Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has cautioned that the ongoing failure to form an Executive is causing great uncertainty for both users of and workers within the Health Service. The South Belfast MLA referenced the recent suggestion that ongoing staffing difficulties could lead to the temporary closure of Newry’s only Emergency Department as an issue […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has said the party will not be entering any electoral pacts for the forthcoming Westminster poll. After Prime Minister Theresa May announced the June 8 election yesterday, speculation has centred on the possibility of pacts between various parties – unionist, nationalist and an anti-Brexit coalition. However, Strangford MLA Ms Armstrong said […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has said it would be “disgraceful” for any party to use the impending General Election to stall or withdraw from the current talks process, however she added the chances of a deal were now more remote. Mrs Long was speaking after Theresa May announced a snap poll for June 8. The […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has strongly condemned those behind continued arson attacks in Larne. Describing the situation as ‘extremely serious’, the MLA for the area appealed for anyone with information to contact the police immediately, as premises in the town centre became the latest target of an attack. He said: “Arson is an extremely serious, […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has said he is disgusted by an aggravated burglary of a woman in her 60s in Larne. The woman was left shaken but uninjured after the incident, which took place in the Pound Street area of the town around 11pm yesterday (Thursday). A female with a knife forced her […]
Alliance MLA Kellie Armstrong has called for immediate action to prevent further damage to the environment in Strangford Lough, after a boat moored there sank further. The boat, which had been at the quay in Portaferry for over a year, initially sank in January, causing concerns over the leaking of diesel into the lough. The […]
Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown has said a planning committee decision to defer a decision on plans for a controversial office block in the gasworks will give more time for community engagement. Councillor McDonough Brown said that while the gasworks has the potential for further development, this must only be undertaken through open and honest […]
Alliance MLA David Ford has said he is ‘greatly concerned’ over reports serious damage has been caused to a local birds’ habitat. Police have revealed they have launched an investigation after part of the Hydepark Dam, located outside Mallusk, was destroyed; leaving a number of swan eggs exposed and fears the unhatched birds will have […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has accused the Education Authority of circumventing political accountability and ignoring the views of parents and principals of children with special educational needs (SEN). The East Belfast MLA said the extension of a so-called interim cut in the daily provision from full-time to part-time hours was too important for […]
More needs to be done to liberalise our licensing laws around Easter, Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said. The East Antrim MLA said a change to the laws here was long overdue, meaning Northern Ireland could be losing out on tourism and hospitality business, particularly when compared to the Republic of Ireland. “This week, the […]