The Alliance Party has announced its Lisburn and Castlereagh candidates for the upcoming local council elections, set to be held on May 22, this year. Sitting Councillors will be joined by a host of new faces as the group aim to achieve the highest number of elected representatives for the new Lisburn and Castlereagh Council. […]
Naomi Long MP has called on the Government to do more to combat racism and xenophobia following a series of racially motivated attacks in her East Belfast constituency and racist abuse directed at her colleague, Anna Lo MLA. Alliance MP Mrs Long highlighted the dangers of inflammatory and unbalanced debate around immigration and European Union […]
Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has condemned those behind a suspicious object discovered in Burren Meadow estate in Newcastle in the early hours of Wednesday morning. The alert – which has since been declared a hoax – led to local residents having to evacuate their homes, taking refuge in the Newcastle Centre. Councillor Patrick Clarke said: […]
Alliance MP Naomi Long has called for a targeted ovarian cancer awareness campaign to be launched in Northern Ireland. East Belfast MP Mrs Long was speaking after the launch of a report into ovarian cancer at Westminster by Ovarian Cancer Action, timed to coincide with Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. The report seeks to get widespread […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA, Anna Lo, has said that Executive Departments must work together to increase the level of EU funding that we drawdown. She was speaking in an Assembly debate on this issue. Anna Lo MLA said: “Northern Ireland as a region has benefited substantially from EU Structural Funds such as the European Regional […]
Alliance Councillor Maire Hendron has welcomed a £220,000 resurfacing scheme for Cyprus Avenue. The DRD Minister announced the plan on Tuesday and the scheme is set to get underway next week, aiming to improve both the footpath and road. Councillor Maire Hendron, Group Leader on Belfast City Council, said: “I am delighted to welcome this […]
Alliance MP Naomi Long has said a continued lack of access to basic sanitation is one of the major factors contributing to female poverty and exclusion in the developing world. Mrs Long was speaking before an Adjournment Debate she brought to the House of Commons today (Tuesday), which focused on the need for continued emphasis […]
Alliance Social Development spokesperson, Stewart Dickson MLA, has said that the Social Development Minister must tackle the issue of tenancy fraud. He was speaking ahead of a BBC Spotlight programme that will reveal that no case of tenancy fraud has been reported in Northern Ireland despite it costing Councils in England and Wales almost £1.8billion. […]
Alliance MP Naomi Long has welcomed the appointment of a judge to conduct an independent review into the ‘on the run’ letter scheme. Mrs Long said the selection of Lady Justice Hallett by Secretary of State Theresa Villiers to oversee the examination of who had knowledge and maintained oversight of the scheme, which issued ‘comfort […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA, Chris Lyttle, has given his support to the ‘Vote! You Are At Home’ campaign which aims to encourages EU citizens to register to vote and take part in the coming elections. Chris hosted an event for the campaign in Stormont on Monday. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “EU citizens and other ethnic […]