Alliance Councillor Conrad Dixon has criticised Unionist Parties in Craigavon for failing to support power sharing locally. The local Councillor was speaking after Craigavon Council’s annual AGM, where Unionists took all the top positions – including Mayor and Deputy Mayor. Councillor Conrad Dixon said: “It is disappointing that yet another Craigavon AGM has witnessed the […]
Alliance Employment and Learning spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has highlighted the benefits of vocational qualifications for students as well as businesses and the economy. His comments came on the national Vocational Qualifications Day 2013. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “Vocational qualifications can provide people with key skills for valuable careers and ensure that potential employers know […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Mervyn Jones has expressed his shock after a restaurant was robbed on Tuesday night by a masked man who threatened staff with a large knife. The robbery happened at a restaurant on the Upper Newtownards Road in East Belfast at 11pm last night. A sum of cash was taken. Cllr Mervyn Jones […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has said that she hopes that the World Environment Day (5th June) will result in a reduction in food waste. The theme for this year’s World Environment Day is to think before you eat and help save our environment. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), every […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has said that the concerns raised by the Community Relations Council and the International Fund for Ireland over OFDMFM’s shared future strategy shows why it is not ambitious enough. The two organisations said that some of the targets in the strategy are not realistic and that the plans that […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has questioned why integrated education isn’t mentioned in the ‘Together: Building a United Community’ strategy that the First and deputy First Ministers recently unveiled. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “When you think of a shared future, integrated education is probably the first thing that comes to mind, yet it isn’t […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said that the Finance Minister must work with the Justice Minister to address concerns among NIO and PSNI staff who are not entitled to access the equal pay settlement of 2009. A recent court judgement stated that there is no legal basis upon which the Minister of Justice […]
As part of her sustained efforts to improve road safety in East Belfast, particularly in the vicinity of local schools, Alliance MLA Judith Cochrane welcomed the Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy to Campbell College, to show the Minister first-hand the road dangers and challenges faced by many school children and residents on a daily basis. […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has stated that she hopes that the raising of gender issues relating to employment, skills and learning by the Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry, will help to reduce imbalances. Her comments were made after the Employment and Learning Minister made a statement in the Assembly on this issue. […]
Alliance Finance and Personnel spokesperson Judith Cochrane MLA has said that the Civil Service (Special Advisers) Bill has shown that we are still no closer to agreeing how we deal with the legacy of the past. Her comments were made during the final stage of Bill. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “This issue has now become […]