Alliance Environment spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has tabled a legislative amendment to the Marine Bill to set up a Marine Management Organisation. An MMO would set up an agency to manage all the different areas of our waters and seas where there would be a single set of rules and regulations instead of the current […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA and Regional Development Spokesperson, Stewart Dickson, has said that the Assembly and Executive must acquire the maximum amount of EU funding available for transport. The MLA argued that the Transport Minister, Danny Kennedy, needs to work with his counterparts across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland to attract investment. His […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA and Regional Development Spokesperson, Stewart Dickson, has warned that the Assembly and Executive risks spiralling into years of further neglect of Northern Ireland’s water system. The MLA warned that the Water and Sewerage Services (Amendment) Bill risks putting in place deferral of water charges without a sustainable plan for the future […]
Alliance East Belfast MP Naomi Long has welcomed the contract won by Bombardier to build 142 Global planes worth£4.8billion for private jet company Vistajet. The company’s site in East Belfast will design and manufacture the forward fuselages and other parts of these planes. Naomi Long MP said: “This is positive news for the company, their […]
Naomi Long MP has said the continued lack of access to sanitation is a major contributory factor to the cycle of female poverty and exclusion in the developing world. The MP for East Belfast obtained an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons on the issue, to mark last week’s World Toilet Day, by focussing […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Michael Long has called for an extension of a pilot scheme rolled out by the Council’s Enforcement Section, aiming to tackle dog fouling in the borough. The pilot programme saw the existing service extended to cover early mornings and evenings from May to September, with the results showing an additional 700 interactions […]
Alliance Party Councillor Patrick Clarke has warmly congratulated Dr. Kieran Walshe from Dundrum, on being honoured for his work improving the lives of those with diabetes. The former Dundrum GP was recognised as one of the area’s top health professionals in diabetes and has received an honorary fellowship from the Royal College of Physicians of […]
North Down Councillor Larry Thompson has congratulated Rory McIIroy on his victory at the DP World Tour championship in Dubai. By winning the final event on this year’s tour the Holywood golfer claimed his fifth title of the year and cemented his place as world number one. Councillor Larry Thompson said: “I want to wholeheartedly […]
The Alliance Party in North Down has said Councillor Adam Harbinson must resign his Council seat immediately, saying that as a co-optee and not an elected Councillor he has lost all credibility to continue. Councillor Adam Harbinson – who formally announced he had left the party this weekend – was appointed as a Councillor by […]
Naomi Long MP has congratulated members of the NI Youth Parliament who took part in an event in Westminster today. Youth Parliament members got to engage in debate in the chamber of the House of Commons, presided over by Speaker, John Bercow MP. The MP for East Belfast said she was very impressed by their […]