Alliance Councillor Karen Douglas has condemned a hate crime attack in Bangor, after a homophobic slur was painted on a flat door. She said: “This is an absolutely appalling incident and one which the whole community must be united in condemning. “No-one has the right to target someone else in this vile way and my […]
Holywood and Clandeboye Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir is encouraging members of the public to report any malodours experienced near the Kinnegar Lagoons and Waste Water Treatment Plant in Holywood after recent reports of the sewage stink returning. Commenting on the issue, Councillor Muir stated “After securing £4.5million investment to end sewage pollution of the Kinnegar […]
Alliance Councillor Sian O’Neill’s drive to see Belfast City Council end period poverty has moved a step closer, after she secured committee support to commission a report on the issue. Having raised the subject at November’s Council meeting, Sian said the decision of the Strategic, Policy and Resource committee to take the next step could […]
The Alliance Party has opposed a £500,000 increase to next year’s Belfast rates, designed to enhance the Area Based Festivals Fund which includes providing diversionary activities for bonfires. The decision follows the Alliance Party’s refusal to support an initial scheme in 2018, which saw the DUP and Sinn Féin carve up £400,000 for individual projects, […]
Alliance MLA and Chief Whip Kellie Armstrong has said women have come a long way, but more needs to be done to secure true equality, as the UK marks 100 years since women first received the right to vote. Kellie said: “I find it heartening to see how far women have come, but I still […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has welcomed proposals for the first specialist children’s Care and Justice campus in Northern Ireland. The South Belfast MLA stated: “I spoke with some of the leading figures at the four regional specialist centres in Northern Ireland a few months ago and we discussed the need for much greater interconnection […]
Alliance representative Peter Lavery has condemned an attack on a Church in Lurgan, which Police have confirmed they’re now treating as a hate crime. A brick was thrown through the front door of First Lurgan Presbyterian Church on High Street over the course of Tuesday or Wednesday. Peter said: “It is extremely disappointing to hear […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has said that the Department of Health and Belfast Trust should make a package of support available to the families of patients at Muckamore Abbey Hospital, pending the outcome of the police investigation into allegations of mistreatment. The South Belfast MLA stated: “There is a very clear case for a […]
Kellie Armstrong MLA has called on the Department for Communities to urgently consider the National Audit Office report regarding Motability Operations, after it emerged the company which supplies cars for people with mobility issues had been accused of over-charging its customers. Kellie – who is the Chair of the All Party Group on Disability – […]
Alliance Leader Naomi Long has again stressed the need to bank the backstop, as she responded to Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest statement in the House of Commons. Mrs Long added that while the backstop is essential if Brexit is to happen, the Prime Minister’s “best option” was to return to the people, giving them […]