Alliance Councillors Michael Long and Eric Hanvey have said they are disgusted after reports of a loyalist paramilitary threat which forced a Catholic mother and her three children to leave the Cregagh estate. The media reports state the woman, originally from West Belfast, was told the UVF and UDA had put her entire family under […]
The Department of Infrastructure needs to get serious when it comes to delivering its sustainable travel goals, Alliance Councillor Eric Hanvey has said. The representative for South Belfast highlighted his disappointment in the attitude of the department to the issue, saying it was unacceptable that some officials merely paid lip service to the strategy. Speaking […]
Those behind a security alert at the training ground of East Belfast GAA are an “absolute disgrace,” Alliance Councillor Eric Hanvey has said. Police are currently at the ground – Henry Jones Playing Fields on the Church Road in Castlereagh – after receiving an anonymous call stating a number of explosive devices had been left […]
Alliance Councillor Eric Hanvey has said plans to open ‘Open Ormeau’ are a fantastic opportunity to drive footfall back to the area, a move which will only benefit the local community. The initiative aims to see the four lane road reduced to two at a key section, with the extra lanes utilised by businesses and […]
Alliance Councillor Eric Hanvey has said he is disgusted by attempts of the British Freedom Party to align itself with Christian fellowship. The group where distributing leaflets in South Belfast on Tuesday afternoon. He said: “This group has only ever been interested in spreading hate and causing division within our society. It is extremely disheartening […]
Alliance Lisnasharragh Councillor Eric Hanvey has called for a UVF threat against contractors working on a local leisure centre to be lifted. Councillor Hanvey was speaking after Belfast City Council was informed of the threat to workers at Lisnasharragh Leisure Centre, due to work to turn a section of the site previously used for Eleventh […]
The UK Government should step in and offer interim funding for Harland and Wolff to allow the shipyard time to explore long-term solutions to ensure its future, Alliance Councillor Eric Hanvey has said. Councillor Hanvey was speaking after he successfully brought an amendment to a Belfast City Council motion calling for a forum to be […]
The Alliance Party met with senior PSNI officers at Police Headquarters on Friday morning, outlining a range of concerns about the recent issues around bonfires and flags. The delegation included Councillor Michael Long, Councillor Michelle Kelly and Councillor Eric Hanvey as well as Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA and Policing Board member John Blair MLA. […]
The Audit Office is to look into if Belfast City Council and its Councillors have followed recommendations in relation to funding, after an Alliance team met with representatives from the body on Friday. Councillor Nuala McAllister described the meeting as “essential” as she argued the DUP and Sinn Féin had largely ignored calls to see […]