Alliance Craigavon Councillor Conrad Dixon has hit out at the Unionist parties on Craigavon Council for opposing a motion at the Council’s AGM last night that would have moved away from majority Unionist rule. The motion that Cllr Dixon voted for but was defeated would have seen the position of the Mayor shared out between […]
Alliance Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke is to meet the National Trust responsible for Murlough Nature Reserve to discuss recent littering and rubbish on the historic world beauty spot. Councillor Patrick Clarke will also discuss the complaints he has received regarding the introduction of National Trust membership to local Dundrum residents and lodge a petition regarding […]
Alliance South Antrim representatives David Ford MLA and Cllr Neil Kelly have condemned the attack over night on the house of PUP representative Ken Wilkinson. A car containing tyres and a gas cylinder was driven to his house and set alight. Nobody was injured but another car was destroyed. David Ford MLA said: “Somebody could […]
Alliance Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed the decision by Communications Minister Ed Vaizey and Irish Communications Minister Pat Rabitte to make RTE TV channels available on Freeview to viewers in the North. From October 24th over 90% of viewers in Northern Ireland will be able to receive TG4 and the two primary RTE channels […]
Alliance MLA Judith Cochrane has ensured those who are unable to work due to illness or disability in Northern Ireland have been given financial parity to similar people in Britain after highlighting a discrepancy between the two. The East Belfast representative wrote to Social Development Minister Nelson McCausland about people from Britain on contributions-based employment […]