Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has said that it is vital that action is taken quickly to develop the Maze site given that more than £350,000 has been spent on its upkeep in the past four years. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “It’s time that the redevelopment of the Maze started. These costs underline the […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has expressed shock and deep sadness at news of a stabbing in which a man was killed in South Belfast. The incident took place in Fitzroy Avenue at around 3.30am this morning. Anna Lo MLA said: “People living in the area will be shocked at this tragic news. It’s […]
On the second anniversary of the return of devolution, Alliance Leader David Ford MLA said that the Stormont Executive has had very little positive impact on local people’s lives. He said that the Executive had failed to deliver on our economy, on a shared future, on the environment and on post-primary transfer. David Ford said: […]
East Londonderry Alliance Representative Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick has condemned a petrol bomb attack on a house in Limavady, which took in the early hours of Friday morning. A woman was in the house in the Anderson Park area of the town at the time but escaped without injury. Cllr Barney Fitzpatrick said: “This was a […]
Local Castlereagh Councillor Sara Duncan has welcomed the launch of a £5 million housing scheme in Newtownbreda. The development will provide 22 two bed apartments for older people and 12 two and three bedroom homes for families. Cllr Sara Duncan said: “This scheme will provide much needed housing in the Newtownbreda area for older people […]
Alliance Party Justice Spokesperson, Stephen Farry MLA, has responded to the 21st Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission and stressed that the ongoing pattern of incidents related to dissident Republicans prior to the March murders highlights the need for vigilance. Dr Stephen Farry MLA stated: “The main point that should be drawn from this report […]
Alliance Enterprise spokesperson Sean Neeson MLA has welcomed the announcement by Sainsbury’s that it will create 100 new jobs. Sainsbury’s will be taking over the old Curley’s site in Andersonstown in west Belfast and will offer employment to the 250 former Curley’s employees. Sean Neeson MLA said: “These jobs will be a boost for the […]
Alliance representatives have offered their condolences to the families of two men in their 20s who died in separate road accidents in Coleraine and Newtownards. Alliance Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy has offered his condolences to the family of the man who died on Ballyblack Road East, Newtownards, and Alliance Coleraine Councillor Barney Fitzpatrick has passed […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has condemned an armed robbery at bank in South Belfast which took place at around 10.15 this morning. She said the incident would have been a harrowing experience for the staff. Anna Lo MLA said: “I am shocked at this bank robbery. It’s deeply worrying that a weapon was […]
At this time, many MLAs and Ministers are quite rightly seized of the need to find efficiency savings in government and public expenditure. It is interesting to note the increased speculation around the savings being found from changes to the institutions, whether it be from rationalisation of the number of Departments or cutting back on […]