ROBIN Newton East Belfast DUP MLA, a member of the Policing Board, has expressed concerns following the trouble in East Belfast’s Grand Parade area as a result of which one police officer received hospital treatment.

DUP MLA Robin Newton today met with senior management of Bombardier in Belfast. The meeting follows the announcement by the company that 300 contract posts and up to 90 permanent staff would be laid off following restructuring plans by the company worldwide.

East Belfast MLA Robin Newton has expressed his disappointment at news that Bombardier that up to 90 permanent and up to 300 complimentary workforce to be made redundant. Mr Newton recently held talks with the company following the announcement in July of an organizational restructure.

ROBIN Newton East Belfast DUP MLA, a member of the Policing Board, has welcomed the installation of traffic controls on East Belfast’s busy Hawthornden Way.

East Belfast DUP MLA Robin Newton, a member of the Policing Board, has commended the bravery of a shop employee who last night challenged a suspected armed robber on East Belfast’s Beersbridge Road.

East Belfast DUP MLA and Policing Board member Robin Newton has described the people trafficking incident at Tilbury Docks as horrific. He said the tragedy should also remind people of the need for bodies such as the National Crime Agency to be fully operational to tackle such crimes.

East Belfast DUP MLAs Robin Newton and Sammy Douglas today met with representatives of Bombardier in Belfast about the announcement from the company that it could shed 1,800 jobs worldwide and concerns about how this might impact the local workforce.

East Belfast DUP Assembly Member, Robin Newton MLA said:

"Those behind the disgraceful racist attacks in the Bloomfield area are not representative of the people of East Belfast. They speak and act for nobody but themselves and will be condemned by all right-thinking people in the East.

East Belfast DUP MLA Robin Newton, a member of the Northern Ireland Policing Board, has said a United Nations report critical of Northern Ireland’s failure to sign up to National Crime Agency (NCA) should make nationalist politicians hang their heads in shame.

East Belfast DUP MLA Robin Newton has sought a meeting with Bombardier senior management. Mindful that the aerospace company has announced 1800 job cuts globally, Mr Newton is seeking reassurance that no jobs in Northern Ireland will be affected by the latest restructuring announcement.