Alliance Education spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has called for closer co-operation between the Education Boards and CCMS over their plans for the number and type of schools that they need in each area. Currently there is two separate audits of what each sector requires. The plans are aimed at reduced the 85,000 empty desks in […]
Alliance Councillor Patrick Clarke has said flooding in Newcastle has reached a critical stage. Parts of Newcastle and Newry have been declared an emergency, and Councillor Clarke – who has been out in affected areas since the rain began at 8am – has said the situation is “absolutely horrendous”. The most affected areas include the […]
Alliance Regional Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has hit out at the comments by the Regional Development Minister Danny Kennedy in which he attacked the National Trust’s decision to challenge the planning approval for a golf course at the Giant’s Causeway. The Minister was speaking at the Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee in Westminster about […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has expressed her disgust after three men in their 20s were tied up and robbed by a masked gang in an apartment on Cromwell Street on Tuesday night. The masked gang of four or five men were armed with a baseball bat and a crowbar; they stole mobile phones […]
ALLIANCE Newcastle Councillor Patrick Clarke has welcomed Northern Ireland Electricity (NIE) commencing replacement works of outside damaged electricity cables to buildings along Main Street Dundrum. The work follows a number of site inspections of outside electricity cables running along the top frontage of the buildings. Councillor Clarke had previously made representations to NIE – which […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has said that he opposes plans to raise car parking penalties from £60 to £90. The DUP and UUP supported the rise which comes into force today. Mr Dickson said that if the increases were really about improving parking etiquette, as suggested by the Minister for Regional Development, and […]
Alliance Regional Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has welcomed the decision to hold a special Regional Development Committee meeting within the next two weeks to look into what went wrong with the response to the recent flooding. It is anticipated that the Regional Development Minister or his officials may attend the meeting. Stewart Dickson MLA […]
Alliance Councillor Pat McCudden has condemned a burglary in the Rathmena area of Ballyclare. The burglary is the latest in a series of incidents across Newtownabbey, which CouncillorMcCudden says the PSNI must deal with in a “quick and effective manner”. Councillor Pat McCudden said: “It is disappointing that another burglary has occurred in Ballyclare. We […]
Alliance Chief Whip Stewart Dickson MLA has hit out at Ulster Bank after they have said it will be a further two weeks before the systems problem is solved. Their latest announcement follows several earlier incorrect claims that they would have had it fixed shortly. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I like many Ulster Bank customers […]
Alliance Councillor Laura McNamee has urged Belfast City Council to make pursuing an Empty Homes S trategy a priority. Councillor McNamee was speaking after the full meeting of Belfast City Council on Monday night, July 2, as Councillors agreed to move forward with a proposal identifying ruinous and dilapidated properties. Councillor McNamee said: “I initially […]