomes community fund (16 May 2008)

Burns: Welcomes progress on unadopted roads (16 May 2008)     [ Picture ]

Burns: Disappointed by lack of progress on prescription charges (16 May 2008)

Burns: Criticises Ruane's plan to replace 11+ with another test (16 May 2008)

Burns: Comments on UVF announcement (15 May 2008)

Burns: Chancellor's compensation package could have been better (15 May 2008)

Burns: Welcomes fuel poverty task force (14 May 2008)

Burns: Randox Labs let down by Invest NI (14 May 2008)

Burns: Let pro-European Ireland speak on 12th June (13 May 2008)

Burns: £7million rates debt written off (13 May 2008)

Burns: Care for elderly too costly (13 May 2008)

Burns: OFMDFM must act to protect vulnerable from spiralling cost of living (12 May 2008)

Burns: Cost of living fuelling repossessions (09 May 2008)

Burns: No easy fix on foreign investment (08 May 2008)

Burns: Bemused by motorway cattle chaos (06 May 2008)

Burns: £12 million in forgotten bank accounts (06 May 2008)

Burns: End dithering on Maze (06 May 2008)

Burns: Welcomes Crumlin traffic calming measures (01 May 2008)

Burns: Dismayed by 'Fortress Stormont' (01 May 2008)

Burns: Against lowering age of consent (01 May 2008)

Burns: Opposes human fertilisation and embryology bill (30 April 2008)

Burns: OFMDFM must show leadership on flags and emblems (29 April 2008)

Burns: More efficiency required from Planning Service (28 April 2008)

Burns: No to top-up fees (28 April 2008)

Burns: Community needs to use RAF Aldergrove (25 April 2008)

Burns: Households facing financial struggle over gas prices (24 April 2008)

Burns: Welcomes announcement on youth clubs (23 April 2008)

Burns: Opposed to Parkhall Post Office closure (22 April 2008)

Burns: Demands answers over repairs to Toome bypass (21 April 2008)

Burns: Welcomes Aer Lingus decision to honour bookings (21 April 2008)

Burns: Aer Lingus gaffe not fault of customers (17 April 2008)

Burns: Urges pensioners to apply for rates allowance (16 April 2008)

Burns: PPS14 hasn't gone away you know (15 April 2008)

Burns: Slams Translink £2million spend on advertising (14 April 2008)

Burns: Welcomes new lone pensioner allowance (09 April 2008)

Burns: Shambolic treatment of victims must end (09 April 2008)

Burns: Disappointment at bus based transit announcement (08 April 2008)

Burns: Waste fines must be used intelligently (07 April 2008)

Burns: Praises energy savers (04 April 2008)  [ Picture 1 ]  [ Picture 2 ]

Burns: Amazed by Translink Enterprise service claims (03 April 2008)

Burns: End tax on sick (03 April 2008)

Burns: Comments on Ahern announcement (02 April 2008)

Burns: Unease about post office closures (02 April 2008)

Burns: Tesco site clearance begins in Crumlin (21 March 2008)   [ Picture ]

Burns: Agreement has stood the test of time (21 March 2008)

Burns: Education Minister's lack of clarity gives schools no other option (20 March 2008)

Burns: Devolve policing and justice (20 March 2008)

Burns: New knife laws will not halt crime culture (19 March 2008)

Burns: Keen to do business with US investors (18 March 2008)

Burns: Child support agency must follow up non-payments (18 March 2008)

Burns: Minister was warned about Hightown traffic chaos (14 March 2008)

Burns: Crack down on unsolicited calls (13 March 2008)

Burns: Translink prices not matched by service (13 March 2008)

Burns: Welcomes Crumlin recycling centre upgrade (12 March 2008)  [ Picture 1 ]  [ Picture 2 ]

Burns: Welcomes launch of Northern Ireland stamps (12 March 2008)

Burns: Maze should not be a political football (11 March 2008)

Burns: Shocked by Mallusk tyre tragedy (06 March 2008)

Burns: Welcomes BT commitment to reduce unfair charges (04 March 2008)

Burns: Wind turbine saves Antrim Area Hospital £186k (03 March 2008)

Burns: Concerned by airport security alert (03 March 2008)

Burns: Welcomes Schrader Electronics investment (28 February 2008)

Burns: Backs Lough Neagh preservation plan (28 February 2008)

Burns: Households should not have to pay for water calculation error (28 February 2008)

Burns: Ritchie is new People's Champion (28 February 2008)

Burns: Anticipates most exciting housing strategy in generations (25 February 2008)

Burns: Speed up relocation of public sector jobs (21 February 2008)

Burns: Mallusk bombers have no regard for human life (20 February 2008)

Burns: Hits out at BT for extra cash charge (19 February 2008)

Burns: Airport transport links 'an embarrassment' (18 February 2008)

Burns: Parents must act on Glenavy arson (18 February 2008)

Burns: Use incentives package to kickstart Global Point (15 February 2008)

Burns: Urgency required over C Difficile investigation (15 February 2008)

Burns: Welcomes Crumlin train station cleanup (13 February 2008)  [ Picture ]

Burns: Concerned about computer hacks (12 February 2008)

Burns: Failures in patient care cannot continue (08 February 2008)

Burns: Poor state of recycling centre discouraging users (07 February 2008)  [ Picture 1 ]  [ Picture 2 ]

