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Wells says he would consider running against DUP if Forsythe is candidate

DUP MLA Jim Wells has said he would consider running against the party in the Northern Ireland Assembly elections if Edwin Poots is not selected as its candidate in South Down. Mr Wells, who has been deselected by the party, said he currently had no ...

31 Jan 2022 at 15:55

Edwin Poots fails in bid to become DUP South Down candidate

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots has failed in a bid to switch constituencies in the forthcoming Northern Ireland Assembly elections. Mr Poots, a current Lagan Valley MLA, had tried to secure a seat in the South Down constituency and was interviewed ...

28 Jan 2022 at 22:25

Edwin Poots to attempt constituency switch for Stormont election

Former DUP leader Edwin Poots will try to switch constituencies in the forthcoming Northern Ireland Assembly elections. A party source has confirmed that Mr Poots, a current Lagan Valley MLA, will instead try to secure a seat in the South Down ...

28 Jan 2022 at 12:55

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DUP leader denies he encouraged Poots to run in South Down

DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said he did not encourage his colleague Edwin Poots to switch constituencies to stand in South Down just days before party officers rejected his nomination. Sir Jeffrey insisted it is not his job to determine ...

04 Feb 2022 at 11:25

Northern Ireland

Sir Jeffrey Donaldson receives personal endorsement as Alliance secure two seats

Following a challenging election campaign, DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson received a sizeable personal endorsement in his home constituency of Lagan Valley. Sir Jeffrey polled more than 12,600 votes, more than 4,000 higher than any other ...

07 May 2022 at 05:25

Northern Ireland

System-wide change needed to improve maternity care in Northern Ireland – review

System-wide change is urgently needed to radically improve maternity care in Northern Ireland, an independent review has found. The review was led by Professor Mary Renfrew and makes a series of recommendations to transform services ...

22 Oct 2024 at 11:30

Poots unlikely to return to Lagan Valley to seek DUP nomination

Agriculture minister Edwin Poots is unlikely to return to Lagan Valley to contest his current Assembly seat in May’s Stormont elections, it is understood. On Friday night party officers selected Diane Forsythe as the candidate for ...

31 Jan 2022 at 19:56

DUP will shortly announce election candidate for Lagan Valley, says Campbell

The DUP will shortly announce its General Election candidate for Lagan Valley – the seat currently held by former party leader Jeffrey Donaldson, MP Gregory Campbell has said. The Alliance Party has also said a decision will be ...

23 May 2024 at 11:53

Northern Ireland

Maternity services stopped at hospital following concerns over some births

Midwifery-led maternity services at the Lagan Valley hospital in Co Antrim are to be temporarily stopped following concerns about a small number of births at the unit. A spokesperson for the South Eastern health and social ...

31 Mar 2022 at 15:25

Local News

Ex-DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson in court on rape and other sex charges

Former DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has appeared in court charged with rape and a number of other historical sex offences. Sir Jeffrey’s wife, Lady Eleanor Donaldson, also appeared in court to face charges in relation ...

24 Apr 2024 at 12:33

Northern Ireland

DUP aims to hold off Alliance as Lagan Valley elects first new MP since 1997

For the first time in close to three decades, Lagan Valley is set to get a new MP – with the DUP attempting to hold off the surge of the Alliance Party. A unionist stronghold since the constituency was created, former ...

09 Jun 2024 at 11:00

Northern Ireland

Farry ‘will not replace’ Eastwood as Alliance MLA in Lagan Valley

Alliance MP Sorcha Eastwood has said defeated party colleague Stephen Farry will not take her Stormont seat. Mr Farry lost his hold on the North Down constituency in the General Election where he was decisively ...

07 Jul 2024 at 16:11

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