Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Michael Long has expressed his anger at the fact that the victims of a petrol bomb incident in the Braniel have had to explain that they are Protestants because of the fact that the female attacked has an Irish name, Roisin. In condemning the attack, Councillor Long said that no-one should have […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor, Michael Long, has condemned a petrol bomb attack in Braeside Grove in the early hours of the morning. A man and woman in their 20s have escaped injury in the attack when the petrol bomb hit the front door of the house and shattered a pane of glass. Councillor Long said, “I […]
At the formal initiation of an Environmental Project which is to be implemented in the Madrid Street/Thistle court area, the Alliance representative for Pottinger, Councillor Máire Hendron, welcomed the Project as a first step toward regeneration and harmony. Councillor Hendron said: “The refurbishment of houses and the creation of a large plantation of trees and […]
The Alliance Party’s environment spokesperson has called on Castlereagh Borough Council to launch a “modern” waste management and recycling programme. Councillor Geraldine Rice, who is the vice-chair of her council’s technical services committee, made the claim after receiving a flood of complaints about the lack of waste disposal facilities in the borough. She said that, […]
Alliance Spokesman Councillor Tom Campbell has welcomed the fact that the Government is to introduce a ban in public places but has hit out at the failure of the proposals to contain a complete ban. Councillor Campbell, a member of Newtownabbey Council, said: “The public response to the consultation exercise was more strongly in favour […]
East Antrim MLA and Carrickfergus Councillor, Sean Neeson, has condemned the cross-bow arrow attack upon police in Carrickergus last night, and congratulated the police for taking on the investigation of paramilitary attacks. Sean Neeson stated: “This was an outrageous attack on the police as they were doing their job — investigating crime. A crossbow is […]
Alliance Party representative for Larne, Elena Aceves-Cully, has commented on the 3 bin recycling system used in Larne Borough Council. Elena Aceves-Cully said: “I commend Larne’s Borough Council in their efforts to reduce the amount of waste dumped into our landfill sites by encouraging our citizents to reduce, re-use and recycle household materials. I am […]
Alliance Party Council Representative for Larne Town, Elena Aceves-Cully has said that she is opposed to using public money from the borough in changing its logo. Mrs Aceves-Cully has learnt how the Council is currently considering changing its motif, which bears the borough’s heraldic coat of arms against a green block background and that it […]
Newtownabbey Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has hit out at the DOE for its neglect of the environment it is charged to protect. Referring to a scathing indictment of the DOE over the issue of illegal dumping by the Northern Ireland Audit Office into waste management strategy, Cllr Campbell stated: “The rest of the United Kingdom […]
Marjorie Hawkins, Alliance Party Spokesperson for Children, has welcomed the appointment of a Mininster for Children. Mrs Hawkins said, “This is something which the Alliance Party have lobbyed for for a long time. We were successful along with others in the appointment of a Commissioner for Children and now we have a Minister for Children. […]