Alliance West Belfast representative Donnamarie Higgins has said the smashing of war graves at the City Cemetery in Belfast is an attack on the entire community. Nineteen graves at the cemetery were damaged sometime between Monday evening and 1pm on Tuesday. The graveyard has 296 burials from World War I and 274 from World War […]
The Education Minister and Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) must ensure students receive fair A-Level and GCSE grades this week and next, Alliance Education spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has said. Assembly Education Committee Chair Mr Lyttle was speaking ahead of the release of results by CCEA, which will be decided on a […]
Alliance Councillor Chris McCaw has secured cross-party support for a new Litter Strategy for Causeway Coast and Glens. The first to be introduced in Northern Ireland, the move will tackle the growing level of litter in the area, drawing on the experience of numerous Councils across the rest of the UK. Speaking after the latest […]
Belfast City Council is to assess how it can provide a new funding stream aimed at helping local communities hoping to transform their alleyways, thanks to Alliance Councillor Michelle Kelly. The move follows the previous success of projects including the Wildflower Alley, with Council now set to liaise with the Department for Communities, Infrastructure and […]
The UK economy suffering its first recession for over a decade is more proof Northern Ireland needs its own economic recovery plan, Alliance Economy spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said. The economic slump of 20.4 per cent between April and June – the biggest on record for the UK since records began – mean the […]
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council has backed an Alliance motion calling for a universal basic income (UBI), the first Council in Northern Ireland to do so. The motion by Alliance Councillor Patrick Brown calls on the Departments of Communities and Finance, alongside the UK Treasury, to design and deliver a UBI for Northern Ireland […]
Alliance Councillors Karen Douglas and Martin McRandal have taken their aims for a cleaner borough to the next level, having secured all party support for a Northern Ireland-wide litter strategy to be created. Most weekends the local pair can be found cleaning up areas around North Down, helping create community litter picks encouraging everyone to […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Paula Bradshaw MLA has welcomed the Health Minister’s announcement on the phased return of fertility services, particularly the eligibility extension. The return of services at the Regional Fertility Centre in Belfast was announced by Robin Swann today, along with an extension of eligibility of a year for anyone currently on the waiting […]
Alliance Policing Board member John Blair MLA has condemned those behind an attack on the PSNI which saw 26 officers injured. The attack took place while police protected contractors removing bonfire material in Distillery Street in West Belfast. Petrol bombs and other missiles were thrown. “This sort of behaviour is utterly unacceptable and I condemn […]
Alliance MP Stephen Farry has said a new system for moving goods from Britain to Northern Ireland costing hundreds of millions of pounds further reinforces Brexit just involves extra costs which could be otherwise spent on public services and the economy. The North Down MP’s comments came as the Government announced a £355 million system, […]