Alliance Councillor for Antrim Line Tom Campbell has said that the authorities may not have been properly prepared for the extent of the flooding on Monday following heavy flooding in parts of County Antrim in which an elderly woman had to be rescued by ambulance workers after a river near her home in the Hydepark […]
Newtownabbey Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has said that he welcomes the move in relation to the registration of civil registration of same sex partnerships. Cllr Campbell said: “Newtownabbey will provide the facilities for registration of such partnerships and I welcome this. It must be remembered that there are important legal implications in terms of inheritance […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has said charging tax on carbon dioxide reducing energy installations makes a mockery of the Government’s claims to be pro-environment. The Antrim South East representative stated: “I have been investigating the fitting of solar water heating for housing and am dismayed to find when the house is not a new […]
Antrim Alliance Councillor Alan Lawther has said Unionist thinking on the Royal Irish Regiment is clearly confused after a senior Army Officer supported the disbandment of its home battalions. Responding to comments by Col Tim Collins on the BBC’s Hearts and Minds programme, the Antrim South East representative stated: ‘In the judgement of the PSNI […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford MLA, has highlighted Unionist hypocrisy in calling for expenses to be withheld from Sinn Féin, while making no mention of the PUP. David Ford, Assembly representative for South Antrim, said: “It is the height of hypocrisy for Unionists to suggest that expenses should continue to be withheld from Sinn Féin, […]
Alliance Party Leader David Ford has said the IMC report clearly indicates action must be taken against the UVF. The South Antrim MLA stated: ‘It has been clear for some time now that the UVF remains engaged in inexcusable criminal activity. Instead of giving taxpayers’ money to their representatives, the Secretary of State must act […]
Alliance Leader David Ford led a delegation to meet the McCausland family to discuss justice for their son Craig, who was murdered in July. The South Antrim MLA stated: ‘It is truly perverse that a law-abiding family is having such difficulties getting justice for Craig McCausland, an innocent murder victim. A generation on from the […]
Alliance Party Leader, David Ford MLA, is to speak to a meeting in Ballymena next week, as part of a series of meetings across Northern Ireland. To mark his four years as party leader, David Ford is setting out the Alliance party’s vision for the way ahead. He is using the title ‘More than a […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Tony Hill has said new proposals from the Planning Service make a mockery of the Council’s role in planning. Speaking after a meeting of the Council’s Planning Committee, the North Down Deputy Mayor stated: ‘The Planning Service itself has accepted that the planning process was working well in North Down. Yet […]
The Alliance Party has welcomed the decision of Health Minister Shaun Woodward to introduce a smoking ban but criticised the delay in the implementation of the new law. Spokesman Cllr Tom Campbell said: “We welcome the anticipated introduction of a complete as opposed to a partial ban but are disappointed that the legislation is to […]