Alliance Lisburn South representative Stephen Martin hailed the opening of the new Midwife Led Unit at Lagan Valley Hospital ensuring the continuation of maternity services in the city. Stephen Martin said: “It was clear that local people did not want to see the removal of local maternity services by the Minister and as a result […]
Castlereagh West Alliance Councillor Sara Duncan has called on people to use dedicated bins at Trading Standards Offices to dispose of literature on scams. Her call comes at the start of the annual Scams Awarness Month. Cllr Sara Duncan said: “So-called ‘Scamnesty’ bins have been provided in specific locations by the Office of Fair Trading […]
Newtownabbey Alliance Councillor Tom Campbell has said that a case involving waste firm Biffa following the death of a David Layland at a landfill site in Mallusk should act as a warning to other employers regarding the paramount importance of health and safety issues. Cllr Tom Campbell said: “This incident was a real tragedy that […]
Local Alliance Councillor Máire Hendron has been campaigning for traffic calming in the Madrid Street/Bryson Street area of inner East Belfast and is pleased to announce that Roads Service has agreed to provide the scheme. Cllr Máire Hendron said: “This is excellent news for people in Bryson Street and Madrid Street. “There has been an […]
North Belfast Alliance Representative Cllr Billy Webb has condemned at UUP-DUP co-operation agreement in North Belfast as a tribal pact which does nothing to remove barriers in politics and society. Cllr Billy Webb said: “This is a very negative development. In their own words they have said they are ‘coming together in working with, and […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Maire Hendron is proposing an amendment to a DUP motion on an integrated education system in Belfast City Council tonight. The DUP are proposing a motion that is calling for a commission to be set up to look at how a single integrated education system can be established. The Alliance amendment replaces […]
Alliance Castlereagh Councillor Michael Long has condemned an armed robbery of a filling station on Rosetta Road on Monday night. A man carrying a handgun entered the premises and threatened staff before making off with a sum of money. No one was injured. Cllr Michael Long said: “I was shocked at this crime in what […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has welcomed news that Harland and Wolff have been successful in their bid to gain the £2m contract to refurbish the Nomadic. He said that there is massive historic significance to this success. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “This is brilliant news and there is massive historic significance in this […]
North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has welcomed the demolition old Moffett’s building on Downshire Road, Holywood which many people regarded as Holywood’s ugliest building. The building was bulldozed at the weekend and is now a pile of rubble. Cllr Muir stated “Moffets’ Building has long been a blot on the landscape in Holywood, gradually […]
On 17th February at 7.30pm, the Irish FA, in association with the Belfast Celtic Society and Healing Through Remembering (a community relations project), will play host to a ground breaking piece of drama as well as a facilitated Dealing With The Past interactive workshop in the Senate Chamber at Stormont Buildings, Belfast. The drama, entitled […]