Alliance East Belfast MP, Naomi Long, has congratulated the Police following the discovery of a cannabis factory at a property on Wandsworth Crescent in East Belfast. The police removed plants and other material with an estimated street value of £5,500. One man was arrested. Police also seized cannabis worth an estimated £50,000 from an unoccupied […]
Alliance representatives Naomi Long MP, Chris Lyttle MLA and Judith Cochrane MLA have condemned a second attack on the Alliance East Belfast office. A petrol bomb and two paint bombs were thrown at the building. No fire damage was caused but paint has been splattered on the outside of the building. Naomi Long MP said: […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA, Anna Lo, has encouraged members of the Black and Minority Ethnic communities to get involved in the political process. She was speaking ahead of the first BME Parliament which is due to meet at Stormont on Wednesday evening to hear from politicians and Executive Ministers. Anna Lo MLA said: “This is […]
East Belfast MP Naomi Long has condemned a sickening hate crime in her constituency during which a man was covered in excrement. The Alliance MP said the assault, which took place around 9.25am today (Wednesday) outside shops on the lower Newtownards Road, was a “deplorable attack” on an innocent man. “This was nothing less than […]
Alliance East Belfast representatives Naomi Long MP, Chris Lyttle MLA and Judith Cochrane MLA have condemned the firebomb attack on the Alliance East Belfast office. Most of the damage caused was superficial, including smashed windows and fire damage. Naomi Long MP said: “This is yet another attack on democracy. If there are still people out […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Chris Lyttle, has hosted a presentation in the Assembly Senate Chamber by Linda Ervine on ‘The Hidden History of Protestants and the Irish language”. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “I was proud to welcome Linda to the Assembly to hold a seminar on the Irish language. It was great to see such […]
Alliance OFMDFM spokesperson, Chris Lyttle MLA, has supported a motion at the Assembly calling for equal civil marriage with religious freedom for faith groups. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “The Alliance Party is committed to building a shared society for everyone that is based on civil and religious liberty and equality for all. “This motion is […]
Alliance Councillor Neil Kelly has condemned what police have described as a sectarian assault on two youths in Antrim. The youths were walking through the town centre in broad daylight when they were confronted by two older men. Councillor Neil Kelly said: “I condemn this attack without reservation. Attacks like this have no place in […]
Alliance Carrickfergus Councillor Gavin Norris and Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly have welcomed the jobs announcement by Schrader Electronics. 241 jobs will be created at their Carrickfergus and Antrim sites. The company makes tyre pressures gauges for the car industry. Cllr Gavin Norris said: “This announcement will be a big boost to the local and Northern […]
Alliance Chair of the Assembly Group on Cycling, Chris Lyttle MLA, has proposed an amendment in the Assembly on Tuesday that calls on the Executive to deliver a cycling legacy from the Giro d’Italia. The amendment was passed. Chris Lyttle MLA said:”Excitement is building across Northern Ireland for the start of the Giro d’Italia. I […]