PUP Councillor for the Shankill area, Hugh Smyth, has voiced his outrage at the betrayal of government agencies allowing property developers the opportunity to start flooding the Shankill with somewhere in the region of 1,000 apartments.  A deluge of apartments always leads to a feeding frenzy of speculators who by and large have little interest in being part of a settled community.

Speaking recently, Councillor Smyth (right), along with neighbouring Councillor McCoubrey said: “We, like many others are deeply concerned about these developments and will do everything we can to support the people of the Greater Shankill. It is vital that we all work together, political representatives, community leaders, church leaders and the people themselves.”

Petitioning has already begun across the Shankill in protest at what many would describe as a profit making obscenity at the hands of the local needs of the local community.

Photo: courtesy of the shankillmirror.com