Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane has condemned those who fired shots in Strandburn Crescent in East Belfast on Thursday night. Four shots were fired at a house. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “I am disgusted at those behind these shots. To fire a gun in a residential area shows the callous nature of those responsible. […]
Alliance Castlereagh Councillors Michael Long and Carole Howard have welcomed the news from Libraries NI that the proposals to cut the opening hours of Cregagh library have been dropped. Alliance representatives mounted a campaign over the past few months to halt the proposals including meeting with the Chief Executive of Libraries Ni, helping to promote […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has expressed deep sadness following the death of three babies at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Neonatal Unit in Belfast, and he called for a full investigation into the deaths and for the Health Minister to make a statement to the Assembly on Monday on the action he is taking […]
Alliance Justice Spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA has called on those behind two bomb blasts in Derry to stop their campaign of terrorism. No one was injured in the bomb blasts which happened on the Strand Road and Foyle Street on Thursday night. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “This campaign of terrorism must stop now. The public […]
An exhibition opened this week in the House of Commons, Westminster, including artwork from Braniel Girls Brigade Company from East Belfast, as part of the Send My Sister to School campaign, in which over half a million young people in the UK took part, to support girls’ education worldwide. Send My Sister to School was […]
Following the publication of a paper by the First Minister and deputy First Minister setting out how they intend to proceed on justice arrangements, Alliance Leader David Ford said: “We are encouraged that the First Minister and deputy First Minister have engaged with a number of the concerns we raised in our response to their […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Judith Cochrane has welcomed the decision by the Planning Appeals Commission to refuse to overturn a rejected bid by Vodafone for planning permission for a phone mast on Melfort Drive in Tullycarnet, East Belfast. Judith wrote to the PAC on behalf of local residents who were opposed to this phone mast. […]
This week Naomi Long MP signed a Book of Commitment in the House of Commons, in doing so pledging her commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who died during the Holocaust. Friday January 27th will mark the 67th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi concentration and extermination camp which is the […]
Alliance MLA Judith Cochrane, who has been consistently campaigning for the provision of extra pre-school places, has welcomed the statement today from Education Minister John O’Dowd on the pre-school admissions arrangements, but said “we need to keep the spotlight on this issue to ensure further progress is made”. Judith Cochrane MLA said: “I am extremely […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has asked the Finance Minister for an update about the devolution of powers relating to Air Passenger Duty in Assembly questions to the Minister. He said the issue is one of paramount importance to retaining and developing the air routes from Northern Ireland. Stewart Dickson MLA said: “I asked […]