Alliance Leader David Ford has declared his support for Holocaust Memorial Day, saying it is an important reminder of the challenges still facing the world. The South Antrim MLA was speaking after visiting a special display at Magilligan Prison, Limavady, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day 2016. Holocaust Memorial Day takes place every year on January […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed concern over the potential for disruption, following the announcement a number of roads are to be closed in the area due to an updating of the water mains system. Work on the North Road in Carrickfergus will commence in May and is predicted to continue until the […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has thanked everyone who got behind the campaign to save Cairn Wood, after the DRD Minister bowed to public pressure and suspended the sale. From launching a public petition – which gathered almost 3,000 signatures to date – meeting with the Minister and raising the issue consistently at Ards and North […]
Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has accused a fellow Lagan Valley representative of making disparaging comments about a local integrated school during an Assembly debate. The comments came during an Assembly discussion on the Shared Education Bill yesterday (Tuesday), during which the DUP’s Jonathan Craig made comments stating “sectors were out there who want to dominate […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has expressed his delight after the Regional Development Minister bowed to public pressure, suspending sale of a local reservoir and surrounding land. North Down Councillor Andrew Muir said Michelle McIlveen had acted in the best interests of local people, after she announced today (Tuesday) the sale of Ballysallagh Upper reservoir and […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said the Environment Minister has missed an opportunity to implement a full ban on the use of snares. East Belfast MLA Mr Lyttle, who is the Vice-Chair of the Assembly’s All-Party Group on Animal Welfare, was speaking during questions to Environment Minister Mark H Durkan in the chamber today (Tuesday). […]
Homes across Ards and North Down are being given greater opportunities to recycle, Councillor Kellie Armstrong has said, after the release of thousands of compostable food caddy bags to households across the area. The Strangford Assembly candidate praised efforts of the Council’s Environment Department, whose work to date has already secured a spike in the […]
Alliance has launched a consultation on how to regulate the unofficial display of flags in public spaces, saying the practice has had a significant cost to Northern Ireland society. East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle revealed the document – entitled ‘Celebration, Not Demarcation’ – in a bid to help resolve the issue, which statutory agencies to […]
Alliance Councillor Paula Bradshaw has praised police after they seized a large number of cannabis plants following a raid on a cannabis factory in South Belfast. Officers carried out a search at the house in Mowhan Street off the Lisburn Road yesterday (Wednesday), during which approximately 100 cannabis plants and an assortment of apparatus used […]
The Alliance Party has criticised Post Office plans that could potentially see Antrim Town lose its town centre branch. The comments come as the Post Office revealed it was making plans to close the branch in Castle Mall, after consistently failing to secure a franchise. David Ford MLA said: “Located in the heart of Antrim […]