Dickson says evidence is growing against McCausland over double glazing letter

Alliance Social Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said that evidence is growing against the Social Development Minister over the change made to a letter to the Social Development Committee to make it appear that the Minister had met the Glass and Glazing Federation instead of Turkington Holdings in relation to his decision to stop […]

Dickson sickened by those who ordered bus driver to take bomb to police station

Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has condemned those who ordered a bus driver in Londonderry to drive a bomb to Strand Road police station. A masked man got on the bus on Wednesday night and told the bus driver to take a bomb to the Strand Road police station. The bus driver stopped a […]

Hendron: Parade organisers must adhere to restrictions

Alliance Councillor Maire Hendron has said organisers of a loyalist parade set for Belfast City Centre later this month must adhere to restrictions outlined by the Parades Commission. The Parades Commission has given the go-ahead for the parade in Belfast on November 30, with a number of restrictions imposed. Organisers had applied for up to […]

Dickson: McCrea’s politics is far from fresh

NI21 Leader takes two months to comment on human trafficking debate Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson has hit back at Basil McCrea after the NI21 Leader criticised the party’s stance on the current Human Trafficking Bill going through the Assembly. Mr Dickson said he was confused by Mr McCrea making the comments almost two months […]

Dickson: Attorney General cannot ignore the past

Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson has criticised today’s comments by the Attorney General as an attempt to ‘sweep the past under the carpet’. The MLA for East Antrim further questioned the Attorney General’s role in Northern Ireland’s political decision making process. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “Dealing with our past and its legacy is a complicated […]

Alliance calls for people to have their say on Tesco proposal for Rosetta Bar site

Alliance Castlereagh Councillors Michael Long and Carole Howard have called on local people to have their say on a proposed Tesco at the old Rosetta Bar site on Rosetta Road. In recent days Alliance has delivered hundreds of letters to local residents to let them know about the proposal and attended a meeting on the […]

Muir becomes first North Down Mayor to attend GAA Awards

Alliance Mayor Councillor Andrew Muir recorded another milestone in his role as First Citizen of North Down, attending St Paul’s Gaelic Athletic Club’s Annual Dinner and Awards Night commenting in Irish about his pride to have St Paul’s Gaelic Athletic Club within the North Down Borough. North Down has a long history of supporting Gaelic […]

Cochrane encourages traders to become NI’s first Business Improvement Districts

Alliance Chair of the Assembly Group on SMEs, Judith Cochrane MLA has encouraged traders to apply to take part in the Business Improvement District (BID) pilot scheme. Once a BID area has been established, new regulations will allow traders to gain access to extra services following the payment of a levy. Judith Cochrane MLA said: […]

Dickson – McCausland refuses to say whether he changed the double glazing letter

Alliance Social Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has asked the Social Development Minister whether he ordered a letter to the Social Development Committee to be changed to make it appear that he had met the Glass and Glazing Federation instead of Turkington Holdings in relation to his decision to stop a double glazing contract for […]