East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed his delight at the announcement Phoenix Natural Gas is to extend its gas pipe network to Whitehead. The Utility Regulator has approved an application from Phoenix meaning the people of Whitehead will now be able to enjoy the benefits of natural gas as their neighbours in Carrickfergus […]
The Prime Minister needs to stop portraying the Brexit backstop as a political and constitutional problem, Alliance Deputy Leader Stephen Farry MLA has said. Dr Farry was speaking after taking part in an Alliance delegation meeting Theresa May, a discussion he described as “frank”. He added they had also raised a number of other issues […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has asked the Head of the Civil Service whether a fund for ethnic minority groups is serving its intended purpose, after concerns were raised over which groups were receiving money. Several groups who applied to the Minority Ethnic Development Fund (MEDF) have complained about losing funding, adding their belief financing was […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said it is important we continue to be as welcoming a society as possible, as the 1,000th Syrian refugee arrived in Northern Ireland as part of a relocation programme. A further 78 refugees arrived today as part of the Syrian Vulnerable Persons Relocation Scheme, which has provided sanctuary and support […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has welcomed news voters in Northern Ireland will soon be able to register to vote online. From June 18, people in Northern Ireland will be able to register to vote on the Electoral Office website. Prior to this, voters had to download a form and then post the application. “This is […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has welcomed Electoral Commission confirmation it is investigating money paid by Mid and East Antrim Council to sponsor a table at a DUP constituency dinner. DUP MP Ian Paisley hosted the event at the Tullyglass Hotel in Ballymena last September, at which Environment Secretary Michael Gove was guest speaker. […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has said a plea from leading business groups for the Secretary of State to put in place measures in the absence of devolution reflect Alliance proposals to return power-sharing. A letter from organisations including the CBI, Manufacturing NI, Retail NI and the Freight Transport Association among others to Karen Bradley said […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has condemned a burglary in his constituency in which a woman was tied to a bath. The female, in her 50s, was robbed by three men at the property in the Paisley Road area of Carrickfergus on Saturday just before midnight. She had her wrists bound with cable ties […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has reiterated his party’s call for a second referendum on the terms of the UK’s exit from the EU, as the last Europe Day before Brexit is marked. Mr Dickson said while the day was being celebrated across the continent, in the UK the future of our co-operation with the EU […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has urged SONI to explain exactly where plans are with the Integrated Single Electricity Market (SIM), after reports the process was delayed. Mr Dickson said that reports were especially worrying as Kilroot and part of Ballylumford power stations had already been earmarked for closure – a move dependent on […]