Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane has welcomed the decision by Translink to offer a railcard to students who are aged 24 and over. Judith wrote to Translink following a compliant she received from a constituent who while still being a student, was not in the age band of 16 – 23 for the student […]
Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has congratulated all the pupils who have received their GCSE results today. 75.6% of entrants received grades A* – C, up 0.8% from last year, and 8.9% achieved the highest grade A*, up 0.4%. Biology, Chemistry and Physics were the three subjects with the highest percentage of A* grades. […]
Photo of Alderman Sara Duncan receiving her charity walk certificate from Daniel Clarke, Head Ranger of Lagan Valley Regional Park Alliance Castlereagh Alderman Sara Duncan has taken part in a ten mile sponsored walk along the Lagan towpath from Stranmillis to Lisburn. The money raised went towards funds to preserve this area of outstanding beauty. […]
Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has said the sewage pollution at Kinnegar Lagoons is now so bad he has been forced to take the problem to the European Parliament. The North Down representative said he made the move after Holywood was left to suffer yet another smelly summer at the hands of Northern Ireland Water. Fed […]
Alliance Enterprise spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has welcomed the decision by PowerNI to cut their electricity prices by 14%. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “This decision will bring welcome relief to consumers who are struggling to keep up with household bills. With many people in recent years having to face the decision between heating or eating […]
Alliance Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has voiced his concerns at Health Board proposals to reform pharmacy rota provision in the Down area. Councillor Patrick Clarke has written to the Health and Social Care Bard (HSCB) to voice his serious opposition to new proposals to consider withdrawing the Sunday rota service from Newcastle, Dundrum and Castlewellan […]
Alliance Enterprise spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has welcomed the news from Ulster Business Magazine that the annual turnover for Northern Ireland’s top 100 businesses has risen to £19.8 billion from £17.6 billion, but that we must do more to support the small businesses which make up the vast amount of businesses here. Trevor Lunn MLA […]
Alliance Larne Mayor Cllr Gerardine Mulvenna has described her shock after a family of five was rescued from their house when a tyre was set on fire against their property in Mark Street in Glenarm at 1am on Tuesday. The family is Polish and it is understood that they have been targeted before. Cllr Gerardine […]
Alliance Coleraine Councillor Yvonne Boyle has condemned the shooting at a house in the Spittle Hill area of Coleraine in the early hours on Monday. Three shots were fired at the house, but no one was injured. Two people were in the house at the time. Cllr Yvonne Boyle said: “I am shocked that somebody […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said a fire at Ballybeen Women’s Centre could have caused serious injury to staff or members of the public. The blaze took place in the early hours of Sunday at the centre and followed another incident last Sunday (12th August) in which fencing was damaged and tiles removed […]