Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor John Blair has condemned those who left a viable pipe bomb on Ashford Lodge in Newtownabbey on Wednesday. It was dealt with by Army Technical Officers. Cllr John Blair said: “I am outraged that a pipe bomb was left in a residential area. Those responsible have no regards for the lives of […]
Alliance MP Naomi Long has welcomed the establishment of a new statutory inquiry to investigate historic child abuse allegations but reiterated that allegations regarding a local home be included within its remit. East Belfast MP Mrs Long said Home Secretary Theresa May’s announcement of the new Child Sex Abuse Inquiry, to be chaired by New […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA, Judith Cochrane, has commended researchers at the Queen’s University Centre for Cancer Research and Cell Biology on World Cancer Day 2015. The Centre consistently contributes to the knowledge base on cancer with world class research projects. Just this month, a breakthrough was made regarding gene activity which could inform treatments with […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has voted in favour of licensing a process permitting the use of new techniques to prevent serious diseases passing from mother to child. Alliance MP Mrs Long backed the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Mitochondrial Donation) Regulations 2015 Bill in the House of Commons today (Tuesday) along with 381 other […]
Alliance Policing Board member, Trevor Lunn MLA, has praised the Justice Minister David Ford for the work he has done to secure support for the National Crime Agency to have full powers in Northern Ireland. The Assembly passed a motion that was co-signed by the DUP and Alliance, in which the Assembly gave consent to […]
Alliance Councillor John Blair has condemned an attack on an elderly man in the Glencairn Park area of Glengormley. Police have revealed the 95-year old disabled man had a knife held to his throat during a robbery at his home in the early hours of Monday morning. Councillor John Blair said: “This is absolutely devastating […]
Alliance South Antrim MLA, David Ford, has expressed his sympathies following the death of a man in a house fire in Ballyclare on Sunday evening. David Ford MLA said: “I was very saddened to hear of the death of this man. My thoughts and sympathies go out to his family and friends at this difficult […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson, Anna Lo MLA, has claimed that the DUP and Sinn Fein have done a U-turn in attempting to remove regulations from the Taxis Act in order to maintain the monopoly for Belfast Public Hire Taxis where they would be the only taxis that could be hailed by the public. The DUP and […]
Alliance Deputy Leader, Naomi Long MP, has expressed her opposition to the introduction of the so-called ‘conscience clause’ at a rally which took place at Belfast City Hall on Saturday. Naomi Long MP said: “It was great to see such a large turnout at this rally. It is important that we tell those behind this […]
Alliance North Belfast representative, Cllr John Blair, has condemned a shooting which took place in North Belfast on Friday afternoon in which one man was shot. The incident took place at a fast food restaurant on Oldpark Road. The victim was taken to hospital. Cllr John Blair said: “Guns have no place on our streets. […]