Alliance Belfast Council Group Leader Cllr Maire Hendron has welcomed the agreement by Belfast City Council to agree to a below inflation rise in rates of 2.6%. This is the lowest raise in ten years. Cllr Maire Hendron: “All the parties worked together in a non partisan manner to ensure that an agreement could be […]
Alliance MLA Anna Lo who is Chair of the Assembly Environment Committee, has called for independent and robust scientific research to be carried out into the potential consequences of hydraulic fracturing. Her comments come after one of the companies looking to carry out hydraulic fracturing has carried out its own research into how much shale […]
Alliance Newtownabbey Councillor Tom Campbell has expressed his condolences following the death of man in a house fire in the Rathcoole Estate. A neighbour tried unsuccessful to rescue him. Cllr Tom Campbell said: “I was deeply saddened by this death. This is a tradegy for his family and friends. “I would like to express my […]
Alliance Leader David Ford and an Alliance Delegation have met with the Westminster Government’s Business Secretary Vince Cable at Stormont. Alliance organised and hosted the meeting for Northern Ireland business groups with Vince Cable at Stormont this afternoon. David Ford said: “This was an important and very productive meeting which enabled us to discuss ideas […]
Lisburn Alliance Councillor Stephen Martin has welcomed DARD’s announcement inviting applications from rural businesses seeking funding towards capital investment programmes. Cllr Stephen Martin stated: “If there is investment potential that we can bring to Lisburn then we, as elected representatives, have a duty to bring such information to the public’s attention. I would encourage anyone […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has spoken at East Londonderry Alliance Association’s Annual General Meeting in Portstewart, where he congratulated the Association on their successes in the recent elections. David Ford said: “East Londonderry Alliance has been at the forefront of our campaign to deliver change across Northern Ireland. We have increased the number of Alliance […]
Alliance Antrim Councillor Neil Kelly praises the PSNI on the seizure of £200000 worth of cannabis plants and other drugs equipment at a house on the Belfast Road in Antrim. Councillor Kelly said: “I would like to congratulate the Police for carrying out this operation so successfully which has resulted in a large quantity of […]
Naomi Long MP has attended a parliamentary reception in the House of Commons, organised by Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, for the launch of their new report, Preventing Babies’ Deaths: what needs to be done. Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, believes as many as 1,200 stillbirths every year in the UK […]
Alliance Environment Committee Chair Anna Lo MLA has welcomed the introduction of a 5p plastic bag levy from April 2013. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am glad that the plastic bag levy will be introduced by 2013. Alliance has been campaigning for this for a number of years and it is long over due. “These […]
Alliance Regional Development Spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has said Northern Ireland needs to show more ambition regarding our airport transport infrastructure, saying we should be looking to deliver improved public transport links to our major airports. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “We need to be more ambitious about our transport infrastructure. I would like to see […]