East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has condemned an incident in Larne, in which a man was left with broken ribs and a fractured shoulder after being assaulted by masked men wielding baseball bats in the early hours of Monday September 26. Shortly before 1.20am, a number of masked males forced entry to a house […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has expressed his shock after a man’s body was found in a car in Lisburn. The body was discovered in the Limehurst Way area of the city on Monday afternoon. Police are treating the death as suspicious. A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. “This is a sad […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long MLA has said it is a poor display of the ability of the official Opposition to hold the Executive to account, as the majority of the motions on the Assembly’s first Opposition Day were on matters on which it has no control. Today’s first Opposition Day in the Assembly saw […]
Alliance Finance spokesperson Stephen Farry MLA has expressed disappointment the Assembly has failed to unite to call for an investigation into allegations of poor governance around Nama’s local portfolio. He was speaking after the Assembly debated the NAMA scandal for the first time and the DUP backed a Sinn Fein amendment which only called for […]
Alliance’s Strangford MLA, Kellie Armstrong has said that banks located in rural areas are a vital part of village life. Ms Armstrong was speaking in the Assembly during a debate on the impact of rural bank closures. Kellie Armstrong said: “As a rural dweller, and as the representative of a largely rural constituency, I have […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has confirmed neither he or colleague Stephen Farry were consulted over an Executive report detailing how Brexit would be detrimental to the local economy. The report, discovered by the Detail investigative website, was written in May 2015 by the European Policy and Co-ordination Unit in the Office of First Minister and […]
Alliance’s spokesperson on the Environment, David Ford MLA, has said that everyone has a responsibility to value and protect our environment. Mr Ford was speaking at the start of the second Northern Ireland Environment Week, which is designed to raise awareness of environmental issues. David Ford said: “Environmental issues impact on all our lives every […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has welcomed the announcement of the resolution of the Ardoyne parading dispute. A deal, subject to a Parades Commission ruling, will allow protesting Orange lodges to complete their 2013 parade next Saturday (October 1) and the subsequent ending of the Twaddell camp. “After many months of disagreement, the announcement of a […]
Alliance’s Strangford MLA Kellie Armstrong has welcomed the announcement that applications for Blue Badges can now be made online, but has said the move is long overdue. Kellie Armstrong said: “I am glad Minister Hazzard has listened to the concerns I, and many others, have raised about delays in issuing Blue Badges. In many cases […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said he had an extremely constructive and informative discussion with Caterpillar’s Operations Director, Robert Kennedy. Mr Dickson, who has regular contact with Mr Kennedy, spoke to him to represent the concerns of his constituents. Mr Dickson also raised a number of issues on behalf of the Trade Union […]