Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has criticised the DUP and Sinn Fein after a Bill designed to reduce the number of and salaries to special advisers (SPADs) was defeated in the Assembly. The Bill, which aimed to cut the number of SPADs used by Ministers, while bringing in proper and remuneration for advisers, was outvoted 52-33 […]
Councillor Kellie Armstrong is stepping forward for Alliance in Strangford, selected by her association to contest the Assembly election in the seat vacated by out-going MLA Kieran McCarthy. Building on the success of her previous campaigns, Kellie says she offers ‘fresh politics’ to all those disgruntled with the ‘same men in grey suits arguing over […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has offered his condolences to those who died in a fire in Co Dublin at the weekend. Speaking during a Matter of the Day in the Assembly, Mr Dickson said the deaths were an “immense tragedy”. Ten people, including five children, died at the travellers’ site in Carrickmines on Saturday (October […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said all those involved in Northern Ireland’s qualification for Euro 2016 are “history makers” during a Matter of the Day he brought to the Assembly. Mr Lyttle brought the motion congratulating the side following their success, which saw the side qualify for a major international tournament for the first time […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson has hit out at those behind a series of alerts at venues hosting PSNI recruitment information events. A number of alerts saw Belfast Metropolitan College’s Titanic Quarter and Millfield campuses evacuated, as well as the Strule Arts Centre in Omagh and the Waterfoot Hotel in Londonderry. Roads around the Titanic […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir says plans to restore the war memorials across the Borough is a ‘fitting tribute’ to those who laid down their lives, ahead of the 2018 anniversary of the ending of World War 1. The local Alliance representative was speaking after Ards and North Down Borough Council agreed a £20,000 project that […]
Councillor Andrew Muir has said Ards and North Down’s commitment to electric cars is a sign the Council is ready to get serious over the environment. Speaking after the Council backed plans to put its support for e-cars down on paper, the local Councillor said the commitment of drafting an electronic vehicle charter signalled the […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said the Northern Ireland football team has “realised the dreams” of many following their qualification for Euro 2016. Mr Lyttle was speaking after having watched the side defeat Greece 3-1 to reach next year’s finals in France, the first European Championship Northern Ireland has ever reached and the first major […]
Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown has congratulated Wildflower Alley, after the local project won a coveted Belfast in Bloom award. The Councillor for South Belfast – who has been supporting the project from its inception – said the award was a ‘great achievement’ for the local people who have worked hard to create a unique […]
Alliance MLA Judith Cochrane has hit out at those behind a bomb alert which forced the closure of an East Belfast road for several hours. A ‘viable, crude, improvised explosive device’ was found during the alert on the Beersbridge Road this afternoon (Wednesday). The object is believed to have been found in a phone box […]