Six candidates have been selected by the Alliance Party to stand in the local council elections in May 2011 for Ards Borough Council. They are: Linda Cleland Ards East Alan McDowell Ards Town Kieran McCarthy and Kellie Armstrong Ards Peninsula Jim McBriar and Deborah Girvan Ards West Alliance Leader David Ford said: “Over the past […]
Andrew Webb, vice chair of the Alliance Party’s East Belfast Association and Victoria area Representative, has pledged to do everything he can to try and decrease rates in Belfast City Council through increasing recycling levels and tackle the money wasted on segregation through the duplication of services Andrew Webb said: “These are exceptionally difficult times […]
Speaking ahead of a debate in the House of Commons today on the impact of the rising cost of fuel, Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long MP said: “The rocketing prices are hitting everyone pretty hard and those living and working in rural areas, such as farmers, or whose businesses are heavily fuel-reliant, such as haulage […]
Local Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has revealed that Belfast City Council’s Policy and Resources Committee has today unanimously given approval for funding for the Water Babies crèche project in Short Strand in East Belfast . She welcomed the move and said it is an important and very positive scheme. Cllr Máire Hendron said: “I am […]
North Belfast Alliance Representative Cllr Billy Webb has expressed disgust at an arson incident in which two people were hurt in an attack at a taxi rank. The attack took place in the Oldpark Road area overnight. Cllr Billy Webb said: “I am appalled at this incident. I hope that those who were hurt make […]
North Down Alliance MLA, Stephen Farry, has rounded on unionist politicians who have called for the resignation of the Secretary of State, Owen Patterson, over his remarks on the prospect of a Deputy First Minister by stressing that this is a phoney war far removed from the day to day concerns of most people in […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has delivered real progress to end the Kinnegar sewage pollution problem with a £3million solution now in the pipeline as a result of his dogged determination to end the problem which has affected Holywood for many years. The Alliance representative has praised NI Water for their work to date […]
On the day that post-primary transfer test results are being posted out, Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has said politicians need to continue to build consensus to find a fair solution that works for all our children. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “We hope that all children transferring to secondary education obtain their first choice […]
Following an incident at a petrol station on the Albertbridge Road where a man was shot dead by an off-duty police officer during a suspected robbery, East Belfast Alliance MP, Naomi Long said: “This is clearly a tragic and traumatic situation for all of those involved and our thoughts are very much with them all […]
Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has issued a call to the government to urgently tackle tribal division which costs people here £1 billion every year. He said that given the massive cuts imposed on Northern Ireland there can be no excuse not to address the issue immediately. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “The forthcoming budget […]