Alliance Assembly candidate Trevor Lunn has expressed his shock at the closure of McGrath Bros engineering group in Lisburn. Trevor Lunn said: “The closure of this Lisburn based business and the loss of 171 skilled jobs will have a major detrimental effect in this area and at the other sites. “For over 30 years McGrath […]
Alliance Councillor Nuala McAllister has said Belfast City Council will start an immediate investigation, at the request of Alliance Party Councillors, following a number of serious allegations raised in the press over members’ declarations of interest. The North Belfast Councillor said the on-going refusal of some Councillors to reveal all their personal interests could have […]
Alliance East Belfast candidate Chris Lyttle has called upon the Office of First Minister and Deputy First Minister (OFMDFM) to prioritise a redress scheme for victims and survivors of historic child abuse. Mr Lyttle said the victims and survivors, who recently launched a report at Parliament Buildings seeking the establishment of such a system, had […]
Alliance Strangford candidate Kellie Armstrong has said suggestions women who miscarry could potentially face police questioning over alleged use of abortion pills will significantly increase the pain felt by those who suffer loss in pregnancy. The Strangford Councillor said the recent prosecution of a woman who induced a miscarriage by taking pills bought online had […]
Alliance’s 2016 Assembly manifesto will bring “delivery, not delay,” Party Leader David Ford has said, as the party launched the document. Speaking at the event in the Park Avenue Hotel in East Belfast, Mr Ford said the manifesto was a working document and contained no gimmicks or empty promises. He pointed to five quick steps […]
Alliance Councillor Paula Bradshaw has said it’s ‘simply not good enough’ that some elected representatives believe themselves above rules set to encourage openness and transparency. The South Belfast representative was speaking after an Alliance initiative to publish all declarations of interest online came into play today (Monday), a scheme which some Councillors in other parties […]
Alliance East Antrim Assembly candidate Stewart Dickson has expressed his shock after a man was assaulted by a masked gang in Larne. The 25-year-old is currently being treated in hospital after the men entered a house in Hampton Crescent in the town around 1.35am this morning (Saturday). They attacked him with baseball bats and bars, […]
Alliance North Belfast Councillor Nuala McAllister has utterly condemned those behind the shooting dead of a 33-year-old man in the area. The victim was shot three times in the leg in an alleyway at Butler Place close to Elmfield Street in Ardoyne around 10.05pm yesterday (Friday). He was taken to hospital where he died from […]
Alliance East Belfast Assembly candidate Chris Lyttle has expressed his shock after an elderly woman was knocked to the ground during a robbery in the area. The 71-year-old was assaulted on the Comber Greenway this afternoon (Friday) close to Barnett’s Road and Kings Road around 12.45pm. She was left badly shaken by the incident, which […]
Alliance East Belfast Assembly candidate Tim Morrow has said Northern Ireland is stronger as part of the EU, as the European referendum campaign officially kicked off. Councillor Morrow said Northern Ireland, as well as the wider UK, benefited from its membership of the organisation, as both the Remain and Leave campaigns began to officially set […]