Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has welcomed the confirmation from the Minister for Regional Development that his Department retains ownership of the land along the Comber Greenway that has been partially fenced off by adjoining properties. Mrs Cochrane had written to the Minister after concerns were raised that the fences may lead to some […]
Belfast ratepayers will not have to fund advisers for local parties after the City Council backed Alliance concerns about a proposed political assistance scheme. Alliance Councillor Michael Long, who was the only local Councillor to hit out at the suggested plan at a recent Strategic Policy and Resources Committee meeting, said the Council’s rejection of […]
Alliance Councillor Kellie Armstrong has welcomed a £400,000 infrastructure investment set to improve roads in and around Newtownards and the Ards Peninsula. The local Councillor was speaking after the announcement paved the way for the start of two major road projects, aiming to improve road safety for all road users travelling from the Peninsula to […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has taken the fight to end animal cruelty across North Down and Ards to the new super Council, calling for a ban on the hunting of mammals with dogs and a ban on the use and sale of snares. The local Councillor was speaking after he brought a motion asking the […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Judith Cochrane, has welcomed the Education Minister’s decision to grant a temporary variation to guarantee a place at Strandtown in September 2015 to all pupils currently in P3 in the Greenwood, Belmont and Dundela feeder schools. A situation had arisen due to the three feeder schools being consistently oversubscribed. As a […]
Lenient sentences for those guilty of abusing animals should be a thing of the past, a major community event organised by Naomi Long MP has heard. The animal welfare event, held last night (Wednesday) in McQuiston Memorial Presbyterian Church in East Belfast, saw over 100 concerned members of the public question representatives from the Department […]
Alliance Policing board member, Trevor Lunn MLA, has condemned those behind a threat which was made to North Antrim MLA, Daithi McKay, in which he was warned that a bomb had been left at his house. The Police carried out a search but found nothing. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “There can be no justification for […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA, Anna Lo, has expressed her sympathies to the family of a man whose body was found on Botanic Avenue in the early hours of Thursday morning. The Police have arrested one person and are treating it as murder. Anna Lo MLA said: “I would condemn whoever is responsible for this man’s […]
Alliance Castlereagh Councillor Michael Long has said the impending closure of two local Tesco stores is proof the supermarket chain’s move of opening a new East Belfast location recently was a questionable one. Councillor Long was speaking after Tesco announced its Connswater and Cregagh Road branches would shut in April, with the loss of 151 […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has said she is disappointed by the news that Tesco will close two stores in her constituency. The retail giant announced today (Wednesday) that the Connswater and Cregagh Road branches will cease trading on April 4, with over 150 jobs being put at risk. Alliance MP Ms Long said she […]