North Down Alliance Councillor Andrew Muir has said NI Water must halt their plans to sell reservoirs across Northern Ireland, including six in Craigantlet Hills between Bangor and Belfast and one in Groomsport at Portavoe. He has said that in light of recent events which have left tens of thousands of homes and businesses without […]
Bangor Alliance Ballyholme representative Christine Bower has reacted with shock at the assault of a woman in her 50s in the Ashbury area of Bangor. Christine Bower said: “The reports sound like this woman received shocking injuries as a result of this assault and my thoughts are with her and her family. I hope she […]
Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has organised water tanks to take supplies to several sheltered housing developments in South Belfast that have no water. The water tanks will provide water to residents in Benmore Court at 10am on Thursday. The water tanks will then go to Malton Fold housing association at 10:30am on Thursday, […]
Alliance Party Environment Spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has called on the Minister for Regional Development to clarify the adequacy of the emergency planning put in place to deal with the unprecedented lack of access to water being faced by people across Northern Ireland. East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle said: “This is a totally unacceptable […]
Alliance Employment and Learning Spokesperson Chris Lyttle MLA has expressed concerns about new statistics on the number of people who leave university here without completing their course, saying financial worries, like tuition fees, play a massive part in their decision. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “People dropping out of university damages our economy and is very […]
Alliance Party MLA Chris Lyttle has condemned those who left a grenade outside a PSNI officer’s house in Maguiresbridge in County Fermanagh. The device was discovered at the property at around 8pm last night. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “This was a disgusting incident and the local community will be shocked and sickened at news of […]
Alliance East Belfast MLA Chris Lyttle has condemned the robbery at the Park Avenue hotel on Monday morning. Four masked men threatened staff before making off with a large sum of money. Chris Lyttle MLA said: “This was a cowardly crime committed against a family run business in broad daylight in a very busy part […]
Alliance Belfast Councillor Laura McNamee has called for urgent action to be made to ensure that the roads and footpaths are cleared for the last few days of shopping before Christmas. It has been estimated that the retail and entertainment sector has lost £10 million due to the icy conditions. There have also been problems […]
Alliance Councillors Alan Lawther and Neil Kelly have expressed very strong opposition to the consultation paper from Environment Minister Edwin Poots which proposes a final salary pension scheme for Councillors. The scheme could, in Antrim, involved ratepayers being asked to find around £20,000 to £30,000 to help fund pensions for the 19 councillors. Councillor Lawther […]
East Belfast Alliance MLA Chris Lyttle has expressed anger at the lack of progress regarding providing backpay for nurses at the Ulster Hospital. The information on the delay emerged from two answers to written questions Chris submitted to the Health Minister Michael McGimpsey. When Chris asked him about the issue in September, the Minister suggested […]