South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has said given that the Ulster Unionists are split on suggestions for a new name, how will they ever present coherent policies? A BBC straw poll found that more than half of their MLAs are opposed to dropping the word ‘Ulster’ from their name. Anna Lo MLA said: “If […]
Alliance South Antrim MLA David Ford has welcomed the £11 million contract for Wrightbus to build 57 buses for Dutch company VDL Groep in Eindhoven. David Ford MLA said: “This contract is further prove of the international recognition that Wrightbus has achieved. It will safeguard a lot of jobs in the mid Antrim area. “It […]
Alliance Lagan Valley MLA Trevor Lunn has handed over the first cheque from his Winter Fuel Trust to St Vincent de Paul. He called on anyone who wants to use their winter fuel payment to help older people in most need to donate it to his Winter Fuel Trust. This year’s fund will be open […]
Castlereagh Alliance Councillor Sara Duncan has expressed shock at the violent burglary of an elderly couple’s home on Tuesday night. Five men forced their way into the house in Woodbreda Avenue where they threw a 78 year old man to the floor while they ransacked the house before making off with a sum of cash. […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has stated that the Civic Forum did not live up to expectations but said that is should be reformed as opposed to scrapped. She is speaking on the issue in the Assembly today. Anna Lo said: “Alliance recognizes that the Civic Forum did not perform as expected, but we […]
Alliance East Antrim MLA Sean Neeson has raised in the Assembly the issue of the proposed closure of residential home closures in East Antrim. He put the issue to the Health Minister Michael McGimpsey during Question Time on Monday afternoon. Homes are set to close in Larne, Greenisland, Newtownabbey, Antrim and Ballycastle. Sean Neeson MLA […]
Alliance Education Spokesperson Trevor Lunn MLA has backed a new £250,000 reconciliation programme for schools and said it’s time that the Stormont Executive moved to end segregation. The Promoting a Culture of Trust funding initiative is being launched at Stormont today. Trevor Lunn MLA said: “This is a very welcome initiative. However, there’s still much […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has called for extra funding for social housing improvement schemes in the Antrim area. His comments came following a question he posed to Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie on the issue in the Assembly. David Ford said: “Many Housing Executive tenants in Antrim have been waiting for a very long time […]
Alliance Leader David Ford has said that the Eames-Bradley Group did not consult fully on the issue of the £12,000 recognition payments. He said this in the Assembly while proposing an Alliance amendment to the DUP motion on the report from the Consultative Group on the Past. Mr Ford also said that there are a […]
South Belfast Alliance MLA Anna Lo has spoken in the Assembly calling for the Executive to revise the Programme for Government and Budget for Northern Ireland to take into account the need to develop renewable technology and the green economy. Anna Lo MLA stated: “During the consultation on the draft Programme for Government, Alliance opposed […]