Alliance Councillor Michael Long has called for all bonfire-related costs to be made public. The move comes as the clean-up operation from last week’s 12th celebrations continues across Belfast. Mr Long – Alliance Group Leader in Belfast City Hall – said: “We must be open and transparent on this issue. The public has a right […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long MLA has said people need to stand together after shots were fired at police during more trouble in Derry-Londonderry. Ms Long was speaking after at least six shots were fired in the Bogside area during another night of trouble. Petrol bombs and paint bombs were also thrown into the Fountain estate, […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has welcomed the injunction granted to Belfast City Council against the Department for Infrastructure, requiring action to be taken to reduce the height of the bonfire at Bloomfield Walkway to a maximum of three metres. Speaking after the granting of the injunction, Alliance Group Leader in City Hall Mr Long said: […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said Belfast City Council must address how funding decisions are made, after DUP Sinn Féin funding carve up almost went unchallenged due to a blatant mistake. The Councillor for East Belfast questioned the mechanisms that allowed both parties to work together to assign £400,000 to organisations previously handpicked by […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said the housing of animals at Belfast Zoo needs urgently reviewed after an escaped monkey was killed after being hit by a car. The animal escaped from the zoo yesterday and later died after being hit by a car on the M2 motorway. Belfast City Council has said it is […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has called for a controversial scheme which handed out hundreds of thousands of pounds of ratepayers’ money without proper checks to be halted. Last month, the DUP, Sinn Féin and PUP agreed to give £400,000 to community groups for diversionary activities related to July and August bonfires. However, no process appeared […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has called for new banners erected around a shared housing development to be removed. The new banners showing atrocities carried out by the IRA were put up in Cantrell Close and Global Crescent. It follows UVF flags previously being erected in the area. “These banners should not have gone up and […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said two new Council language officers will help improve communication for ratepayers. Councillor Long was speaking after Belfast City Council advertised for a dedicated Irish language officer and a minorities language officer. They will both develop and promote the languages within the Council and to the public. “Alliance welcomes this […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has expressed shock after the death of a man in suspicious circumstances in South Belfast. Two men in their 30s have been arrested on suspicion of murder, following the death of the 29-year-old. Police were called to a house in Titania Street off the Cregagh Road shortly after midnight. The victim […]
The Northern Ireland Audit Office has agreed to investigate ongoing Alliance concerns over a controversial fund for community projects. The party delegation, led by Belfast City Councillor Michael Long, met the Audit Office today to raise worries over the lack of openness and transparency surrounding the Local Investment Fund (LIF). The fund, which was not […]