Alliance Antrim Councillors Neil Kelly and Alan Lawther have expressed their concern that the two unionist parties on Antrim Borough Council will do what they did last year and form a pact to appoint another Unionist Mayor and Unionist Deputy Mayor at the Annual General Meeting on Thursday. Councillor Alan Lawther said: “We had an […]
The DUP and UUP have excluded Alliance from Chairmanships on Castlereagh Council at the AGM , citing the fact that they were unhappy at Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Michael Long highlighting the fact that their decision to elect a UUP Mayor and DUP Mayor and exclude Alliance from the top posts was hardly demonstrating a commitment […]
Alliance Group Leader on Castlereagh Council Geraldine Rice has criticised the body after it elected a UUP mayor and a DUP Deputy Mayor despite the growth in size of the Alliance party. The UUP got less than half the amount of votes Alliance did in last year’s council elections in Castlereagh. Alliance have 6 Councillors […]
Ahead of an Alliance debate in the Assembly on Tuesday, Alliance Social Development spokesperson Judith Cochrane MLA has called for a high level review of mixed housing. She has stated that the recent proposal by the DUP and Sinn Fein over segregated housing at Girdwood shows that they are not genuinely interested in mixed housing. […]
Alliance Craigavon Councillor Conrad Dixon has said that the Sinn Fein MPs who are standing down from the Assembly will not really be doing much more at Westminster as they don’t take their seats. Cllr Conrad Dixon said: “While I welcome any other party ending double jobbing between the Assembly and Westminster, the fact is […]
Alliance Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy has expressed his sadness after a young female pedestrian was killed in the early hours of Sunday morning just outside Kircubbin after she was hit by a car. Kieran who is from the area has said that the local community is in shock at her death. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: […]
Alliance Down Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the Alliance Council to Newcastle where it had its quarterly meeting on Saturday. Cllr Patrick Clarke said: “It was great to host the Alliance Council in Newcastle on Saturday. There was a great turnout and everybody enjoyed the day in one of the most scenic locations in Northern […]
Alliance Craigavon Councillor Conrad Dixon has said that those who attacked police in Craigavon on Thursday night are nothing more than a bunch of thugs. Police were attacked with paint bombs, fireworks and stones in the Aldervale area while raids were being carried out. A number of ammunition was found by police in the raids. […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has welcomed a new police initiative designed to tackle paramilitary-style attacks. However, the East Belfast MLA said that while the PSNI Safer Communities scheme was a longed-for move, more needed to be done by police to ensure support from all communities and stop ‘punishment’ attacks. According to PSNI statistics, there were […]
Alliance Social Development spokesperson Judith Cochrane MLA has stated that the forthcoming Housing Strategy must have key commitments to mixed housing. She was speaking at an event in Stormont organised by the National House Building Council on the draft Housing Strategy. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “It will come as no surprise to anyone that in […]