Alderman Sara Duncan has welcomed support from all political parties across Castlereagh in backing an Alliance proposal to bestow the Freedom of the Borough on the PSNI. The matter was discussed tonight and will now formally be debated at a special council meeting. Alderman Sara Duncan said: “In 2000, this Council recognised the service given […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has expressed his shock after the Southern Trust announced that a proposal to close all their care homes would be put out to consultation. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am shocked that the Southern Trust are looking to close all their care homes. “Many residents would not want to […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has expressed her concern after Belvoir Park Primary School in Belfast was evacuated due to a bomb alert on Belvoir Drive. Police and an army bomb unit are investigating. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am concerned that such young school children have had to be evacuated in this bomb […]
Alliance Councillor Neil Kelly has condemned the discovery of a pipe bomb following a security alert in Antrim. The local Councillor highlighted his concern after a number of houses in Mallusk Gardens were evacuated on Wednesday, with Army bomb experts called to examine the suspicious object. Councillor Neil Kelly said: “I completely condemn this incident. […]
Alliance Health spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has expressed his disappointment after the Health and Social Care Board recommended that children’s heart surgery services be moved from Belfast to Dublin. Kieran McCarthy MLA said: “I am very disappointed by this announcement, especially as the Assembly Health Committee was not given any indication that this was going […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has said the decision to close half of the nine residential care homes in the Northern Trust in the next three years and the rest eventually, is irrational and illogical. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “The decision that will eventually lead to the closure of all the residential care homes […]
Alliance Castlereagh Council group will call for the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) to be given the Freedom of the Borough at a meeting on Thursday night. The motion has been tabled by Councillor Carole Howard on behalf of the Party, in recognition of the PSNI’s service to Castlereagh, as well as crediting the […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has welcomed the news that an East Belfast construction company has been awarded a contract to carry out remedial work to a major local road. Hardscape will supply the majority of natural stone paving for the Ravenhill Gateway Environmental Improvement Scheme, a plan of works by the Department for Social Development […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed his shock after two men were attacked in separate incidents in Carrickfergus on Monday night by groups of men armed with hammers and bats. The two victims, who sustained broken arms, were attacked when a group of men forced their way into their homes. A third house […]
Alliance South Down spokesperson, Councillor Patrick Clarke, has welcomed the announcement by the Environment Minister that schools, businesses and farm buildings will no longer need planning permission for solar panels. The change relates to micro generation equipment, including solar panels, which generate electricity or heat from sunlight. The improvements will come into operation on April […]