Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has welcomed the start of work aiming to improve the Kinnegar Sewerage Infrastructure in Holywood. Councillor Muir is a long-term campaigner to resolve the on-going problem and previously secured over £3 million funding for NI Water to resolve the problem. Councillor Andrew Muir said: “It is fantastic to see this long-awaited […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has expressed his disgust after a Police vehicle was attacked in Londonderry on Sunday night. A device exploded after it was thrown at the vehicle, causing damage to a rear door and a nearby garden. No-one was injured. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I am disgusted by this callous and […]
Alliance Councillor Yvonne Boyle has condemned a suspected arson attack on a home in Coleraine. A family escaped injury after their home at Rinvarna Court was targeted on Sunday night. They were later taken to hospital as a precaution. Councillor Yvonne Boyle said: “This attack could have been so much worse and it is extremely […]
Alliance MLA Anna Lo has condemned those behind a hoax device which led to homes being evacuated in Belfast. The MLA for South Belfast was speaking after the suspicious device was discovered in Jocelyn Street on Sunday. Anna Lo MLA said: “Those responsible for this hoax device have caused significant fear amongst the local community, […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has said the historic Child Sex Abuse (CSA) inquiry has suffered another setback, after Fiona Woolf’s decision to step down as chairperson. Mrs Long was speaking after Mrs Woolf announced her decision, citing the loss of victims’ confidence in her for the move. Naomi Long MP said: “This is […]
Alliance Councillor Paula Bradshaw has urged all elderly residents to be on their guard, after a man was the victim of a distraction burglary in the Stockman’s Lane area. The incident took place on Thursday night when two women claiming to be from social services called with the victim. It was only after they left […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said his Party wants the formal budget process to continue, despite major concerns remaining over the sustainability of the draft document. The Alliance Leader was speaking after he, along with DEL Minister Stephen Farry, abstained on a vote to accept the Finance Minister’s final budget at a special Executive meeting […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has condemned the discovery of a suspicious device outside her constituency office on the Newtownards Road. The discovery was made after police responded to a second alert this week at the premises, with an earlier threat on Monday night later deemed a hoax. Naomi Long MP said: “This incident is […]
Alliance North Belfast representative John Blair has termed the 17th attack on a memorial to three Scottish soldiers in North Belfast ‘outrageous’. The local representative was speaking after glass jars filled with paint were smashed over the monument. John Blair said: “That this memorial has again become the target of vandals is absolutely outrageous and […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has warned the current talks process will fail if other parties do not demonstrate more will to resolve the issues than has been demonstrated to date. Mrs Long made the call during a Northern Ireland Questions session in the House of Commons in which she asked Secretary of State Theresa […]