Dixon to stand for Alliance in Craigavon Central

Conrad Dixon has been selected by the Alliance Party to stand in the Craigavon Central area in the forthcoming local government elections. Conrad Dixon said: “I am extremely proud to have been selected as the Alliance candidate for Craigavon Central. £1 billion is wasted every year maintaining a segregated society in Northern Ireland – at […]

Lyttle hopes good news will deliver results for PMS savers

East Belfast Alliance Representative Chris Lyttle has welcomed news that a £225m rescue package for the Presbyterian Mutual Society, agreed by the Assembly, will be available to the administrators of the PMS within a week. He said he hopes that this will mean many savers will see their savings again by June. Chris Lyttle said: […]

McGrellis condemns Derry bomb

Alliance Foyle representative Keith McGrellis has condemned those responsible for a bomb left near the courthouse in Derry on Sunday night. The area was closed off and a number of people were evacuated including elderly residents from a nearby sheltered housing development. Keith McGrellis said: “I was shocked and saddened to learn that dissident republicans […]

Alliance selects Michael McDonald for Mid-Ulster

The Alliance Party has selected Cookstown representative Michael McDonald to contest the Mid Ulster Assembly election and the Cookstown District Council election. Michael McDonald said: “There is a real appetite for change in Northern Irish politics right now and Alliance is at the forefront of that change. I am delighted to have been selected as […]

Alliance disappointment at management team vote

Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Judith Cochrane has expressed her disappointment as their motion aimed at ending a situation in which only a DUP member sits on the Council’s Management Team, was defeated by 13 votes to 5 by DUP and UUP Councillors. Alliance had called for no elected representatives to be included on the Management Team, […]

McQuaid and Hamilton delighted at approval for Tesco store near Banbridge

Upper Bann Alliance Party Representatives Sheila McQuaid and Harry Hamilton have welcomed news that planning permission has been granted for a Tesco store at the Bridgewater Retail Park near Banbridge. Sheila McQuaid said: “I am absolutely delighted at this news. It brings with it the prospect of many new jobs for the area and also […]

New food outlets in Larne and Carrick great news for local economy

East Antrim Alliance Representative Gerardine Mulvenna has welcomed news that Domino’s Pizzas is today opening an outlet in Larne and another in Carrick, saying the news is a significant boost to the local economy. Gerardine Mulvenna said: “The opening of these outlets is great news for both Larne and Carrickfergus. “It shows that even when […]

Hendron welcomes funding for former Templemore Avenue School

Local Belfast Alliance Councillor Maire Hendron has welcomed the announcement that the Department for Social Development have provided £2 million of funding for the refurbishment of the former Templemore Avenue School in East Belfast. Cllr Maire Hendron said: “This is excellent news and will provide a great resource for people in the area. “I have […]