Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor Billy Webb has condemned those responsible for a ‘race hate’ attack in Newtownabbey after a car was petrol bombed on Sunday night in the Ballyronan Park area. Cllr Billy Webb said: “There is no place in our society for any such hate crime. No one deserves to be the victim of such […]
Alliance Vice-chair of the Assembly Group on Rugby, Judith Cochrane MLA, has congratulated the Ireland rugby team after they won the Six Nations. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “This is a fantastic achievement by all those involved in the Ireland team. I would like to congratulate all the players and coaching staff, but in particular those […]
Alliance Carrickfergus Councillor Gavin Norris has called on those responsible for a series of attacks in the Broadlands Gardens area of Carrickfergus to stop their mindless actions. His comments were made after three properties were damaged in an overnight arson attack. Cllr Gavin Norris said: “This is the latest in a series of attacks in […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has condemned those responsible for a bomb attack on a Police vehicle on the Falls Road on Friday night. The vehicle was damaged but there are no reports of injuries. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The people responsible for this attack want to see a return to the dark days […]
Alliance Employment and Learning spokesperson, Chris Lyttle MLA, has given his support to the Belfast Telegraph’s ’50 jobs in 50 days’ campaign. Chris Lyttle MLA said:”I think this is a fantastic campaign to raise awareness of apprenticeships and encourage businesses to invest in young people. I fully back this initiative. “It is great to see […]
Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor Tom Campbell has been appointed to the Board of Libraries NI from the 1st March 2014 till 1st March 2015. Cllr Tom Campbell said: “This is an exciting challenge at a time when the delivery of library services is changing to meet new technological developments. “It is vitally important that we continue […]
Alliance Lagan Valley MLA, Trevor Lunn, has said that the Secretary of State has acted in bad faith over the decision to tell mental health charity Praxis that they have to vacate a café in the grounds of Hillsborough Castle. It provides employment to seven members of staff and 16 people with learning difficulties. The […]
Alliance Leader, David Ford, has expressed his condolences to the families of the four people, including Lord Ballyedmond, who died after the helicopter they were travelling in crashed near Gillingham in England. The helicopter was travelling to Northern Ireland. David Ford said: “I would like to extend my sympathies to the families and friends of […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has sought advice as to whether the sentences handed down in an animal cruelty case can be referred for appeal by the Director of Public Prosecutions. The Alliance MP has stated the six-month sentences, suspended for two years, which were handed down in the case of four East Belfast men […]
Judith Cochrane MLA, Chair of the Stormont group formed to support the SME sector in Northern Ireland has said that creating an environment whereby every SME can employ one more person in the next four years has the potential to create thousands of new jobs. The second meeting of the All Party Group on Small […]