Alliance MLA Judith Cochrane has encouraged people to take part in a day celebrating small businesses. The UK-wide Independents’ Day, being held tomorrow (Saturday), is designed to support independent retailers. East Belfast MLA Mrs Cochrane said it was important the public supported their local traders, particularly in difficult economic times. “Independents’ Day is a great […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said anyone with evidence of criminal wrongdoing should report their concerns to police, after allegations were made by Mick Wallace TD in the Dail yesterday. David Ford MLA said: “This allegation is of the upmost seriousness. If Mr Wallace has something to report, I would encourage him to bring it […]
Alliance Councillor Michael Long has criticised the PSNI for allowing a Confederate Flag to remain outside the home of a black family in East Belfast, forcing the public to take action and remove it themselves. “It is completely unacceptable that the PSNI were aware of the flag and even had a presence close to it, […]
Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown has said he is both disappointed and frustrated after police in South Belfast continued to backtrack on a decision taken last year over flags in a mixed area of the Ormeau Road. At a special meeting organised by the Botanic Councillor, the PSNI confirmed they had overturned a 2014 decision to […]
There is no good explanation as to why the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister (OFMdFM) has not yet published a Racial Equality Strategy, Alliance Leader David Ford has said. Speaking after meeting with the Community Relations Council, Mr Ford the process had taken too long already and further delays were not […]
Those behind the appearance of a Confederate Flag in East Belfast are only aiming to raise tensions in the area, Alliance Councillor Michael Long has said. The Alliance Belfast Group Leader was speaking after the flag appeared in Island Street in the run up to the July fortnight. “Alliance has received a number of complaints […]
Alliance Councillor Emmet McDonough-Brown has condemned a serious assault on a man in South Belfast. It is believed the victim was stabbed during the incident in Dunluce Avenue in the early hours of Thursday morning. Councillor Emmet McDonough Brown said: “This was an extremely serious incident and must be condemned and those behind it wouldn’t […]
Alliance Social Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has expressed concern at the announcement by the Work and Pensions Secretary that the UK Government is to change the way it measures child poverty. Iain Duncan Smith stated today (Wednesday) that child poverty will no longer be defined as 60 per cent of the average income but […]
Alliance Councillors have marked the 99th Anniversary of the Somme Battle, attending a special commemorative event at Belfast City Hall. Councillors Nuala McAllister, Emmet McDonough Brown and Paula Bradshaw attended the memorial event at City Hall in tribute to the soldiers who fought in the 1916 Battle of the Somme. Councillor Nuala McAllister said: “99 […]
East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane has hosted young political activists in Stormont after helping them to secure funding to attend the Youth Parliament Annual Sitting. Local members of the Youth Parliament were faced with not being able to afford attending the UK Annual Sitting, to be held at the University of Exeter later this month. […]