Alliance Party Spokesperson for Laganbank, Allan Leonard, has endorsed the Queen’s University Students’ Union campaign support for Make Poverty History. Along with other South Belfast political representatives, Mr Leonard signed an enlarged petition card to be sent to Prime Minister, Tony Blair. Mr Leonard said, “I was only too happy to show my solidarity with […]
East Belfast Alliance Assembly Member, Cllr Naomi Long, has condemned an armed robbery which took place earlier today at the Northern Bank in Ballyhackamore and called on anyone with information or who may have witnessed the incident to contact the local police. A man armed with a gun, made off with security box, after assaulting […]
East Belfast Alliance Assembly Member, Cllr Naomi Long, has said that Lord Molyneaux’s endorsement of Sir Reg Empey as a potential leader of the UUP is proof if any were needed of Sir Reg Empey’s hard-line unionist credentials. Naomi Long stated, “Sir Reg has been desperately trying to portray himself as a moderate in this […]
The East Belfast Alliance team which is to fight the local government elections has been confirmed at the official Nominations in City Hall. Sitting Councillor, Naomi Long MLA, will be running again in Victoria ward along with colleague Mervyn Jones, whilst Máire Hendron is bidding to retake the Alliance seat in Pottinger, which was only […]
Responding to the announcement that Robert McCartney has decided not to contest the North Down Westminster Election, Alliance candidate Dr David Alderdice has argued that it does not nothing to alter the fundamental choice facing voters in that constituency between the policies of building a united community, and maintaining divisions in society. David Alderdice stated: […]
Yvonne Boyle, Alliance Westminster Candidate, has welcomed Action Cancer’s launch of their new breast screening project for women over 40. Following discussions the leading cancer charity’s Chief Executive Robin McRoberts, Ms Boyle, a Senior Social Worker in the Health Service, said: “As the only female Westminster Candidate in East Londonderry and as a woman over […]
East Belfast Alliance Westminster candidate, Cllr Naomi Long MLA, has hit out at Sir Reg Empey’s claim to be in favour of “working together” and “rebuilding from the centre”, stating that it is “in stark contrast” to his record. Naomi Long said, “Sir Reg’s revisionist approach to his record and that of his party will […]
Local Allaince MLA David Ford has announced that he is standing again for Antrim Council. David Ford was a member of the Council from 1993 to 2001, but he did not contest the last election following his election to the Assembly. Speaking on his nomination, David Ford said: “During the last four years, Antrim Council […]
East Belfast Alliance Assembly Member, Cllr Naomi Long, has expressed her concern at Sunday’s plane crash in East Belfast and welcomed the inquiry by air accident investigators to determine what caused the crash shortly after it left the City Airport. The pilot was critically injured when his light aircraft crashed into Inverary playing fields at […]
East Belfast Alliance Assembly Member, Cllr Naomi Long, has written to John Spellar MP calling for the extension of a funding package from the Department of Social Development, aimed at helping advice service providers increase the uptake of means-tested benefits, particularly among older people. Cllr Naomi Long MLA, said, “This funding was initially given because […]