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Jones condemns 'cowardly' pensioner burglary New! Fri 21st Nov 2008 East Belfast Alliance Councillor Mervyn Jones has hit out at those who burgled the house of two women, one in her 80s and the other in her 90s. The incident took place in Parkgate Avenue, Ballyhackamore at around 9pm last night and both women were left shaken but unhurt.
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What have Conservatives signed up to? - asks Alliance New! Fri 21st Nov 2008 Alliance Party MLA, Stephen Farry, has questioned the rationale of David Cameron's Conservatives in signing up to a pact with the Ulster Unionists that puts identity politics ahead of their apparent mission of building modern, progressive politics.
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Lunn challenges Stormont Executive to start ending segregation New! Fri 21st Nov 2008 Following the Stormont Executive's first meeting in five months, Alliance MLA Trevor Lunn threw down the gauntlet to Ministers to start ending segregation. He said it is disgraceful that frontline health services are being cut to make efficiencies, yet the Executive still sees fit to waste £1 billion every year on maintaining a divided society.

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SDLP language proposals divisive - Alliance New! Fri 21st Nov 2008 Alliance Party MLA, Stephen Farry, has slammed SDLP proposals for turning the Irish Language into a divisive bureaucratic burden, and highlighted the significant cost implications for both the public and private sectors of their plans.
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Ford says Stormont Executive must deliver in the long-term New! Thu 20th Nov 2008 Alliance Leader David Ford is pleased the Executive has met again but stated it needs to do much work to prove it will provide stability and delivery for local people during these tough economic times. Alliance has called for extra Assembly sittings in the coming months so that more Executive work can be done to respond to public's real needs.

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Lo shocked at stone attack on taxi New! Thu 20th Nov 2008 Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has expressed shock at an attack on a taxi on Wednesday night that left a woman with a broken jaw. A stone was thrown at the taxi on Glenmachan Street in South Belfast and went through the windscreen and hit the woman.
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McCarthy outrage at plans to close more vital health services New! Wed 19th Nov 2008 Alliance Health Spokesperson Kieran McCarthy MLA has slammed plans from the South Eastern Health Trust to close several residential homes in the area, and a minor injuries unit in Newtownards. These revelations follow last week's news that the Western Trust plans to close four residential homes in their area.
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Lo supports bid for new regional children and women's hospital New! Wed 19th Nov 2008 Alliance South Belfast MLA Anna Lo has given her support for the bid for a new regional children and women's hospital. She is attending the rally outside Stormont today calling for the new hospital.
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Lo brings issue of rape in South Belfast to the Assembly Tue 18th Nov 2008 Alliance MLA Anna Lo today brought to the Assembly the issue of sexual assaults in South Belfast. She addressed the matter in a motion that she proposed.
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Alliance requests more Assembly sittings to get Executive work done Tue 18th Nov 2008 Alliance Leader David Ford has welcomed the statement of progress made towards breaking the 152-day Stormont standoff and has said that Alliance has requested extra Assembly sittings to deal with important work.
Read "Alliance requests more Assembly sittings to get Executive work done" in full (293 words).

Archive of earlier news stories.