Alliance Coleraine Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has described the death of a man in Coleraine following a burglary as a heinous crime. The elderly man who was in his 70s confronted the burglar in his house in Glenmore Gardens of Mountsandel but fell in the altercation and later died. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “This was a […]
Alliance East Belfast Councillor Maire Hendron has said that it is the public who will decide who wins the East Belfast Westminster seat, not Peter Robinson. Mr Robinson announced that he was not going to contest the seat, currently held by Naomi Long, and declared that Alliance had merely borrowed the seat and that the […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed concern after four shots were fired at a house on Drumcrow Road in Glenarm in the early hours of Saturday. Three people were inside the house but were unhurt. A man has been arrested. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I am extremely concerned at the callous nature of […]
Alliance North Belfast representative Cllr Billy Webb has condemned those behind two bombs that were safe by the army on the Ballygomartin Road in North Belfast and just outside Newry. Cllr Billy Webb said: “I am sickened by the people who are out to murder and injure by leaving bombs on our streets. These people […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has encouraged people to attend the Belfast Trojans match against the Craigavon Cowboys this Sunday at the Shorts playing fields beside the Sydenham bypass at noon. Entry is free and the club is trying to get its highest attendance since its formation in 2004. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “I […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has expressed her shock after two people were seriously injured in an assault on Arthur Street in the early hours of Friday. Three people in their 20s were arrested. One of the injured is in a critical condition. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am shocked at the viciousness of […]
Alliance Holywood Councillor and Sustrans Cycling Ranger Andrew Muir has called for more be done to improve road safety for cyclists following an accident involving a young cyclist and vehicle at Church Road, Holywood this morning. Cllr Andrew Muir stated: “Whilst initial reports are that the injuries this cyclist has sustained are not serious, my […]
Chris Lyttle MLA has welcomed Alliance Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry’s launch of the first ever higher education strategy for Northern Ireland. It will see all higher education students here gaining a work placement position as part of their study by 2020; 1,000 PhD places by the same date and an increase in foundation […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo and Chair of the Assembly All Party Group on Human Trafficking, has welcomed the first conviction in Northern Ireland for human trafficking. Matyas Pis has been sentenced for trafficking two women to Belfast for prostitution. The two women were rescued last March. Anna Lo MLA said: “Human trafficking is […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has expressed his shock after a man was assaulted by masked men in Morven Park in East Belfast on Monday night. The gang were armed with sticks and hammers. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “I am shocked by the brutality and viciousness of this assault. There can never be any […]