Alliance Councillor Philip McKinney has appealed for calm after police were attacked during another night of disorder in the Waterside area of Derry-Londonderry. The Waterside Councillor was speaking after petrol bombs and masonry were thrown at police by a number of youths, with bins and wooden pallets also being set alight in the area. PSNI […]
Alliance Councillor Philip McKinney has appealed to consumers to buy locally-produced food with quality assurances, saying food standards will no longer be guaranteed post-Brexit. Waterside Councillor Mr McKinney was speaking after bringing a motion calling on Derry City and Strabane District Council to write to Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots expressing concerns over food standards after […]
Alliance Derry City and Strabane Councillors Philip McKinney and Rachael Ferguson have said a public inquiry is needed into the dumping of illegal waste on the Mobuoy site. Councillor McKinney and Councillor Ferguson were speaking after a visit from colleague Andrew Muir, Alliance’s Infrastructure spokesperson, to the local area on a range of issues. They […]
Alliance Councillor Philip McKinney has encouraged people to attend an open day showcasing a local Islamic centre this weekend. The North-West Islamic Community Centre in Hyde Business Park on Pennyburn Industrial Estate will be opening its doors on Sunday (September 22) between 1pm and 5pm. It is designed to give people an insight into the […]
Alliance Councillors Rachael Ferguson and Philip McKinney have called for an end to all violence in Derry / Londonderry. Councillors Ferguson and McKinney said: “Over the last 24 hours we have seen acts of violence in our city which could have led to the loss of life or serious injury. “We have had an explosive […]