Alliance Regional Development spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has called on the Department for Regional Development to not let Translink drift into deficit. Translink is expected to make a £2million profit this year but a £22million deficit over the two years after that. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “We must not let Translink drift into a situation […]
Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has said there is always an alternative to ‘punishment’ attacks after several callers to yesterday’s Stephen Nolan show appeared to back the practice. The Alliance MLA said there was never an excuse for the act and added if people passed information along to the police, there would be a greater likelihood […]
As part of the Big Spring Clean Up programme, Alliance Councillor Deborah Girvan is organising a Litter Pick in Comber on Saturday 28 April 2012, between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, meeting at Parkway Car Park, (off Killinchy Street) to clean up the dirty black spots which blight the town. Councillor Girvan explained, “Ards Borough […]
I am delighted to be here at our 42nd Alliance Party Conference and to see so many of you, both old friends and new, here with us today. Annual conferences are milestones on our journey, providing us with the opportunity to both to reflect on the year which has past and to look forward to […]
Speech from Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane proposing a debate in the Assembly on nursery school provision. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “Everybody know the merits of pre-school education ,and having seen the changes in my youngest daughter over the past 7 months as she progresses through her pre-school year is testament to that fact. […]
Conference, it is a great honour to address you as Minister for Employment and Learning Alliance has been entrusted with a major economic and social department at a time that may seem one of major challenge but is in fact one of great opportunity. Economic transformation and social justice must be priorities for this society, […]
Conference, we meet today, in part, to celebrate. To celebrate the tremendous election victories of last year. A fifty per cent increase in our number of Councillors, including representation in four Councils where we had no representation after the last full Council elections – Ballymena, Coleraine, Craigavon and Down. A bigger group continuing to hold […]
Alderman Billy Webb said: “Chair, Member of Parliament, Members of the Legislative Assembly, Aldermen, Councillors, Distinguished Visitors, and fellow Party Members, Good morning and welcome to our Annual Conference for 2012 at this new location for our conference. I am delighted to be making this welcome speech at conference in my new role as Party […]
Alliance Justice spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has called on the SDLP leader to remove Colum Eastwood from the Assembly Justice Committee over the role he played in the funeral of a former INLA member in Derry on Tuesday in which a Real IRA gunman fired shots. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I am disappointed that Mr […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Catherine Curran has called on the Environment Minister Alex Attwood to reverse his decision to give permission for the Athletic Stores in Belfast to be demolished. Cllr Catherine Curran said: “This is one of the most important architectural and historic buildings in Belfast that we should preserve for future generations. “I proposed […]