Carrickfergus Alliance Party Group Leader, Councillor Noel Williams, has criticised the DUP and UUP after they chose to ignore a power sharing agenda at the Council AGM. Speaking after the meeting Councillor Williams highlighted his disappointment, adding the local authority was failing to represent ratepayers who voted for non-DUP Councillors. He said: “As we progress […]

Alliance Councillor Andrew Webb has welcomed plans to turn a landmark Belfast City centre building in a new boutique-style hotel. The Councillor for East Belfast said that not only would the project create a number of full and part-time jobs, it would also transform the former Scottish Mutual building close to City Hall into a […]

Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has said the DUP have again shown their undemocratic side by putting in a petition of concern on another two amendments to the Planning Bill. These amendments would add in environmental protections to the Planning Bill. They had earlier put in a petition of concern on amendments to set […]

East Antrim Alliance MLA, Stewart Dickson, has welcomed the news that NI Water Intends to invest £3.5 million in the East Antrim Area. Mr Dickson said: “This is fantastic news for the residents of East Antrim. This £3.5 million investment programme will mean that the upgraded water mains will improve the reliability and security of […]

Naomi Long MP has stated security concerns around the anonymity of donors to political parties in Northern Ireland does not outweigh the right of scrutiny and it is time for the “veil of secrecy” to be lifted regarding financial contributions. Speaking during the Second Stage reading of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill in the […]

Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has said a Planning Bill debate should not have gone ahead following amendments tabled by the DUP and Sinn Fein which could give OFMDFM extra powers to control development in designated areas. Her comments were made in the Assembly during the consideration stage of the bill. Anna Lo MLA […]

Alliance Employment and Learning spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has welcomed the launch of the Deloitte Analytics Training Academy by the Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry MLA. This programme aims to improve the skills and experience of graduates for them to take up positions in Deloitte in analytics, a key growth area in the ICT […]

Alliance East Antrim MLA, Stewart Dickson, has criticised a new UVF mural of a masked gunman on Davy’s Street in Carrickfergus which states that “progress requires inclusion”. Mr Dickson said: “A considerable amount of money and effort has, over many years, been invested to bring the local community in Carrickfergus together by both the Council […]

Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has welcomed a survey carried out by NICIE in which two thirds of respondents supported increasing the number of integrated school places in Belfast from 4% to 33%. Trevor Lunn said: “This poll confirms once again the opinion expressed by parents, that if the integrated option was more widely […]

The Alliance Party in Castlereagh has written to the Minister for Justice and the Chief Executive of the NI Policing Board to formally complain about the appointment of an UUP member as the new Chair of the Castlereagh PCSP at the Council’s AGM. At the meeting legal advice was provided from both bodies through a […]