Former DUP Lord Mayor says businesses ‘crushed by heartless Labour Government’ and council must help

Former DUP Lord Mayor says businesses ‘crushed by heartless Labour Government’ and council must help

A former DUP Lord Mayor has said he hopes an ABC Council shopfront paint scheme can be repeated next year with a bigger budget and everything possible done to help businesses who are being “crushed by a heartless Labour Government”. Alderman Stephen Moutray was speaking after details of a current scheme were presented to council’s economic development and regeneration committee. Approved in April, the initiative, which had a budget of £70,000, s…