Alliance Leader Naomi Long has been selected as the party’s candidate for the East Belfast constituency in the upcoming General Election. The party’s MLA Paula Bradshaw was also chosen by members as Alliance candidate for the South Belfast constituency for the June 8 poll. The pair are two of the 18 candidates Alliance will be […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said while the talks process is being parked, cuts to vital public services are not. Mrs Long said she was “hugely frustrated and disappointed” by the decision by the Secretary of State, which will see formal negotiations paused until after the General Election on June 8. However, the East […]
Alliance Infrastructure spokesperson Kellie Armstrong MLA has welcomed the announcement from Heathrow Airport for up to £15 billion of contracts outside London. The contracts are available to areas with suitable locations, good connectivity, access to a relevant supply chain and strong local skills. Ms Armstrong said Northern Ireland could offer all of that but added […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the postponement of a consultation on the future of A&E at Daisy Hill Hospital in Newry, but warned it demonstrates the urgency needed to restore the Executive. The temporary postponement follows warnings from the Southern Health Trust the emergency service at the hospital was unsustainable, as it […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said if there is evidence against soldiers for killings in the Troubles, then prosecutions should be brought. Mr Lunn was speaking after Westminster’s Defence Committee backed a statute of limitations stopping investigations or prosecutions of former British soldiers for acts during the Troubles. “In all such cases, we […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed concern after a police officer suffered a broken ankle and another was punched in the face during an assault in Carrickfergus. The incident took place in the Victoria Road area around 7.15pm yesterday (Tuesday) after the officers responded to reports of a fight between two men. One […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has reiterated her call for all public buildings in Northern Ireland to have appropriate toilet facilities for older children and adults with disabilities. Strangford MLA Ms Armstrong, who is a long-term supporter of the Changing Places charity which works to develop such toilets, said more needed to be done to change […]
In response to the collapse of the proposed nationalist pact in South Belfast, an Alliance spokesperson said: “The Green Party have belatedly recognised their own naivety in even considering pacts, and have become more desperate in doing in the past few days. “To think Alasdair McDonnell, a socially conservative incumbent SDLP MP, would step aside […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has criticised Royal Mail after learning that yet another Post Box in the Holywood area has been removed, adding the future of the box was as yet unclear, despite promises made that it will be replaced nearby. The front door of the historic Post Box at Seafront Road, Cultra, […]
Alliance Councillor Gavin Walker has launched a campaign to save public access to Portavo Reservoir, urging local people to register their support to protect the treasured local asset. The local councillor made the call after it was revealed access to the reservoir was under threat, after a recent High Court judgement instructed Northern Ireland Water […]