Lagan Valley Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn has congratulated students from Wallace High School who won all three prizes in the South Eastern Education Board Youth Enterprise competition. Their company called Kaleidoscope scooped the best marketing, best product and overall awards. Trevor Lunn MLA, who is also Alliance Education Spokesperson, stated: “I want to take this […]
East Antrim Alliance MLA Seán Neeson has called for a review into the North-South Ministerial Council to maximise its potential and ensure it provides better value for money. His comments came in an Assembly debate on the issue. Seán Neeson said: ” Northern Ireland can learn much, and indeed teach a lot too, through positive […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has expressed massive concern at proposals to cut 722 nursing posts across Northern Ireland. He branded them Peter Robinson’s cuts as he created the budget that called for 3% savings across all departments. These posts make up part of the planned 2,500 job cuts in the health service over […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has described a racist attack in the Donegall Road area of the city as sickening. A Bangladeshi student was attacked by up to 15 people in the incident on Friday evening. Anna Lo said: “This was a sickening attack. How can anyone stoop as low as to commit a […]
Alliance Environment spokesperson David Ford MLA has criticised the Environment Minister Sammy Wilson’s decision to block television ads from Westminster calling on people to reduce energy consumption and cut carbon dioxide output “It appears that Sammy believes that the climate change warnings are being carried out by a shady organisation as purely a propaganda campaign. […]
Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA, along with other party colleagues, has worn red today to support National Heart month which was organised by the British Heart Foundation. Alliance MLAs took part in a media event at Stormont today. Strangford MLA Kieran McCarthy said: “Heart and circulatory disease is the UK’s biggest killer. I am […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn has said academic selection by examination will now have to be maintained for at least two further years, to avoid the education system falling into chaos. He announced the proposal following consultation with primary school principals. The Lagan Valley MLA stated: “There is now complete consternation among parents, teachers and […]
Alliance Leader David Ford, the party’s Agriculture Spokesperson, has commented following news that illegal levels of the chemical dioxin have been found in milk produced at two farms in Northern Ireland. The Food Standards Agency has not called for the withdrawal of products but said it will continue tests. David Ford said: “It is worrying […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has condemned the burglary of a 79-year-old man’s house in Stockman’s Lane yesterday evening. Burglars forced their way into the man’s home when he was there at around 6.35pm. Two other burglaries of pensioners’ homes took place last night, near the Crumlin Road and the Cliftonville Road in North […]
Alliance Deputy Leader Naomi Long has expressed sadness at news of 300 job losses at Bombardier. The cuts at the company will affect some of its subcontracted workers, but permanent staff will be unaffected. The East Belfast MLA stated: “This is devastating news for those affected by the cuts. It is an extremely difficult time […]