Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle, who is Chair of the Assembly Group on Cycling, has welcomed the unveiling of the routes for the three stage of the Giro d’Italia which will take place from Friday 9th to Sunday 11th May 2014. Stage one will take place in Belfast, stage two will go around County […]
Alliance Employment and Learning spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has welcomed the progress being made by the Employment and Learning Minister, Stephen Farry, in his review of teacher training infrastructure. Following the appointment of Dr Pasi Sahlberg to chair a panel to take forward this review, the Minister has appointed the other members of the panel; […]
Alliance North Down Mayor Andrew Muir has said he wants to make a positive difference during his year in office, Working as One for everyone across the borough to keep North Down moving on. Councillor Muir was speaking during his installation dinner on Thursday night, attended by North Down Councillors, community representatives and Alliance Party […]
Gavin Norris is set to become the newest Alliance Councillor, after being selected to replace long-standing representative Sean Neeson on Carrickfergus Borough Council. Gavin – currently Research Assistant for Stewart Dickson MLA – says he hopes to continue the excellent standard set by Mr Neeson, with plans to improve the overall presentation of the town […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has said that we must agree to the inclusion of the designated days flag policy for all Councils in the Local Government Bill. She has welcomed the code of conduct for Councillors and has said that there should be another form of proportionality used to select civic posts in […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has welcomed the debate in the Assembly on the child exploitation scandal. The motion called for an inquiry to be established, which the Health Minister has already initiated. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “While the Health Minister has already committed to an inquiry, it was important for the Assembly to […]
Alliance North Belfast representative Cllr John Blair has said that there must be dialogue without preconditions to resolve the contentious Ardoyne parade. His comments were made following a proposal by the Orange Order that dialogue could take place if they were allowed to complete their parade on Saturday morning Cllr John Blair said: “Alliance believes […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has urged caution on a proposal at the Irish Constitutional Convention which suggested that residents in Northern Ireland and Irish Nationals overseas could be given voting rights in future Irish Presidential elections. He expressed particular concern that any action would alter the constitutional balance of the Good Friday Agreement. […]
Alliance Mayor of North Down, Cllr Andrew Muir, has condemned those responsible for a stabbing which took place in the early hours of Sunday morning. One man was repeatedly stabbed when a group of men forced their way into a house in the Ballywalter Gardens area of Bangor. The victim is in a stable condition […]
Alliance Mayor of North Down, Cllr Andrew Muir, has condemned an assault on a 37 year old man who had part of his ear bitten off. The attack took place at 11am on Friday in the Sullivan Place area of Holywood. Cllr Andrew Muir said: “This was an appalling and despicable crime. The local community […]