Former Alliance Mayor of Belfast Cllr Tom Ekin said after the motion he proposed on the need for a Council strategy to address peace walls was passed at a Belfast City Council meeting last night, it’s crucial that the council get a strategy in place to enable work in consultation with local residents towards removing […]
North Belfast Alliance Representative Billy Webb has condemned an incident in which a 19-year-old man was stabbed in the Cliftonville Avenue area at around 10pm last night. Cllr Billy Webb said: “This was an absolutely appalling incident and my thoughts are with the man who was injured. I am stunned at the sheer brutality of […]
Alliance Employment and Learning Spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has welcomed the announcement by Employment and Learning Minister Stephen Farry that the adult apprenticeship scheme will continue to be funded. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “It is a sign of the Alliance Party’s commitment to adult training that this scheme will continue to operate. These are extremely […]
On the day that changes to Metro bus services were introduced, Alliance Regional Development Spokesperson Stewart Dickson MLA said Translink were sending out mixed messages with fewer buses on some routes yet the introduction of new ones, and he called for innovative approaches to try and encourage more people to use public transport. Stewart Dickson […]
Victoria Alliance Councillor Laura McNamee is tonight proposing a motion at Belfast City Council calling for the Minister for the Environment to grant discretionary powers to Councils to tackle the problems posed by abandoned building sites. Cllr Laura McNamee said: “The current economic climate has led to many building projects being left uncompleted and with […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed serious concerns at Consumer Council research revealing that car insurance premiums are, on average, 84% higher than elsewhere in the UK and has expressed his support for an investigation into the impact of the cost of the legal process in Northern Ireland on the cost of insurance for customers. […]
Alliance Finance Spokesperson Judith Cochrane has welcomed a planned move which will see more protection for people who save at credit unions. The proposed change is that the regulation of credit unions is set to move next March from the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment to the Financial Services Authority and this means accounts […]
Alliance Culture, Arts and Leisure Spokesperson Anna Lo MLA has said she is appalled that sectarian and threatening remarks were posted online aimed at 17-year old former Gaelic footballer, Aaron McGregor, who recently signed for Rangers . Anna Lo MLA said: “It is simply appalling that any person could stoop so low as to be […]
Mr Chairman, Minister, Member of Parliament, MLAs, Councillors and delegates. I was delighted to be invited to address your Annual Conference. The invitation comes at an opportune time as the electorate in both parts of Ireland will go to the polls in the coming months. The outcome of these elections will have significant implications for […]
Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson has expressed deep concern at reports that coal prices here are set to rise by 4% to 10% next month, saying that it could increase problems regarding fuel poverty. He said fuel poverty can be a matter of life and death and it is crucial that the energy affordability issue is […]