Burns: Repeats call for older persons Commissioner (06 February 2008)

Burns: Hightown traders and residents deserve rates help (05 February 2008)

Burns: NIO flights waste of money (01 February 2008)

Burns: McGimpsey ignoring secretaries strike warning signs (01 February 2008)

Burns: Welcomes announcement on light rail (31 January 2008)

Burns: SDLP will not be bullied in Assembly (30 January 2008)

Burns: Welcomes development of superbug vaccine (30 January 2008)

Burns: Antrim Area Hospital superbug 'alarming' (23 January 2008)

Burns: Sinn Fein must swallow own words on housing budget (23 January 2008)

Burns: 'Disgusted' by NI Water spending spree (23 January 2008)

Burns: Welcomes pregnancy payments (18 January 2008)

Burns: £330k compensation paid to drivers because of poor road surfaces (17 January 2008)

Burns: Demands better broadband in South Antrim (15 January 2008)

Burns: End disability poverty (15 January 2008)

Burns: Condemns Rathenraw pipebomb attack (10 January 2008)

Burns: Murphy trying to bluff his way around Hightown Bridge problem (10 January 2008)

Burns: Shock at child poverty report findings (10 January 2008)

Burns: Minister must not dither on delivering free transport extension (09 January 2008)

Burns: M2 traffic slows to 6 miles per hour (09 January 2008)

Burns: Hightown Bridge to close for one year (08 January 2008)

Burns: Chicken waste incinerator location not right (08 January 2008)

Burns: Extend free public transport travel scheme to disabled and carers (07 January 2008)

Burns: Welcomes figures showing decrease in roads deaths (07 January 2008)

Burns: Condemns attack on Orange Hall (17 December 2007)

Burns: Crumlin Christmas lights 'woeful' (14 December 2007)

Burns: Draft budget bad news for Antrim fire-fighters (14 December 2007)

Burns: Childhood obesity must be tackled (14 December 2007)

Burns: New victims clinic at Antrim Area Hospital (13 December 2007)

Burns: Applauds computer recycling scheme (12 December 2007)

Burns: Driver data loss preventable (12 December 2007)

Burns: Sandyknowes congestion reaching unprecedented levels (11 December 2007)

Burns: Invest NI 'ineffective' (10 December 2007)

Burns: Aer Lingus take-off 'fantastic' (10 December 2007)

Burns: Condemns Ligoniel shooting (10 December 2007)

Burns: Hails 'new era' for policing in Crumlin (07 December 2007)

Burns: Children of South Antrim will lose out in 11-plus postcode lottery (07 December 2007)

Burns: Lobbies hard for fishermen in Brussels (07 December 2007)

Burns: Expresses sympathy at death of longstanding SDLP member (05 December 2007)

Burns: Calls for radical rethink on airport traffic (04 December 2007)

Burns: Regrets Diamond Road death (04 December 2007)

Burns: Antrim should adopt underage drinking code (30 November 2007)

Burns: Welcomes Pension Credit uptake gains (30 November 2007)

Burns: Backs Antrim midnight soccer (29 November 2007)

Burns: £800k spent busing Antrim children to schools in Belfast (27 November 2007)

Burns: Slams misleading SF slurs on warm homes (27 November 2007)

Burns: SDLP delegation visits Hightown residents (23 November 2007)     [ Picture 1 ]     [ Picture 2 ]

Burns: Welcomes data protection review (23 November 2007)

Burns: Criticizes Ruane over disruption to special school in Antrim (22 November 2007)

Burns: Classroom assistants feel abandoned (20 November 2007)     [ Picture ]

Burns: Review dangerous dogs legislation (20 November 2007)     [ Speech ]

Burns: Free dedicated school buses part of Hightown bridge solution (14 November 2007)

Burns: Temporary bridge still an option after Hightown showdown (14 November 2007)

Burns: Supports increase in co-ownership (12 November 2007)     [ Speech ]

Burns: Emergency services need priority at Hightown Road Bridge (12 November 2007)

Burns: Housing top of agenda (09 November 2007)     [ Speech ]

Burns: Take advantage of oil stamp saving scheme (08 November 2007)

Burns: Antrim station upgrade in 2009 (07 November 2007)

Burns: Welcomes Easyjet expansion (01 November 2007)

Burns: New airport bus off to good start (30 October 2007)

Burns: £150k electricity bill for Stormont (29 October 2007)

Burns: Challenges McLaughlin over Hightown Road bridge (26 October 2007) 

Burns: Presses McGuinness on airport rail link (25 October 2007) 

Burns: Hightown Bridge closure causing residents difficulties (25 October 2007) 

Burns: Requests evening buses from Translink (19 October 2007) 

Burns: Masterplans represent forward thinking (12 October 2007)     [ Picture ]

Burns: Give A6 farmers a fair deal (12 October 2007)

Burns: Welcomes cooling of housing market (11 October 2007)

Burns: Supports fireworks safety campaign (05 October 2007)

Burns: Electricity price increase unwelcome (04 October 2007)

Burns: Introduce mandatory registration of landlords (02 October 2007)     [ Speech ]

Burns: A6 Upgrade details (27 September 2007)

Burns: Grants available for women (27 September 2007)

Burns: Supports classroom assistants (26 September 2007)


Councillor Thomas Burns MLA