Weir is elected to health committee

Mr Weir said, “I would like to thank the members for their support. I trust I can make a meaningful contribution in this new role. The Southern Group has blazed a trail in environmental health in recent years on a number of issues.

“It will be a challenge to maintain this leading edge reputation particularly in a period of such restricted public finances. However I relish the opportunity.

“The SGEHC seeks to improve local public health, build sustainable communities and ensure compliance with the law over the standard of our environment, food and water supplies, homes and places of work and consumer goods produced and sold locally,” he added.