Alliance Antrim and Newtownabbey Councillor Billy Webb has said he is pleased the High Court has dismissed an appeal by an Antrim resident against a county court harassment injunction relating to false claims about him. The initial case was taken by Councillor Webb following the allegations about him on Tracy Bell’s Facebook page. The injunction […]
A new community outreach system will help reach those who across South Belfast missing out due to a lack of traditional community infrastructure in some areas, Alliance South Belfast representative Kate Nicholl has said. Councillor Nicholl, recently selected as constituency representative in support of Paula Bradshaw MLA, said several neighbourhoods across the area, including […]
Councillor Sorcha Eastwood and Councillor David Honeyford, who have recently been selected as the party’s representatives in the area, said businesses across Lagan Valley will need help rebuilding as society seeks to come out of the COVID crisis. “Myself and Councillor Honeyford have been engaging with businesses and traders across Lagan Valley over the […]
We have a healthcare system that doesn’t deliver for women, Alliance representative Claire Hackett has said, as she detailed how this has been impacted even further by the Covid-19 pandemic. Claire – a long-time advocate on healthcare issues – says it is only by using the lived experiences of many in the community, that we […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Paula Bradshaw has warned that serious questions remain on what is being learned from the Neurology Recall, after a Ministerial Statement on the second cohort of cases reviewed. The South Belfast MLA stated: “The Minister was right to emphasise that although this is predominantly a statistical exercise, it focuses on real lives […]
Alliance Policing Board representative John Blair MLA has condemned those who planted a viable device at the home of a police officer near Dungiven. The device was discovered on Monday (April 19), with the Ballyquin Road remaining closed as police examine the scene. “My thoughts are with the officer, her colleagues and her loved ones. […]
The focus across West Tyrone must be on regenerating town centres and allowing villages to prosper after the pandemic, Alliance’s Stephen Donnelly has said. Councillor Donnelly, recently selected as Alliance’s West Tyrone spokesperson, said towns and villages throughout the constituency had been deeply damaged by the effects of COVID-19 and its consequences but as […]
Restoration of the Armagh to Portadown railway link and creation of a greenway alongside it would not only enhance opportunities for people but improve the active travel experienced in the local area, Alliance Newry and Armagh representative Jackie Coade has said. Ms Coade, recently selected as Alliance’s representative for the constituency, said there was […]
Alliance Newry and Armagh representative Jackie Coade has hit out at those behind an attack on the home of a Syrian family which is being treated as a hate crime. The attack took place at the property in Carlingford Park in Newry around 2am on Sunday, with windows being smashed and graffiti sprayed. “My thoughts […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has launched a consultation into a proposed private member’s Bill to tackle the exclusion of teaching from fair employment legislation. The Fair Employment and Treatment (NI) Order 1998 allows discrimination on the grounds of religious belief in the recruitment of teachers. The East Belfast MLA said he believed there was increasing […]